Difficulties
Beating the final boss on The Cinder Crown 7 opens the next difficulty. Nightmare and Inferno replay the same zones, but every enemy is level 70 , health and damage are multiplied, and loot, gold and item level grow with the level the map had on Normal. That last part is why late maps are worth more on the harder difficulties even though the enemies are the same level everywhere.
Normal
Enemy levelthe map's own
Enemy health×1
Enemy damage×1
XP×1
Loot find per map levelnone
Gold per map levelnone
Item level10 × enemy level
Soul Shards per boss×1
Nightmare
Enemy level70
Enemy health×3.5
Enemy damage×1.35
XP×1.5
Loot find per map level+0.5%
Gold per map level+0.5%
Item level700 + map level
Soul Shards per boss×1.5
Inferno
Enemy level70
Enemy health×6
Enemy damage×1.8
XP×2
Loot find per map level+1%
Gold per map level+1%
Item level700 + 2 × map level
Soul Shards per boss×2
What each difficulty unlocks
- Black Mist legendaries can drop from Nightmare on, at 0.3% of legendary drops from level 70 enemies. They arrive unrevealed at item level 850 and let you pick each affix from two choices.
- Divine items and set runes only drop on Inferno . Divine items have fixed stats and item level 990.
- Mythic Rift needs Inferno .
- Ancient legendaries (every affix at its maximum roll) drop on any difficulty, 10% of legendary drops from level 70 enemies.
Example: The Cinder Crown 7
Boss stage breakdown for map level 70 across all difficulties, detailing the featured boss, dropped item levels, and loot find multipliers.
| Item level | Loot find | Lord of the Cinder health | Soul Shards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 690 – 709 | × 1.00 | 3,998,664 | 7 |
| Nightmare | 765 – 775 | × 1.35 | 15,394,860 | 10 |
| Inferno | 835 – 845 | × 1.70 | 26,391,188 | 14 |