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Many of the best builds inDiablo 4make use of powerful Aspects, which can be found on legendary weapon drops or by completing dungeons to acquire Aspects that are then added to your codex of power. You then take these Aspects to the Occultist to upgrade your gear.
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This guide covers how to acquire Aspects, how to look for Aspects that will suit your build, as well as when to upgrade your gear - as upgrading is an expensive business.
Updated July 18, 2025:We’ve added a video guide to this article to show you everything you need to know about Aspects in Diablo 4.
How To Get Aspects
There are a few different ways to acquire Aspects in Diablo 4.
Regions are level-gated, which means you might need to level up before you can head over there to grab the Aspect you need.
This destroys the Legendary item.
When Should You Use Aspects?
You shouldn’t imprint Aspects too early, as gear is easily replaced in the early game and during the leveling process.
However, if you’ve found a decent piece of gear that applies to your build, you can imprint the Aspect,upgrade it at the Blacksmithand continue to use it for some time.
However,that item will still likely be replaced down the line, so don’t be too overzealous with how much gold - and more importantly,Veiled Crystals- you’re spending to imprint Aspects.
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What Are Velied Crystals?
Veiled Crystals are an important upgrade material that you will need to imprint Aspects on to gear.
They can be acquired via salvagingRare itemsand can occasionally drop during quests, defeating monsters, and opening chests.Treasure Goblins have a high chance of dropping them, for example.
Important Things To Keep In Mind
There are quite a few variables to keep in mind while planning to use your Aspects to upgrade gear.
You can’t extract an Aspect more than once.
Overall, we recommend holding on to yourfound Aspectsuntil later in the game, whereas you can start to consider Imprinting as you approach level 50 if your build requires as specific Aspect to really get started.
