Diablo 4 Season 16 Boon Respec Costs Explained by U4GM

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Diablo 4 Season 16 Boon respecs cost 5,000,000 gold per point canceled, according to the supplied test-period details. Players weighing D4 Gold against other ways to fund upgrades should first count the points they expect to change and reserve gold for their gear.

Calculate the Cost Before Changing Boons

Multiply the number of points you want to cancel by 5,000,000 gold. Canceling one point costs 5,000,000 gold, while canceling four costs 20,000,000 gold. The cost depends on points canceled, so check how many changes your new setup actually needs before committing.

Tyrael's Boons is the seasonal progression tree available to every seasonal character, including players without the Lord of Hatred expansion. Greater Temper sits behind Magic in the Metal, a node in the Trash for Treasure path that requires four points of investment in that path.

Check your existing point placement in Tyrael's Boons, then follow Trash for Treasure to Magic in the Metal. If you need to move points into that path, calculate the cancellation cost first. The supplied details do not specify a confirmation message, so verify the point allocation and gold total after making changes.

Greater Temper Adds a Separate Material Cost

Greater Temper is a Horadric Cube recipe that upgrades an existing Tempered Affix into a Greater Affix. Its listed test-period cost was 30 Scrolls of Restoration and 1,000 Obducite per upgrade; those values could change.

A Boon respec and the recipe are separate expenses. Moving points toward Magic in the Metal does not supply the scrolls or Obducite, and collecting those materials does not unlock the node. Budget for both before deciding that an item is ready for its upgrade.

Two upgrades at the listed rate require 60 scrolls and 2,000 Obducite. Three require 90 scrolls and 3,000 Obducite. Five require 150 scrolls and 5,000 Obducite, so committing to every equipment slot early can exhaust materials that a better item will need later.

Keep Gold for Gear, Not Just Points

Repeated temper attempts can consume gold through blacksmith fees, while restoration uses Scrolls of Restoration. The Greater Temper recipe offers a fixed material price for the upgrade, but it does not remove the costs of masterworking or enchanting.

Choose an item with an existing temper that your build needs and a base you expect to keep. A strong weapon is a sensible first target. Greater Temper does not improve base stats, implicit lines, or other affixes, so an otherwise weak item can still need replacement.

Salvaging Ancestral items has a chance to grant a Scroll of Restoration under the Season 16 details, and the first Trash for Treasure path increases scroll and Obducite income. Consider that material value before selling an Ancestral item, especially while collecting the first 30 scrolls.

On your seasonal character, review your Tyrael's Boons allocation and total the points you need to cancel before spending. Then compare your available gold with the cost of masterworking and enchanting; players considering cheap D4 Gold can use that budget to decide how much they need before committing resources to a weapon.