Step 1: Getting a Life Modifier
In the first step, we want to get a single Life-Tagged Prefix modifier on our Gloves - we do this in preparation to set up for a Homogenising Exalt in the next step to get more Life Modifiers.
We do this by applying a Perfect Orb of Transmutation to our Gloves to gain a Prefix or Suffix with a Minimum Modifier Level of 70.
We are looking to hit Tier 1 Life, or Tier 1 % increased Armour and Energy Shield/Life Hybrid, which we have a very good chance of hitting. Tier 1 Life is preferable, but the other modifier can work and save us many Annuls
If our Prefix Orb of Transmutation hits a Suffix first, we might need to use an Orb of Annulment to get rid of it before applying a Perfect Orb of Augmentation to attempt to get a Prefix. However, there are a couple of Suffixes we can hit which aren't a problem. If you get one of these, proceed to use a Perfect Orb of Augmentation:
- Increased Rarity of Items Found
- Any Attribute (Strength/Dexterity/Intelligence)
Any other Suffix will need to be Annuled off first and you'll have to re-attempt getting the modifier we want with a Perfect Orb of Augmentation
Step 2: Getting More Life Modifiers
You should have a pair of Gloves with Tier 1 Life or Tier 1 Hybrid Life. Next, we'll be getting more Life Prefixes and preparing for a Fracture.
- If your Gloves have one of the two acceptable Suffixes specified above, activate an Omen of Homogenising Coronation and use a Perfect Regal Orb - this has a chance to get a crappy Suffix or Prefix, but also the other Life Modifier.
- If your Gloves have a bad Suffix, it's wiser to first try to Annul it off (there might be something smarter we can do here but I must think about it - like I said, this craft is a little rough at the moment)
If you don't get either Hybrid Life or flat Life (whichever you're missing):
- Activate an Omen of Homogenising Exaltation
- Activate an Omen of Sinistral Exaltation
- Activate an Omen of Greater Exaltation
- Apply a Perfect Exalted Orb
This will guarantee that you hit Tier 1-2 Life, Tier 1-3 Hybrid % Armour ES or Tier 1 Flat Armour ES
Note: Despite the Perfect Exalted Orb guaranteeing a Minimum Modifier Tier of 50+ which should exclude Flat Armour/ES (Tier 1 having a modifier level of 46), it is still possible to hit this modifier. Perfect Currency items will never exclude modifiers from the pool if the Minimum Modifier Tier they add is above that modifier's maximum, but instead include it as a possible roll, but guarantee the highest tier of it. This functionality is confusing but is important to understand, and also why it's possible to hit Tier 1 Life with a Perfect Orb of Transmutation (which has a modifier level of 65, despite the P Transmute adding a Minimum Modifier Level of 70)
- If your Perfect Exalt DOESN'T hit flat Maximum Life, you're in a bit of a crappy spot and will need to Annul off one of the hybrid modifiers that doesn't include Life, and then try again with a Omen of Homogenising Exaltation
- If you fail and Annul off the Life modifier, I'd probably just restart the craft
You should now have a pair of Gloves with Flat Life, Hybrid Life, another Prefix and a Suffix
Step 3: Getting the Horror Mod
Next, we want to get the Essence of Horror modifier that adds "100% increased Effect of Socketed Items"
If your Gloves don't have a Suffix, activate an Omen of Dextral Exaltation and Exalt the item, then:
- Activate an Omen of Dextral Crystallisation
- Apply the Essence of Horror
This will remove our Suffix and add the Essence of Horror modifier. Next, we need to go for the Fracture
Step 3.1: If your Gloves have only 3 modifiers
- Activate an Omen of Dextral Necromancy
- Apply a Preserved or Ancient Rib
This will add a Desecrated modifier to our item - DO NOT Reveal it yet!
Step 4: Fracturing a Modifier
Our item should now have four modifiers, or three modifiers and an unrevealed Desecrated modifier. Our modifiers should include Life, Hybrid Life and the Horror mod
Apply a Fracturing Orb. There are a few outcomes, some good, some less good, but it affects future steps
- Best: Horror Modifier Fractured
- Decent: Flat Life Fractured
- Worst: Hybrid Life Fractured
This is where our path diverges
Step 5: Essence of Hysteria - Getting the Critical Damage Bonus Modifier
Depending on which mod you Fractured in the last step, follow along
Step 5.1: Horror Modifier Fractured
You hit the best outcome and this step is now easy. Your item should only have one Suffix and that should be the Fractured Horror mod
- Activate an Omen of Dextral Exalation
- Use an Exalted Orb on the item
We do this just to get another Suffix on the item - it doesn't matter which, because we're about to remove it. If you do happen to hit T1 or T2 Crit Bonus, you can skip ahead to the next step, but this is extremely unlikely
- Activate an Omen of Dextral Crystallisation
- Apply an Essence of Hysteria
Your Gloves should now have 2-3 Prefixes, the Essence of Horror modifier and Tier 2 Crit Bonuses. Continue to Step 6
Step 5.2: Flat Life Modifier Fractured
This alternative method was suggested by Velthari and I really like it as it allows us to more cheaply fish for the Arcane Surge modifier while having the Life modifier Fractured
- Annul the Gloves down to just the Life modifier (or you can can stop if your Gloves have Life and the Horror Mod, then Exalt on a Prefix with an Omen of Sinistral Exaltation, use an Essence of the Abyss with an Omen of Sinistral Crystallisation to add a Mark of the Abyss Suffix. If you get a Prefix Mark, you can repeat this until you get a Suffix Mark of the Abyss). If you do end up Annuling off the Essence of Horror Mod, you will have a pair of Gloves with just the Fractured Life modifier
- Activate an Omen of Dextral Necromancy, apply a Preserved Rib and Reveal it at the Well of Souls with an Omen of Abyssal Echoes
- If you get the Arcane Surge modifier, continue to the step after this one, otherwise:
- Use an Essence of the Abyss which has to remove the Revealed modifier (the Life is Fractured), which will add a Mark of the Abyss. If it is a Prefix, repeat this step until you get a Suffix Mark of the Abyss. Then, use a Rib again and repeat this until you Reveal Arcane Surge
- Now your Gloves should just have Fractured Life and the Arcane Surge modifier: Use an Omen of Greater Exaltation, Omen of Sinistral Exaltation and use two Exalted Orbs to your item . This will add two random Prefixes
- Next, use an Omen of Sinistral Crystallisation and use an Essence of Horror (removes a Prefix, adds the Horror mod)
- Next, use an Omen of Sinistral Crystallisation and use an Essence of Hysteria (removes a Prefix, adds the Horror mod)
- Activate an Omen of Homogenising Exaltation, Omen of Greater Exaltation and use a Perfect/Greater Exalted Orb to add two Prefixes - you can hit a lot of Damage-tagged modifiers, but it can also hit Hybrid Life
This method is much cheaper than what I did in the video where I had to repeatedly reroll my Desecrated modifier with Omens of Light which cost an absolute fortune.
Step 5.3: Hybrid Life Fractured (BAD)
Oh no. This is the worst outcome. Honestly, you might be better off restarting the craft, but if you don't want to and have Tier 1/2 flat Life, get ready for the most terrifying and expensive Suffix juggling.
We want to add on the Essence of Hysteria mod (Suffix), but using an Omen of Sinistral Crystallisation could remove our flat Life modifier. We're now in a very awkward spot: gamble losing our flat Life, or gamble losing our Horror modifier. I'm not 100% sure which is worse
Option 1: Juggling
We can force on another Suffix with an Omen of Dextral Exaltation, then use an Omen of Dextral Crystallisation and use an Essence of Hysteria. This has a 50% chance to remove the Essence of Horror modifier, which means we'll need to do the same thing with a Dextral Crystallisation and an Essence of Horror and hope it doesn't remove the Hysteria mod. This is why this is known as "juggling" - we're trying to get two Essence Suffixes on our item while removing a Suffix each time we apply the Essence. This can become incredibly expensive if you get unlucky, but is safest way to get this craft to the outcome we desire.
If you go this route, the ideal outcome is: Life, Hybrid Life, another Prefix, Horror mod, T2 Crit Bonus, open suffix
Option 2: Remove a Prefix, hope it's not the Life
Alternatively, we can force on a third Prefix with an Omen of Sinistral Exaltation, then use an Omen of Sinistral Crystallisation to remove a Prefix with our Essence of Hysteria. This can remove either our Life or Hybrid Life. If the Essence removes the third modifier we don't care about, great. However, if it removes our flat Life, we're in a horrible situation. You might think "Oh, but we can just use a Homogenising Exalt Omen and force a Prefix to get the Life back, right?" - well, unfortunately, the Critical Damage Bonus modifier we just added has the "Damage" tag, and there are a lot of Damage-tagged Prefixes that are now potential outcomes. This is why the Juggling method above is preferable, albeit much more expensive.
If you lose the Life you could also divert the craft and instead use the open Prefix you now have to try to Reveal Life, then go for an Exalt on your final Suffix and hope for something decent.
If you go this route, the ideal outcome is: Life, Hybrid Life, open Prefix, Horror mod, T2 Crit Bonus, open Suffix.
Step 6: Getting a Desecrated Modifier
We now just need to add on a Desecrated modifier - this only applies if you have the Horror mod fractured
- If you have an empty Prefix modifier, use an Omen of Dextral Necromancy
- Apply an Ancient Rib
- Activate an Omen of Abyssal Echoes
- Take the Gloves to the Well of Souls
However, if you lost your Life in the last Step, you can instead use an Omen of Sinistral Necromancy to try get the Life back with a Reveal
There's a lot of good stuff we can Reveal, but it depends on your build and your needs. I ended up settling with Dexterity because it freed up some points on the Tree, but ideally I wanted one of the following Suffix modifiers:
- 10-15% chance to gain Arcane Surge when you deal a Critical Hit (S-tier, this is what I wanted)
- 8-15% increased Cast Speed on Full Life (A-tier, I would've settled for this)
Other good Suffix options:
- Elemental/Chaos Resistance Hybrid
- Elemental Resistance
- Strength
- Dexterity
- #% of Leech is Instant
- Rarity
The choice is yours - make sure to use your Omen of Abyssal Echoes to have to chance to get something good
If you don't get anything you want, Activate an Omen of Light, use an Orb of Annulment and try again.
Step 7: Finishing the Craft
You should be done now, but might have an open Prefix or Suffix. Go for a yolo Perfected Exalted Orb and hope to hit something good. You can maybe throw in an Omen of Homogenising Exaltation, but we have so many Tags now that you could hit a lot of weird and useless modifier too.
Next, throw in two
Fenumus' Rune of Spinning for 32% increased Cast Speed, add Quality and you're done.
Closing
If you have any suggestions on how this craft can be improved, do let me know on stream or Discord! This was a learning experience for me too and I'm not entirely sure the process above is completely optimal, so if you have ideas, let me know and I'll improve the guide if I get some good suggestions