Fans finally got their first taste ofDiablo 4this past weekend thanks to an Early Access beta, giving those who have preordered a chance to jump into the world of Sanctuary. However, the gates will truly open in a few days on March 24 asDiablo 4enters into an Open Beta, giving all players access and a chance to experience everything new within the game. In just a few short days, fans have already discovered plenty of new features within the game, though with this being a brand-new entry, there are always many questions on how certain things can be achieved.
Diablo 4returns the series to the more classic Action RPG style, including bringing back more traditional skill trees and distinctcharacter classes that can’t be changed like the mobile titleDiablo Immortalallowed. For many fans, part of the fun ofDiablois the attempt at creating the perfect character build through certain skills, maximizing specific stats, and making sure to collect the best gear and items possible to strike down enemies and minions in the game.
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While each class is different in terms of what best maximizes their potential, players can further customize their character builds usingDiablo 4’s aspects system. Here is what it does and how to use it through the Codex of Power.
What Are Aspects?
New toDiablo 4are items called aspects. Essentially, these are legendary-tier passives that can be used to augment items in the game. Many aspects can be found asrewards for completing various dungeons throughoutDiablo 4and are stored inside a book called the Codex of Power. Currently, aspects are divided into multiple categories including Defensive, Offensive, Resource, Utility, and Mobility.
Through an extraction process, players can then imprint aspects onRare and Legendary gear. For rare gear, it upgrades them to Legendary rarity, further allowing the player to better build their character to how they want. It also helps to take desired traits off gear that may not be optimal and then pass that along to gear that fits better.
What is the Codex of Power?
Part of theDiablo 4crafting system, theCodex of Power is an account-wide featurethat stores all aspects that the player earns through completing dungeons with their characters. While dungeons are completed only once per characters, the aspects gained can be used indefinitely. Better yet, the aspects can be sorted based on class as well as which items each one if for, such as a rung, weapon, or other gear piece, allowing players to quickly find the aspects which work best for what they’re looking for.
One thing to keep in mind with Aspects imprinted from the Codex of Power is that they tend to default to the lowest roll possible. So if a piece of gear offers a certain percentage bonus for something, imprinting the aspect on gear will automatically default to the lowest percentage in the range.
How to Extract and Use Aspects
Working with aspects fully unlocks at level 15 as a specific quest will suddenly appear for players. At this point, players should visit an Occultist which are located in numerous places and can be found on maps indicated by an upside down triangle with three circles on the corners. The first one that players will come across is located in thecity of Kyovashad after finishing the prologue.
Working with the Occultist, players can extract aspects from the gear they find, though it is worth noting that extracting an aspect will not save it to the Codex of Power so once the extracted version is used, it’s gone. The legendary item that the aspect was extract from is also destroyed, so players should ensure that this process is being done on gear that is worthy.
Thankfully,Diablo 4allows the player to preview the item before the imprint process is completed, showing the expected outcome.
Diablo 4launches on August 05, 2025, for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
