Tempering essentially lets you add more stats to an item, which can lead to extremely potent results.

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However, there are a few things to keep in mind when Tempering your gear.

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What Is Tempering?

Tempering is the process ofadding specific statsto a piece of gear by usingTempering Manuals.

Tempering Manuals are stored in your Codex of Power when you collect them.

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To Temper your gear, simply head to anyBlacksmithand select theTempering option.

Manuals also come inthree rarities(Magic, Rare, and Legendary) with increasingly powerful stats.

There are some rules to keep in mind when Tempering your gear.

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Additionally,you might’t Temper Uniques at all.

For most items,the limit is fiveTempering rerolls.

Tempered stats willincrease when Masterworking an item.

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How To Get Tempering Manuals

Tempering Manuals drop fromany enemy in any World Tier.

This means you will start collecting Tempering Manuals as soon as you start killing enemies.

Of course, higher rarities of Tempering Manuals are harder to find.

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You aremore likely to get Tempering Manuals for your current class.

Also, once you obtain a Manual, it is essentiallyremoved from the loot table.

Thisprevents you from getting duplicate Tempering Manuals.

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Once you obtain a Tempering Manual, you canuse it an unlimited number of times.

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