League-specific item

This article is currently a work in progress.

It has been suggested that Drop-restricted item#League-specific items be merged into this article.

Reason: Following the changes in version 3.14.0, all league-specific items were added to the core drop pool. Therefore an item being league-specific is no longer a drop restriction

League-specific items are a special group of items that can be obtained from certain divination cards and other sources in addition to their normal acquisition methods.

League-specific base items

For a list, see List of league-specific base items.

League-specific base items were originally introduced in some temporary challenge leagues and restricted to that league mechanic. Some of these mechanics were later incorporated into the core game and have a default non-zero chance to spawn (e.g. not drop-restricted), while others are not and require either atlas passives, scarabs, or Zana crafted map mods to spawn, and others are completely unable to spawn.

The following league specific base items are not part of the core drop pool but are readily obtainable:

• Magic and rare Talismans can be obtained in the game despite Talisman league not being added to the core game mechanic and despite there being no Zana crafted Talisman league mod. However, they can be obtained as Safehouse rewards linked to Thane Jorgin the Banished, certain divination cards, Delve rewards chests and Talisman Delve-nod, Primal IncubatorsPrimal IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Talisman item to an equippable item
  Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters., monsters or chests in Legion encounters, Heist rewards chests, and various other sources.
• Harbinger Currency Shards are primarily dropped by Harbinger monsters, but can also be found from Heist Harbinger reward chests or currency chests, Foreboding IncubatorsForeboding IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds incubated valuable Currency Shards or a Harbinger item to an equippable item
  Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters., etc.
• Fractured items can drop from Heists and Grand Heists or purchasable from Ritual, and modifier on existing items can be converted into Fractured mod via harvest crafting.
• Synthesised items drop from Heists and Grand Heists or purchasable from Ritual, and synthesised implicits can be added to existing items via harvest crafting.

There are other formerly league-specific base items or currency that can are part of the core drop pool:

• Essences: Primarily from Essence-possessed monsters.
• Breach RingsBreach RingProperties are doubled while in a BreachCorrupted and Breach Splinters: Primarily random drops from Breach monsters.
• Blessing: Drops from Breachlords in their own domains
• Abyss basetypes: Primarily from Abyss encounters such as Abyssal Trove and Abyssal Depths .
• Bestiary OrbBestiary OrbStack Size: 10Stores a Beast in an itemRight click on this item then left click on a Beast in your Menagerie to itemise the Beast.: Purchase from Einhar.
• Vials from The Vaal Omnitect in the Temple of Atzoatl
• Fossils and Resonators: Drops in the Delve mine. Read fossil for additional drop sources of fossils.
• Scarabs: Primarily drops from Betrayal Intervention Safehouse and the member of that wing at that time.
• Empowered breachstones: Created from It That Fled's Research safehouse crafting bench, or by upgrading a breachstone with a Blessing.
• Ornate QuiverOrnate QuiverRequires Level 45Has 1 Socket: itself did not drop. Its unique version, is a former league-specific world drop, but now is a core drop since version 3.14.0. To acquire non-unique craftable Ornate Quivers, players can use the 5-rare-to-1-rare vendor recipe.
• Legion Splinters and Incubators: Legion encounters, also in Heist's Legion chests.
• Oils: Primary from Blight encounters, also in Heist's blight chests.
• Catalysts: Primarily from Metamorph monsters.
• Delirium orbs: Random drop from Delirium encounters.
• Facetor's LensFacetor's LensAdds stored experience to a gem, up to its maximum levelRight click this item then left click a gem to apply it., Lures, Winged Scarabs: Created from harvest crafting.
• Heist basetypes: From specific Grand Heists.
• Heist ally gear: From Heists and Grand Heist.
• Heist targets: From Heists.
• Contracts, Blueprints and Rogue's MarkersRogue's MarkerStack Size: 50000Creates a portal to the Rogue Harbour from a Town or Hideout
  Used as Currency for services in the Rogue HarbourRight click on this item while in a Town or Hideout to use it.: Primary a random drop outside Heists and Grand Heists. Heist targets can be sold for Rogue's Markers.
• Tempering OrbTempering OrbStack Size: 20Adds or replaces an enchantment on a weapon
  This may reforge the weapon's socketsRight click this item then left click on the item you wish to modify., Tailoring OrbTailoring OrbStack Size: 20Adds or replaces an enchantment on a body armour
  This may reforge the body armour's socketsRight click this item then left click on the item you wish to modify., Prime Regrading LensPrime Regrading LensStack Size: 20Change the type of quality of a skill gem with quality to another random qualityRight click this item then left click a skill gem to apply it., Secondary Regrading LensSecondary Regrading LensStack Size: 20Change the type of quality of a support gem with quality to another random qualityRight click this item then left click a support gem to apply it. from Grand heists
• Ritual basetypes and Ritual SplinterRitual SplinterStack Size: 100Combine 100 Splinters to create a Ritual Vessel.: Purchase from Ritual mechanics.
• Ritual VesselRitual VesselStack Size: 10Stores the monsters slain for the first time from a completed Ritual Altar for future useRight-click this item then left-click a Ritual Altar to store the monsters from the completed Ritual in this item. Cannot be used on a Ritual in a map opened with a Blood-Filled Vessel.: Combining Ritual SplintersRitual SplinterStack Size: 100Combine 100 Splinters to create a Ritual Vessel.
• Blood-filled VesselBlood-filled VesselCan be used in a personal Map Device alongside a Map to add the monsters stored from a previous Ritual Altar to a Ritual Altar in that Map.: created from using Ritual Vessel on a completed Ritual altar
• Chronicle of AtzoatlChronicle of Atzoatl"Grand plans were laid for a place called Atzoatl, though fierce bickering between its Architects is said to have stifled its development." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Research ReportRight click this item to view the Temple of Atzoatl.
  Can be used in a personal Map Device to open portals to the Temple of Atzoatl in the present day. from Alva
• Expedition Logbooks and Expedition Currency
• Ward Basetypes from Expedition monsters

The following league specific items were drop-disabled at some point and currently serve no real function in the current version of the game. They serve only a cosmetical function.

• Leaguestones
• Nets
• Inscribed UltimatumInscribed UltimatumCan be used in a personal map device to open portals to the Trialmaster's Domain and attempt his challenge. Portals will close once the challenge begins.
• Perandus CoinPerandus CoinStack Size: 5000Trade coins to Cadiro Perandus.

Some league-specific items were simply removed from the game entirely. All existing items were deleted from all inventories and stashes.

• itemized Harvest Seeds
• Itemized Prophecies

League-specific unique items

Originally, these unique items were exclusive to the temporary challenge leagues they were released in. League-specific unique item is official in-game terminology used for this subset of items.

For a list, see List of league-specific unique items.

Sources

League-specific unique items are not drop-restricted; they can drop from any monsters or loot containers that meet the requisite drop level.

Additionally, these methods specifically reward players with league-specific unique items:

• Divination cards as listed on the item's page. Includes Time-Lost RelicTime-Lost Relic10League-Specific ItemTime cannot wash away that which cannot be forgotten. and Fateful MeetingFateful Meeting9League-Specific Item
  Double-Influenced Item
  Item Level: 97
  Two-Implicit
  CorruptedSome people act as beacons, illuminating the path for others. I was lucky to meet one such person.
  
  - Anton to Zhenya.
• Cameria's Transportation Safehouse chests at all Ranks.
• Time-Lost IncubatorTime-Lost IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated League-specific Unique item to an equippable item
  Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters..
• A Hidden Heirlooms crate in the Azurite Mine - note that this chest can also drop certain other drop-restricted items, such as Shadowstitch.
• A rare monster possessed by a Tormented Graverobber.

Etymology

The term "league-specific item" was first seen in game during the closed beta test of the Awakening expansion, where it appeared on Time-Lost RelicTime-Lost Relic10League-Specific ItemTime cannot wash away that which cannot be forgotten.; however, its usage goes back as far as the first challenge leagues.

League-specific items were originally unique items that could only drop or be chanced in challenge leagues. With few exceptions, league-specific items were not added to the core drop pool after the conclusion of a challenge league. The only way to obtain them in permanent leagues was to carry them over from a challenge league or to trade with other players who had done so.

The Forsaken Masters expansion introduced Zana, whose Map DeviceMap DeviceHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout2 Variations allowed players to add challenge league modifiers to maps when activating them with it. A map area with a challenge league modifier applied to it could produce league-specific items associated with that challenge league. One popular option was applying the Nemesis modifier to a map, then using Orbs of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. on Leather BeltsLeather BeltRequires Level 8+(25-40) to maximum Life while inside the map area in hopes of turning one into the coveted HeadhunterHeadhunter
Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength
+(40-55) to Dexterity
+(50-60) to maximum Life
(20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters
When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and
judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat.
The head is where the Man is."
- Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom.

Version history

Version

Changes

3.14.0

The "league flag" system has been obsoleted due to changes of league-specific items becoming core. It is no longer necessary to go into a map with Zana's crafted league mod, or adding an Infused Map mod obtainable from Harvest crafting to trigger the league flag. Both variants have a hidden stat id map_set_league_category, e.g. Area contains 10 additional packs with a Rare monsterHarvestInfusedMapNemesisZana Intrinsic Area contains 10 additional packs with a Rare monster set the league flag to 6, which corresponds to the Nemesis league. Normal map mods from map items such as Antagonist'sAntagonist's Prefix 13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size (20-30)% increased number of Rare Monsters do not have this stat id and do NOT set the "league flag" to Nemesis league. This system currently serves no functional purpose at this time.