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Torchlight: Infinite SS13 Afterlight will launch on July 17th, and as the season approaches, the player community's anticipation for the new season's content is steadily rising.

From the new hero Tide Whisper Selina and gameplay changes to the recently controversial pity system in the limited-time gacha pool, Afterlight season not only brings a new farming experience but also exposes new issues in the game's operation.

For players who have invested resources in character development and pursue efficient builds, the changes the new season will bring, and whether adjusted pity system will affect future investment strategies, have become one of the most discussed topics in Torchlight: Infinite.

Season Mechanics

Judging from the name, Afterlight may incorporate themes such as darkness, death, souls, light, and embers; therefore, SS13 may revolve around similar concepts. Community speculation suggests that Torchlight Infinite's story will primarily focus on darker events, introducing escort missions or map-based encounters.

Based on Torchlight Infinite's past season design strategies, EZG believes that the new SS13 season mechanics will probably not completely overturn the existing gameplay, but introduce new map events.

You can trigger special events while farming, collecting SS13 temporary resources to exchange for rewards like Torchlight Infinite Flame Elementium, enhance affixes, or unlock special crafting abilities.

Build Selection

Afterlight still leans towards high-damage, high-speed farming. Builds that can quickly clear maps and improve resource acquisition efficiency are stronger. Most players will still focus on high-speed mob clearing, elemental bursts, projectile enhancement, and high-mobility farming types.

Thea Scaling Builds, Gemma Elemental Builds, and Summoner Builds are likely to re-emerge with Torchlight: Infinite SS13. At the beginning of the season, the demand for gear and crafting materials for these builds will rise rapidly.

Torchlight Infinite market economy experiences significant fluctuations at the start of each new season, and Afterlight is expected to be no exception. Therefore, the period before the season begins is a crucial time for trading and resource accumulation.

New Hero

The new hero for Torchlight Infinite Afterlight season, Tide Whisper Selina, has been officially revealed. From the currently released trailers, she differs significantly from the original Selina. She doesn't fully transform into a mermaid like the regular Selina, revealing her fishtail, nor does she have her signature singing animation.

EZG speculates that in SS13, Tide Whisper Selina will no longer rely on singing and a full mermaid transformation for combat. Instead, she will focus on Tangle abilities, unleashing skills through deep-sea dance movements. This may involve new mechanics such as stance switching, area control, or single-target burst damage.

Last season, auto-casting was very strong, with many players investing heavily in Torchlight Infinite Flame Elementium to enhance related abilities. If Tide Whisper Selina can inherit the smooth auto-casting performance of the original Selina, this new character is likely to quickly become a popular choice at the start of Torchlight Infinite Afterlight SS13.

Gacha Pool Changes

Some players have noticed a previously unnoticed rule in the latest Torchlight Infinite seasonal gacha pool description: When this Boon ends, should it return in a future season, its draw attempts will be retained. If added to Past Memories, the draw attempts will be reset.

If a limited-time gacha pool only returns temporarily, previous draw attempts should be retained. However, in Torchlight Infinite, if the pool officially enters Past Memories, previously accumulated pity attempts will be reset.

This rule has a significant impact on players who rely on the pity system to plan their gacha pulls. Many Torchlight Infinite players previously believed that their accumulated draw attempts would be retained indefinitely. However, according to this change, pools entering Past Memories will reset their pity calculations.

Furthermore, not all pools entering Past Memories explicitly display this rule. Players investigating past seasonal banners discovered that only some recent banners explicitly stated that pull counts would be reset, while earlier banners did not.

If this rule has always existed, why weren't players informed of this beforehand for past banners? If this rule was added in preparation for Afterlight SS13, have players who participated in pulls previously been affected?

Torchlight Infinite customer service addressed these questions. They stated that this mechanism isn't limited to recent banners, but affects all seasonal banners. From earlier seasons of Torchlight Infinite, seasonal banners have had their pull progress reset upon entering the past memories.

Currently, the biggest controversy in the community isn't the pity reset itself, but rather the transparency of the rule presentation. If Torchlight Infinite has consistently used this mechanism, but past banners didn't explicitly state this, some players may have invested resources without fully understanding the rules.

If players knew that the pity system in Torchlight Infinite would disappear, most would likely reconsider investing significant resources in pulling for limited characters. Therefore, it is crucial to clearly explain the important rules affecting players' resource planning in advance, and Torchlight Infinite team should take this seriously.

If Afterlight can further optimize gameplay innovation, season rewards, and rule explanations, while reducing players' uncertainty about resource investment, then SS13 might become a key turning point for Torchlight: Infinite in attracting returning players and encouraging new players to join.

Kinetic Converter is one of the few legendary items in ARC Raiders, and one of the very few without a blueprint. You can't obtain it through crafting; you can only acquire it through persistent farming.

As a top-tier weapon modification in the game, Kinetic Converter can completely transform the game. Equipping it increases the weapon's rate of fire by approximately 15%, but also increases horizontal and vertical recoil by about 20%.

If recoil is not properly controlled, it can have the opposite effect. However, for players who can master recoil control, it can transform an otherwise mediocre weapon into an absolutely powerful one. Now that ARC Raiders Trials Season 5 is underway, Kinetic Converter will continue to play an even greater role, so players who don't yet have this attachment should act quickly.

This article will teach you how to efficiently farm Kinetic Converters in ARC Raiders. Let's take a look.

Prime Farming Locations

Through testing, we have determined which areas have the highest Kinetic Converter drop rate. Currently, Buried City and Dam Battlegrounds maps are the best choices. Spaceport, while offering slightly lower loot, is a decent alternative. Details are as follows:

Buried City

Buried City is widely considered the best map for farming ARC Raiders Kinetic Converters without requiring a key. This map has a high loot density, and all players can access high-value areas. The key to success is finding the right locations and completing a full run.

The most notable location on this ARC Raiders map is Plaza Rosa Pharmacy, known for its abundance of accessory containers, potentially allowing you to obtain multiple Kinetic Converters in a single run. Therefore, we generally recommend heading here early in the run.

There's also an Arbusto Pharmacy breach room, which, together with Plaza Rosa Pharmacy, forms an efficient continuous looting loop. You can quickly run between these two pharmacies for an efficient farming route.

Besides the pharmacies, there's a hard-to-reach treasure room in an apartment building in West Village, located between Grandioso Apartments and the northeast extraction point.

This room requires some parkour skills to enter, and it's precisely because of this high difficulty that it contains some high-quality loot. Once inside, you'll most likely find a Kinetic Converter in the brown drawer in the back left corner.

Dam Battlegrounds

If you have the right key, Dam Battlegrounds map offers a higher ceiling for rare attachments. Dam Personnel Room Key is considered one of the best investments for attachments in ARC Raiders; some players have reported obtaining multiple Kinetic Converters from the same room in a single raid.

In addition, Dam Control Tower Key is also very valuable. Combining it with Dam Personnel Room Key can create an efficient farming route.

For players without keys, Dam Battlegrounds map still provides a specific route, but it can be quite risky. There's a specific platform on the side of the control tower with destructible chests that have a high chance of dropping Kinetic Converters.

However, climbing onto this platform is very risky and requires precise maneuvering; a fall can be fatal. Therefore, you need to develop an escape plan, such as using a zipline, to return safely.

Spaceport

Spaceport map is a reliable alternative, although it may not be as efficient as farming items in Buried City and Dam Battlegrounds, but it will still yield some rewards.

Launch Tower in the center of the map is your primary objective. They contain high-tier loot chests that can drop legendary items, and you can easily reach them via zipline. While the drop rate for Kinetic Converters isn't extremely high, the competition here is definitely less intense than elsewhere.

Maximizing Efficiency

To truly maximize your Kinetic Converter acquisition efficiency, there are two methods, as follows:

Night Raid Events

Night Raid Events are repeatedly cited as the best time to farm rare items. It's reportedly able to naturally increase the drop rate of rare items, including Kinetic Converters. While there's still a drop rate during the day, to avoid wasting your time and effort, we strongly recommend focusing your map farming efforts on night raids in Buried City or Dam Battlegrounds.

Scrappy

If you want an easier way to obtain it, try Scrappy (a common resource). You can feed it Agave in ARC Raiders, which will give you a chance to get attachments. While the drop rate for Kinetic Converter isn't 100%, it's almost free, essentially giving you a free chance.

The most efficient loop is to farm Buried City in ARC Raiders, acquiring both attachments and Agave. Then, feed Agave to Scrappy to increase your chances of getting Kinetic Converter.

Many players make the mistake of being greedy after finding Kinetic Converter. Remember, your priority at this point is to escape alive. Stop chasing other containers and avoid intense combat. Kinetic Converter is far more helpful than killing a person, and obtaining this attachment will speed up your progress in ARC Raiders Trials Season 5.

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For high-rate-of-fire weapons like Bobcat or Stitcher, Kinetic Converter is an excellent attachment because the extra recoil is manageable, while DPS boost is substantial. I wish all players reading this article the best of luck in obtaining Kinetic Converter and successfully completing ARC Raiders Trials Season 5. Go try it out!

Pre-orders for GTA 6 are now open, with an official release date of November 19th. For players eagerly awaiting the release date of Trailer 3, the official social media activity has stirred up a storm.

On July 6th, the official Rockstar Games account retweeted a post from Circle Loco Records. While this content itself appears to be just a regular music promotion, the timing, linked to July 10th, has led many players to speculate that it might be a signal from the official for the next phase of GTA 6's promotional activities.

Of course, the official release date for Trailer 3 has not been officially confirmed, and any related speculation is merely player conjecture based on past promotional patterns.

However, considering the relationship between the official account and Circle Loco Records, and GTA 6's previous marketing methods, this retweet has certainly sparked considerable speculation among players.

What Does the Retweeted Tweet Mean?

The content retweeted by the official account came from Circle Loco Records, and the link in the tweet leads to the record label's platform page.

On its own, this appears to be a typical music promotion. However, Circle Loco Records is not an unrelated third-party music label.

The label was jointly established by the electronic music brand CircoLoco and  GTA team, with their collaboration dating back to 2021.

Circle Loco Records primarily focuses on genres such as underground house and electronic music, leveraging GTA team's influence in the gaming entertainment field to connect music content with game culture.

Because of this special relationship, GTA team's proactive reposting of Circle Loco Records' promotional content has led players to believe it may contain more information.

Especially in GTA series, music has always held a crucial position. From the radio system to game trailers, music has become a vital tool for GTA team to shape the game world.

Music May Be a Key Clue

Looking back at the two previously released GTA 6 trailers, it's clear that GTA team has always placed great emphasis on music selection.

• Trailer 1 used Tom Petty's Love Is a Long Road, a song with a distinct road trip feel and nostalgic vibe, echoing Florida theme and the free-spirited travel atmosphere depicted in the game.
• Trailer 2 used Hot Together, further emphasizing the game's vibrant urban life, party culture, and Miami-style tropical atmosphere.

This has led players to speculate that if Trailer 3 continues to use official music, Circle Loco Records' tracks might be used as background music.

After all, GTA 6's story is highly relevant to Miami's culture, and electronic, house, and retro dance music are integral parts of South Florida's nightlife.

From a stylistic perspective, Circle Loco Records' music direction does indeed align to some extent with the worldview GTA 6 might present.

Therefore, some players believe that Circle Loco Records' July 10th event might not just be a simple music promotion, but could be connected to the next phase of the official promotional plan.

The official may be using a music collaboration to pave the way for future promotional content.

Why July 10th?

Besides Circle Loco Records activity, the date July 10th itself has become a focus of discussion.

Some players have noticed that Circle Loco Records' events are scheduled around this date, and the official promotional rhythm has led players to believe that July might be a window for new GTA 6 content announcements.

In the past, the official usually chooses weekdays like Tuesdays or Thursdays to announce major promotional content.

For example, the release dates of GTA 6 Trailer 1 and Trailer 2 both align with the official's preferred promotional rhythm.

However, the official isn't completely immune to releasing information on Fridays. In recent years, the company has also used Fridays to release news articles, announcements, or community information to generate buzz for upcoming events.

Therefore, if new GTA 6-related news emerges on July 10th, it wouldn't be entirely out of character for the official.

A popular speculation among players is that Circle Loco Records might release new music on July 10th, and GTA 6 Trailer 3 might be announced a few days later, or even the following week.

GTA 6 Promotional Campaign is Entering Next Phase

Besides the music speculation, several factors lead players to believe that Trailer 3 might not be far off.

First, pre-orders for GTA 6 have already begun, officially entering the commercial promotion phase. For the developers, continuously releasing new information is crucial to maintaining player and market attention.

Second, with the official release date approaching, player expectations for new characters, maps, gameplay, and story content are constantly increasing.

Furthermore, Take-Two Interactive plans to hold an investor conference in early August. In this context, releasing new promotional content in advance would help demonstrate the market buzz surrounding GTA 6 and further boost confidence in the game's sales performance.

However, compared to other game developers who frequently announce development progress, the official developers prefer to release important content all at once after thorough preparation. Therefore, even with several potential clues, it cannot be definitively proven that Trailer 3 will be released soon.

If the official is preparing for the next round of promotional activities, then the long-awaited Trailer 3 may not be far from being revealed.

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In PoE 2, Cast on Critical is an essential skill for all caster builds, allowing you to automatically cast spells that take a long time to activate. After the major changes to Leech in Patch 0.5.0, the gameplay of Cast on Critical builds shifted.

Now, the strongest builds no longer rely on the significantly weakened Leech mechanic, but instead prioritize mana. While you can no longer trigger gear skills as frequently, players can still easily use them to complete endgame content.

Below are four of the best Cast on Critical builds recommended in Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.5.0. Let's take a look.

1. Stormweaver Spark CoC Comet

This is the most classic and popular Cast on Critical build, known for its simple and direct powerful output and incredibly fast monster farming speed. As a Stormweaver, you can use Spark to generate a large number of critical hits and automatically trigger the powerful Comet.

Stormweaver's Constant Gale ascendancy node provides a powerful Arcane Surge effect, crucial for mana recovery and cast speed. Combined with Shaper of Storms node, you can apply Shock effect regardless of your damage type, significantly increasing Comet's damage.

Due to the nerfs to the lifesteal mechanic in Return of the Ancients, this build now benefits from stacking Energy Shield, along with Mind Over Matter (MoM) and Eldritch Battery (EB) to build a massive mana pool as your primary defense. With sufficient resources, you can achieve a smoother, more devastating gameplay experience.

Here's what you need:

• Maligaro's Virtuosity
• Call of the Brotherhood
• Energy Shield

2. Cold CoC Comet

Many PoE 2 players associate Cast on Critical with Lightning Skills because it triggers Comet's effect. However, you can also choose Cold Skills like Frostbolt and Frost Wall. This build was actually very popular in the previous League, and the changes in Return of the Ancients may require some modifications.

A major advantage of this build is its low cost, and it performs well in both clearing mobs and fighting bosses. Frostbolts are Comet's main trigger skill, and its projectiles will bear most of the damage output.

For boss fights, since there are no mobs to trigger critical strikes, we will use Frost Wall. Like all Cast on Critical builds, you need to stack critical strike chance, but due to the changes to the lifesteal mechanic in Patch 0.5.0, you will also need mana regeneration.

Here's what you need:

• Frostbolts (with Projectile Acceleration III and Sione's Temper support)
• Frost Wall (with Spell Cascade and Fortress)
• Cast on Critical (with Comet, Efficiency, and Boundless Energy)
• Mana Remnants (Harmonic Remnants and Remnant Potency)
• Snakepit (unique ring) on left slot

3. Nebuloch Crit Slams

Nebuloch Execratus Hammer is a unique one-handed hammer that guarantees a critical hit on every attack by consuming one Endurance Charge. If you have a reliable source of charge, you can continuously trigger CoC effect in Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.5.0. The downside is that you take 100 Chaos damage per second when you have an Endurance Charge, so you may need to acquire Chaos Immunity talent.

This build sounds complicated, but it's actually quite simple. Shield Wall is your primary damage skill, while Warcries helps you kill enemies. As long as you have Endurance Charge, Nebuloch Execratus Hammer guarantees critical hits, so you only need to stack critical hit damage.

Here's what you need:

• Shield Wall
• Infernal Cry
• Nebuloch (unique Mace)
• Crown of Eyes (unique Helmet for spell-to-attack conversion)
• Cast on Critical (with Comet, Efficiency, and Boundless Energy)

4. Inevitable Thunderstorm

In PoE 2 Patch 0.5.0 Return of the Ancients, Inevitable Thunderstorm is also a very good choice. Cast on Critical is also an excellent combination with Entangle and Thrashing Vines. Best of all, you don't need to invest too many resources in increasing critical hit rate, because guaranteed critical hits will force a critical hit.

First, you can use Entangle to slow down enemies, then use Thrashing Vines to deal damage. With Inevitable Critical, you can frequently trigger Thunderstorm and cause plants to overgrow, triggering explosions for additional damage.

Furthermore, enemies are easily hit by Shock of Freeze, so you can utilize damage conversion to increase your output. Since Thunderstorm itself doesn't deal damage, reducing Critical Damage penalty has no impact on your build.

Here's what you need:

• Entangle, Thrashing Vines
• Cast on Critical (with Thunderstorm, Efficiency, and Boundless Energy)
• Mana Remnants (Harmonic Remnants and Remnant Potency)
• Nightscale (optional unique gloves)

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The above four builds are all relatively strong in Return of the Ancients. You can choose to accord to your own preferences. Most importantly, remember to pay attention to relevant information, as there may be changes later.

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Berserker's Crucible Set is a highly sought-after Charm Set for Barbarian players in Diablo 4 Season of Death Awakening. With almost all classes and most equipment nerfed in the new season, Berserker's Crucible Set is arguably one of the key reasons why Barbarian remains a top choice in the endgame.

Barbarian's combat mechanics in Diablo 4 Season 14 have been drastically redesigned. The current mechanics revolve around the ultimate ability, Wrath of the Berserker, which, when activated, provides a 30% All Damage increase. Before activating this ability, damage output relies primarily on buffs like Berserking, Shout, and Vulnerable.

The main function of Berserker's Crucible Set is to enhance Berserking state, allowing Barbarians to gain continuously increasing damage, defense, and resource cycling capabilities while maintaining Berserking.

Therefore, understanding its specific usage and acquisition methods is crucial for players who want to become powerful in Diablo 4 Season of Death Awakening.

Core Functions

Berserker's Crucible Set primarily has three effects:

1. Increased Damage Output

By maintaining Berserking status, it provides continuous buffs, increasing overall damage output over time, making it especially suitable for Barbarian builds that rely on sustained attacks.

2. Enhanced Fury Cycle

Barbarian builds need to maintain a high Fury value to reliably trigger related passive buffs. Berserker's Crucible Set allows Barbarians to maintain a stable Fury cycle, ensuring the buffs continue to run.

3. Extended Battle Duration

This set is not a burst damage item; rather, its benefits become more pronounced as the battle progresses, making it more stable when facing large numbers of elite monsters, Tower challenges, and high-difficulty bosses.

Composition

Berserker's Crucible Set consists of five Crucible Charms from Diablo 4 Season 14:

• Phoba of the Crucible
• Fer of the Crucible
• Mlor of the Crucible
• Linta of the Crucible
• Berú of the Crucible

Players need to equip these Charms through Charm slots provided by Seals to activate the set bonus.

Collection Rewards

Berserker's Crucible Set unlocks different tiers of rewards based on the number of pieces equipped simultaneously. The boost from collecting all five pieces is particularly significant.

1. Activating 2 Pieces

Increases Berserking damage by 50% and grants 20% Cast Speed. This is the most fundamental damage enhancement provided by Berserker's Crucible Set, improving Barbarian's overall DPS once it is activated.

2. Activating 3 Pieces

Gains 30% Damage Reduction while in Berserking state. This is key to transforming Berserker's Crucible Set from a pure damage-dealing set into a final-game set. The 30% melee damage reduction translates to a higher margin for error, allowing for more consistent Berserking. For Barbarians, the defensive bonus provided by this reward is crucial.

3. Collect All 5 Pieces

The buffs from completing the entire Diablo 4 Berserker's Crucible Set increase progressively based on the duration of Berserking.

Once Berserking can be maintained for 5 seconds, you'll immediately gain a 200% damage increase and a 30% Fury Cost Reduction. This is only the first stage of Berserker's Crucible Set's enhancement, directly reducing the resource consumption of skill casting and rapidly boosting burst damage.

When Berserking lasts for 10 seconds, you gain 10 Fury regeneration per second and a 10% Cooldown Reduction. This is the core phase of the set, providing buffs and a smooth resource cycle, preventing situations where you lack Fury or your skill combos are slow during combat.

When Berserking lasts for 20 seconds, your build gains the ability to cast a random Shout Skill every 5 seconds, and automatically triggers common Barbarian support skills like Challenging Shout and Rallying Cry, significantly improving your sustained combat ability.

However, when Berserking lasts for 60 seconds, the passive effects of Berserker's Crucible Set were significantly nerfed in Diablo 4 Season of Death Awakening.

The damage bonus against elite monsters was reduced from 30% to 10%, making the set more suitable for builds focused on sustained damage and resource cycling, rather than those relying on burst damage.

Acquisition Methods

There are currently three main ways to acquire the five Charms in Diablo 4 Season 14.

1. Kurast Undercity

Kurast Undercity is a permanent endgame content in Diablo 4 that drops various Charms and Set Charms. Players can increase the drop rate by increasing the difficulty level. For example, speedrunning on T7-T8 difficulty will have a very high chance of dropping Ancestral-quality Charms in large quantities from the reward chests.

2. Helltide

Collecting Aberrant Cinders dropped while farming monsters in Helltide can be used to unlock chests in that area, which may contain Charms. Additionally, silent monsters and rare bosses in Helltide may directly drop Berserker's Crucible Set components with Crucible suffix.

3. Endgame Boss

After defeating the final boss of Diablo 4 Season of Death Awakening, Corrupted Reaper, use Superior Lair Keys to open his exclusive Hoard. There's a high chance of obtaining set pieces from there.

Frankly, the biggest fear when collecting Berserker's Crucible Set is being short one piece. If you have duplicate Charms, put them into Horadric Cube to disenchant them into Infused Horadric Resin, and add Raw Primordial Dust. This allows you to reroll the set Charms, randomly converting them into other Berserker's Crucible Set pieces.

Recommended Builds

Based on the buffs provided by Berserker's Crucible Set, the following four builds are most recommended for Diablo 4 Season 14:

1. Whirlwind Barbarian

Whirlwind Barbarian build provides consistent attack range and maintains high Berserking uptime, allowing players to activate Berserker's Crucible Set buffs more reliably.

2. Immortal Barbarian

Immortal Barbarian is another top-tier Berserker's Crucible build. It achieves 100% Berserking uptime directly through skills, and combined with the full set bonuses, it can perfectly leverage other passive buffs and create an infinite Fury resource loop.

3. Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian

This build has strong single-hit burst damage among all Diablo 4 Season of Death Awakening builds. Using Berserker's Crucible Set significantly increases critical hit damage.

4. Upheaval Barbarian

Upheaval Barbarian build for Diablo 4 Season 14 remains a powerful endgame build. It heavily relies on Fury and Berserking for damage boosts, making it a perfect fit for Berserker's Crucible Set's bonuses.

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Berserker's Crucible Set can be tailored to different stages of Diablo 4 Season of Death Awakening depending on the number of pieces collected.

In the endgame, most players aim to collect all components, especially those in higher towers and leaderboards, as the benefits of Berserker's Crucible Set only truly become apparent in the endgame.

In short, collecting a complete Berserker's Crucible Set is highly recommended regardless of whether you're a Barbarian player or not, as you can also package it together and sell it on the trading market for a high price, earning a substantial amount of Diablo 4 Gold. Let's take action now!

In Diablo 4 Season 14: Season of Death Awakening, many things changed, including a major update to Hordric Cube system.

Now, the ultimate stats on equipment no longer rely solely on random drops; they can be reliably crafted using Hordric Cube. With the right techniques, all players can obtain high-damage and high-defense gear with a high degree of certainty.

If you also want to craft your best-in-slot gear using Hordric Cube, read on.

Gear Crafting Method

In Diablo 4 Season 14, increasing character damage through crafting equipment hinges on first crafting an amulet with +2 to All Skills affix, then maximizing other stats.

To achieve high defense, you need to stack high values of Resistance to All Elements on your chest armor, pants, boots, or helmet.

So, how do you do this? Primarily by utilizing Hordric Cube's rule that "no two identical affixes can exist on the same piece of equipment", and Tuning Prism.

Step 1

First, when crafting high-damage gear, take an Ancestral amulet without any affixes and use Adept's Tuning Prism three times in Horadric Cube to add affixes.

The first and second attempts will yield a primary attribute and a specific skill, respectively; the third attempt, since the skill affix pool has no other available options, will guarantee "All Skills" affix.

Crafting high-defense gear is similar. You need to use Protector's Tuning Prism to add your first resistance affix - the system will randomly assign a single elemental resistance.

Then, use Protector's Tuning Prism again to add your second resistance affix - since the single elemental resistance already exists, the system will only assign "Resistance to All Elements".

Step 2

When crafting high-damage gear, if you get +1 to All Skills, you can use Horadric Cube's Focused Reroll feature - this feature will only reroll the affix selected by the player and will not affect other attributes.

Continuously use Focused Reroll on +1 to All Skills until its value becomes +2. According to video testing, this process typically requires 5 to 10 rerolls.

Note that in Diablo 4 Season 14, Focused Reroll can only precisely target affixes if there are no multiple affixes of the same category on the equipment.

For example, if the equipment has both "Max Health" and "Armor" affixes (both defensive), using Protector's Tuning Prism for rerolling will not allow for precise selection between them, potentially accidentally changing the affix you don't want affected.

Therefore, before performing the second step, make sure the target affix is the "unique" option in its category.

When crafting high-defense equipment, if Resistance to All Elements value is low, you can also use Focused Reroll to increase its value individually, or directly use Remove Affix to remove both resistances and then re-add them - because the rules for re-adding are the same each time.

Step 3

After successfully rerolling +2 to All Skills and a high-value Resistance to All Elements affix, lock this affix and optimize the other affixes. This is the most crucial step in the entire technique.

You need to take the affix to Occultist, select either +2 to All Skills affix or Resistance to All Elements affix for Enchanting Reroll, and then choose "Keep As is" from the three pop-up options.

This operation will internally mark the affix as "locked". Afterward, whether using Focused Reroll in Hordric Cube or performing other operations at Occultist, the locked affix will not be accidentally replaced.

At this point, you can safely reroll the main attribute to its maximum value.

However, it's important to note that according to Hordric Cube's crafting rules, this method only applies to non-Legendary equipment or equipment that hasn't undergone final transformation. If the equipment has been Transfigured and becomes unmodifiable, it cannot be processed using Tuning Prism.

Material Acquisition

Implementing the above techniques requires a large number of Diablo 4 Tuning Prisms and various materials. In Diablo 4, the fastest way to obtain these materials is to farm Nightmare Dungeons, combined with War Plans Skill Points.

To enter this dungeon, you first need to craft Nightmare Sigil in Horadric Cube - a new recipe introduced in Season 14.

Simultaneously, you need to unlock Branching Pathways in War Plans Skill Tree. This allows you to choose the next level's reward type from three portals at the end of each dungeon.

If you prioritize Materials Reserve reward portal during your progression, you can obtain 20 to 40 Tuning Prisms after completing a run.

Other Tips

Besides this, here are some other techniques you might find useful for increasing your damage and defense using Horadric Cube.

First, Season 14 significantly optimized Gem system. You can now use Horadric Cube's Amalgamation recipe to combine 5 Grand Gems into 1 Horadric Gem, and then combine 5 Horadric Gems into 1 Flawless Horadric Gem.

Secondly, regarding Charms and Runes. For Charms, you can use Unique Power Reroll function to maximize their effect values.

For Runes, you can use Horadric Cube to combine 3 Runes of the same type into 1 random Rune of the same type, or use 5 Runes to perform an "upgrade" - upgrading Magic Runes to Rare Runes, and Rare Runes to Legendary Runes.

This is how to create high-damage, high-defense endgame gear using Horadric Cube in Diablo 4 Season 14: Season of Death Awakening.

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Try this method out in the game now! According to player testing, equipment crafted using this method can easily handle Torment 12 and higher difficulties.