Rarity / Quality Classes

Every named base above can drop or craft into these quality classes. Base tier (Normal / Exceptional / Elite) is separate from quality.

• Base tier = which Normal / Exceptional / Elite nameplate the item uses.
• Quality = Common → Uncommon → Augmented → Rare → Legendary → Unique → Apex.

Common — White / unmarked base

• No affixes. Socket lottery possible. Phonon Chord fuel when white/gray rules allow.

Uncommon — Field-issue / lightly etched

• Minimal random package or socket emphasis. Below Augmented.

Augmented — Blue — Prefix + Suffix forge stamps

• At most one Prefix + one Suffix from the Affix Bible (vol. 04).

Rare — Yellow — multi-mod combat title

• Up to 3 Prefixes + 3 Suffixes; cosmetic First Word + Second Word title.

Legendary — Gold — hand-authored package

• Fixed designer mods. Same prefix / suffix count as Unique. No Artifact socket. Never a Set piece.

Unique — Gold — hand-authored package

• Fixed designer mods. Same prefix / suffix count as Legendary. Artifact socket unless disabled. May be a standalone Unique or a named Set piece.

Apex — Hand-authored Ultimate amplifiers — peer chase with Legendary and Unique

• Hand-crafted endgame packages built to synergize with Artifacts and deliver an enormous power boost to Ultimates. Artifact-socket eligible. Outside modular crafting. May feed Sets.