Baleful Fragments are Rare Crafting Materials in Diablo 4 that are used in the upgrading of Legendary weapons and the imprinting of Aspects. This utility makes Baleful Fragments extremely important, and players that are interested in maximizing the power of their characters will eventually need to obtain some number of them. This guide is here to provide details on how that is done, and it will help fans get their hands on Baleful Fragments in Diablo 4.
Diablo 4: How to Get Baleful Fragments
Baleful Fragments are earned by salvaging Legendary weapons, an action that can be performed at the Diablo 4 Blacksmiths that are found in many of the game's towns. That said, fans will not receive Baleful Fragments every time that they salvage a Legendary weapon, as only weapons with 400+ Item Power grant these materials. This means that players may need to spend a bit of time progressing their characters in order to establish a consistent source for Baleful Fragments.
To note, 400 Item Power is also an important threshold for the imprinting of Aspects. Indeed, imprinting Aspects on items with 400+ Item Power requires materials like Baleful Fragments and Coiling Wards, another Rare Crafting Material, while imprinting on items with 399 Item Power and below requires only Veiled Crystals. Players are thus advised to exercise some caution when crossing over the 400 Item Power threshold, as it may be a while before they have the materials that they need to imprint on their new items.
Since Legendary weapons play such an important role in the acquisition of Baleful Fragments, some information about obtaining them seems pertinent. To speak generally, there are a few strategies that players can use to try to earn Legendaries in large quantities, and farming World Events is perhaps the best of them. Indeed, not only can Legendaries drop from the Elites that appear in these events, fans will also earn Diablo 4's Murmuring Obols upon completion. These Obols can then be spent at the Purveyor of Curiosities for additional chances to receive Legendary weapons.
Alternatively, players can try to farm for Diablo 4's Legendaries in dungeons, as many Elites appear in those locations. Dead Man's Dredge, which is located near Yelesna to the southeast of Kyovashad, is a particularly good option for fans in the early game, as there are many Elites at its beginning. Players that are interested in farming those Elites should simply dispatch them, exit the dungeon and reset it by waiting for around two minutes, and then repeat the process.
Diablo 4 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.