Drop rate

Drop rate describes the chance a certain source will produce items, most commonly killed monsters.

Mechanics

The most basic way of acquiring loot is to kill monsters. Monsters' base drop rate is currently unknown, but from testing in Kalandra and Sanctum league, normal rarity monsters are estimated to have an 8% chance of dropping any item.

Base drop rate can be modified by four multiplicative factors: the player, the area, the party, and the monster. Each category has its own item quantity modifiers. For example:

• Player/skill: equipment (e.g. GoldwyrmGoldwyrm
  Nubuck BootsEvasion: (113-126)Requires Level 34, 62 Dex60% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  (14-20)% increased Quantity of Items found
  +(40-50)% to Fire Resistance
  10% increased Movement SpeedThe wyrm draws warmth from the fires of desire., Divination DistillateDivination Distillate
  Large Hybrid FlaskRecovers 140 Mana over 5.00 Seconds
  Recovers 510 Life over 5.00 Seconds
  Consumes 20 of 40 Charges on useRequires Level 30(20-30)% increased Rarity of Items found during Effect
  (8-12)% increased Quantity of Items found during Effect
  25% increased Light Radius during Effect
  +50% to Elemental Resistances during EffectKnowledge is fermented in pain and loss
  Distilled with reflection
  To quench the thirst of those
  who dream of enlightenmentRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.), Item Quantity SupportItem Quantity SupportSupport
  Icon: Q
  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 24Supports any skill that can kill enemies.(17-36)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported Skills
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.35-7)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Horned Scarab of GlitteringHorned Scarab of GlitteringStack Size: 20Players in Area gain increased Item Rarity and Item Quantity for each Monster slain recently, up to 200% and 100% respectivelyWealth flows to those that shine brightest.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map., Horned Scarab of TraditionHorned Scarab of TraditionStack Size: 20All Rare Monsters in Area have at least one Reward Modifier
  Player Modifiers to Item Rarity and Item Quantity do not apply in AreaTo the strongest, prosperity be thine.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map., Covetous Shrine (on players), some Tempests (on players), Gambler's Greed, Hunters' Cunning, Alva's Gift, Trinkets and Rogue's brooches while in Heists, Whakawairua TuahuWhakawairua Tuahu
  Strand MapMap Level: 70
  Map Tier: 3
  Guild Character: È
  Item Quantity: +(40-60)%
  Item Rarity: +(120-160)%Area contains many Totems
  Curses have 50% reduced effect on MonstersWe all began life in darkness, we shall all end it there.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once..
• Area: map explicits, corrupted map implicits, map quality, map device crafts, map fragments, unidentified (non-unique) map bonus, Eldritch Altars, Blighted map anointments, Incursion room bonuses, some Atlas passives.
• Partying: incremental bonus for each additional party member.
• Monster: monster rarity, monster modifiers, League association, Expedition remnants, Sulphite Scarab of FumesSulphite Scarab of FumesStack Size: 20Sulphite found in Map Area releases Enraging Fumes
  Monsters affected by Enraging Fumes have 500% increased Item Quantity
  Sulphite in your maps is guarded by Monsters from the Azurite MineWhen the land itself is sick, even the very ground rots and spills forth.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map., Covetous Shrine (on monsters), some Tempests (on monsters), Delirium, Tormented Spirits, Wildwood Wisps, some Atlas passives.

Within each category, increases and reductions are additive, more and less modifiers are multiplicative. Between categories, quantity stats are effectively multiplicative; the final value of each category is its own drop rate multiplier.

• The player/skill category has diminishing returns; its actual drop rate multiplier is smaller than the sum of its quantity modifiers. For example, a character equipped with items totalling 50% increased Quantity of Items found might receive only a 1.35x multiplier (not 1.5x), and another character with 200% increased Quantity of Items found might receive only a 1.77x multiplier (not 3.0x).

As monsters can drop multiple items, drop rate has no known maximum. If a monster's chance to drop an item is scaled beyond 100%, it gains a chance of dropping a second item. Note this is not necessarily observable from an average pile of loot: the game culls a percentage of normal and magic equipment that would realistically never be looted, and common currency items may be deferred to drop in a larger stack later. Additional hidden mechanics may exist.

It should be noted that quantity is not the sole factor in overall item acquisition. The number of monsters (modifiable through e.g. map pack size) is a multiplier for natural drops and several mechanics, item rarity may have an effect on the number of dropped items through monster reward modifiers, and many Atlas passives grant non-standard drop rate modifiers to specific item types.

Item types and their interaction with quantity modifiers

Natural drops (excluding maps) are affected by all four quantity categories. Non-natural drops may ignore some categories, ignore all of them, or interact with quantity modifiers or party size in alternative ways. The table below describes these interactions, based on ingame testing, patch notes, manifestos, and developer comments. It is not complete, and it is possible that subtler effects remain undiscovered.

Item type	Player quantity	Area quantity	Party quantity	Monster quantity	Area level/map tier and other factors
Natural drops (non-Map)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Maps (natural)	❌	✅	❌	?
Enemy/boss-specific drops	❌	❌	❌	❌
Atlas Memories	❌	?	❌	?	T11+ maps, likely limited to natural map monsters
Crescent Splinters from Maven Invitations	❌	✅	❌	N/A
Chest objects (e.g. Trunk, Barrel, Strongboxes)	❌	✅	✅	N/A
Diviner's Strongbox	❌	✅	❌	N/A
Cartographer's Strongbox	❌	✅	❌	N/A
League rewards (e.g. Legion chests, Delirium stacks, Ritual Favours)	❌	❌	❌	N/A
Essences	❌	❌	✅	❌	Shrieking Essences require T6+
Breach Rings	❌	?	?	?
Breach Splinters	❌	✅	❌	?
Harbinger Currency Shards	❌	❌	❌	?
Captured Beasts	❌	❌	✅	❌	Certain beasts require a minimum map tier
Delve Voltaxic Sulphite	❌	✅	✅	N/A	Scales with map tier
Veiled items from Syndicate members	❌	?	❌	?
Legion Splinters	❌	?	❌	?
Simulacrum splinters from Delirium encounters	❌	❌	❌	?	Drop chance scales with map tier, Deliriousness.
Harvest Lifeforce	❌	✅	❌	?	Chance of higher tier plants scales with map tier (including with Crop Rotation)
Sacred Blossom	?	✅	❌	?
Expedition Logbooks	❌	?	❌	?
Expedition Vendor Refresh Currency	❌	?	❌	?
Expedition Artifacts	❌	✅	❌	?
Ultimatum Catalyst rewards	❌	✅	N/A	N/A
Ultimatum non-Catalyst rewards	❌	❌	N/A	N/A
Sanctum Relics	?	?	?	?
Loot from monsters captured by your Einhar	✅	✅	✅	✅
Loot from monsters killed by your Blight Towers	❌	✅	✅	✅
Loot from monsters killed by your Heist Rogues	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fishing Rods from Fairgraves' TricorneFairgraves' Tricorne TricorneEvasion: (90-117)Requires Level 12, 27 DexAdds 15 to 25 Cold Damage to Attacks 70% increased Evasion Rating +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance Cannot be Shocked You can be Touched by Tormented SpiritsFairgraves' trusty tricorne accompanied him far across the seas, deep under the ground, and even beyond death. Unique Monster kills	❌	❌	❌	❌

Drop rate penalty

A drop rate penalty exists for currency and divination cards in areas more than two levels below your character. Each additional level beyond area level +2 reduces the drop rate of these items by 2.5%.

$$\color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}dropPenalty=2.5\%*(lvl_{char}-(lvl_{monster}+2))$$

(1)

For the purposes of this penalty, your character level is never considered to be higher than 68; a level 75 character receives no penalty in a level 66 area. Drop rate is unaffected in areas with a higher level than your character.

Examples

Using equation 1, if you are level 30 in a level 20 area you will see 20% less currency and Divination card item drops on average:

$\color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}dropPenalty=2.5\%*(30-(20+2))=20\%$

A level 30 character in a level 28 area will see no drop penalty:

$\color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}dropPenalty=2.5\%*(30-(28+2))=0\%$

A level 68+ character will be unable to drop currency or divination cards in areas lower than area level 27.

Items with player quantity modifiers

Unique

Item	Item Class		Stats
The AsceticThe Ascetic Gold AmuletRequires Level 8(12-20)% increased Rarity of Items found(80-100)% increased Rarity of Items found with a Normal Item Equipped (10-15)% increased Quantity of Items found with a Magic Item EquippedMany things come to one who has nothing.	Amulet	8	(12-20)% increased Rarity of Items found(80-100)% increased Rarity of Items found with a Normal Item Equipped (10-15)% increased Quantity of Items found with a Magic Item Equipped
Sadima's TouchSadima's Touch Wool GlovesEnergy Shield: (23-25)Requires Level 11Adds 4 to 8 Fire Damage to Attacks Adds 1 to 13 Lightning Damage to Attacks +18 to maximum Energy Shield (5-10)% increased Quantity of Items foundWealth unspent is wealth wasted.	Gloves	11	Adds 4 to 8 Fire Damage to Attacks Adds 1 to 13 Lightning Damage to Attacks +18 to maximum Energy Shield (5-10)% increased Quantity of Items found
Perandus BlazonPerandus Blazon Cloth BeltRequires Level 16(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-30) to all Attributes (6-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +20% to Fire Resistance 20% increased Flask Effect Duration -2 Physical Damage taken from Attack HitsA large enough debt turns even a friend into an enemy, and the Perandus family had more debtors than anyone.	Belt	16	(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-30) to all Attributes (6-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +20% to Fire Resistance 20% increased Flask Effect Duration -2 Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits
Bisco's CollarBisco's Collar Gold AmuletRequires Level 30(12-20)% increased Rarity of Items found(100-150)% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Slain Magic Enemies (35-50)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Slain Normal EnemiesFriendship worth its weight in gold, a treasure every day. I thought together we'd grow old, until fate pulled you away.	Amulet	30	(12-20)% increased Rarity of Items found(100-150)% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Slain Magic Enemies (35-50)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Slain Normal Enemies
Bisco's LeashBisco's Leash Heavy BeltRequires Level 30+(25-35) to Strength5% increased Quantity of Items found +(20-40)% to Cold Resistance 1% increased Rarity of Items found per 15 Rampage Kills RampageYou were always there, by my side, whether we sat or played. Our friendship was a joyful ride, I wish you could have stayed.	Belt	30	+(25-35) to Strength5% increased Quantity of Items found +(20-40)% to Cold Resistance 1% increased Rarity of Items found per 15 Rampage Kills Rampage
Divination DistillateDivination Distillate Large Hybrid FlaskRecovers 140 Mana over 5.00 Seconds Recovers 510 Life over 5.00 Seconds Consumes 20 of 40 Charges on useRequires Level 30(20-30)% increased Rarity of Items found during Effect (8-12)% increased Quantity of Items found during Effect 25% increased Light Radius during Effect +50% to Elemental Resistances during EffectKnowledge is fermented in pain and loss Distilled with reflection To quench the thirst of those who dream of enlightenmentRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.	Hybrid Flask	30	(20-30)% increased Rarity of Items found during Effect (8-12)% increased Quantity of Items found during Effect 25% increased Light Radius during Effect +50% to Elemental Resistances during Effect
Thief's TormentThief's Torment Prismatic RingRequires Level 30+(8-10)% to all Elemental Resistances(10-16)% increased Quantity of Items found Can't use other Rings +(25-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain (40-60) Life per Enemy Hit with Attacks Gain 30 Mana per Enemy Hit with Attacks 50% reduced Effect of Curses on youThe ring I stole, My finger they took, A shrouded mind, Cut their curses short, As I drained their spirit And stole their soul. A blessing is often a curse.	Ring	30	+(8-10)% to all Elemental Resistances(10-16)% increased Quantity of Items found Can't use other Rings +(25-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain (40-60) Life per Enemy Hit with Attacks Gain 30 Mana per Enemy Hit with Attacks 50% reduced Effect of Curses on you
Sentari's AnswerSentari's Answer Brass Spirit ShieldChance to Block: 30% Energy Shield: (35-40) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 33, 83 Int10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, ignoring Curse LimitOpen your eyes and you will see the cracks in your enemy's walls. Open your mind and you will see the cracks in your enemy's plans.	Shield	33	10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, ignoring Curse Limit
GoldwyrmGoldwyrm Nubuck BootsEvasion: (113-126)Requires Level 34, 62 Dex60% increased Mana Regeneration Rate (14-20)% increased Quantity of Items found +(40-50)% to Fire Resistance 10% increased Movement SpeedThe wyrm draws warmth from the fires of desire.	Boots	34	60% increased Mana Regeneration Rate (14-20)% increased Quantity of Items found +(40-50)% to Fire Resistance 10% increased Movement Speed
Eyes of the GreatwolfEyes of the Greatwolf Greatwolf TalismanTalisman Tier: 4 Requires Level 52<Two random talisman implicit modifiers>Implicit Modifier magnitudes are doubledCorruptedI am but a vessel for a greater force. It acts through me. Speaks through me. Decides what lives and dies through me. And will change the world through me.	Amulet	52	<Two random talisman implicit modifiers> Projectiles Pierce 2 additional Targets +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies (6-10)% increased Attack and Cast Speed (20-30)% increased Attack Damage (4-6)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite 50% of Cold Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage 50% of Cold Damage from Hits taken as Lightning Damage Gain (6-12)% of Physical Damage as Extra Damage of a random Element 10% chance to gain an Endurance Charge on Kill 50% of Fire Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage 50% of Fire Damage from Hits taken as Lightning Damage (30-40)% increased Fish Bite Sensitivity 10% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill (15-25)% increased Global Defences (12-16)% increased Attributes (5-8)% increased Area of Effect (19-31)% increased Chaos Damage (20-30)% increased Cold Damage (40-50)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +(24-36)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier (25-35)% increased Damage (20-30)% increased Fire Damage (6-10)% increased Quantity of Items found (8-12)% increased maximum Life (20-30)% increased Lightning Damage (20-30)% increased maximum Mana (20-30)% increased Global Physical Damage 50% of Lightning Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage 50% of Lightning Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage Regenerate 2% of Life per second 10% chance to gain a Power Charge on Kill (4-6)% additional Physical Damage Reduction (20-30)% increased Spell Damage Implicit Modifier magnitudes are doubledCorrupted
Greed's EmbraceGreed's Embrace Golden PlateArmour: (559-643) Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 56, 106 Str(10-15)% increased Quantity of Items found (30-50)% increased Rarity of Items found -10% to Fire Resistance +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance -20% to Lightning Resistance 20% reduced Movement Speed 30% reduced Strength RequirementSome would question if the risk was worth it. The rest were already dead.	Body Armour	56	(10-15)% increased Quantity of Items found (30-50)% increased Rarity of Items found -10% to Fire Resistance +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance -20% to Lightning Resistance 20% reduced Movement Speed 30% reduced Strength Requirement
The PariahThe Pariah Unset RingRequires Level 60Has 1 Socket+2 to Level of Socketed Gems (5-10)% increased Attack and Cast Speed +100 to Maximum Life per Red Socket +100 to Maximum Mana per Green Socket +100 to Maximum Energy Shield per Blue Socket 15% increased Item Quantity per White SocketA man who changes his loyalties often, soon finds he has none.	Ring	60	Has 1 Socket+2 to Level of Socketed Gems (5-10)% increased Attack and Cast Speed +100 to Maximum Life per Red Socket +100 to Maximum Mana per Green Socket +100 to Maximum Energy Shield per Blue Socket 15% increased Item Quantity per White Socket
Ventor's GambleVentor's Gamble Gold RingRequires Level 65(6-15)% increased Rarity of Items found+(0-60) to maximum Life (-10-10)% increased Quantity of Items found (-40-40)% increased Rarity of Items found +(-25-50)% to Fire Resistance +(-25-50)% to Cold Resistance +(-25-50)% to Lightning ResistanceIn a blaze of glory, An anomaly defying all odds The "unkillable" beast met the divine And Ventor met his latest trophy.	Ring	65	(6-15)% increased Rarity of Items found+(0-60) to maximum Life (-10-10)% increased Quantity of Items found (-40-40)% increased Rarity of Items found +(-25-50)% to Fire Resistance +(-25-50)% to Cold Resistance +(-25-50)% to Lightning Resistance
WindripperWindripper Imperial BowBow Physical Damage: 29-117 Elemental Damage: (48-60) to (72-90), 1 to (120-150) Critical Strike Chance: (6.50-7.00)% Attacks per Second: (1.59-1.67)Requires Level 66, 212 Dex(20-24)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack SkillsAdds (48-60) to (72-90) Cold Damage Adds 1 to (120-150) Lightning Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed (30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance 15% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Slain Frozen Enemies 30% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Slain Shocked EnemiesIt hunts; as silent as falling snow, as deadly as the tempest.	Bow	66	(20-24)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack SkillsAdds (48-60) to (72-90) Cold Damage Adds 1 to (120-150) Lightning Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed (30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance 15% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Slain Frozen Enemies 30% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Slain Shocked Enemies

Non-unique

Item		Stats
Spinefuse TalismanSpinefuse TalismanTalisman Tier: 3(6-10)% increased Quantity of Items foundCorruptedWe Ezomytes are beasts of burden bearing wealth of an empire on our backs, growing lean and strong while our masters grow fat and weak. - The Wolven King	1	(6-10)% increased Quantity of Items foundCorrupted

The % increased Quantity of Items found modifier occurs as an explicit suffix on Shaper-influenced amulets, and as corrupted implicits on jewellery and Glimpse of ChaosGlimpse of Chaos
Vaal MaskEvasion: (207-239)
Energy Shield: (37-43)Requires Level 62, 79 Dex, 72 Int<Can roll a special implicit when corrupted>Can be modified while Corrupted
(30-40)% increased maximum Life and reduced Fire Resistance
(30-40)% increased maximum Mana and reduced Cold Resistance
(30-40)% increased Global maximum Energy Shield and reduced Lightning Resistance
Chaos Resistance is ZeroCorruptedMan retains sanity and strives toward civilisation
only under the blessed veil of ignorance.. Other item types were able to roll it in earlier versions of the game, which remain in permanent leagues.

Version history

Version	Changes
1.1.0	The Item Quantity SupportItem Quantity SupportSupport Icon: Q Level: (1-20)Requires Level 24Supports any skill that can kill enemies.(17-36)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported Skills Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.35-7)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. gem can no longer drop.
0.9.11	Increased item quantity prefixes have been removed from the game. Items that already have them are unaffected.
0.9.9	Diminishing returns now applies to the rate that Increased Item Rarity affects magic, rare and unique items (it affects the less common ones more). Increased Item Quantity stats now also have diminishing returns. This allows us to have higher initial values and lets us balance the extreme cases so that their rate of item gain is high but not abusive. Bonuses to item rarity and quantity from bosses or from additional players in the game now stack multiplicatively with the player's bonuses (rather than additively). Diminishing returns only apply to the player's bonuses. Added a set of Increased Item Rarity and Increased Item Quantity prefix mods.
0.9.8	Reduced values of Item Quantity and Item Rarity mods and support gems.
Unknown	Introduced to the game.