All Diablo 4 Masterworking Ranks & Material Costs

As a brand-new mechanic in Diablo 4 Season 4, Masterworking at the Blacksmith helps players greatly improve the affixes on their items. Unlike Tempering, which is available from the get-go, Masterworking only unlocks after you’ve completed the first tier of The Pit of Artificers, a new endgame activity meant for max-level players.

By participating in The Pit of Artificers, you’ll earn Masterworking materials to improve your gear through 12 Ranks. The effects of Masterworking are powerful, but the price is exceptionally high at later Ranks. Let’s dive in and discuss them all

All 12 Masterworking Ranks in Diablo 4 Detailed

Diablo 4 masterworking ranks materials required gold cost items effects affixes stats 25 boost — You’ll have to spend a tonne of resources to get an item to Rank 12 Masterworking, including 10 million Gold just for the final upgrade. (Picture: Blizzard)

You’ll get huge boosts at Rank 4, 8, and 12, with a 25% increase to a random affix on the item. Yes, these can stack, and they do work with Greater Affixes, making Masterworking potentially game-changing if you are lucky enough.

Please note:The data comes from the fantastic resource WoWHead. You'll see multiple items listed, for example Rawhide and Iron Chunk. Only one of these types are required, depending if you are Masterworking a weapon (Iron Chunk) or a piece of armor (Rawhide).

Masterworking Rank	Item Boost/Increase	Materials & Gold Cost
Rank 1	All affixes increased by 5%	10 Obducite 10 Rawhide / 10 Iron Chunk 3 Veiled Crystal 100,000 Gold
Rank 2	All affixes increased by 5%	20 Obducite 10 Rawhide / 10 Iron Chunk 3 Veiled Crystal 150,000 Gold
Rank 3	All affixes increased by 5%	30 Obducite 15 Rawhide / 15 Iron Chunk 4 Veiled Crystal 200,000 Gold
Rank 4	Upgrades a random affix by 25%	40 Obducite 15 Rawhide / 15 Iron Chunk 4 Veiled Crystal 300,000 Gold
Rank 5	All affixes increased by 5%	20 Ingolith 25 Rawhide / 25 Iron Chunk 6 Veiled Crystal 450,000 Gold
Rank 6	All affixes increased by 5%	40 Ingolith 30 Rawhide / 30 Iron Chunk 8 Veiled Crystal 600,000 Gold
Rank 7	All affixes increased by 5%	80 Ingolith 40 Rawhide / 40 Iron Chunk 10 Veiled Crystal 800,000 Gold
Rank 8	Upgrades a random affix by 25%	120 Ingolith 50 Rawhide / 50 Iron Chunk 15 Veiled Crystal 1,000,000 Gold
Rank 9	All affixes increased by 5%	50 Neathiron 20 Veiled Crystal 10 Abstruse Sigil / 10 Baleful Fragment / 10 Coiling Ward 3 Forgotten Soul 2,000,000 Gold
Rank 10	All affixes increased by 5%	100 Neathiron 30 Veiled Crystal 10 Abstruse Sigil / 10 Baleful Fragment / 10 Coiling Ward 5 Forgotten Soul 3,000,000 Gold
Rank 11	All affixes increased by 5%	150 Neathiron 40 Veiled Crystal 15 Abstruse Sigil / 15 Baleful Fragment / 15 Coiling Ward 7 Forgotten Soul 5,000,000 Gold
Rank 12	Upgrades a random affix by 25%	250 Neathiron 50 Veiled Crystal 20 Abstruse Sigil / 20 Baleful Fragment / 20 Coiling Ward 10 Forgotten Soul 10,000,000 Gold

In case you are wondering, Masterworking does function the same on Unique items! If you are running out of a particular item, you should head to the Alchemist and check out the transmute Masterworking Caches feature.

If you haven’t leaped into Diablo 4 Season 4 yet, just know that it is VERY good, as it has revitalized the game’s fun factor. In part, that’s due to the new Masterworking and Tempering systems, making each player’s character more unique than ever before.

Check out the informative video from Blizzard below, detailing Diablo 4 Season 4 content, including Masterworking, Tempering, The Pit and more.

That’s everything you need to know about all 12 ranks of Masterworking, its effects on items, and the numerous materials required. If anything changes, we’ll endeavor to update this article with haste.