[[File:LegDeaths-matbreath-adventurers-journalinv1.jpg|thumbframe|350pxright|[[AdventurerDeath's Journal]] legendary materialBreath.]]Materials have no function on their own, but they are required for many [[crafting]] and item modification activities, including [[enchanting]], crafting weapons, armor, and jewelry, and [[cube]] recipes, and [[training]] [[Artisans]]. Materials are [[salvaged]] from white, blue, yellow, and orange/green items, and can also be dropped directly by monsters, chests, and especially from [[Treasure Goblin]]s. * Post [[Patch 2.3]], all materials (and [[gem]]s) stack up to 5000.
Materials can be found directly from monster or chest drops, and they are obtained by salvaging items with the [[Blacksmith]].
* All materials (and [[gem]]s) stack up to 5000.
==Materials in Loot 2.0==
In [[Reaper of Souls]], a new tier of materials was added and in [[Patch 2.3]], the lower tier was removed. The same patch added materials found only in [[Horadric Caches]]. Prior to Patch 2.0.6, legendary materials dropped from certain monsters and were used to craft items.
==Salvaging Materials==
Each item of a given quality level salvages into ==Material Types== ===Salvaged materials=== All these salvaged materials will also drop from monsters, chests, and especially from Treasure Goblins such as the same level of material as follows:[[Odious Hoarder]].* Common (white): '''[[Reusable Parts''']]* Magic (blue): '''[[Arcane Dust''']]* Rare (yellow): '''[[Veiled Crystal''']]* Legendary (orange) & Set (green): '''[[Forgotten Soul]] ===Non-Salvaged Materials=== Materials that drop directly from various sources and can not be obtained by salvaging items. [[Death's Breath]] drop when Elite monsters are killed, and also from Golden Chests and Goblins. DBs are highly sought after as they are required on quantity for all sorts of high level gear crafting, as well as in most of the [[Kanai's Cube]] recipes. [[Horadric Cache Materials]]. Introduced in [[Patch 2.3]], these materials can only be obtained from the Horadric Caches awarded by Tyrael when a character completes all five [[bounties]] in a given act. Many legendary and set item crafting requires require one or more, and two of the most powerful Cube recipes require 1 or 5 each of all these materials, making their farming essential.* Act One, [[Khanduran Rune]].* Act Two, [[Caldeum Nightshade]]* Act Three, [[Arreat War Tapestry]]* Act Four, [[Corrupted Angel Flesh]]* Act Five, [[Westmarch Holy Water]] [[File:Leg-mat-adventurers-journal.jpg|thumb|350px|Removed: [[Adventurer's Journal]] legendary material.]][[Legendary Materials]] were removed from the game in Patch 2.0.6. There were several dozen of these special legendary materials, each required for various legendary and set item crafting. As they only dropped from certain unique (purple) elites, they were quite hard to farm and were ultimately removed from the game and the crafting recipes rearranged. Even many patches later, players will still occasionally find an [[Adventurer's Journal]] from an in-game item, though this material no longer has any function in the game.
==Other Materials==
Patch 2.3 introduced materials found in the [[Horadric Caches]], rewarded after completing all the bounties in each act. There is a different material for each act and used for [[Kanai's Cube]] recipe. Please see the respective pages for more details.
[[Death's Breath]] is a rare material that only drops from golden chests, elite mobs and treasure goblins. These are used for crafting high-level gear and in [[Kanai's Cube]] recipes.
==Converting Materials==
It is possible to convert between Reusable Parts, Arcane Dust and Veiled Crystals, using the [[Anger of Iben Fahd]] recipe. It requires 100 of one material, one piece of the material desired and 1 [[Death's Breath]].
White and Blue materials were perpetually in short supply until Patch 2.3 simplified crafting and increased their drop rate, while also enabling Treasure Goblins to drop large stacks of materials. Patch 2.4 further eased material shortages by adding the [[Cube]] recipe, [[Anger of Iben Fahd]]. It enables players to convert 100 stacks of white, blue, or yellow materials into each other, as needed. See [[Material/Archive]] for details on the Diablo 3 Vanilla Materials .
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