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Quality applies to armor, weapons, flasks, and gems; in short, all equipment aside from belts and jewelry. It always varies from 0% (at which point it is not displayed on the item) to +20%, and each item type has a [[Currency|currency item]] associated with it to increase its quality. Quality can be an extremely important method of improving items, as it does not affect the requirements for using an item or the mana cost of skills.
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All items are capped at +20% quality and each quality improving item will improve Normal <span style="background:black;color:#C8C8C8;">'''(White)'''</span> items by 5% each, Magic <span style="background:black;color:#8888FF;">'''(Blue)'''</span> items by 2%, and Rare <span style="background:black;color:#FFFF77;">'''(Yellow)'''</span> and Unique <span style="background:black;color:#AF6025;">'''(Orange)'''</span> items by 1%.
'''Quality''' improves the signature [[stat]] of an [[item]] such as [[physical damage]] on [[weapon]]s and [[evasion]] for evasion [[helmet]]s or adds additional bonuses to [[skill gem]]s.


== Armour ==
==Mechanics==
Quality can be applied to most [[equipment]] ([[quiver]]s and [[jewel]]s are the exceptions), as well as [[map]]s and [[strongbox]]es. Any item with at least 1% quality will have a {{c|mod|Superior}} prefix when dropped on the ground but not when in the inventory.


On [[Armour|armour]] (helm, chest piece, gloves, boots, and shield), quality increases the [[Armour|Armour rating]], [[Evasion]], or [[Energy Shield]] rating by the listed percentage, and also improves the blocking rate of shields. Thus, a piece of armour that naturally gives 100 Armour and 50 Energy Shield, would, with +20% quality, give 120 Armour and 60 Energy Shield.
Each item type has a [[Currency|currency item]] associated with it that increases its quality. Quality does not affect the requirements for using an item or the [[mana]] cost of skills.


The quality of pieces of armour may be improved with an [[Armourer's Scrap]].
All items are normally capped at 20% quality and each currency that affect quality will improve:
* {{c|normal|normal}} items by 5%.
* {{c|magic|magic}} items by 2%.
* {{c|rare|rare}} and {{c|unique|unique}} items by 1%.


== Weapons ==
Increasing the quality on [[weapon]]s and [[Armour (equipment)|armours]] also makes crafting [[socket]]s and [[link]]s with {{il|Jeweller's Orb|Jeweller's Orbs}} and {{il|Orb of Fusing|Orbs of Fusing}} easier. Each 1% quality improves the result by 1%. This makes obtaining many sockets and links 20% more likely on 20% quality items and even likelier on 30% quality items.


Quality [[Weapons|weapons]] have their minimum and maximum damages improved by the listed percentage. Thus, a weapon that normally does 50-100 damage would, with +20% quality, deal 60-120 damage.
Quality is normally capped at 20%. However, there are certain crafting methods that can increase quality beyond that, including:
* Corrupting a [[gem]] or [[flask]] can increase its quality, to up to 23% and 30%, respectively.
* [[Beastcrafting]] recipe for "Corrupt an item with 30% Quality"
* A [[resonator]] with {{il|Perfect Fossil}} socketed, randomizing its quality to 15-30%
* {{il|Tainted Blacksmith's Whetstone}} and {{il|Tainted Armourer's Scrap}} randomly sets a [[corrupted]] equipment's quality to 0-29%.
* Monsters of magic or rare rarity and some chests (e.g. Delve, Heist) can drop items with quality higher than 20%.
* {{il|Ixchel's Temptation}} can have up to 200% quality.
* [[The Necropolis|Necropolis]] crafting can create weapons and armour with up to 30% quality using corpses that add quality to the crafted item.
* {{il|Infused Engineer's Orb}} can increase a [[strongbox]]'s quality to up to 30%. Infused Engineer's Orb no longer drop in game.


The quality of weapons may be improved with a [[Blacksmith's Whetstone]].
===Effect on items===
{{#vardefine:base|100}}
{{#vardefine:added|50}}
{{#vardefine:incr|90}}
{{#vardefine:quality|20}}
The quality is [[stats|summed]] together with other [[local]] {{c|mod|#% increased}} [[stat]]s. For example a piece of armour that naturally gives {{#var:base}} armour that has {{c|mod|+{{#var:added}} to Armour}} and {{c|mod|{{#var:incr}}% increased Armour}} would now, with {{#var:quality}}% quality, give {{Math|display=inline|formula=
        ({{#var:base}} + {{#var:added}}) * (100 + {{#var:incr}} + {{#var:quality}} )/100 =
{{#expr: ({{#var:base}} + {{#var:added}}) * (100 + {{#var:incr}} + {{#var:quality}} )/100 }}
}}.


== Flasks or Vials ==
The table below displays what each category of items and which currency that can increase the quality.
 
{| class="wikitable"
The amount of health and/or mana restored by a [[Flasks|flask]] or vial is improved by the quality percentage. Therefore, a vial which normally restores 100 Life and 50 Mana instead restores 120 Life and 60 Mana if it has +20% quality.
 
The quality of flasks and vials may be improved with a [[Glassblower's Bauble]].
 
== Skill Gems ==
 
Both [[Skills#Active Skills|active]] and [[Skills#Support Gems|support]] [[Skills#Gems|skill gems]] may have quality. Every skill is affected by quality differently, but frequently it somehow improves the damage dealt with the skill. [[Buffs]] and [[Curses|curses]], obviously, do not have their damage improved. Even those that do have their damage improved will see different rates of improvement for a given amount of quality.
 
The quality of skill gems may be improved with a [[Gemcutter's Prism]]. These upgrades always improve a skill's quality by 1%.
 
=== Active Gems ===
 
==== Strength ====
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" |
!Strength Skills
! Magnitude per 1%
! Effect
|-
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Anger}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect radius
! Class !! Currency !! Increases
|-
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Cleave}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed
| [[Weapons]] || {{il|Blacksmith's Whetstone}} || {{c|mod|Physical Damage}}
|-
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Decoy Totem}} || 1.5% || Increased Totem Life
| [[Armour (equipment)|Armours]] || {{il|Armourer's Scrap}} || {{c|mod|Armour / Evasion / Energy Shield}}
|-
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Determination}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect radius
| [[Flasks]] || {{il|Glassblower's Bauble}}, {{il|Vaal Orb}} || {{c|mod|Life/Mana}} recovered or increased the flask duration for [[Utility Flasks|utility flasks]].
|-
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Devouring Totem}} || 1.5% || Increased Totem Life
| [[Skill gems]] || {{il|Gemcutter's Prism}} || Depends on gem's specific quality stats
|-
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Dominating Blow}} || 0.3s || Increased Duration
| [[Maps]] || {{il|Cartographer's Chisel}} || {{c|mod|Item Quantity}}
|-
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Enduring Cry}} || 1.0% || Increased Area of Effect radius
| [[Strongbox]] || {{il|Engineer's Orb}}, {{il|Infused Engineer's Orb}} || {{c|mod|Item Quantity}}; Infused Engineer's Orb also adds certain extra items.
|-
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Flame Totem}} || 1.5% || Increased Totem Life
| [[Jewellery]] || [[Catalyst]]s || Depends on catalyst; affects implicit and explicit affixes
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Glacial Hammer}} || 1.0%<br/>2.0%  || Increased Freeze Duration<br/>Increased Chill Duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Ground Slam}} || 1.5% || Increased Stun Duration on enemies
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Heavy Strike}} || 0.75% || Increased Attack Speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Immortal Call}} || 0.01s || Increased Base Duration per Endurance Charge
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Infernal Blow}} || 1.0% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Leap Slam}} || 1.5% || Increased Stun Duration on enemies
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Lightning Strike}} || 3.0% || Chance of Projectiles Piercing
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Molten Shell}} || 1.5% || Chance to Ignite enemies on hit with Fire Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Punishment}} || 0.5%<br/>~0.3%<br/>~0.15%<br/>~0.1% || Increased Physical Damage reflected by Normal enemies<br/>Increased Physical Damage reflected by Magic enemies<br/>Increased Physical Damage reflected by Rare enemies<br/>Increased Physical Damage reflected by Unique enemies
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Rejuvenation Totem}} || 1.5% || Increased Totem Life
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Searing Bond}} || 1.5% || Increased Totem Life
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Shield Charge}} || 0.75% || Increased Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Shockwave Totem}} || 1.5% || Increased Totem Life 
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Sweep}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Vitality}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Warlord's Mark }} || 1.5% || Chance to grant an Endurance Charge
|}
|}


==== Dexterity ====
Certain [[Harvest crafting]] crafts can apply [[enchantment]]s on weapons and body armours that could change the effect of quality on that item instead of the default quality (weapon physical damage or body armour defences). This does not affect other aspects of quality such as the chance to have a certain number of sockets or links.


{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" |
==Skill gems==
!Dexterity Skills
Both [[skill gems]] and [[support gems]] may have quality. Every skill is affected by quality differently, but it frequently improves the damage dealt with the skill or provides small improvements like increased Area of Effect. Even those that do have their damage improved will see different improvement rates for a given amount of quality.
! Magnitude per 1%
 
! Effect
The quality of skill gems may be improved with a {{il|Gemcutter's Prism}}. These upgrades always improve a skill's quality by 1%. Alternatively, a level 20 non-[[Awakened support gem|awakened]] support gem and a {{il|Gemcutter's Prism}} can be vendored (sold to a NPC) for a level 1 gem with 20% quality.
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Arctic Armour}} || 0.35% || Increased Movement Speed
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Bear Trap}} || 0.75% || Increased Physical Damage
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Blood Rage}} || 0.2%<br/>0.75%|| Increased Physical Damage from Attacks Leeched back as Life <br/> Increased Attack Speed when on Low Life
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Burning Arrow}} || 3% || Increased Burn Duration on enemies
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Cyclone}} || 1% || Increased Area of Effect Radius
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Detonate Dead}} || 3% || Increased Casting speed
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Double Strike}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Dual Strike}} || 4% || Increased Critical Strike Chance
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Elemental Hit}} || 4% || Increased Critical Strike chance
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Ethereal Knives}} || 0.75% || Increased projectile damage
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Explosive Arrow}} || 1% || Chance to Ignite enemies on hit with Fire Damage
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Fire Trap}} || 1.5% || Increased Burning damage
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Flicker Strike}} || 4% || Increased Critical Strike chance
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Freeze Mine}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect Radius
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Frenzy}} || 0.35% || Increased Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Grace}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect Radius 
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Haste}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect Radius
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Hatred}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect Radius
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Ice Shot}} || 0.75% || Increased Skill Effect Duration
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Lightning Arrow}} || 1.5% || Increased Shock Duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Phase Run}} || 1% || Increased Melee Physical Damage
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Poison Arrow}} || 1% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Projectile Weakness}} || 0.75% || Chance to Pierce Cursed enemies
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Puncture}} || 1.5% || Increased Skill Effect Duration
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Rain of Arrows}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Split Arrow}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Temporal Chains}} || 0.5% || Reduced Movement, Cast, and Attack Speed on Cursed enemies
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Viper Strike}} || 1.5%<br/>0.5% || Increased Skill Effect Duration <br/> Increased Attack Speed
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Whirling Blades}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed
|}


==== Intelligence ====
The effect of quality scales with the base quality effect, however, only whole numbers will be granted (and thus the effect will always be rounded down); for example {{c|mod|3% quality}} on a gem with {{c|mod|0.5% effect}} will only grant {{c|mod|1% effect}} and '''not''' 1.5% effect. Effects with some degree of fractions are rounded to their natural bases (i.e. seconds will be rounded to milliseconds, etc.).


{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" |
It is possible to get a gem's quality above 20%. [[Corrupted|Corrupting]] a gem can increase its quality by up to 23%. {{il|Enhance Support}} and certain gear modifiers can also improve gem quality.
!Intelligence Skills
! Magnitude per 1%
! Effect
|-
| align="left" | {{sl|Arc}} || 0.5% || Chance to Shock enemy on hit with Lightning Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Arctic Breath}} || 0.75% || Increased Skill Effect Duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Clarity}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Cold Snap}} || 0.5%<br/>1% || Increased Freeze Duration on enemies <br/> increased Chill Duration on enemies
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Conductivity}} || 1% || Increased shock duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Conversion Trap}} || 0.75% || Increased Skill Effect Duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Critical Weakness}} || 1.5% || Increased damage from Critical Strikes
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Discharge}} || 1% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Discipline}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Elemental Weakness}} || 0.5% || Increased resistance loss
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Enfeeble}} || 1.5% || Increased accuracy rating loss
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Fireball}} || 1.5% || Chance to Ignite enemies on hit with Fire Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Firestorm}} || 0.0015s || Reduced time between fireballs
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Flammability}} || 1% || Increased burn duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Freezing Pulse}} || 3% || Increased projectile speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Frostbite}} || 1% || Increased freeze duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Frost Wall}} || 0.75 units || Increased wall length
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Ice Nova}} || 1% || Increased area of effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Ice Spear}} || 3% || Increased projectile speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Incinerate}} || 2% || Increased projectile speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Lightning Warp}} || 1.5% || Increased cast speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Power Siphon}} || 0.75% || Increased damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Purity}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Raise Spectre}} || 1.5% || Increased minion speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Raise Zombie}} || 1%<br/>1% || Increased minion speed <br/> Increased minion life
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Righteous Fire}} || 0.75% || Increased spell damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Shock Nova}} || 1.5%<br/>3% || Chance to shock enemy on hit with lightning damage <br/> Increased shock duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Spark}} || 3% || Increased projectile speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Summon Skeletons}} || 0.75% || Increased minion damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Tempest Shield}} || 0.75% || Increased lightning damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Vulnerability}} || 0.5% || More physical damage taken
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Wrath }} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|}


==== Other ====
==Related base items==
The following base items are related to quality:
{{Drop enabled base item table
|where=items.stat_text LIKE "%Quality%"
  AND items.class_id NOT IN ("Active Skill Gem", "Support Skill Gem")
|large=1
|level=1
|stat=1
}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" |
==Related unique items==
!Other Skills
The following [[unique item]]s are related to quality:
! Magnitude per 1%
{{Drop enabled unique item table
! Effect
|where = items.stat_text LIKE "%to%Quality%"
|-
|large=1
| align="left" | {{sl|Portal}} || 3% || Increased Cast Speed
|base_item=1
|}
|level=1
|stat=1
}}


=== Support Gems ===
==Related divination cards==
The following [[divination card]]s are related to quality:
{{Drop enabled base item table
|where=items.class_id="DivinationCard"
  AND items.description LIKE "%Quality%"
|stack_size=1
|description=1
}}


==== Strength ====
==Related modifiers==
The following [[modifier]]s are related to quality:
===Item modifiers===
{{Query spawnable modifiers
|where=mod_stats.id LIKE "%quality%" AND mods.domain LIKE "1"
|stat_text=1
|spawn_weights=1
|level=1
|generation_type =1
}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" |
===Veiled modifiers===  
!Strength Support Gems
{{Query spawnable modifiers
!Magnitude per 1%
|where=mod_stats.id LIKE "%quality%" AND mods.domain LIKE "9"
!Effect
|stat_text=1
|-
|spawn_weights=1
| align='left' | {{sl|Added Fire Damage}} || 0.75% || Increased Fire Damage
|level=1
|-
|generation_type =1
| align='left' | {{sl|Blood Magic}} || 0.75% || Increased attack speed on Low Life
}}
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Cold to Fire}} || 0.5% || Increased Cold and Fire damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Fire Penetration}} || 0.5% || Increased Fire damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Increased Burning Damage}} || 0.45% || Increased Chance to Ignite the enemy on hit with Fire Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Increased Duration}} || 1% || Increased Skill Effect Duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Iron Grip}} || 0.75% || Increased Projectile Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Iron Will}} || 0.75% || Increased Spell damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Item Quantity}} || 0.35% || Increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Slain enemies
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Knockback}} || 0.5% || Chance to Knock enemies Back on hit
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Life Gain on Hit}} || 0.5 || Life gained for each enemy hit by your Attacks
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Life Leech}} || 1% || Increased Life Leech rate
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Melee Damage on Full Life}} || 0.5% || Increased Melee Physical Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Melee Physical Damage}} || 0.5% || Increased Melee Physical Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Melee Splash}} || 1% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Multistrike}} || 0.5% || Increased Melee Physical Damage 
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Ranged Attack Totem}} || 1.5% || Increased Totem Duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Reduced Mana}} || 0.5% || Reduced Mana Cost
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Spell Totem}} || 1.5% || Increased Totem Duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Stun}} || 1.5% || Increased Stun Duration on enemies
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Weapon Elemental Damage}} || 0.5% || Increased Elemental Damage with Weapons
|}


==== Dexterity ====
===Synthesis implicit===  
{{modifier table
|q_tables=mod_stats, spawn_weights
|q_join=mods._pageID=mod_stats._pageID, mods._pageID=spawn_weights._pageID
|q_where = mod_stats.id LIKE "%quality%" AND mods.id LIKE "%SynthesisImplicit%"
|level=1
|stat_text=1
}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" |
===Harvest enchantments===  
!Dexterity Support Gems
{{modifier table
!Magnitude per 1%
|q_tables=mod_stats, spawn_weights
!Effect
|q_join=mods._pageID=mod_stats._pageID, mods._pageID=spawn_weights._pageID
|-
|q_where = mod_stats.id LIKE "%quality%" AND mods.id LIKE "%Harvest%"
| align='left' | {{sl|Added Cold Damage}} || 0.5% || Chance to Freeze enemies on hit with Cold Damage
|level=1
|-
|stat_text=1
| align='left' | {{sl|Additional Accuracy}} || 2% || Increased Critical Strike Chance
}}
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Blind}} || 0.75% || Increased Blinding duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Chain}} || 1% || Increased Projectile speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Chance to Flee}} || 0.75% || Increased Chance to Cause Monsters to Flee
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Cold Penetration}} || 0.5% || Increased Cold Damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Culling Strike}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed and Cast Speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Faster Attacks}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Faster Projectiles}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed and Cast Speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Fork}} || 0.5% || Increased Projectile damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Greater Multiple Projectiles}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed and Cast Speed 
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Lesser Multiple Projectiles}} || 0.5% || Increased Attack Speed and Cast Speed 
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Mana Leech}} || 1% || Increased Mana Leech rate
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Pierce}} || 0.75% || Increased Chance of Piercing
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Point Blank}} || 0.75% || Increased Projectile damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Trap}} || 1.5% || Increased Trap duration
|}


==== Intelligence ====
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" |
==Version history==
!Intelligence Support Gems
{{Version history table header}}
!Magnitude per 1%
{{Version history table row|3.23.0|
!Effect
* A substantial amount of damage-dealing skills have had their quality stats buffed. In most cases they will be significantly more powerful than before, and also more interesting. Many supports have also received changes to their quality stats.
|-
* The [[vendor recipe]] for turning a Level 20 Gem into a 20% Quality Level 1 version of that Gem no longer works with Skill Gems, as the benefit Quality provides to damage dealing Skills is now more powerful. The vendor recipe can now only be used with non-[[Awakened support gem|Awakened]] [[Support Gem]]s.
| align='left' | {{sl|Added Chaos Damage}} || 0.5% || Increased Chaos damage
* Anomalous, Divergent and Phantasmal Quality Gems have been removed from the game. Existing alternate Quality Gems now have the base Quality effect found on the respective Gem.
|-
}}
| align='left' | {{sl|Added Lightning Damage}} || 1%<br/>0.5% || Increased Shock duration on enemies<br/>Chance to Shock the enemy on hit with Lightning Damage
{{Version history table row|2.2.0|
|-
* When you use an Orb of Fusing or a Jeweller's Orb on an item, the item's quality is no longer consumed. The way that quality affects the result has also been changed. Each 1% quality improves the result by 1%. This makes the Fusing process 20% easier on 20% quality items, for example.
| align='left' | {{sl|Chance to Ignite}} || 1.5% || Increased Burn Duration on enemies
}}
|-
{{Version history table end}}
| align='left' | {{sl|Concentrated Effect}} || 0.75% || Reduced Mana Cost
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Elemental Proliferation}} || 0.5%<br/>0.75% || Increased Chill and Freeze duration<br/>Increased Shock and Burn duration
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Faster Casting}} || 0.5% || Increased Cast speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Increased Area of Effect}} || 0.5% || Increased Area of Effect radius
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Increased Critical Damage}} || 2% || Increased Critical Strike Multiplier
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Increased Critical Strikes}} || 1% || Increased Critical Strike Chance
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Item Rarity}} || 0.5% || Increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Slain enemies
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Lightning Penetration}} || 0.5% || Increased Lightning damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Minion and Totem Elemental Resistance}} || 0.3% || Increased Totem and Minion Fire, Cold and Lightning Resistance
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Minion Damage}} || 0.75% || Increased Minion damage
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Minion Life}} || 0.75% || Increased Minion life
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Minion Speed}} || 0.75% || Increased Minion Movement Speed
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Power Charge On Critical}} || 1% || Increased chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike
|-
| align='left' | {{sl|Remote Mine}} || 0.5% || More Mine Damage
|}


==Maps==
[[Category:Game mechanics]]
Quality on [[maps]] increases the item quantity modifier. Maps may be improved with a [[Cartographer's Chisel]].
[[ru:Качество]]

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Path Of Exile - Guide - Quality Basics

Quality improves the signature stat of an item such as physical damage on weapons and evasion for evasion helmets or adds additional bonuses to skill gems.

Mechanics

Quality can be applied to most equipment (quivers and jewels are the exceptions), as well as maps and strongboxes. Any item with at least 1% quality will have a Superior prefix when dropped on the ground but not when in the inventory.

Each item type has a currency item associated with it that increases its quality. Quality does not affect the requirements for using an item or the mana cost of skills.

All items are normally capped at 20% quality and each currency that affect quality will improve:

  • normal items by 5%.
  • magic items by 2%.
  • rare and unique items by 1%.

Increasing the quality on weapons and armours also makes crafting sockets and links with Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Jeweller's Orb" and Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Orb of Fusing" easier. Each 1% quality improves the result by 1%. This makes obtaining many sockets and links 20% more likely on 20% quality items and even likelier on 30% quality items.

Quality is normally capped at 20%. However, there are certain crafting methods that can increase quality beyond that, including:

  • Corrupting a gem or flask can increase its quality, to up to 23% and 30%, respectively.
  • Beastcrafting recipe for "Corrupt an item with 30% Quality"
  • A resonator with Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Perfect Fossil" socketed, randomizing its quality to 15-30%
  • Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Tainted Blacksmith's Whetstone" and Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Tainted Armourer's Scrap" randomly sets a corrupted equipment's quality to 0-29%.
  • Monsters of magic or rare rarity and some chests (e.g. Delve, Heist) can drop items with quality higher than 20%.
  • Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Ixchel's Temptation" can have up to 200% quality.
  • Necropolis crafting can create weapons and armour with up to 30% quality using corpses that add quality to the crafted item.
  • Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Infused Engineer's Orb" can increase a strongbox's quality to up to 30%. Infused Engineer's Orb no longer drop in game.

Effect on items

The quality is summed together with other local #% increased stats. For example a piece of armour that naturally gives 100 armour that has +50 to Armour and 90% increased Armour would now, with 20% quality, give .

The table below displays what each category of items and which currency that can increase the quality.

Class Currency Increases
Weapons Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Blacksmith's Whetstone" Physical Damage
Armours Armourer's ScrapArmourer's ScrapStack Size: 40Improves the quality of an armourRight click this item then left click an armour to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity armours. The maximum quality is 20%. Armour / Evasion / Energy Shield
Flasks Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Glassblower's Bauble", Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Vaal Orb" Life/Mana recovered or increased the flask duration for utility flasks.
Skill gems Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Gemcutter's Prism" Depends on gem's specific quality stats
Maps Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Cartographer's Chisel" Item Quantity
Strongbox Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Engineer's Orb", Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Infused Engineer's Orb" Item Quantity; Infused Engineer's Orb also adds certain extra items.
Jewellery Catalysts Depends on catalyst; affects implicit and explicit affixes

Certain Harvest crafting crafts can apply enchantments on weapons and body armours that could change the effect of quality on that item instead of the default quality (weapon physical damage or body armour defences). This does not affect other aspects of quality such as the chance to have a certain number of sockets or links.

Skill gems

Both skill gems and support gems may have quality. Every skill is affected by quality differently, but it frequently improves the damage dealt with the skill or provides small improvements like increased Area of Effect. Even those that do have their damage improved will see different improvement rates for a given amount of quality.

The quality of skill gems may be improved with a Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Gemcutter's Prism". These upgrades always improve a skill's quality by 1%. Alternatively, a level 20 non-awakened support gem and a Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Gemcutter's Prism" can be vendored (sold to a NPC) for a level 1 gem with 20% quality.

The effect of quality scales with the base quality effect, however, only whole numbers will be granted (and thus the effect will always be rounded down); for example 3% quality on a gem with 0.5% effect will only grant 1% effect and not 1.5% effect. Effects with some degree of fractions are rounded to their natural bases (i.e. seconds will be rounded to milliseconds, etc.).

It is possible to get a gem's quality above 20%. Corrupting a gem can increase its quality by up to 23%. Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Enhance Support" and certain gear modifiers can also improve gem quality.

Related base items

The following base items are related to quality:

ItemRequired levelStats
Apex CleaverApex CleaverTwo Handed Axe
Physical Damage: 71-111
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.35
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 70+40% to Maximum Quality		70+40% to Maximum Quality

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to quality:

ItemBase ItemRequired levelStats

Related divination cards

The following divination cards are related to quality:

ItemStack
Size		Effect(s)
A Chilling WindA Chilling Wind4Level 21 Vaal Cold Snap
Quality: +20%
CorruptedAll things slow under winter's
onslaught - even life itself.		4Level 21 Vaal Cold Snap
Quality: +20%
Corrupted

Related modifiers

The following modifiers are related to quality:

Item modifiers

NameGeneration TypeFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
HellscapeUpsideIncreaseSocketedSupportGemQuality3Scourge Benefit68+(9-10)% to Quality of Socketed Support Gemsweapon 500
shield 250
HellscapeUpsideIncreaseSocketedSupportGemQuality4_Scourge Benefit68+(11-12)% to Quality of Socketed Support Gemsweapon 500
shield 250
WeaponTreeWeaponQuality1Crucible Passive Skill Tree1+8% to Qualitydefault 500
WeaponTreeWeaponQuality2Crucible Passive Skill Tree45+12% to Qualitydefault 500
WeaponTreeWeaponQuality3Crucible Passive Skill Tree60+16% to Qualitydefault 500

Veiled modifiers

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Synthesis implicit

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.Stats
SynthesisImplicitAoEGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed AoE Gems
SynthesisImplicitAoEGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed AoE Gems
SynthesisImplicitAuraGemQuality1_40+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Aura Gems
SynthesisImplicitAuraGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Aura Gems
SynthesisImplicitBowGemQuality1_40+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Bow Gems
SynthesisImplicitBowGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Bow Gems
SynthesisImplicitChaosGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Chaos Gems
SynthesisImplicitChaosGemQuality2_50+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Chaos Gems
SynthesisImplicitColdGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Cold Gems
SynthesisImplicitColdGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Cold Gems
SynthesisImplicitDexterityGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Dexterity Gems
SynthesisImplicitDexterityGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Dexterity Gems
SynthesisImplicitFireGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Fire Gems
SynthesisImplicitFireGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Fire Gems
SynthesisImplicitGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Gems
SynthesisImplicitGemQuality2_50+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Gems
SynthesisImplicitIntelligenceGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Intelligence Gems
SynthesisImplicitIntelligenceGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Intelligence Gems
SynthesisImplicitLightningGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Lightning Gems
SynthesisImplicitLightningGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Lightning Gems
SynthesisImplicitMeleeGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Melee Gems
SynthesisImplicitMeleeGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Melee Gems
SynthesisImplicitMinionGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Minion Gems
SynthesisImplicitMinionGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Minion Gems
SynthesisImplicitProjectileGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Projectile Gems
SynthesisImplicitProjectileGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Projectile Gems
SynthesisImplicitStrengthGemQuality140+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Strength Gems
SynthesisImplicitStrengthGemQuality2__50+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Strength Gems
SynthesisImplicitSupportGemQuality1_40+(2-3)% to Quality of Socketed Support Gems
SynthesisImplicitSupportGemQuality250+(4-6)% to Quality of Socketed Support Gems

Harvest enchantments

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.Stats
HarvestAlternateArmourQualityColdResistance1Quality does not increase Defences
Grants +1% to Cold Resistance per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateArmourQualityDexterity1Quality does not increase Defences
Grants +1 to Dexterity per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateArmourQualityFireResistance1Quality does not increase Defences
Grants +1% to Fire Resistance per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateArmourQualityIncreasedLife1Quality does not increase Defences
Grants +1 to Maximum Life per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateArmourQualityIncreasedMana1Quality does not increase Defences
Grants +1 to Maximum Mana per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateArmourQualityIntelligence_1Quality does not increase Defences
Grants +1 to Intelligence per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateArmourQualityLightningResistance1Quality does not increase Defences
Grants +1% to Lightning Resistance per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateArmourQualityStrength1Quality does not increase Defences
Grants +1 to Strength per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateWeaponQualityAccuracyRatingIncrease_1Quality does not increase Physical Damage
Grants 1% increased Accuracy per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateWeaponQualityAreaOfEffect_1Quality does not increase Physical Damage
Grants 1% increased Area of Effect per 4% Quality
HarvestAlternateWeaponQualityElementalDamagePercent1Quality does not increase Physical Damage
Grants 1% increased Elemental Damage per 2% Quality
HarvestAlternateWeaponQualityLocalCriticalStrikeChance__1Quality does not increase Physical Damage
1% increased Critical Strike Chance per 4% Quality
HarvestAlternateWeaponQualityLocalIncreasedAttackSpeed1Quality does not increase Physical Damage
1% increased Attack Speed per 8% Quality
HarvestAlternateWeaponQualityLocalMeleeWeaponRange_1Quality does not increase Physical Damage
+0.1 metres to Weapon Range per 10% Quality

References

Version history

Version Changes
3.23.0
  • A substantial amount of damage-dealing skills have had their quality stats buffed. In most cases they will be significantly more powerful than before, and also more interesting. Many supports have also received changes to their quality stats.
  • The vendor recipe for turning a Level 20 Gem into a 20% Quality Level 1 version of that Gem no longer works with Skill Gems, as the benefit Quality provides to damage dealing Skills is now more powerful. The vendor recipe can now only be used with non-Awakened Support Gems.
  • Anomalous, Divergent and Phantasmal Quality Gems have been removed from the game. Existing alternate Quality Gems now have the base Quality effect found on the respective Gem.
2.2.0
  • When you use an Orb of Fusing or a Jeweller's Orb on an item, the item's quality is no longer consumed. The way that quality affects the result has also been changed. Each 1% quality improves the result by 1%. This makes the Fusing process 20% easier on 20% quality items, for example.

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