Realism Mode

Realism is a slower progression mode with better chances at selected boss and raid uniques, cheaper prestige fees, and more remnants from paid prestiges. XP starts at 25x and falls to 3x at prestige 10.

Choosing Realism

Choose Realism during account setup to start as a Fresh account. Your progression mode is separate from your account type: Regular, Ironman, Hardcore Ironman and Ultimate Ironman can use Realism. Group Ironman cannot choose Realism or Extreme.

Realism cannot be changed back to Normal. An existing Normal account can enter Realism through its one lifetime rebirth with The Chronicler at Home.

XP rates

Each skill uses the rate for its own prestige level. P0 means the skill has not been prestiged.

• P0 and P1: 25x

• P2: 23x

• P3: 20x

• P4: 18x

• P5: 15x

• P6: 13x

• P7: 10x

• P8: 8x

• P9: 5x

• P10: 3x

Starting rewards

• 10% higher chance at selected boss and raid uniques.

• 3% chance to receive an extra copy of a qualifying unique.

• 10% discount on prestige fees.

• 50% more remnants from paid prestiges.

Mastery rewards

Mastery is based on prestige across your account. You must meet both requirements for a tier. The rewards below replace the starting bonuses; they do not add together.

Mastery I

Requires 50 total prestige and at least 10 skills at P3 or higher.

• 20% higher unique chance.

• 8% unique duplication chance.

• 15% prestige fee discount.

Mastery II

Requires 100 total prestige and at least 15 skills at P5 or higher.

• 30% higher unique chance.

• 15% unique duplication chance.

• 25% prestige fee discount.

Mastery III

Requires 200 total prestige and at least 20 skills at P8 or higher.

• 40% higher unique chance.

• 25% unique duplication chance.

• 35% prestige fee discount.

The 50% bonus to remnants from paid prestiges stays the same at every Mastery tier. Prestige vouchers cannot be used in Realism.

How unique bonuses work

These bonuses apply to selected boss and raid uniques, not every rare drop. Pets, clues and other drops outside that selection do not receive these mode bonuses.

A higher unique chance is a relative boost, not a guaranteed drop or that percentage chance on every kill. Duplication is a separate chance after a qualifying unique is awarded. A successful roll gives one extra copy. It does not add another copy when the same reward has already been duplicated by the Well or the encounter itself.

Prestige fee discounts combine with donator discounts in sequence, with a maximum combined discount of 65%.

Fresh, Reborn and moving to Extreme

Fresh accounts have never rebirthed. Reborn accounts have reset into a harder mode while keeping their possessions and completed content. They have separate hiscores groups.

A Fresh Realism account can use its one lifetime rebirth to move to Extreme. If you already rebirthed from Normal into Realism, that rebirth has been used and you cannot rebirth again. Rebirth resets skills and every prestige to P0.