Diablo 4 Tempering Guide (How it Works, Manuals, Recipes & Affixes)

Published on: May 20, 2024 by Michael James

With the arrival of Season of Loot Reborn, Diablo 4 has gone through certain changes that affect how the game works and one of these is the new Tempering feature.

Before the update, players could upgrade their equipment by adding levels to them, but this has been changed to Tempering, which allows you to alter your equipment.

This allows you to add affixes to your equipment, which provides them with certain bonuses that can make them even better when you are slaying demons.

How Does Tempering Work?

Tempering allows you to take one item and select a certain recipe from a list that you have already collected during the Season of Loot Reborn.

Recipes are obtained by using Temper Manuals, which drop by defeating enemies, opening rewards chests, defeating bosses and other stronger enemies, and much more.

Once you have a Temper Manual, it is still possible to get a better one based on the stats that they provide and there are also different rarities. (Better ones replace old ones)

How To Use Tempering?

Tempering is available from the moment you log in with your character and may be used by visiting any Blacksmith you can find.

Once you select Tempering, place the item you wish to add an affix to, and you can select a recipe that will add an affix from a list of possible options.

You may also select a recipe first, which will show you which equipment may be used to get one of the possible affixes from it.

After choosing the equipment and recipe that you want, you may confirm by selecting “Temper Item” and this will complete the process, giving the equipment a random affix.

Tempering is limited to a certain number of times though, which can be shown once an item has been placed in the slot, which shows the remaining amount of rerolls available.

Where To Get Temper Manuals?

Temper Manuals can be obtained in various ways, which mostly include defeating enemies that you encounter in Sanctuary.

Defeating stronger enemies is a good way to boost your chances while doing activities can get you reward chests to open for a chance to get the manuals as well.

Helltide areas are currently some of the best places to farm Temper Manuals as there are several enemies, multiple activities, Tortured Gift of Mysteries Chests, and even Blood Maidens.

All Temper Recipes and Affixes

All Classes

Temper Manual	Class	Possible Affix Effects	Item
Elemental Surge	All Classes	Lucky Hit: Up to a 40% Chance to Deal Elemental Damage	Weapons
Natural Finesse	All Classes	Damage Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies Damage to Close Enemies Damage to Distant Enemies	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Natural Motion	All Classes	Movement Speed Movement Speed for 4 Seconds After Killing an Elite Mobility Cooldown Reduction Evade Cooldown Reduction	Boots Amulets
Natural Resistance	All Classes	Fire Resistance Lightning Resistance Cold Resistance Poison Resistance Shadow Resistance	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Natural Schemes	All Classes	Thorns Crowd Control Duration Barrier Generation	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Worldly Endurance	All Classes	Shred Critical Strike Chance Rabies Duration Lacerate Duration	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Worldly Fortune	All Classes	Lucky Hit: Chance to Slow for 2 Seconds Lucky Hit: Chance to Immobilize for 2 Seconds Lucky Hit: Chance to Stun for 2 Seconds Lucky Hit: Chance to Freeze for 2 Seconds	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Worldly Stability	All Classes	Resource Generation Resource Cost Reduction Lucky Hit: Chance to Restore Primary Resource	Rings Amulets

Barbarian

Temper Manual	Class	Possible Affix Effects	Item
Arsenal Finesse	Barbarian	Damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons Damage with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons Damage when Swapping Weapons	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Barbarian Control	Barbarian	Steel Grasp Count Upheaval Count Stun Duration Concussion	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Barbarian Motion	Barbarian	Ground Stomp Cooldown Reduction Iron Skin Cooldown Reduction Challenging Shout Cooldown Reduction Steel Grasp Cooldown Reduction	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Barbarian Protection	Barbarian	Imposing Presence Martial Vigor Guttural Yell Defensive Stance	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields/ Amulets
Barbarian Recovery	Barbarian	Chance for Lunging Strike Projectiles to Cast Twice Raid Leader Invigorating Fury	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Barbarian Strategy	Barbarian	Movement Speed Movement Speed for 4 Seconds After Killing an Elite Lunging Strike Range Charge Cooldown Reduction Leap Cooldown Reduction	Boots Amulets
Berserking Augments	Barbarian	Double Swing Size Whirlwind Size Frenzy Duration Berserking Duration	Weapons
Berserking Finesse	Barbarian	Bonus Damage while Berserking is Active Bonus Damage while Wrath of the Berserker is Active Bonus Damage while War Cry is Active	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Bleed Augments	Barbarian	Rend Size Rupture Size Flay Duration Pressure Point Expose Vulnerability	Weapons
Brawling Efficiency	Barbarian	Brawling Cooldown Reduction Kick Cooldown Reduction War Cry Cooldown Reduction	Rings Amulets
Demolition Finesse	Barbarian	Cutthroat Damage Cutthroat Attack Speed Cutthroat Critical Strike Chance Cutthroat Critical Strike Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Furious Augments	Barbarian	Bash Cleave Hammer of the Ancients Size Upheaval Size Kick Effect	Weapons
Sandstorm Augments	Barbarian	Chance for Dust Devil Projectiles to Cast Twice Dust Devil Size	Weapons
Thorn Body	Barbarian	Thorns while Fortified Outburst Tough as Nails	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Ultimate Efficiency – Barbarian	Barbarian	Casting Ultimate Skills Restores Primary Resource Call of the Ancients Cooldown Reduction Iron Maelstrom Cooldown Reduction Wrath of the Berserker Cooldown Reduction	Rings Amulets
Wasteland Augments	Barbarian	Ground Stomp Size Leap Size Earthquake Size Earthquake Duration	Weapons
Weapon Attunement – Barbarian	Barbarian	Basic Resource Generation Resource Generation with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons Resource Generation with Dual-Wielded Weapons Resource Generation with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons	Rings Amulets
Weapon Mastery Efficiency	Barbarian	Weapon Mastery Cooldown Reduction Death Blow Cooldown Reduction Rupture Cooldown Reduction Steel Grasp Cooldown Reduction	Rings Amulets

Druid

Temper Manual	Class	Possible Affix Effects	Item
Companion Efficiency	Druid	Companion Cooldown Reduction Wolves Cooldown Reduction Poison Creeper Cooldown Reduction Ravens Cooldown Reduction	Rings Amulets
Companion Finesse	Druid	Companion Damage Wolves Damage Poison Creeper Damage Ravens Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Companion Innovation	Druid	Wolves Attack Speed Ravens Attack Speed Poison Creeper Duration Ravens Size	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Druid Invigoration	Druid	Casting Wrath Skills Restores Primary Resource Casting Ultimate Skills Restores Primary Resource Abundance Clarity	RingsAmulets
Druid Motion	Druid	Movement Speed Trample Cooldown Reduction Digitigrade Gait	Boots Amulets
Earth Augments	Druid	Chance for Earth Spike Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Landslide Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Boulder Projectiles to Cast Twice Petrify Duration	Weapons
Earth Finesse	Druid	Earth Damage Earth Lucky Hit Chance Earth Critical Strike Chance Earth Overpower Damage Boulder Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Nature Magic Wall	Druid	Cyclone Armor Cooldown Reduction Earthen Bulwark Cooldown Reduction Cyclone Armor Size Earthen Bulwark Duration	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Shapeshifting Finesse	Druid	Werewolf Attack Speed Rabies Damage Trample Damage Lacerate Damage Werewolf Critical Strike Chance Werebear Overpower Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Storm Augments	Druid	Chance for Wind Shear Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Tornado Projectiles to Cast Twice Hurricane Size Lightning Storm Duration Hurricane Duration	Weapons
Storm Finesse	Druid	Storm Damage Hurricane Damage Cataclysm Damage Lightning Bolt Damage Storm Critical Strike Chance	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Werebear Augments	Druid	Maul Size Pulverize Size Grizzly Rage Duration	Weapons
Werewolf Augments	Druid	Shred Critical Strike Chance Rabies Duration Lacerate Duration	Weapons
Wrath Efficiency	Druid	Hurricane Cooldown Reduction Boulder Cooldown Reduction Rabies Cooldown Reduction	Rings Amulets

Necromancer

Temper Manual	Class	Possible Affix Effects	Item
Blood Augments	Necromancer	Hemorrhage Size Blood Surge Size Blood Lance Duration	Weapons
Blood Endurance	Necromancer	Chance for Hemorrhage to Form Blood Orbs Blood Orb Healing Blood Mist Duration Blood Mist Cooldown Reduction	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Blood Finesse	Necromancer	Blood Attack Speed Blood Damage Blood Overpower Damage Damage while Fortified	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Bone Augments	Necromancer	Chance for Bone Splinters Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Bone Spear Projectiles to Cast Twice Bone Spirit Size Bone Storm Duration	Weapons
Bone Finesse	Necromancer	Bone Damage Bone Critical Strike Chance Bone Critical Strike Damage Bone Spirit Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Necromancer Efficiency	Necromancer	Ultimate Cooldown Reduction Golem Cooldown Reduction Bone Spirit Cooldown Reduction Rapid Ossification	Rings Amulets
Necromancer Invigoration	Necromancer	Chance for Projectiles to Cast Twice Casting Macabre Skills Restores Primary Resource Casting Ultimate Skills Restores Primary Resource	Rings Amulets
Necromancer Motion	Necromancer	Movement Speed Chance for Blood Mist Projectiles to Cast Twice Death’s Approach	Boots Amulets
Profane Cage	Necromancer	Blight Effect Corpse Tendrils Duration Corpse Tendrils Size Crippling Darkness	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Profane Finesse	Necromancer	Damage to Enemies Affected by Curse Skills Macabre Damage Iron Maiden Damage Corpse Tendrils Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Profane Innovation	Necromancer	Corpse Explosion Size Corpse Tendrils Size Iron Maiden Size Decrepify Size Curse Duration	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Shadow Augments – Decay	Necromancer	Chance for Blight Projectiles to Cast Twice Decompose Size Blight Size	Weapons
Shadow Augments – Execution	Necromancer	Chance for Sever Projectiles to Cast Twice Reap Duration	Weapons
Shadow Finesse	Necromancer	Shadow Damage Over Time Darkness Damage Desecrated Ground Damage Corpse Explosion Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Summoning Augments	Necromancer	Minion Attack Speed Chance for Projectiles to Cast Twice Skeleton Priest Effect Duration	Weapons
Summoning Finesse	Necromancer	Summoning Damage Skeletal Mages Damage Golems Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Thorn Army	Necromancer	Thorns while Fortified Minions Inherit Thorns Skeletal Warriors Inherit Thorns Skeletal Mages Inherit Thorns Golems Inherit Thorns	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Weapon Attunement – Necromancer	Necromancer	Basic Resource Generation Resource Generation with Scythes Resource Generation with Shields	Rings Amulets

Rogue

Temper Manual	Class	Possible Affix Effects	Item
Agility Efficiency	Rogue	Agility Cooldown Reduction Shadow Step Cooldown Reduction Caltrops Cooldown Reduction Dash Cooldown Reduction	Rings Amulets
Alchemist Control	Rogue	Trick Attacks Chilling Weight Shadow Crash	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Basic Augments – Rogue	Rogue	Chance for Puncture Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Heartseeker Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Forceful Arrow Projectiles to Cast Twice Invigorating Strike Duration Heartseeker Duration	Weapons
Core Augments – Rogue	Rogue	Twisting Blades Effect Chance for Barrage Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Rapid Fire Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Penetrating Shot Projectiles to Cast Twice Flurry Size	Weapons
Cutthroat Finesse	Rogue	Cutthroat Damage Cutthroat Attack Speed Cutthroat Critical Strike Chance Cutthroat Critical Strike Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Daze Control	Rogue	Lucky Hit: Chance to Daze for 2 Seconds Smoke Grenade Cooldown Reduction Smoke Grenade Duration	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Imbuement Abundance	Rogue	Shadow Imbuement Count Poison Imbuement Count Cold Imbuement Count	Rings Amulets
Marksman Finesse	Rogue	Marksman Damage Marksman Critical Strike Chance Marksman Critical Strike Damage Rain of Arrows Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Rogue Cloaking	Rogue	Concealment Cooldown Reduction Concealment Duration Agile	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Rogue Invigoration	Rogue	Puncture Resource Generation Invigorating Strike Effect Innervation Adrenaline Rush	Rings Amulets
Rogue Motion	Rogue	Movement Speed Movement Speed from Blade Shift Chance for Dark Shroud Projectiles to Cast Twice Shadow Step Duration Stutter Step	Boots Amulets
Rogue Recovery	Rogue	Chance for Flurry Projectiles to Cast Twice Siphoning Strikes Mending Obscurity	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Scoundrel Finesse	Rogue	Damage to Poisoned Enemies Damage to Enemies Affected by Trap Skills Imbued Damage Trap Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Specialist Evolution	Rogue	Marksman Damage Marksman Critical Strike Chance Marksman Critical Strike Damage Rain of Arrows Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Subterfuge Efficiency	Rogue	Shadow Imbuement Count Poison Imbuement Count Cold Imbuement Count	Rings Amulets
Trap Augments	Rogue	Traps Arm Faster Caltrops Size Caltrops Duration Poison Trap Duration	Weapons
Trickster Finesse	Rogue	Shadow Step Damage Dash Damage Shadow Clone Damage Stun Grenade Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets

Sorcerer

Temper Manual	Class	Possible Affix Effects	Item
Conjuration Efficiency	Sorcerer	Hydra Resource Cost Reduction Ice Blades Cooldown Reduction Lightning Spear Cooldown Reduction	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Conjuration Finesse	Sorcerer	Conjuration Damage Hydra Damage Ice Blades Damage Lightning Spear Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Frost Augments	Sorcerer	Chance for Frost Bolt Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Frozen Orb Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Ice Shards Projectiles to Cast Twice Blizzard Size	Weapons
Frost Cage	Sorcerer	Frost Nova Cooldown Reduction Chill Slow Potency Cold Front	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Frost Finesse	Sorcerer	Cold Damage Vulnerable Damage Damage to Frozen Enemies Blizzard Damage Ice Spike Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Pyromancy Augments	Sorcerer	Chance for Fire Bolt Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Fireball Projectiles to Cast Twice Incinerate Size Meteor Size Firewall Size	Weapons
Pyromancy Endurance	Sorcerer	Lucky Hit: Chance to Heal Life Flame Shield Duration Warmth	Helms Chest Armor Pants Shields Amulets
Pyromancy Finesse	Sorcerer	Fire Damage Fire Damage Over Time Pyromancy Attack Speed Pyromancy Critical Strike Damage Mastery Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Shock Augments	Sorcerer	Chance for Spark Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Chain Lightning Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Charged Bolts Projectiles to Cast Twice Chance for Ball Lightning Projectiles to Cast Twice Teleport Size	Weapons
Shock Finesse	Sorcerer	Lightning Damage Shock Critical Strike Chance Shock Critical Strike Damage Teleport Damage Crackling Energy Damage	Weapons Gloves Rings Amulets
Sorcerer Control	Sorcerer	Immobilize Duration Stun Duration Freeze Duration Frost Nova Size	Helms Chest Armor Gloves Pants Boots Shields Amulets
Sorcerer Motion	Sorcerer	Movement Speed Movement Speed for 4 Seconds After Killing an Elite Teleport Cooldown Reduction	Boots Amulets
Sorcerer Stability	Sorcerer	Invigorating Conduit Frigid Breeze Fiery Surge	Rings Amulets
Ultimate Efficiency – Sorcerer	Sorcerer	Casting Ultimate Skills Restores Primary Resource Deep Freeze Cooldown Reduction Inferno Cooldown Reduction Unstable Currents Cooldown Reduction	Rings Amulets

Verdict

Tempering may be one of the best features added to Diablo 4, especially since there are so many creative builds that players come up with.

These upgrades are a great way to perfect your builds and may make your characters even stronger to face the tougher challenges ahead.

Farming the Temper Manuals, you need can be done as you progress, and it is now possible to make your builds even better once you get the ones you need.

Diablo 4 Tempering Guide (How it Works, Manuals, Recipes & Affixes) - ProGameTalk (2024)