When you get a Legendary Item during normal gameplay, you can equip it to use the Aspect, or travel to the Occultist to Extract the Aspect from the Legendary Item, destroying it in the process. Once you have an Extracted Aspect, you can Imprint it onto any Rare Item or Legendary Item that you wish. If you Imprint a Rare Item, it becomes a Legendary Item, and if you Imprint a Legendary Item, it overwrites the existing Aspect gaining the new effect. A limited number Aspects are also available from the Codex of Power and the Seasonal Journey.
Future of the Codex of Power? During BlizzCon, Joe Shelly hinted at a future where all Aspects would be part of the Codex of Power. When that happens, this guide will be prepared to tell you all the details on how to extract ALL aspects into the Codex of Power.
Not sure which Aspects you want or how to acquire them? Read our full Legendary Aspect list below.
Aspect Categories
Not all Aspects can be Imprinted to just any Rare or Legendary Item. Aspects are divided by category, and depending on its category it can be Imprinted on different slots. This forces you to think a little more deeply about your build instead of just putting every damage multiplier you can find on all your items.
- Offensive: 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (Power increased by +100%), Gloves, Ring, Amulet (Power increased by +50%)
- Defensive: Helm, Chest Armor, Pants, Amulet (Power increased by +50%)
- Resource: Ring
- Utility: Helm, Chest Armor, Boots, Gloves, Amulet (Power increased by +50%)
- Mobility: Boots, Amulet (Power increased by +50%)
The Codex of Power always imprints the minimum value and does not display the maximum possible for an Aspect. Certain flat value powers scale either with item power, so the inherent scaler you see on the item will change depending on the item level provided.
Imprinting with the Codex of Power
The main advantage of the Codex of Power is that it's relatively easy to complete a Dungeon or Season Journey Chapter to unlock it versus randomly finding the right item.
Navigating to a Dungeon
You can track and navigate to the dungeon directly in the game! Just open up your Codex of Power in game and click on the Aspect you want to track. Your map will now have a handy line that will lead you straight to the Dungeon containing the power.
Completing a Season Journey Chapter
Each chapter in the Season Journey offers unique rewards, including aspects that are normally only available from drops. These aspects can propel your character forward faster than the Eternal realm, and are an exciting way to level up. You need to complete the objectives in the Season Journey to unlock the chapter's rewards. To see your progress, open the Season Journey by navigating to the Season Tab > Season Journey (Default bound to "u" on keyboard). See the tables below for all Season Journey Aspects.
Codex of Power Aspect Limitations
- Not Every Legendary: The Codex of Power doesn't have every single Aspect from each Legendary in the game in it. This means you can only find some Legendaries from drops -- by destroying hordes of the demons of hell over and over again!
- Lowest Roll Imprinted: Aspects that are Imprinted from the Codex of Power automatically Imprint the lowest roll possible! For example, if you wanted to Imprint "Thorns damage dealt has a [20-40]% chance to deal damage to all enemies around you.", then it would automatically Imprint 20% chance. That's half the power of a full max roll!
Generic Aspects
All
Defensive
Offensive
Resource
Utility
Mobility
| Aspect | Source | Unlock |
| Accelerating | Drop | |
| Assimilation | Drop | |
| Audacity | Drop | |
| Craven | Drop | |
| Crowded Sage | Drop | |
| Conceited | Drop | |
| Deflecting Barrier | Dungeon, Drop | Lost Keep - Hawezar |
| Disobedience | Dungeon, Drop | Halls of the Damned - Kehjistan |
| Edgemaster’s | Dungeon, Drop | Oldstones - Scosglen |
| Elements NEW | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey V |
| Eluding | Dungeon, Drop | Caldera Gate - Fractured Peaks |
| Expectant | Dungeon, Drop | Underroot - Scosglen |
| Exploiter's | Drop | |
| Ghostwalker | Dungeon, Drop | Broken Bulwark - Scosglen |
| Inner Calm | Dungeon, Drop | Raethwind Wilds - Scosglen |
| Might | Dungeon, Drop | Dark Ravine - Dry Steppes |
| Needleflare | Dungeon, Drop | Yshari Sanctum - Kehjistan |
| Protecting | Drop | |
| Protector | Dungeon, Drop | Lost Archives - Fractured Peaks |
| Rapid | Dungeon, Drop | Buried Halls - Dry Steppes |
| Retribution | Dungeon, Drop | Abandoned Mineworks - Kehjistan |
| Shared Misery | Dungeon, Drop | Oblivion - Hawezar |
| Slaughter NEW | Dungeon, Drop | S2 Journey VI |
| Smiting | Drop only | |
| Starlight | Drop | |
| Umbral | Dungeon, Drop | Champion's Demise - Dry Steppes |
| Wind Striker | Dungeon, Drop | Shivta Ruins - Kehjistan |
Barbarian Aspects
All
Defensive
Offensive
Resource
Utility
Mobility
Weapon
| Aspect | Source | Unlock |
| Ancestral Charge | Drop | |
| Ancestral Echoes | Dungeon, Drop | Ancient Reservoir - Hawezar |
| Ancestral Force | Dungeon, Drop | Sunken Ruins - Scosglen |
| Anemia | Dungeon, Drop | Kor Dragan Barracks - Fractured Peaks |
| Battle-Mad | Drop | |
| Bear Clan Berserker's | Drop | |
| Berserk Fury | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey II |
| Berserk Ripping | Dungeon, Drop | Mournfield - Dry Steppes |
| Brawler's | Dungeon, Drop | Haunted Refuge - Hawezar |
| Bold Chieftain's | Drop | |
| Bul-Kathos | Dungeon, Drop | Light's Refuge - Hawezar |
| Burning Rage | Drop | |
| Death Wish | Dungeon, Drop | Penitent Cairns - Scosglen |
| Devilish | Drop | |
| Dire Whirlwind | Dungeon, Drop | Garan Hold - Scosglen |
| Dust Devil's | Drop | |
| Earthquake | Drop | |
| Earthstriker's | Dungeon, Drop | Maugan's Works - Hawezar |
| Echoing Fury | Dungeon, Drop | Sirocco Caverns - Kehjistan |
| Encroaching Wrath | Drop | |
| Giant Strides | Drop | |
| Grasping Whirlwind | Drop | |
| Iron Blood | Dungeon, Drop | Forgotten Ruins - Kehjistan |
| Iron Warrior | Dungeon, Drop | Carrion Fields - Dry Steppes |
| Limitless Rage | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey IV |
| Luckbringer | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey III |
| Numbing Wrath | Dungeon, Drop | Heathen's Keep - Hawezar |
| Perpetual Stomping | Dungeon, Drop | Charnel House - Dry Steppes |
| Relentless Armsmaster | Dungeon, Drop | Calibel's Mine - Scosglen |
| Relentless Berserker's | Dungeon, Drop | Hakan's Refuge - Kehjistan |
| Skullbreaker's | Drop only | |
| Slaking | Dungeon, Drop | Maulwood - Fractured Peaks |
| Steadfast Berserker's | Drop only | |
| Tempering Blows | Dungeon, Drop | Defiled Catacomb - Hawezar |
| Unrelenting Fury | Dungeon, Drop | Hallowed Ossuary - Fractured Peaks |
| Veteran Brawler's | Dungeon, Drop | Heretics Aslyum - Kehjistan |
| Wanton Rupture NEW | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey I |
| Weapon Master's | Drop | |
| Windlasher | Drop |
Druid Aspects
All
Defensive
Offensive
Resource
Utility
Mobility
| Aspect | Source | Unlock |
| Alpha | Drop | |
| Aftershock | Drop | |
| Balanced | Drop | |
| Ballistic | Dungeon, Drop | Whispering Pines - Scosglen |
| Blurred Beast | Drop | |
| Calm Breeze | Dungeon, Drop | Grinning Labyrinth - Dry Steppes |
| Changeling's Debt | Dungeon, Drop | Conclave - Kehjistan |
| Crashstone | Dungeon, Drop | Stockades - Scosglen |
| Cyclonic Force | Dungeon, Drop | Collapsed Vault - Kehjistan |
| Dark Howl | Drop | |
| Dire Wolf's | Drop | |
| Earthguard | Drop | |
| Lightning Dancer's | Drop | |
| Mangled | Dungeon, Drop | Immortal Emanation - Fractured Peaks |
| Mending Stone | Dungeon, Drop | Sealed Archives - Dry Steppes |
| Metamorphic Stone | Drop | |
| Mighty Storm's | Drop | |
| Nature's Savagery | Drop | |
| Natural Balance | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey III |
| Nighthowler's | Dungeon, Drop | Forbidden City - Fractured Peaks |
| Overcharged | Dungeon, Drop | Mariner's Refuge - Scosglen |
| Quicksand | Dungeon, Drop | Ferals' Den - Scosglen |
| Rampaging Werebeast | Dungeon, Drop | Endless Gates - Hawezar |
| Raw Might NEW | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey I |
| Retaliation | Dungeon, Drop | Seaside Descent - Dry Steppes |
| Runeworker's Conduit | Drop | |
| Seismic-shift | Drop | |
| Shepherd's | Dungeon, Drop | Bloodsoaked Crag - Dry Steppes |
| Skinwalker's | Dungeon, Drop | Fading Echo - Kehjistan |
| Shockwave | Drop | |
| Stampede | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey II |
| Stormchaser's | Drop | |
| Stormclaw's | Dungeon, Drop | Anica's Claim - Fractured Peaks |
| Stormshifter's | Dungeon, Drop | Crusaders' Cathedral - Kehjistan |
| Subterranean | Drop | |
| Symbiotic | Drop | |
| Tempest | Dungeon, Drop | Blind Burrows - Hawezar |
| Trampled Earth | Drop | |
| Unsatiated | Dungeon, Drop | Tormented Ruins - Fractured Peaks |
| Ursine Horror | Dungeon, Drop | Belfry Zakara - Hawezar |
| Vigorous | Dungeon, Drop | Steadfast Barracks - Hawezar |
| Wildrage | Drop |
Necromancer Aspects
All
Defensive
Offensive
Resource
Utility
Mobility
| Aspect | Source | Unlock |
| Blighted | Dungeon, Drop | Akkhan's Grasp - Hawezar |
| Blood Seeker's | Dungeon, Drop | Mercy's Reach - Fractured Peaks |
| Blood-bathed | Dungeon, Drop | Hoarfrost Demise - Fractured Peaks |
| Blood Getter's | Drop | |
| Blood-soaked | Drop | |
| Bursting Bones | Dungeon, Drop | Path of the Blind - Dry Steppes |
| Cadaverous | Drop | |
| Coldbringer's | Drop | |
| Damned | Dungeon, Drop | Uldur's Cave - Kehjistan |
| Decay | Drop | |
| Embalmer | Drop | |
| Empowering Reaper | Dungeon, Drop | Flooded Depths - Scosglen |
| Explosive Mist | Drop | |
| Exposed Flesh | Drop | |
| Fastblood | Dungeon, Drop | Iron Hold - Hawezar |
| Flesh-Rending | Dungeon, Drop | Nostrava Deepwood - Fractured Peaks |
| Frenzied Dead | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey II |
| Gore Quills | Drop | |
| Grasping Veins | Dungeon, Drop | Corrupted Grotto - Kehjistan |
| Hardened Bones | Drop | |
| Hulking | Dungeon, Drop | Sepulcher of The Forsworn - Kehjistan |
| Hungry Blood | Drop | |
| Long Shadow NEW | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey I |
| Osseous Gale | Drop | |
| Plunging Darkness | Dungeon, Drop | Rimescar Cavern - Fractured Peaks |
| Potent Blood | Dungeon, Drop | Betrayer's Row - Dry Steppes |
| Rathma’s Chosen | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey IV |
| Reanimation | Dungeon, Drop | Aldurwood - Scosglen |
| Requiem | Dungeon, Drop | Vault of the Forsaken - Scosglen |
| Rotting | Drop | |
| Sacrificial | Dungeon, Drop | Ruins of Eridu - Hawezar |
| Serration | Drop | |
| Shielding Storm | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey III |
| Splintering | Dungeon, Drop | Guulrahn Slums - Dry Steppes |
| Swelling Curse | Dungeon, Drop | Hive - Scosglen |
| Tidal | Drop | |
| Torment | Dungeon, Drop | Black Asylum - Fractured Peaks |
| Torturous Utility | Dungeon, Drop | Deserted Underpass - Kehjistan |
| Ultimate Shadow | Drop | |
| Untimely Death | Drop | |
| Unyielding Commander's | Dungeon, Drop | Faceless Shrine - Hawezar |
| Viscous | Drop | |
| Void | Drop |
Rogue Aspects
All
Defensive
Offensive
Resource
Utility
Mobility
| Aspect | Source | Unlock |
| Arrow Storms | Dungeon, Drop | Howling Warren - Scosglen |
| Artful Initiative NEW | Dungeon, Drop | Season Journey I (Season 2) |
| Bladedancer's | Dungeon, Drop | Jalal's Vigil - Scosglen |
| Blast-Trapper's | Dungeon, Drop | Kor Valar Ramparts - Fractured Peaks |
| Branching Volleys | Dungeon, Drop | Shadowed Plunge - Hawezar |
| Bursting Venoms | Drop | |
| Cheat's | Dungeon, Drop | Luban's Rest - Scosglen |
| Corruption | Dungeon, Drop | Renegade's Retreat - Kehjistan |
| Cruel Sustenance | Drop | |
| Elusive Menace | Drop | |
| Encircling Blades | Dungeon, Drop | Forsaken Quarry - Fractured Peaks |
| Energizing | Dungeon, Drop | Sanguine Chapel - Fractured Peaks |
| Enshrouding | Dungeon, Drop | Ghoa Ruins - Hawezar |
| Escape Artist's | Drop | |
| Explosive Verve | Dungeon, Drop | Derelict Lodge - Fractured Peaks |
| Frostbitten | Drop | |
| Icy Alchemist's | Drop | |
| Imitated Imbuement | Drop | |
| Infiltrator's | Drop | |
| Lethal Dusk | Drop | |
| Mangler's | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey III |
| Noxious Ice | Drop | |
| Opportunist's | Dungeon, Drop | Prison of Caldeum - Kehjistan |
| Pestilent Points | Drop | |
| Quickening Fog | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey II |
| Ravager's | Drop | |
| Ravenous | Dungeon, Drop | Shifting City - Dry Steppes |
| Repeating | Drop | |
| Shadowslicer | Dungeon, Drop | Twisted Hollow - Scosglen |
| Siphoned Victuals | Dungeon, Drop | Leviathan's Maw - Hawezar |
| Snap Frozen | Drop | |
| Stolen Vigor | Drop | |
| Surprise | Drop | |
| Synergy | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey IV |
| Trickshot | Dungeon, Drop | Bastion of Faith - Hawezar |
| Trickster's | Dungeon, Drop | Guulrahn Canals - Dry Steppes |
| Toxic Alchemist's | Drop | |
| Volatile Shadows | Dungeon, Drop | Ancient's Lament - Dry Steppes |
| Umbrous | Drop | |
| Uncanny Treachery | Dungeon, Drop | Demon's Wake - Scosglen |
| Unstable Imbuements | Dungeon, Drop | Whispering Vault - Dry Steppes |
| Vengeful | Dungeon, Drop | Inferno - Kehjistan |
Sorcerer Aspects
All
Defensive
Offensive
Resource
Utility
Mobility
| Aspect | Source | Unlock |
| Abundant Energy | Drop | |
| Ancient Flame | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey III |
| Armageddon | Drop | |
| Battle Caster's NEW | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey I |
| Binding Embers | Drop | |
| Biting Cold | Dungeon, Drop | Forgotten Depths - Dry Steppes |
| Bounding Conduit | Dungeon, Drop | Komdor Temple - Dry Steppes |
| Charged | Dungeon, Drop | Maddux Watch - Scosglen |
| Concentration | Drop | |
| Conflagration | Dungeon, Drop | Light's Watch - Fractured Peaks |
| Control | Dungeon, Drop | Sunken Library - Kehjistan |
| Efficiency | Dungeon, Drop | Domhainne Tunnels - Scosglen |
| Elementalist's | Dungeon, Drop | Pallid Delve - Dry Steppes |
| Encased | Drop | |
| Engulfing Flames | Drop | |
| Everliving | Drop | |
| Flamewalker’s | Dungeon, Drop | Cultist Refuge - Fractured Peaks |
| Fortune | Drop | |
| Frostblitz | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey IV |
| Frozen Memories | Drop | |
| Frozen Orbit | Drop | |
| Frozen Tundra | Drop | |
| Frozen Wake | Drop | |
| Glacial | Drop | |
| Gravitational | Drop | |
| Incendiary | Dungeon, Drop | Tomb of the Saints - Kehjistan |
| Mage-Lord's | Drop | |
| Overwhelming Currents | Drop | |
| Piercing Cold | Dungeon, Drop | Dead Man's Dredge - Fractured Peaks |
| Prodigy’s | Dungeon, Drop | Witchwater - Hawezar |
| Recharging | Dungeon, Drop | Zenith - Fractured Peaks |
| Searing Wards | Drop | |
| Serpentine | Drop | |
| Shattered | Drop | |
| Shattered Stars | Drop | |
| Singed Extremities | Dungeon, Drop | Earthen Wound - Hawezar |
| Snowguard's | Dungeon, Drop | Fetid Mausoleum - Hawezar |
| Snowveiled | Dungeon, Drop | Sarat's Lair - Scosglen |
| Stable | Drop, Season Journey | S2 Journey II |
| Static Cling | Dungeon, Drop | Wretched Delve - Scosglen |
| Storm Swell | Dungeon, Drop | Onyx Hold - Dry Steppes |
| Splintering Energy | Dungeon, Drop | Crumbling Hekma - Kehjistan |
| Three Curses | Dungeon, Drop | Serpent's Lair - Hawezar |
| Unbroken Tether | Drop | |
| Unwavering | Dungeon, Drop | Putrid Aquifer - Kehjistan |
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