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Stat Verdict is a free AI-powered loot analysis tool built for Diablo IV players. Upload a screenshot of any in-game item and get an instant, detailed evaluation — including a grade, build-specific recommendations, and whether you should keep, salvage, or craft the item.

How does the Diablo IV loot analyzer work?

Upload a screenshot of an item tooltip from Diablo IV. The AI reads the image, identifies every stat, affix, and property on the item, then evaluates it against your selected class and build. The result is a letter grade (S through D), a verdict (Keep, Salvage, or Craft), and a detailed breakdown of why.

Is Stat Verdict free to use?

Yes — Stat Verdict is completely free to use. No account required, no subscriptions. Just open the scanner and start analyzing your items.

Are there any usage limits?

To ensure service availability for everyone, there is a reasonable daily scan limit per user that resets every 24 hours. This limit is generous enough for typical gameplay sessions.

Yes. Item screenshots are sent to our secure server for AI processing and are not stored after analysis. Scan history, loadout data, and preferences are all kept locally in your browser — we never have access to them.

Will Stat Verdict support other ARPG games?

Yes! Stat Verdict is focused on making Diablo IV analysis perfect first, but plans to expand to other ARPGs like Path of Exile 2, Last Epoch, Diablo III, and more based on community demand.

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loot-mechanics · July 26, 2026

How to Grade Any Unique in Season 14

Learn what makes a Unique S-tier in Season 14's 2-affix system. Scan any item free at StatVerdict for instant grades.

Season 14 — Season of Death Awakening — rewrote how Uniques work in Diablo IV, and if you're still grading loot the way you did last season, you're leaving power on the table (or worse, salvaging things you shouldn't). Patch 3.1.0 dropped a stack of changes that shifts the value math on nearly every Unique that hits your inventory. Let's break down exactly how to read a Unique in this new system so you know when to equip, when to craft, and when to shard it.

The New 2-Guaranteed-Affix Rule Changes Everything

The biggest shift this season: every Unique now drops with 2 guaranteed affixes on top of its inherent unique power. In prior patches, a Unique's value was mostly locked into its fixed aspect, with a bit of stat variance sprinkled in. Now, those two rolled affixes carry real weight — and they're the difference between a build-defining piece and vendor trash.

Why does this matter for grading? Because a Unique is no longer just "does it have the power I need — yes or no." You now have to evaluate:

The unique power itself — is this aspect part of your build?
The two rolled affixes — are they offensive stats you actually scale with (Critical Strike Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Overpower Damage) or dead weight like Thorns on a caster?
The roll quality of the unique power's value range.

A Unique with perfect power but two garbage affixes can drop a full tier. That's the new math, and it's easy to misjudge by eye. If you'd rather not run the numbers manually, screenshot the item and let the AI at statverdict.com weigh all three factors instantly.

Greater Affixes, IP Breakpoints, and the 850+ Mythic Threshold

Item Power (IP) still sets the ceiling on your affix values, and the breakpoints haven't gone anywhere. Higher IP means higher potential rolls on those two guaranteed affixes — which is exactly why an 800 IP Unique and an 850 IP Unique of the same type can grade differently even with identical stats listed.

Two things to watch for when you inspect a Unique:

Greater Affixes

Greater Affixes are the marked, boosted affixes that roll significantly higher than the standard range — look for the distinct icon next to the stat. On a Unique, a Greater Affix on a stat your build scales with is an instant grade-booster. One Greater Affix on Critical Strike Damage for a crit-based build can single-handedly push a piece from B to S. Two of them on relevant stats? That's a keeper you build around.

The 850+ Mythic Threshold

Here's the number to tattoo on your brain: 850 IP. Any Unique at 850+ IP can be fed into the Horadric Cube and crafted into a Mythic Unique. The output is always the same gear slot as the input, so you're not gambling on where it lands — you're upgrading a helm into a Mythic helm, a ring into a Mythic ring.

This makes 850+ Uniques valuable even when their current affixes are mediocre. They're crafting fuel. Before you salvage any Unique, check that IP — if it's 850 or above, it has Mythic potential regardless of its rolls.

Ancestral vs. Non-Ancestral and What "Always Max-Rolled" Means for Mythics

Ancestral Uniques sit at the top of the IP range and are your prime candidates for both equipping and Mythic crafting. Non-Ancestral Uniques still have uses — leveling, filling a slot temporarily, or crafting materials — but for endgame grading, Ancestral is the tier you're hunting.

Now the part that changes how you value crafting: enchanting now works on Uniques and Mythic Uniques, and on Mythics, any affix you add through enchanting is max-rolled automatically. That's enormous. On a regular item you enchant and pray for a high roll — on a Mythic, the added affix always lands at the top of its range.

What this means practically:

A Mythic Unique lets you swap a weak affix for the exact stat your build wants — at max value, guaranteed.
The two guaranteed affixes matter less on a Mythic candidate, because you can enchant one into perfection anyway.
Grading a Mythic (or a Mythic candidate) leans heavily on the unique power and IP, since the affixes are effectively yours to perfect.

So when you're staring at an 850+ Ancestral Unique with one good affix and one bad one, don't write it off. That's a Mythic in waiting. Not sure if a piece is worth the Cube investment? Scan it at statverdict.com and get a verdict before you commit your materials.

Build-Specific Grading: The Same Item Can Be S-Tier or D-Tier

This is the point players trip over most: there is no universal grade for a Unique. The exact same item can be S-tier for one build and D-tier for another.

Take a Unique that boosts a specific skill or damage type. If you're a Sorcerer running a Firewall build and the Unique amplifies Fire damage with two Greater Affixes on Burning-relevant stats, that's a screaming S. Hand that same item to a Rogue stacking Shadow Imbuement, and it's a D — the power is worthless to you, and the affixes probably don't align either.

When grading for your character, ask:

Does the unique power interact with my core skills, my primary damage type, or a key mechanic?
Do the two guaranteed affixes scale my actual damage or survivability?
Is it Ancestral and 850+ so I can Mythic-craft and enchant it into a perfect fit?

This build-context layer is exactly why generic tier lists fall short. A static list can't know you're running Death Awakening's seasonal synergies through Pandemonium Ruptures — closing portal tears and downing Realmwalkers for that gear. That's where StatVerdict's AI shines: it grades against the item in front of you, factoring IP, affixes, and Greater Affix rolls, so you get an S–F verdict in seconds instead of cross-referencing spreadsheets mid-farm.

Quick Recap

Grading Uniques in Season 14 comes down to four things: the two guaranteed affixes now shape real value, Greater Affixes and IP breakpoints set the ceiling, 850+ Ancestral pieces are Mythic and enchant candidates where added affixes roll max, and every grade is ultimately build-specific. Never salvage an 850+ Unique on reflex, and never assume a top-tier item for someone else is top-tier for you.

Don't memorize every affix range in the game. Screenshot your loot, drop it into statverdict.com, and let the free AI analyzer hand you an instant S–F grade so you can get back to closing Ruptures. Happy hunting.