Torment

Torment refers to the highest six levels of difficulty in Diablo 3 (as of D3v2) and Reaper of Souls. There are six levels of Torment, officially designated with Roman Numerals, but often expressed by fans as Torment 1 - Torment 6 or abbreviated to T1-T6. The higher levels of Torment do not unlock any additional content; they just increase the difficulty and rewards that first become available on Torment 1.

The Torment difficulties mark the real end game goal for most players. Only on Torment can the best items be found, only on Torment can ingredients of the Infernal Machine drop, and the general difficulty and rewards accelerate to a pace that experienced players desire. It is a challenge to gear up to survive on Torment, especially for Hardcore players, but only on Torment do the most valuable items in the game begin to drop, so most players consider the struggle is well worth it.

Torment enables:

• Class Item Sets can only drop on Torment 1 and higher.
• New level 70 legendary and set items in Reaper of Souls only drop on Torment 1 and higher.
• Legendary item drop rates get a special boost in Nephalem Rifts on Torment 1 and higher.
• The Infernal Machine only exists on Torment 1 and higher. The keys and organs do not drop below Torment, and the Hermit's Shack can not be entered below Torment.
• Imperial gems may drop instead of Marquise gems on Master and higher.

Diablo 3 and Reaper of Souls PC Difficulty Levels

This is a quick reference listing; see the difficulty article for full details.

• Normal: 100% Health, 100% Damage, 0% extra gold bonus, 0% extra XP bonus
• Hard: 200% Health, 130% Damage, 75% extra gold bonus, 75% extra XP bonus
• Expert: 320% Health, 189% Damage, 100% extra gold bonus, 100% extra XP bonus
  • Doubled bounty currency rewards for Expert and all higher levels.
• Master: 512% Health, 273% Damage, 200% extra gold bonus, 200% extra XP bonus
  • Imperial gems may drop instead of Marquise on Master and all higher levels.
• Torment I: 819% Health, 396% Damage, 300% extra gold bonus, 300% extra XP bonus
  • Torment+ enables class Set Items at lvl 60+, and at lvl 70+ possible Key and Organ drops, plus increasing bonuses to legendary drop rates and extra bonuses to legendary drop rates in Nephalem Rifts.
• Torment II: 1311% Health, 575% Damage, 400% extra gold bonus, 400% extra XP bonus
• Torment III: 2097% Health, 833% Damage, 550% extra gold bonus, 550% extra XP bonus
• Torment IV: 3355% Health, 1208% Damage, 800% extra gold bonus, 800% extra XP bonus
• Torment V: 5369% Health, 1752% Damage, 1150% extra gold bonus, 1150% extra XP bonus
• Torment VI: 8590% Health, 2540% Damage, 1600% extra gold bonus, 1600% extra XP bonus

Infernal Machine Drop Rates

Running the Infernal Machine to obtain a Hellfire Ring is more complicated in the new system. There are now four keys, rather than just three, and four portals with four Demonic Organs required to create a Hellfire Ring. One benefit is that players can now specify which portal they create, so if just one Organ is needed, a player can go after just that one, instead of simply opening a random portal and hoping to get the one they want.

The new system has stingier drop rates for Keys from Key Wardens and and Demonic Organs from Ubers. These do not drop at all until at least Torment 1, and max out with a much lower drop rate than the 100% possible in MP10 in Diablo 3 vanilla.

The odds are as follows. Nothing will raise these any higher; not equipment bonuses or other players in the game. As always, it is better to farm them in a party, since the hunting and killing goes more quickly, plus everyone has the same chance for a key to drop, and everyone in the game can use each opened portal. Thus four players each with one Infernal Machine can do all four Ubers in the same game.

• Torment I: 25%
• Torment II: 28%
• Torment III: 33%
• Torment IV: 38%
• Torment V: 43%
• Torment VI: 50%

Legendary Drop Rate Bonuses

Legendary items have a base drop rate which varies greatly between different types of enemies, objects, and clickables. All of those drop rates are boosted by higher difficulty levels, with a special bonus kicking in once players reach Torment 1. There are also numerous set and legendary items that can only drop on Torment 1 and higher, at level 70.

• Normal: 0% Legendary drop bonus, 25% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Hard: 0% Legendary drop bonus, 25% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Expert: 0% Legendary drop bonus, 25% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Master: 0% Legendary drop bonus, 25% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Torment 1: +15% Legendary drop bonus, +44% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Torment 2: +32% Legendary drop bonus, +65% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Torment 3: +52% Legendary drop bonus, +90% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Torment 4: +75% Legendary drop bonus, +119% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Torment 5: +101% Legendary drop bonus, +151% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.
• Torment 6: +131% Legendary drop bonus, +189% bonus in Nephalem Rifts.

Crafting and Materials

Legendary Materials and Death's Breaths get a drop rate bonus in higher difficulty levels.

• Normal: 15% chance of Death's Breaths, 5% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Hard: 18% chance of Death's Breaths, 6% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Expert: 21% chance of Death's Breaths, 7.2% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Master: 25% chance of Death's Breaths, 8.6% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Torment 1: 31% chance of Death's Breaths, 10.4% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Torment 2: 37% chance of Death's Breaths, 12.4% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Torment 3: 44% chance of Death's Breaths, 14.9% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Torment 4: 53% chance of Death's Breaths, 17.9% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Torment 5: 64% chance of Death's Breaths, 21.5% chance of Legendary Materials.
• Torment 6: 77% chance of Death's Breaths, 25.8% chance of Legendary Materials.

These figures are accurate as of RoS v2.0.3. Leg mat drop rates are set to increase in the future.