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· Previously, when removing or changing a specific affix on an item, there was a risk of losing desired powerful affixes as well.
· However, with the new crafting method, you can now remove or reroll other affixes while preserving core damage-boosting affixes like Physical Damage, Vulnerable Damage, and Critical Strike Damage.
· These affixes multiply each other, leading to massive damage increases, so combining desired affixes is crucial.
· For example, you can aim for maximized damage by combining affixes like Critical Strike Damage, Vulnerable Damage, and All Damage Increase on gloves, rings, and amulets.

· Prepare an item with the desired powerful affix (e.g., Physical Damage).
· First, remove affixes you don't want to keep (e.g., Resistances) through 'Armor Rerolling'.
· Then, use 'Offensive Rerolling' to add desired affixes (e.g., Vulnerable Damage).
· Don't worry if the added affix has a low value at this point. The Physical Damage affix is not yet locked.
· To lock the Physical Damage affix, select it in the 'Enhance' menu and choose 'No Change' to lock it. Be careful not to change other affixes during this process.
· This way, the Physical Damage affix will be locked and won't disappear, allowing you to freely reroll other affixes.

· With the Physical Damage affix locked, you can use the Horadric Cube to remove or reroll other affixes (e.g., Vulnerable Damage).
· The 'Remove Affix' function allows you to remove specific affixes, and 'Focused Rerolling' allows you to reroll affixes within a specific category.
· The locked Physical Damage affix will not be affected during this process.
· For instance, if Intelligence changes to Critical Strike Chance, you can repeatedly reroll until you obtain the desired affix.
· Use the 'Remove Affix' feature to remove unwanted affixes (e.g., Willpower) and repeat 'Focused Rerolling' until you obtain the desired affix (e.g., Attack Speed).

· By repeating the above process, you can imbue your gloves with all desired damage-related affixes, such as Physical Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Critical Strike Chance, and Attack Speed.
· Utilizing this method of locking powerful affixes allows you to craft gloves with combinations of damage affixes that were previously impossible.
· Finally, complete the crafting of gloves with the ideal affix combination, including Physical Damage, Critical Strike Damage, Vulnerable Damage, and Attack Speed.

· The same principle applies to weapon crafting. For example, if you have a weapon with Weapon Damage and Willpower affixes, first lock the Weapon Damage affix.
· In the 'Enhance' menu, select the Weapon Damage affix and choose 'No Change' to lock it.
· Then, use the 'Remove Affix' function to remove unwanted affixes (e.g., Resource Generation).
· Repeat 'Focused Rerolling' until you obtain the desired affix (e.g., All Damage Increase).
· Be cautious, as Willpower is classified as an offensive affix but also a core stat affix. Ensure Willpower doesn't change to another affix during focused rerolling.

· Willpower affixes often do not change to other affixes during focused rerolling because Willpower is both a core stat and classified as an offensive affix.
· Therefore, you might need to use 'Random Rerolling' to change the Willpower affix to another useful one.
· During random rerolling, there's a chance it could change to another core stat like Maximum Life.
· Thus, when crafting weapons, it's crucial to understand the characteristics of the affixes you intend to lock and reroll, and proceed with caution.

· When crafting armor, first lock core defensive affixes like Maximum Life.
· In the 'Enhance' menu, select Maximum Life and choose 'No Change' to lock it.
· Then, use the 'Remove Affix' function to remove unwanted defensive affixes like Life Regeneration.
· Repeat 'Focused Rerolling' until you obtain the desired defensive affix (e.g., All Elemental Resistance).
· For resistance affixes, while you can change a specific resistance (e.g., Fire Resistance) to another (e.g., Physical Resistance), directly changing it to All Elemental Resistance might be difficult.
· Therefore, multiple rerolls may be necessary to obtain your desired defensive affixes.

· After imbuing armor with desired resistance affixes (e.g., Physical Resistance), optimize other defensive affixes like Armor through 'Focused Rerolling'.
· Unwanted affixes like Dodge can be changed into useful affixes like Armor through 'Focused Rerolling'.
· The Maximum Life affix will never change during this process, so you can reroll with confidence.
· Finally, craft armor with high Armor and desired resistance affixes, along with Maximum Life.

· The powerful affix locking feature allows you to craft items with desired affixes, even if they aren't perfect base items.
· This reduces the burden of item farming and allows you to use various items as crafting materials.
· Additionally, consistently acquiring Horadric Cube materials (e.g., Tuning Prisms, Rare/Legendary Horadric Materials) is important.
· You can efficiently obtain these materials through content like the 'Material Stash' in Nightmare Dungeons.

· Simply increasing one damage affix (e.g., Critical Strike Damage) is far less effective than combining multiple damage affixes (e.g., Physical Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Critical Strike Damage, All Damage Increase).
· This combination of multiple damage affixes can dramatically boost your character's overall offensive power.
· Therefore, when crafting gear, it's crucial to consider various damage affixes to create the optimal combination.

· By utilizing the powerful affix locking feature, you can craft more precise and powerful items than ever before.
· This allows you to maximize your character's performance and make gameplay more enjoyable.
· Start using the new crafting techniques right away to create your own perfect items.