LAST EPOCH

Should you keep or craft that Exalted item?

Start with the stat you need. Check the slot, base, affix tier and remaining Forging Potential before spending materials.

Start with the stat your build needs

Find the affix first, then look at gear types that can carry it. A high tier on the wrong slot cannot solve your gear problem. The item’s own built-in bonus and class requirement matter too.

Find a compatible base

A quick keep-or-craft check

Tier 6 or 7 on the drop

Keep a useful Exalted item if its drop-only high-tier affix fits your goal. Shards can raise an affix only through Tier 5.

Check the affix tiers

Tier 1–5 with potential left

Check the Forge and the item’s remaining Forging Potential before upgrading. Each craft spends a random amount; the exact outcome cannot be promised ahead of time.

Choose the next craft

Matching a Unique with LP

Keep a matching Exalted item with the four affixes you want to offer the Eternity Cache. The Unique’s LP determines how many can transfer.

Prepare the Cache pair

Equipment example

Looking for Fire Resistance on Acolyte armor?

Body Armor can carry this affix. These droppable Acolyte bases show why the item’s own bonus and level should be checked before crafting.

Fiend RobesLevel 27 · Acolyte96 Armor · 19–36% Fire Resistance

Sanguine RegaliaLevel 84 · Acolyte261 Armor · 1–2% Damage Leeched as Health · 1–2% Damage Leeched as Health

Immortal RegaliaLevel 77 · Acolyte213 Armor · 7–13% All Resistances · 7–13% All Resistances

These are examples of compatible drops, not a ranking of the best armor for every character.

Check your own target affix

Good to know

Can I craft a Tier 6 or Tier 7 affix?

No. Those tiers appear on dropped items. Shard crafting reaches Tier 5.

Is a higher-level base always better?

No. Check its built-in bonus, your class, the affixes and Forging Potential for the item you want to make.