EASY Diablo 4 Masterworking & Tempering Explained Guide

[@trip9755]

Ancestral gear gets 2 tempering it’s not by gear level. Good vid tho

[@oxfordking]

Gotcha which happens to be 800+ from the looks of the gear I've been collecting. Looks like Sacred are 799 and below. Appreciate the comment and kind words 🙏

[@Wwillswords]

@@oxfordking also you need to clear a nightmare 46 for masterworking

[@oxfordking]

@@Wwillswords Thank you

[@Pompey_Tim]

Really useful. Your video came up first when I searched for help on YT.

[@oxfordking]

Cool, thanks! 👍

[@davidangel3904]

appreciate the breakdown I haven't play since session 1, so this information is useful. i Googled what is masterworking. and tempering and your video came up first.

[@oxfordking]

Oh really? I see so many other youtubers getting 20x more views than my video - very surprised mine was first in the search. Thanks for clicking on the video and commenting! Welcome back to D4

[@Its_Bserz]

I strongly agree with your input on unlimited tempering as long as you have the materials I wish blizzard would fix this ASAP! because getting rolls that you don’t want for your specific build and hitting the max rolls is so frustrating.

[@oxfordking]

Yeah it really sucks. But they are taking in feedback a lot these days so here's hoping we can craft to heart's content in the future 👍

[@johdo_lodet]

Easily the best tutorial I’ve seen so far. Thanks for taking the time to make it!

[@oxfordking]

Wish KZbin felt the same :) Appreciate the kind words 🙏

[@orodrigodacosta]

By the way, if I apply a new temper and it replaces the affix with 25% of the masterwork, will this "cheat" the re-roll limit?

[@bhvrd]

They have made itemization so much better now, sure it needs improving still but man this is the best step they have taken, thought the game was dead but this definitely brought it back to life, glad they changed and added all this.

[@oxfordking]

Yeah Season 4 was by far their best - I just hope they can come up with new things to do in the game going forward that isn't the same Dungeons and Enemies just called something different. Right now The Pit is the same as NMD - same tilesets and same enemies and bosses. Nothing really "New" other than a Name change. Outside of that, the game is definitely in a state that it should have been Day 1.

[@MrHatch530]

Great video and explanation. I had stopped playing and have come back recently and this is very different and this video is super helpful.

[@oxfordking]

Nice, yeah I figured a lot of players quit the game and this new feature may have piqued their interest to return. Really appreciate the kind words 🙏

[@jeetdas2418]

Gr8 video mate. Simple n easy.to the point.appreciated.keep making such.

[@orodrigodacosta]

If I apply a masterwork upgrade and only then apply Tempering, will the tempering retroactively gain the 5% or 25% upgrade? (I don't have the resources or level to test it at the moment). Thx!

[@dtejada1988]

Zup, be looking for this video explanation, thanks a bunch, I’m getting ready for season 5, hopefully they keep this awesome system. 😇👍🏼

[@oxfordking]

Nice, yeah I'm hoping to finally start making a few build guides this time around - getting burned out of making Elden Ring content; looking forward to shifting gears a bit to some D4S5.

[@seanh2409]

Fantastic explanation - thank you!

[@oxfordking]

This is an old video now but I forgot to mention refunding the materials. It'll cost 5M gold and materials but can be done 👍

[@darrellmercer6805]

Thanks man! Good info! Gonna play at lunch because I’m excited now. LOL

[@oxfordking]

Nice! Yeah S4 is their best Season so far.

[@DMT-ix9zj]

Ty this really helped me big time.

[@oxfordking]

Anytime 👍

[@Mike-ue8um]

Good video. It all makes sense now. Thanks.

[@oxfordking]

You're very welcome

[@ponaskompetencija]

do weapon's power increase if you master work it ? Or it stays the same? let's say 835 power, after masterworking will it still be 835 ?

[@oxfordking]

Great question, I've only Masterworked 925's - hopefully someone here can help answer this.

[@AllrightNOR]

Just the stats I believe

[@MattHersee]

Great rundown, thanks!

[@oxfordking]

Appreciate that thank you 👍

[@horthsms7223]

Very well explained. Is there no longer a way to swap an afix for another?

[@oxfordking]

Yes, the Tempering is the new swapping mechanic BUT only if you have available Tempers Left on that Slot. It's basically the same as before only this time it's limited and way more streamlined. No more Extracting Items in your Inventory or storing things for Aspects later on.

[@oxfordking]

Thoughts on Diablo 4 New Crafting? Also, Check out the D4 Merch in the Description Box!☝☝☝☝

[@nurby1824]

Thanks for the info. 👍

[@oxfordking]

Anytime my friend 👍

[@alicantaselmas]

Very useful content, thanks!

[@oxfordking]

Anytime! D4S5 Content coming soon

[@skipscrounger39]

Great explanation

[@oxfordking]

Thanks 👍

[@mitz657]

My upgrade tab is greyed out now on my blacksmiths worldwide, level 46... only just happened recently?

[@oxfordking]

I think the reason to this is due to your item that you're trying to craft on to has reached its maximum rolls / rerolls for Tempering. Once this happens, the item(s) are greyed out. That's the only thing that comes top of mind when reading your situation. Try adding another Net New item in the slot to test and validate.

[@udishuker1]

are yellows worth tempering and masterworking or they get obsolete by legendries?

[@oxfordking]

Yellows become Legendaries as you Temper them - Tempering them will turn them in to Legendaries just like how it used to be with Aspects prior to Season 4. As you get into WT4 and start grinding Pit and NMD I typically Sell my Yellows and Craft on Legendaries. Hope that helps!

[@udishuker1]

@@oxfordking if i understand it right yellows will always have one less affix compare to legenderies? Or they get one more as you temper it?

[@oxfordking]

@@udishuker1 It's based on the gear type which is called Ancestral Gear - once it hits that status you will see an extra Affix.

[@mattmeuw7828]

What about tempers that give + to a skill or passive node? Do i need a point in those on skill tree to get bonus? Example...tough as nails

[@oxfordking]

No you don't need to assign Skill Points to the tree to gain Tempering benefits such as +1 or +2 to Tough as Nails. As an example, you can refund those points and reallocate them on the tree once you gain Bonus Crafting Tempers. Make Sense?

[@mattmeuw7828]

@@oxfordking yes thank you

[@sionled]

on ps4 what does the fraction in the corner of the aspect mean in the codex of power? sometimes it says 2/16 or 8/16 or 2/11?

[@oxfordking]

That's how many You have Found. What happens is when you find an Aspect on a Legendary and those numbers are higher than your previous one of that Recipe then it gets replaced adding to the number you've found. Once it reaches the Max the Color of the Recipe will change to Yellow and now be classified as a Rare Recipe.

[@sionled]

Ok. Cool. So it ranks up essentially . so im guessing the higher the number the better the stats when you imprint an item. With 16 being the best outcome on stats?

[@oxfordking]

@@sionled YT doesn't notify me on responses only new comments... sorry for being late but yes you are correct.

[@sionled]

@@oxfordking no worries. Thanks

[@colt0777]

Im out of tempering after like 5 tries. I can't reset my tempering right? Its done no matter what I do i cant temper on it anymore?

[@oxfordking]

Correct - it's "bricked" per se

[@EmoDragracer]

Got a sub from me my dude! Awesome video for a returning player like me :D

[@oxfordking]

Oh Nice! Really appreciate that support my friend and so glad you found the video helpful :)

[@user-mfsc-2024]

How do i know number of times tempering an item ?

[@oxfordking]

I go over this at 5:49 👍

[@ThatSimpleton1915]

Hey ox what’s up

[@oxfordking]

Yo!

[@gambinit8429]

if u reset rank on masterwork do u get refunded the materials?

[@oxfordking]

No, unfortunately, it will cost you more materials and gold to reset the the ranks.

[@jonathanvargas9084]

How can i reset the masterwork? It doesnt show on the vídeo.

[@oxfordking]

@@jonathanvargas9084 Yeah its on the bottom center because I'm using Gamepad. They placed the Refund Button for controller users in the worst spot - I actually didn't even know it was there until way later. KBM users have a different UI and their Reset Button is right next to the Tempering where it should be for Controller users.

[@sauveurdadley5391]

Help where can I upgrade my item lvl

[@oxfordking]

Sanctuary

[@howyman3]

Blizzard listen, unlimited rerolls. How many people want this. Question why don't you still not listen to the people!????

[@oxfordking]

As long as we have the materials just let us burn through what we have. It still keeps us in the game which is what they want. Keep us logged in.

[@driftndan]

definitely not 700 for 2nd temper

[@oxfordking]

Yeah I just tested that now. It's Ancestral Gear which happens to be 800+

[@BigZgoingb]

I wish they would just get rid of the rerolls and just let you pick the temper you wanted

[@Contopaxi]

That would make things boring

[@BigZgoingb]

@@Contopaxi yeah you're right it probably would

[@MeekMallard]

Yeah there would be no point in even having tempering if there were no rolls. I do think we should have more than 5 chances for 2 of them tho, and maybe make it less likely to land on the same temper twice in a row

[@BigZgoingb]

@@MeekMallard I wasn't real crazy about getting the same temper three times in a row like I have a few times

[@walterheisen2493]

They could let you pick and you reroll for better/ worse percentages. Tired of getting perfect roll on an item only to not hit the tempering I need/want.

[@HarvestrX]

Big fan of this crap!? LMFAO! You may like some things here? LMFAO! Either this gets overhauled or I'm done with D4.

[@oxfordking]

Get help my dude 👍

[@petercarrick2678]

I have asked people here on you tube but no one will answer my tempering tab dosnt work how do i activate it

[@oxfordking]

Tempering becomes available as soon as you unlock the Blacksmith and get one or more Tempering Manuals. You will then be able to use the manuals to register them as recipes inside your Codex of Power and start tempering items.

[@steviesmart2343]

I am so angry cos I lost 3 excellent pieces of Gear cos of Stupid Tempering system. Damn it took so long and hard work to find the very good pieces and now its all gone. hmm

[@oxfordking]

Yeah I'm not a fan of the Limited Rerolls. I've bricked so many good items. Least favorite part of the new crafting is the limited Rerolls.