All Blacksmith Features | How to Upgrade Equipment
The Blacksmith is an NPC in Diablo 4 (Diablo IV) that allows players to salvage unwanted equipment, repair broken items, and upgrade their weapons and armor. Read on to learn more about the Blacksmith and its features including the Tempering System, Masterworks, how to unlock the Blacksmith, as well as how to upgrade your equipment!
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| Season 4 Update 1.4.0 Patch Notes |
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| ・Some Blacksmiths have been relocated to be closer to other vendors for better flow of their services, e.g. Cerrigar and Ked Bardu. ・New Tempering System is introduced for adding Affixes to equipment ・Upgrading Affixes will be through Masterworking. ・Legendaries have to be salvaged now to be added to the Codex. ・Number of materials needed to perform all activities at the Blacksmith have been cut down. |
All Blacksmith Features
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| Tempering System | Masterworks | Equipment Salvaging | Equipment Repairs |
Add Affixes to Items with the Tempering System
Season 4 introduces a new crafting system called the Tempering System where players can add affixes to their items at the Blacksmith. To do so, players will need to have Temper Manuals as these will determine what affixes you can add to your gear.
Temper Manuals can be obtained by completing Nightmare Dungeons. Upon obtaining a Temper Manual, you will have unlimited uses for them but can only attach one of their available affixes at a time.
Upgrade Items with Masterworks
Another crafting system added to the game is Masterworking, where players can use materials gathered from The Pit to upgrade items. This system is more aimed towards the late-game as this improves the value of your current affixes.
Masterworking includes 12 upgrade ranks and with every fourth rank, a single affix is upgraded significantly while other ranks increase the value of all affixes.
Salvage Unwanted Equipment for Crafting Materials
One of the primary functions of the Blacksmith is equipment salvaging. Since upgrades for your weapons, armor, and jewelry are gated by Crafting Materials, salvaging will allow you to amass a sizeable amount of materials by simply scrapping junk items you do not plan to use.
Additionally, salvaging equipment is the only way to obtain certain rare upgrade materials like Veiled Crystals, Coiling Wards, Abstruse Sigils, and Baleful Fragments.
Salvaging Legendaries Registers the Aspect in the Codex of Power
When you salvage a Legendary item, the aspect imbedded will automatically be registered in your Codex of Power. As you hunt for aspects with higher values, look for items with a crossed sword icon. This would indicate that the aspect imbedded in that item is an upgrade to your current entry in the Codex of Power.
Legendary items without the crossed sword icon are better sold for a good amount of gold unless you need the upgrade materials from salvaging them.
Salvage Rare and Legendary Item to Unlock Transmog Options
Items marked with a Pickaxe Icon in the Salvage screen will unlock Transmog options for you once scrapped. Transmog options are possible for all item rarities, with some Legendary items unlocking truly unique looks for you to choose from, later on.
Transmog Guide: How to Change Appearance
Repair Broken and Damaged Equipment
The Blacksmith can also repair any of your broken or damaged equipment in exchange for Gold. In Diablo 4, items lose 10% durability after you die and respawn at a checkpoint. An icon above your EXP bar will appear if at least one of your items is at low durability or is broken.
How to Upgrade Weapons and Armor
Upgrade with Masterworks
As of the Season 4 Update 1.4.0, you will not be able to upgrade weapons and armor in the same way as the previous seasons. Instead all upgrades will be done through the new Masterworks System. Materials for upgrading will now have to be acquired from The Pit.
| Rank | Effect | Materials |
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| Rank 1 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Obducite x5 · Rawhide x10 · Veiled Crystals x3 · 40,000 Gold |
| Rank 2 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Obducite x10 · Rawhide x10 · Veiled Crystals x3 · 50,000 Gold |
| Rank 3 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Obducite x20 · Rawhide x15 · Veiled Crystals x4 · 60,000 Gold |
| Rank 4 | One random affix increased by 25% | · Obducite x30 · Rawhide x15 · Veiled Crystals x4 · 70,000 Gold |
| Rank 5 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Ingolith x10 · Rawhide x20 · Veiled Crystals x6 · 100,000 Gold |
| Rank 6 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Ingolith x20 · Rawhide x20 · Veiled Crystals x6 · 125,000 Gold |
| Rank 7 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Ingolith x30 · Rawhide x25 · Veiled Crystals x7 · 150,000 Gold |
| Rank 8 | One random affix increased by 25% | · Ingolith x50 · Rawhide x25 · Veiled Crystals x7 · 200,000 Gold |
| Rank 9 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Neathiron x15 · Veiled Crystals x9 · Coiling Ward x2 · Forgotten Soul x1 · 300,000 Gold |
| Rank 10 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Neathiron x20 · Veiled Crystals x9 · Coiling Ward x2 · Forgotten Soul x1 · 375,000 Gold |
| Rank 11 | All affixes increased by 5% | · Neathiron x25 · Veiled Crystals x12 · Coiling Ward x2 · Forgotten Soul x1 · 450,000 Gold |
| Rank 12 | One random affix increased by 25% | TBA |
Relocated Blacksmiths
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| Ked Bardu |  |
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| Cerrigan |  |
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NPCs may not be where you remember them last Season. Some Blacksmiths have been relocated to be closer to other vendors for better flow of their services. Notable examples of this would be the blacksmiths in Ked Bardu and Cerrigan.
How to Unlock the Blacksmith
Complete the Prologue and Reach Kyovashad
To unlock the Blacksmith, players will first need to complete the Prologue of Diablo 4 and reach Kyovashad. After finishing the Prologue, you will be free to explore the entirety of the open-world and locate the different Blacksmiths on the map.
Diablo 4 Related Guides
All NPC Vendors
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 Blacksmith |
 Alchemist |
 Occultist |
 Jeweler |
 Purveyor of Curiosities |
 Stable Master |
| All PvP NPC Vendors | ||
 Cursed Scroll Vendor |
 Odd and Ends |
 Unconventional Mount Armor |
 Unsavory Oddities |
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