Quality is a stat that improves the signature stats of an equipment or adds additional bonuses to skill gems. Each item type has a PoE 2 Currency item associated with it that increases its quality.
- Martial Weapons gain 1% more Physical damage per Quality.
- Armours gain 1% more Defences per Quality.
- Rings and Amulets have a number of possible quality types that provide bonuses to specific modifiers on the item.
- Flasks gain 1% more Life and Mana recovery per Quality.
- Charms gain 1% increased duration per Quality.
- Skill Gems or equipment that grant Skills grant a specific bonus to their Skill based on their Quality.
1. Quality On Wand, Quality On Staff
Arcanist's Etcher improves the quality of a wand, staff or sceptre.
- Wands and Staves. per 1% quality: +1% to inherent skill quality
- Sceptres. per 1% quality: 1% more Spirit. +0% to inherent skill quality
The maximum quality is 20%.
Arcanist's Etcher can drop anywhere. Obtained by salvaging wands, staves, or sceptres with quality.
2. Quality On Martial weapons
Blacksmith's Whetstone improves the quality of a martial weapon. Martial Weapons can be used to Attack. Axes, Bows, Claws, Crossbows, Daggers, Flails, Maces, Quarterstaves, Spears, and Swords are Martial Weapons.
- per 1% quality: 1% more Physical Damage
The maximum quality is 20%.
Blacksmith's Whetstone can drop anywhere. Obtained by salvaging martial weapons with quality.
3. Quality On Armour
Armourer’s Scrap improves the quality of an armour.
- per 1% quality: 1% more Defence.
The maximum quality is 20%.
Armourer's Scrap can drop anywhere. Obtained by salvaging armour with quality.
4. Quality On skill gems
Gemcutter's Prism improves the quality of a skill gem.
- per 1% quality: varies by skill
The maximum quality is 20%.
Gemcutter's Prism can drop anywhere.
5. Quality On Amulets, Quality On Rings
Catalysts can add special quality types to rings and amulets that enhance the magnitude of modifiers of a specified type.
- Adaptive Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Attribute modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Carapace Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Defence modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Chayula's Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Chaos modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Esh's Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Lightning modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Flesh Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Life modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Neural Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Mana modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Reaver Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Attack modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Sibilant Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Caster modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Skittering Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Speed modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Tul's Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Cold modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Uul-Netol's Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Physical modifiers on a ring or amulet
- Xoph's Catalyst: adds quality that enhances Fire modifiers on a ring or amulet
6. Quality On Flasks
Glassblower's Bauble improves the quality of a flask.
- per 1% quality: 1% more Life/Mana Recovery
The maximum quality is 20%.
Glassblower's Bauble can drop anywhere.
7. Quality On weapons, gems, flasks, and charms
Vaal Orb corrupts an item with unpredictable results.
- Corrupts an item; has a chance to add or remove up to 10% quality from caster weapons, gems, flasks, and charms, up to a maximum of 23%.
Vaal Orb can drop anywhere. Can also be obtained as a possible reward in the Trial of Chaos.
8. Quality on Belt
There is no quality currency item for a belt.