Affix groups

Prefixes and suffixes

Affix groups, rather than the displayed stat alone, determine which random prefixes and suffixes can roll together. Two affixes from the same group are mutually exclusive. Eligibility also depends on item type and affix level. A white base does not establish a special “Hell-only suffix” rule.

The rules here come from the wiki Item Affixes and Crafting pages, which are one source family rather than two independent confirmations. A preset craft bonus and a random affix can contribute to the same stat. Read the group column before assuming that two life bonuses exclude each other.

Rules that explain a bad item

When an item disappoints, check these before you blame the recipe.

  • Same group means mutually exclusive. Two affixes in one group will not both stick.
  • Check item type and affix level (alvl), which depends on item level (ilvl) and base properties. Difficulty labels alone do not decide eligibility.
  • Crafts add preset bonuses plus up to four random affixes. The random affix pool allows at most three prefixes or three suffixes; preset bonuses are separate.
  • Corruption can replace the item with a rare. That is a different system.

What to open

The wiki page includes the high-level affix table. Use it when a trade listing names a prefix you do not recognize. Price checks belong on the trade page, and they are not an affix guarantee. A listed name can be wrong. The group rules are not.

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Questions

Can two bonuses add the same stat?

Yes, if the bonuses come from compatible groups or separate preset craft bonuses. The exclusion applies to two random affixes in the same group, not every pair of bonuses that increases one stat.

Where is the full prefix list?

On the Item Affixes wiki page. This guide stays a reading key so the table has one home.

Related

Sources

Checked: 2026-10-28. Single-source claims are attributed; disagreements stay visible.

  • Wiki Item Affixes — 2026-10-28 — Fetched 2026-10-28. Single official-wiki source family for detailed numeric rules; separate wiki pages are not independent confirmation.
  • Wiki Crafting — 2026-10-28 — Fetched 2026-10-28. Single official-wiki source family for detailed numeric rules; separate wiki pages are not independent confirmation.