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[[File:Broken Faith art.jpg|thumb|upright|Artwork depicting the unique shield, {{il|Broken Faith}}]]
A '''unique item''' is an [[item]] with a specific name, unique artwork, and a predetermined list of [[modifier]]s. Unique items usually have the same [[implicit modifier]] as a [[normal]] item of the same type.


==How to Obtain a Unique Item==
Unique items are meant to be less powerful overall than high-level rare items, but offer unique gameplay and allow special character builds to be based around them.{{Citation needed|reason=This must have a citation, since it speaks to GGG's intent.}}


'''Random Drops''' - Uniques can be found as random drops just as any other item. The actual drop rates are unknown to us and the only info we have to go on is:
Currently there are '''{{Query unique items/count}}''' released unique items, including [[maps]] and items with modifier variants. For a timeline when each unique item was added, see the [[timeline of unique items]].


'''[[Currency|Orb of Chance ]]''' - There is a very small chance of upgrading a normal item into a unique of the same base type when using an Orb of Chance. For example if you want the Andvarius unique ring then you should use an [[Currency|Orb of Chance]] on a normal(white) rarity Gold Ring. Success rates for Orbs of Chance are unknown but the chance to create a unique should be about the same chance as finding one in the wild.
==Unique item types{{anchor|UniqueItemTypes}}==
{|
|-
| [[File:Jewellery item icon.png|80px|link=List of unique jewellery|alt=]]
| <span style="font-size: 150%;">[[List of unique jewellery|Jewellery]]</span>
{{flatlist|
* [[List of unique amulets|Amulets]]
* [[List of unique belts|Belts]]
* [[List of unique rings|Rings]]
}}
|-
| [[File:Armour item icon.png|80px|link=List of unique armour|alt=]]
| <span style="font-size: 150%;">[[List of unique armour|Armour]]</span>
{{flatlist|
* [[List of unique body armours|Body armours]]
* [[List of unique boots|Boots]]
* [[List of unique gloves|Gloves]]
* [[List of unique helmets|Helmets]]
* [[List of unique shields|Shields]]
* [[List of unique quivers|Quivers]]
}}
|-
| [[File:Weapon item icon.png|80px|link=List of unique weapons|alt=]]
| <span style="font-size: 150%;">[[List of unique weapons|Weapons]]</span>
{{flatlist|
* [[List of unique axes|Axes]]
* [[List of unique bows|Bows]]
* [[List of unique claws|Claws]]
* [[List of unique daggers|Daggers]]
* [[List of unique fishing rods|Fishing rods]]
* [[List of unique maces|Maces]]
* [[List of unique sceptres|Sceptres]]
* [[List of unique staves|Staves]]
* [[List of unique swords|Swords]]
* [[List of unique wands|Wands]]
}}
|-
| [[File:Flask item icon.png|80px|link=List of unique flasks|alt=]]
| <span style="font-size: 150%;">[[List of unique flasks|Flasks]]</span>
{{flatlist|
* [[List of unique life flasks|Life]]
* [[List of unique mana flasks|Mana]]
* [[List of unique hybrid flasks|Hybrid]]
* [[List of unique utility flasks|Utility]]
}}
|-
| [[File:Jewel item icon.png|80px|link=List of unique jewels|alt=]]
| <span style="font-size: 150%;">[[List of unique jewels|Jewels]]</span>
|-
| [[File:Map item icon.png|80px|link=List of unique maps|alt=]]
| <span style="font-size: 150%;">[[List of unique maps|Maps]]</span>
|}


'''Event Prizes''' - Occasionally, unique items are offered as top tier prizes in special Event Competitions. Please note that not all events offer unique items as prizes.
==Obtaining unique items==
The following is a non-exhaustive list of ways that unique items can be obtained. Unique items can always be [[trade]]d.


==Unique Mods==
* '''World drops:''' Unique items, like items of any other rarity, can randomly drop from slain [[monster]]s and [[loot container]]s. A unique item's [[drop level]] may differ from that of its base item. The actual drop levels of unique items are not known; however, there are examples of unique items that are known to only drop from very high level content, such as [[map]]s.<ref name="Map only uniques" /> Each unique item also has its own drop rate. These rates are not publicized by [[Grinding Gear Games]], but certain unique items are clearly much more common than others.<ref name="Unique weighting" />
Most unique mods and their values are static. Occasionally, as seen with the x% Increased Evasion Rating on Hyrri's Ire, the mods can have a variable value range and are able to be rerolled using a Divine Orb. Multiple copies are needed of each item to confirm which values are static and which are variable.  


Also, some mods can be found elsewhere in the game through skill gems or passives, but not on any other equipment. Some mod values can only be obtained on uniques even if the mod itself is not naturally unique. For example, the Mana Leech mod is normally 1% on any given item but can be 5% on Ephemeral Edge. Additionally, mods like the 20% Increased Physical Damage on Ezomyte Peak, are indeed unique because IPD is not normally available on a helmet.  
* '''Optional content:''' Optional game content is a prevalent source of unique items. Random unique item drops are often given to the player as reward for engaging with certain optional game content such as [[Heist]], the [[Immortal Syndicate]] and [[the Lord's Labyrinth]] just to name a few. They are sometimes indicated by a [[File:Uniques reward icon.png|20px|uniques reward]] icon. Additionally, a number of [[drop-restricted]] unique items can only be acquired from optional game content and bosses.


All mods that include "when on Low Life" are activated when Life drops below 35%.
* '''Orb of Chance:''' Using an {{il|Orb of Chance}} on a normal item will very rarely upgrade it to a unique item of the same base type. For example, it is possible for a normal {{il|Gold Ring}} to be upgraded to {{il|Andvarius}} by using an Orb of Chance on it. Similarly, a {{il|Tainted Mythic Orb}} can also transform a [[corrupted]] item into a unique item with a risk of destroying it. These methods cannot be used to obtain drop-restricted unique items.


Until we compile and complete the full details of the uniques here on the wiki, refer [http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/12056/page/1 here] for more information on each unique listed below.  
* '''Vaal Orb:''' [[List of unique jewels received by corruption|Certain jewel]]s and equipment can only be created through one possible outcome of using a {{il|Vaal Orb}} on an item. For example, using a Vaal Orb on {{il|Tear of Purity}} may result in it transforming into {{il|Blood of Corruption}}.


==Current List of Uniques==
* '''Upgrading:''' Some unique items can be upgraded to a superior version. See [[blessed item]]s and [[vial]]s for more information.
===Gems===
*[[Portal | Portal, Skill Gem]]


===[[Maps]]===
* '''Transforming''': {{il|Ancient Orb}} and the [[Altar of Sacrifice]] in [[the Temple of Atzoatl]] can transform a unique item into another unique item. This cannot be used to obtain drop-restricted items.
*[[Vaults of Atziri | Vaults of Atziri, Vaal Pyramid Map]]


===[[Amulet|Amulets]]===
* '''Vendor recipes:''' [[List of unique items created with vendor recipes|Certain unique items]] can be created using [[Vendor recipe system|vendor recipes]]. For most them, the vendor recipe is the only way to obtain it.
*[[Araku_Tiki | Araku Tiki, Coral Amulet]]
*[[Astramentus | Astramentus, Onyx Amulet]]
*[[Carnage_Heart | Carnage Heart, Onyx Amulet]]
*[[Eye_of_Chayula | Eye of Chayula, Onyx Amulet]]
*[[The_Ignomon | The Ignomon, Gold Amulet]]
*[[Karui_Ward | Karui Ward, Jade Amulet]]
*[[Sidhebreath | Sidhebreath, Paua Amulet]]
*[[Stone_of_Lazhwar | Stone of Lazhwar, Lapis Amulet]]
Event Prize Only:
*[[Demigods_Presence | Demigod's Presence, Gold Amulet]]


===[[Belt|Belts]]===
* '''Divination cards:''' Sets of many [[divination card]]s can be turned in for unique items. Some like {{il|Thunderous Skies}} return specific unique items, whereas others like {{il|Jack in the Box}} return random ones. A few unique items like {{il|Maw of Mischief}} can only be acquired from specific divination card sets.
*[[The_Magnate | The Magnate, Studded Belt]]
*[[Meginords_Girdle | Meginord's Girdle, Heavy Belt]]
*[[Perandus_Blazon | Perandus Blazon, Cloth Belt]]
*[[Wurms_Molt | Wurm's Molt, Leather Belt]]


===[[Ring|Rings]]===
* '''Event prizes:''' In the past, special unique items were given as [[Event prize|prizes]] to players who placed in competitive events like [[race]]s.
*Andvarius Gold Ring
*Blackheart Iron Ring
*Doedre's Damning Paua Ring
*Dream Fragments Sapphire Ring
*Kaom's Sign Coral Ring


==Armor==
==Legacy variants==
===[[Chest Armour|Chest Plates]]===
Like all items, unique items can have [[legacy variant]]s. This means for some uniques there exist better (or worse) versions that aren't dropping anymore in [[Standard league]]s. The main source of legacy items are nerfs that affect future item drops, but leave the already existing items as they were. The only way to get these legacy items is from players who had them before they were changed.
*Ambu's Charge Crusader Chainmail
*Voll's Protector Holy Chainmail
*Hyrri's Ire Grand Inquisitor Armour
*Kaom's Heart Chaos Plate


===[[Boots]]===
Rerolling the item's modifier values with a {{il|Divine Orb}} may change a mod's values to match the current version of the unique item, but not for all of them. It will not add or remove modifiers that have been adjusted since then as well.
*Lioneye's Paws Bronzescale Boots
*Shavronne's Pace Scholar Boots
*Sundance Clapsed Boots
*Wake of Destruction Mesh Boots
*Wanderlust Wool Shoes
*Wondertrap Velvet Slippers
*Windscream Reinforced Greaves


===[[Gloves]]===
==Other information==
*Aurseize Steelscale Gauntlets
* A unique item, easily spotted by its {{c|unique|orange text}} and orange banner, as well as a distinct sound affect and animation upon monster drop is one that always spawns with the same mods (sometimes with different values) on the same base item with the same requirements.
*Deshret's Vise Steel Gauntlets
* {{il|Mirror of Kalandra|Mirrors of Kalandra}} and {{il|Orb of Scouring|Orbs of Scouring}} cannot be used on unique items. The only way to downgrade a unique is to use a {{il|Vaal Orb}} on it, which can turn it into a corrupted rare item.
*Doedre's Tenure Silk Gloves
* [[Event prize]] unique items were given out during old [[race]] events to select top players and new copies cannot be obtained in-game by any other method.
*Hrimsorrow Goathide Gloves
* Unique items with [[List of alternate art items|alternate 2D artworks]] were given out as prizes for [[races]].
*Lochtonial Caress Iron Gauntlets
* [[Foil]] uniques are variants with alternate "holographic" 2D artworks. They are obtained using a [[Reliquary Key]], which very rarely drop in-game, some only for a limited time. Certain [[supporter pack]]s allows the buyer to add a foil unique of their choosing into the game, obtainable through special items.
*Maligaro's Virtuosity Deerskin Gloves
* It is possible to get an [[influenced item|influenced]] version of a unique item (for unique items that do not normally drop influenced) by using an {{il|Orb of Chance}} on an influenced version of the base item.
*Ondar's Clasp Wrapped Mitts
* It is impossible to transform a non-unique [[fractured item|fractured]] or [[synthesised item|synthesised]] item or an item with an [[Eldritch implicit modifier]] into a unique item.
*Sadima's Touch Wool Gloves
* The [[item level]] of the unique affects how many sockets can appear on it. While the stats may be the same a unique with a high item level may have a higher selling price when trading with other players.
*Slitherpinch Bronzescale Gauntlets
* There are different [[Guide:Analysis of unique item tiers|tiers of unique items]]. On drop, the rarity roll determines not only if the item will be unique but also from which tier. A random unique will then be pick from the determined tier's pool. When chancing, the probability of obtaining each tier is fixed. If there is no unique of the rolled tier or lower, a rare will be chanced instead.<ref>[https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/485201/filter-account-type/staff On chancing] and [https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/488664/filter-account-type/staff On dropping] Path of Exile Forums</ref>


===[[Helmets]]===
==See also==
*Chitus' Apex Gleaming Circlet
* [[Timeline of unique items]]
*Crown of Thorns Vine Circlet
* [[List of unique items with legacy variants]]
*Ezomyte Peak Rusted Casque
* [[List of unique items with custom effects]]
*Fairgrave's Tricorn Leather Cap
* [[List of unique talking items]]
*Geofri's Crest Zealot's Chain Coif
* [[List of alternate art items]]
*Heatshiver Leather Hood
* [[:Category:Unique items created by supporters]]
*Honourhome Chainmail Coif
* [[Guide:Analysis of unique item tiers]]
*Hrimnor's Resolve Vaal Casque
*Hyrri's Mark Copper Circlet
*Malachai's Simula Copper Mask
*The Peregrine Ribbed Helmet


===[[Shields]]===
==References==
*Crest of Perandus Pine Buckler
{{Reflist|refs=
*Daresso's Courage Baroque Round Shield
<ref name="Map only uniques">{{cite web
*Kaltenhalt Painted Buckler
|author = Chris
*Saffell's Frame Branded Kite Shield
|date = November 6, 2013
*Springleaf Plank Kite Shield
|title = Further Update to Map-only Uniques
*Lioneye's Remorse Ornate Wall Shield
|url = http://web.archive.org/web/20131109054522/https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/585724
*Rathpith Globe Ornate Focus
|publisher = Official Path of Exile Forums
|accessdate = November 9, 2013
}}</ref>
<ref name="Unique weighting">{{cite web
|author = Chris
|date = August 9, 2012
|title = 0.9.11g Patch Notes
|url = https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/44330
|publisher = Official Path of Exile Forums
|accessdate = November 8, 2021
}}</ref>
}}


==Weapons==
==External links==
===[[Bows]]===
* [https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1835899 Forum thread listing and discussing unique items]
*Death's Harp Composite Bow
*Lioneye's Glare Imperial Bow
*Silverbranch Crude Bow


===Quivers===
{{Navbox Unique Items}}
*Blackgleam Cured Quiver
*Broadstroke Heavy Quiver


===[[Daggers]]===
[[Category:Unique items| ]]
*Mightyflay Flaying Knife
[[Category:Item mechanics]]
*Divinarius Skean
 
===[[Swords]]===
*Ephemeral Edge Dusk Blade
*Redbeak Rusted Sword
*Tipua Kaikohuru Whalebone Rapier
*Rigvald's Charge Highland Blade
*Shiversting Bastard Sword
*Terminus Est Tiger Sword
 
===[[Staves]]===
*The Searing Touch Long Staff
 
===[[Axes]]===
*Kaom's Primacy Karui Chopper
*Reaper's Pursuit Shadow Axe
 
===[[Maces]]===
*Hrimnor's Hymn Sledgehammer
*Voll's Baptism Brass Maul
 
===[[Wands]]===
*Moonsorrow Imbued Wand

Latest revision as of 19:53, 29 March 2024

Artwork depicting the unique shield, Broken FaithBroken Faith
Archon Kite Shield
Chance to Block: 12%
Armour: (156-179)
Energy Shield: (32-37)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 68, 85 Str, 85 Int+12% to all Elemental Resistances0.4% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life
-10% Chance to Block
100% increased Global Armour while you have no Energy Shield
You have Unholy Might while you have no Energy Shield
Create Profane Ground instead of Consecrated Ground
Be not blinded by the light.

A unique item is an item with a specific name, unique artwork, and a predetermined list of modifiers. Unique items usually have the same implicit modifier as a normal item of the same type.

Unique items are meant to be less powerful overall than high-level rare items, but offer unique gameplay and allow special character builds to be based around them.[citation needed]

Currently there are 1,132 released unique items, including maps and items with modifier variants. For a timeline when each unique item was added, see the timeline of unique items.

Unique item types

Jewellery
Armour
Weapons
Flasks
Jewels
Maps

Obtaining unique items

The following is a non-exhaustive list of ways that unique items can be obtained. Unique items can always be traded.

  • World drops: Unique items, like items of any other rarity, can randomly drop from slain monsters and loot containers. A unique item's drop level may differ from that of its base item. The actual drop levels of unique items are not known; however, there are examples of unique items that are known to only drop from very high level content, such as maps.[1] Each unique item also has its own drop rate. These rates are not publicized by Grinding Gear Games, but certain unique items are clearly much more common than others.[2]
  • Optional content: Optional game content is a prevalent source of unique items. Random unique item drops are often given to the player as reward for engaging with certain optional game content such as Heist, the Immortal Syndicate and the Lord's Labyrinth just to name a few. They are sometimes indicated by a uniques reward icon. Additionally, a number of drop-restricted unique items can only be acquired from optional game content and bosses.
  • Orb of Chance: Using an Orb 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 a normal item will very rarely upgrade it to a unique item of the same base type. For example, it is possible for a normal Gold RingGold RingRequires Level 20(6-15)% increased Rarity of Items found to be upgraded to AndvariusAndvarius
    Gold Ring
    Requires Level 20(6-15)% increased Rarity of Items found+10 to Dexterity
    (50-70)% increased Rarity of Items found
    -20% to all Elemental Resistances
    Danger is the price of wealth.
    by using an Orb of Chance on it. Similarly, a Tainted Mythic OrbTainted Mythic OrbStack Size: 20Unpredictably either upgrades a corrupted item to unique rarity or destroys itRight click this item then left click a corrupted item to apply it. Cannot apply to Maps. can also transform a corrupted item into a unique item with a risk of destroying it. These methods cannot be used to obtain drop-restricted unique items.
  • Vaal Orb: Certain jewels and equipment can only be created through one possible outcome of using a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. on an item. For example, using a Vaal Orb on Tear of PurityTear of Purity
    Lapis Amulet
    Requires Level 5+(20-30) to IntelligenceGrants Level 10 Purity of Elements Skill
    +(10-20) to all Attributes
    +(20-40) to maximum Life
    +(5-10)% to all Elemental Resistances
    A shimmering symbol of Purity, clear as water,
    but I know better than most how quickly
    Purity can succumb to Corruption.
    How quickly water turns to blood.
    - Victario, the People's Poet
    may result in it transforming into Blood of CorruptionBlood of Corruption
    Amber Amulet
    Requires Level 5+(20-30) to StrengthGrants Level 10 Gluttony of Elements Skill
    Adds 19 to 43 Chaos Damage to Attacks
    -(10-5)% to all Elemental Resistances
    +(17-29)% to Chaos Resistance
    CorruptedIn my dream, a voice spoke to me. It said:
    'My reach knows no bounds.
    All that is pure is destined to rot.
    All that lives is destined to serve.'
    - Doryani, Queen's Thaumaturgist
    .
  • Upgrading: Some unique items can be upgraded to a superior version. See blessed items and vials for more information.
  • Transforming: Ancient OrbAncient OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a unique equipment as another of the same item classRight click this item then left click a unique item to apply it. and the Altar of Sacrifice in the Temple of Atzoatl can transform a unique item into another unique item. This cannot be used to obtain drop-restricted items.
  • Divination cards: Sets of many divination cards can be turned in for unique items. Some like Thunderous SkiesThunderous Skies5Storm CloudMany that have wielded the power of lightning have said that death by electrocution looks like the victim is more alive than ever before. return specific unique items, whereas others like Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank,
    close your eyes,
    and pray to the gods
    for a pleasant surprise.
    return random ones. A few unique items like Maw of MischiefMaw of Mischief
    Bone Helmet
    Armour: (197-227)
    Energy Shield: (40-46)
    Requires Level 73, 76 Str, 76 IntMinions deal (15-20)% increased DamageGrants Level 20 Death Wish Skill
    +(45-65) to maximum Life
    (30-20)% reduced Mana Cost of Minion Skills
    Minions are Aggressive
    The line that divides hope and fear,
    life and death, crowd and mob,
    is as thin as a whisper.
    can only be acquired from specific divination card sets.
  • Event prizes: In the past, special unique items were given as prizes to players who placed in competitive events like races.

Legacy variants

Like all items, unique items can have legacy variants. This means for some uniques there exist better (or worse) versions that aren't dropping anymore in Standard leagues. The main source of legacy items are nerfs that affect future item drops, but leave the already existing items as they were. The only way to get these legacy items is from players who had them before they were changed.

Rerolling the item's modifier values with a Divine OrbDivine OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the random modifiers on an itemRight click this item then left click a magic, rare or unique item to apply it. may change a mod's values to match the current version of the unique item, but not for all of them. It will not add or remove modifiers that have been adjusted since then as well.

Other information

  • A unique item, easily spotted by its orange text and orange banner, as well as a distinct sound affect and animation upon monster drop is one that always spawns with the same mods (sometimes with different values) on the same base item with the same requirements.
  • Mirrors of KalandraMirror of KalandraStack Size: 10Creates a mirrored copy of an itemRight click this item then left click an equipable non-unique item to apply it. Mirrored copies cannot be modified. and Orbs of ScouringOrb of ScouringStack Size: 30Removes all modifiers from an itemRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item to apply it. cannot be used on unique items. The only way to downgrade a unique is to use a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. on it, which can turn it into a corrupted rare item.
  • Event prize unique items were given out during old race events to select top players and new copies cannot be obtained in-game by any other method.
  • Unique items with alternate 2D artworks were given out as prizes for races.
  • Foil uniques are variants with alternate "holographic" 2D artworks. They are obtained using a Reliquary Key, which very rarely drop in-game, some only for a limited time. Certain supporter packs allows the buyer to add a foil unique of their choosing into the game, obtainable through special items.
  • It is possible to get an influenced version of a unique item (for unique items that do not normally drop influenced) by using an Orb 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 an influenced version of the base item.
  • It is impossible to transform a non-unique fractured or synthesised item or an item with an Eldritch implicit modifier into a unique item.
  • The item level of the unique affects how many sockets can appear on it. While the stats may be the same a unique with a high item level may have a higher selling price when trading with other players.
  • There are different tiers of unique items. On drop, the rarity roll determines not only if the item will be unique but also from which tier. A random unique will then be pick from the determined tier's pool. When chancing, the probability of obtaining each tier is fixed. If there is no unique of the rolled tier or lower, a rare will be chanced instead.[3]

See also

References

  1. Chris (November 6, 2013). "Further Update to Map-only Uniques". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. Chris (August 9, 2012). "0.9.11g Patch Notes". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. On chancing and On dropping Path of Exile Forums

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