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'''Tempering''' allows you to add affixes to your <span class="legendary">Legendary</span> and <span class="rare">Rare</span> items.  Tempering Manuals can randomly drop in World Tier 1 to 4 and each manual offers a list of themed recipes.  The higher the [[World Tiers|World Tier]] you are playing in the better the Manual's will be. The Manual goes into your bag. You click it to learn and it is stored in your [[Codex of Power]].

Manuals fall into 1 of 6 categories:

:* [[Weapons Manuals|Weapons Manuals]]
:* [[Offensive Manuals|Offensive Manuals]]
:* [[Defensive Manuals|Defensive Manuals]]
:* [[Utility Manuals|Utility Manuals]]
:* [[Mobility Manuals|Mobility Manuals]]
:* [[Resource Manuals|Resource Manuals]]

Each manual has a list of themed affixes.


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== How to Temper == 

Give your item to the [[Blacksmith]] and select the manual from the chosen category in the Tempering menu.  You can not pick which Affix from the manual will be applied to the item, it is randomly selected from the 4 or 5 listed in the Manual.

Sacred [[Legendary Items]] can be tempered with only one Affix but Ancestral Legendary Items can have two but they have to be manuals from two different categories.  For example, one manual from Offensive and the second from Weapons, not two manuals from the Weapons category. You can reroll these up to 5 times, not 5 times per Affix, 5 times per item.

You can't indefinitely reroll the Temper until the Blacksmith picks the specific Affix you want. 

When you reroll an Affix it will randomly select one of the Affixes from the same Manual it does not reroll the Affix you have for better stats.  It's a gamble.

Once you have rerolled 5 times that is it. The Tempered Affixes are now fixed and there is no resetting to start again as there is with [[Masterworking]].  However, these affixes will increase along with the others on an item when you perform [[Masterworking]] so be sure to Temper your item before Masterworking to get the full benefit.

== Where to Farm Tempering Manuals ==

Tempering Manuals can be farmed just about everywhere but they do not drop that often in World Tier 2 and if they do they will not be optimal.

Once you reach World Tier 3 drops should improve and Tempering Manuals can be picked up in numerous places including [[Helltide|Helltides]], [[Nightmare Dungeons]], [[World Bosses]], [[Boss Ladder|Ladder Bosses]] and [[The Pit]] (character level 60+ dungeon).

The Pit is where you will find the best Tempering Manuals and the deeper you go, the better they should become.

===In Brief===

*Can Temper <span class="legendary">Legendary</span> and <span class="rare">Rare</span> items only
*Tempering Manuals randomly drop in World Tier 1 to 4
*2x Tempers on Ancestral Legendaries items (they drop from [[Difficulties|Torment difficulty 1]])
*If applying 2 [[Affixes]] they must be from different Manuals
*Once the initial 1 or 2 Tempers are applied, you can reroll total of 5 times per item (not per Manual)
*Affix applied is randomly selected from the chosen Manual and rerolls are randomly selected from the same Manual
*You can Temper the same affix on to two different equipped items and they will stack
*Tempered Affixes can not be [[Occultist#Enchanting|Enchanted]] (rerolled) at the [[Occultist]]
*Tempered Affixes can be boosted with [[Masterworking]]
*You can reroll a Temper even if it's been [[Masterworking|Masterworked]], the new Temper will adopt the current Masterworking level

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|[[File:Offensive Tempering Recipes.jpg|alt=Offensive Tempering Recipes|center|thumb|500x500px|Marksman Finesse Manual Selected]]
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<div class="linkbox">[[Masterworking|Read about the other new itemization system, Masterworking.]] </div>

== List of Manuals ==

Prior to the release of [[Season 4]] the following Manuals have been revealed by Blizzard.


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=== All Classes Manuals ===

These are the Tempering Manuals are available for use by all classes. Once you have found and learnt these Manuals they will be stored in your [[Codex of Power]]. When you wish to Temper an item with one visit the [[Blacksmith]].

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=== Barbarian Manuals ===

These are the Barbarian Tempering Manuals. Once you have found and learnt these Manuals they will be stored in your [[Codex of Power]]. When you wish to Temper an item with one visit the [[Blacksmith]].

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=== Druid Manuals ===

These are the Druid Tempering Manuals. Once you have found and learnt these Manuals they will be stored in your [[Codex of Power]]. When you wish to Temper an item with one visit the [[Blacksmith]].

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=== Necromancer Manuals ===

These are the Necromancer Tempering Manuals. Once you have found and learnt these Manuals they will be stored in your [[Codex of Power]]. When you wish to Temper an item with one visit the [[Blacksmith]].

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=== Rogue Manuals ===

These are the Rogue Tempering Manuals. Once you have found and learnt these Manuals they will be stored in your [[Codex of Power]]. When you wish to Temper an item with one visit the [[Blacksmith]].

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=== Sorcerer Manuals ===

These are the Sorcerer Tempering Manuals. Once you have found and learnt these Manuals they will be stored in your [[Codex of Power]]. When you wish to Temper an item with one visit the [[Blacksmith]].

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=== Spiritborn Manuals ===

These are the Spiritborn Tempering Manuals. Once you have found and learnt these Manuals they will be stored in your [[Codex of Power]]. When you wish to Temper an item with one visit the [[Blacksmith]].

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== Changes to {{PAGENAME}} ==

{{Patch Date Season 4}}

*Tempering system added in [[Season 4|Season 4: Loot Reborn]]


[[Category:Crafting]][[Category:Blacksmith]] 

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