1. Make a Ritual Sigil
Put one Elder Amethyst, Elder Diamond, Elder Emerald, Elder Ruby, Elder Sapphire, Elder Skull, and Elder Topaz into the Horadric Cube. Transmute to create one Accursed Ritual Sigil. All seven gems are consumed.
D2PLUS Alpha V1.1 · Horadric rites
Accursed
Risk a unique for a stronger one. An Accursed ritual can add one or two bonuses—or turn your item into a rare.
Use a Ritual Sigil made from all seven Elder Gems. Choose a unique you can afford to lose: the outcome is permanent.
Performing the ritual
2. Prepare your unique
Put one eligible unique and one Ritual Sigil in the Cube. Transmute once. This prepares the attempt; the unique and sigil remain in the Cube.
3. Finish the rite
Transmute the same unique and sigil a second time to resolve the outcome. The sigil is consumed. You receive either your unique with new bonuses and the Accursed label, or a newly rolled rare of the same base item.
The two presses are intentional. The first stores the random outcome on the item; the second applies it. Preparing again cannot change the stored result.
Every attempt has the same odds
25%Becomes a rare
The unique is lost
The unique is lost
40%One bonus
Original unique kept
Original unique kept
35%Two bonuses
Original unique kept
Original unique kept
That is a 75% chance to retain and enhance the unique. Magic Find, character level, game difficulty, and player count do not alter these odds. There is no guaranteed-success streak or way to choose the bonus.
The possible bonuses
Your item's base type chooses its pool. Wands, staves, and Sorceress orbs use the caster pool; other weapons use the weapon pool. Armor, rings and amulets use defensive and utility pools. Jewels use reduced values. Each row has a 5% chance per attempt, or about 6.67% of successful attempts. Values roll within the shown range.
Caster weapons
| Possible bonus | Bonuses | Chance per ritual |
|---|---|---|
| Faster Cast Rate +10–15% | 1 | 5% |
| Life +30–40 | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +20–25% | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Run/Walk +12–15% | 1 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +4–6% | 1 | 5% |
| Strength +12–16 | 1 | 5% |
| Dexterity +10–14 | 1 | 5% |
| Mana +20–30 | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Cast Rate +8–10% + Mana +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Cast Rate +5–8% + All Resistances +8–10 | 2 | 5% |
| Strength +8–10 + Dexterity +8–10 | 2 | 5% |
| Life +20–25 + Mana +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +3–4% + All Resistances +6–8 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Cast Rate +5–8% + All Resistances +6–8 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +10–15% + Life +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
Other weapons
| Possible bonus | Bonuses | Chance per ritual |
|---|---|---|
| Increased Attack Speed +12–15% | 1 | 5% |
| Enhanced Damage +35–50% | 1 | 5% |
| Crushing Blow +8–12% | 1 | 5% |
| Deadly Strike +8–12% | 1 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +4–6% | 1 | 5% |
| Strength +12–16 | 1 | 5% |
| Dexterity +10–14 | 1 | 5% |
| Mana +20–30 | 1 | 5% |
| Increased Attack Speed +8–10% + Enhanced Damage +20–30% | 2 | 5% |
| Crushing Blow +5–7% + Deadly Strike +5–7% | 2 | 5% |
| Strength +8–10 + Dexterity +8–10 | 2 | 5% |
| Life +20–25 + Mana +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +3–4% + All Resistances +6–8 | 2 | 5% |
| Increased Attack Speed +8–10% + All Resistances +6–8 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +10–15% + Life +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
Armor
| Possible bonus | Bonuses | Chance per ritual |
|---|---|---|
| All Resistances +12–16 | 1 | 5% |
| Life +30–40 | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +20–25% | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Run/Walk +12–15% | 1 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +4–6% | 1 | 5% |
| Strength +12–16 | 1 | 5% |
| Dexterity +10–14 | 1 | 5% |
| Mana +20–30 | 1 | 5% |
| All Resistances +8–10 + Life +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +12–15% + Faster Run/Walk +8–10% | 2 | 5% |
| Strength +8–10 + Dexterity +8–10 | 2 | 5% |
| Life +20–25 + Mana +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +3–4% + All Resistances +6–8 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Cast Rate +5–8% + All Resistances +6–8 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +10–15% + Life +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
Rings and amulets
| Possible bonus | Bonuses | Chance per ritual |
|---|---|---|
| All Resistances +12–16 | 1 | 5% |
| Life +30–40 | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +20–25% | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Run/Walk +12–15% | 1 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +4–6% | 1 | 5% |
| Strength +12–16 | 1 | 5% |
| Dexterity +10–14 | 1 | 5% |
| Mana +20–30 | 1 | 5% |
| All Resistances +8–10 + Life +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +12–15% + Faster Run/Walk +8–10% | 2 | 5% |
| Strength +8–10 + Dexterity +8–10 | 2 | 5% |
| Life +20–25 + Mana +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +3–4% + All Resistances +6–8 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Cast Rate +5–8% + All Resistances +6–8 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +10–15% + Life +15–20 | 2 | 5% |
Jewels
| Possible bonus | Bonuses | Chance per ritual |
|---|---|---|
| All Resistances +6–8 | 1 | 5% |
| Life +15–20 | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +10–12% | 1 | 5% |
| Faster Run/Walk +6–7% | 1 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +2–3% | 1 | 5% |
| Strength +6–8 | 1 | 5% |
| Dexterity +5–7 | 1 | 5% |
| Mana +10–15 | 1 | 5% |
| All Resistances +4–5 + Life +7–10 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +6–7% + Faster Run/Walk +4–5% | 2 | 5% |
| Strength +4–5 + Dexterity +4–5 | 2 | 5% |
| Life +10–12 + Mana +7–10 | 2 | 5% |
| Physical Damage Reduced +1–2% + All Resistances +3–4 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Cast Rate +2–4% + All Resistances +3–4 | 2 | 5% |
| Faster Hit Recovery +5–7% + Life +7–10 | 2 | 5% |
Which items can be Accursed?
- Unique weapons, armor, rings, amulets, and jewels are eligible. This includes supported vanilla, Diablo I, and D2PLUS uniques.
- Sets, rares, magic items, normal items, runewords, charms, and quest items are not eligible for this ritual.
- A successfully Accursed item cannot be Accursed again. Moving it to another character or restarting does not reset it.
- A failed item keeps its base type, but becomes a new rare. It does not keep the unique powers or a guaranteed socket layout. Treat socketed contents and special unique rolls as at risk.
- A successful item retains its existing unique rolls and receives the listed additions. The ritual does not reroll the original unique or upgrade its base.
Good to know
Can I use uniques I already own?
Yes. Eligible existing uniques can be used. Their existing stats remain on success; merely updating to Alpha V1.1 does not reroll saved gear.
How do I recognize the result?
Successful items gain a violet Accursed tooltip label along with their new bonuses. The inventory artwork keeps its usual color. Per-item recoloring is not part of this implementation.
Does failure give the same unique back as a rare?
It gives a new rare of the same base item type and preserves the source item level. The rare gets its own randomly generated affixes. It is not the original unique with its name changed.
Why are there two transmutations?
The ordinary game Cube applies this chance through a prepared item state. Keep the unique and sigil together and transmute again to complete the attempt. A prepared item remains prepared after saving.
How should I test it?
Start with spare uniques. Test a weapon, armor piece, jewelry, and jewel; check both the preserved unique and rare outcomes. The separate Accursed test characters include supplies so you can experiment without risking your main equipment.