Cursed gear and purification
Prioritize Bitterblack Gear tiers
Allocate Rift Crystals across Bitterblack relic tiers according to the equipment slot and upgrade value you need most.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Prioritize Bitterblack Gear tiers
Bitterblack Isle exploration for relics, then Olra and Barroch at the Isle.
Before you go
- Collect one or more Bitterblack relics and note each category and level.
- Build an RC reserve from Isle drops, pawn returns, or other available sources.
- Know the equipment slot or vocation gap you want to address.
- Leave enough room and resources to use or enhance any worthwhile result.
Farming steps
- Sort collected relics by category and tier in inventory or storage.
- Identify the immediate need: weapon, armor, or accessory/utility gear.
- At Olra, check the RC price for each candidate tier before choosing one.
- Prioritize the relic that addresses the most important build gap and whose cost fits your reserve.
- Set vocation alignment before purification if the result pool matters.
- Inspect the revealed item and compare it with current equipment before equipping.
- Take useful gear to Barroch only after checking its enhancement requirements.
- Keep one high-priority relic unpurified if you are saving for its cost or waiting to set a suitable vocation pool.
- Store results that are valuable for alternate vocations rather than selling them automatically.
Repeat, collect and use
Apply the same triage whenever new relics arrive. The relic supply and results vary, and purification consumes RC rather than returning it.
Common mistakes
- Purifying by tier alone; compare category and the equipment gap first.
- Spending the entire RC reserve on one relic; preserve a buffer for other Isle needs.
- Assuming a high-tier relic will yield a specific upgrade; plan for a pool of possible results.
When to stop or switch
Stop processing lower-priority relics when a higher-priority category or enhancement needs the remaining RC, or when your current build is adequately equipped.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.