Gear Progression

Gear Progression covers Apotheosis’s affix gear and the items that improve it. Affix gear is equipment with a rarity, random bonus stats called affixes and sockets for gems. Better rarities roll more and stronger affixes. The Reforging quest chapter teaches the system step by step.

Rarities#

Rarity Rarity material Notes
Common Mysterious Scrap Metal
Uncommon Timeworn Fabric
Rare Luminous Crystal Shard
Epic Arcane Sands
Mythic Godforged Pearl
Ancient Manifestation of Infinity
Artifact Artifact Shards Apotheotic Additions
Heirloom Core of the Family Apotheotic Additions
Esoteric Galactic Core Apotheotic Additions; the highest
Fabled Relic of the Renowned Fallen Gems & Affixes; given by the Fabled Reforging Table

Rarity Materials lists where each material comes from.

Where affix gear comes from#

  • Mobs: a naturally spawned mob has a 10% chance to be given an affix item.
  • Chests: vanilla structure chests have a 35% chance to hold an affix item, and other chests 30%. Ordinary gear in loot tables also has a 35% chance to be turned into affix gear.
  • The dimension caps the rarity of that converted chest gear: Common–Uncommon in the Overworld, Uncommon–Rare in the Nether, Rare–Epic in the End and the Otherside, and any rarity in the Past. The config meant one rarity higher everywhere; see Known Bugs.
  • Bosses: Apothic bosses spawn naturally in the Nether and the outer End, and universal bosses (below) appear everywhere.

Universal bosses#

Fallen Gems & Affixes can turn any spawning mob, except villagers, wandering traders and armor stands, into a universal boss of a rarity tier. Soulrend’s chances are 6% Common, 5% Uncommon, 4% Rare, 3% Epic, 2% Mythic, 1% Ancient and 2.5% Fabled. Each dimension allows only some tiers:

Dimension Tiers
Overworld Common, Uncommon, Rare
Nether Rare, Epic
End Epic, Mythic, Ancient, Fabled

Higher tiers carry boss affixes, such as Executioner from Rare and Berserker from Epic. When killed they drop:

  • gem dust (25% chance);
  • rarity materials of their tier (15%);
  • an enchanted book (15%).

Fabled ones drop Relics of the Renowned instead of the usual materials, and have a 5% chance to drop an augment.

Working on gear#

  • Reforging Tables reroll an item at a chosen rarity, using rarity materials, Sigils of Rebirth and experience levels. The Salvaging Table breaks unwanted affix gear into rarity materials.
  • Sigils add or remove sockets, gems, affixes and augments at a Smithing Table, or fuel the tables.
  • Gems go into sockets and are upgraded at the Gem Cutting Table.
  • Augments go into a special slot and scale an item’s affix and gem power.

In this section#