Equipment Tiers

Introduction
Item Rarity is an important factor on Aryntius, effectively displaying how powerful an item is. In-game, you can find a list of item tiers and examples in the chest next to spawn. A list of tiers is shown below, as well.

List of Tiers
 Worthless 

Worthless items are essentially useless due to their poor enchants, lack of positive effects, and often downright awful debuffs. They are denoted by a dark gray item color and are usually found in beginner-level areas.

Common

Common items comprise the entirety of all low-level areas, often with surprisingly various effects (such as +5.0 HP). Unlike higher-tiered items, they possess durability and can be destroyed by wear and tear. Generally, Common items have higher-leveled enchants than the Vanilla maximum (e.g. Sharpness V) and are noticeably more powerful than any of the starter items. Notably, Common items will never spawn with potion effects or set bonuses. Common items are denoted in-game by a white item color.

 Uncommon 

Uncommon items take far more effort to obtain, but have significantly higher power than Common items. Very rarely, some Uncommon items may have potion effects. Enchantment values may vary wildly depending on crafting material and drop chance. Uncommon items have a dark green item color.

 Rare 

Rare items take quite a leap from Uncommon items, mostly due to it being the first tier of items to yield enchantments beyond the Vanilla maximum. Potion effects are a usual occurrence for armor sets, but are seen far less often in weaponry. Rare is also the lowest tier of items to drop in the Trials of the Aquir. Rare items have a cyan item color.

 Superior 

Superior items are a step up from Rare items, often having significantly higher enchantments or potion effects. Most can be crafted but also drop from higher-leveled dungeon enemies. Notably, all shields are Superior or better. Superior items have a purple item color.

 Exalted 

Exalted items sit just below Legendary on the power scale, possessing powerful enchantments and very strong effects. Armor sets in the Exalted tier all have maximum enchantment power (such as Protection stacking to 20), and almost all items in this tier have potion effects or set bonuses. They drop exclusively from the last area in the Labyrinth. Exalted items have a  light purple  item color.

 Legendary 

Legendary items are the most powerful tier, often possessing absurd effects and enchantments. Armor sets with the Legendary tier all have maximum effect and enchantment power. All charms are Legendary only, some of which can be crafted, but most of which drop from minibosses in the Trials of the Aquir. Bosses will always drop a Legendary material or piece of equipment, often more than one. Legendary items have a  gold  item color.

 Iridescent 

Iridescent items are effectively Legendary items but with significantly more gimmicky and difficult to use functions. As such, they're more of an off-tier than an actual tier above any other. Iridescent items cannot be crafted, and can only be obtained from bosses in the Trials of the Aquir. Iridescent items have a  cold blue  item color.

 Corrupted 

Corrupted items are extremely varied and wild in power, thus not truly belonging to any item tier. Often they come with massive bonuses but also have massive debuffs (for example, Haste IV, Weakness IV) or simply disappear upon death. Corrupted items have a red item color, of which is very inconsistent due to update disparity.

 Unique Legendary 

Unlike normal Legendary items, Unique Legendaries have significantly more powerful effects and only drop from endgame bosses found in the Trial of the Aquir or The Void. They almost always have two or more abilities not seen on other items and are relatively difficult to obtain due to the nature of the bosses they drop from. Also differing from normal Legendary items is their drop rate, which is almost guaranteed from the respective boss it drops from. (e.g. Molten Strike drops with a 50% chance from Rith the Foolish) Unique Legendary items have a  gold  item color with a color coded star next to the rarity to denote which endgame area it came from.

Unobtainable Tiers
 Forgotten 

As of update 1.1.7, Forgotten items can no longer be obtained and have been replaced by Unique Legendaries.

Forgotten is an off-tier much like Iridescent. But instead of being weaker or gimmicky, it represents a fusion of multiple Legendary items. There are only 5 Forgotten items in total, four from the Void Armor set, and one deprecated weapon from early Beta testing days. Forgotten items have a deep violet item color, which fits their uniqueness.

 Dev Only 

Items in this tier are reserved for testing and/or developer purposes. They are unobtainable in any shape or form on the server. Dev Only items have a distinct light green color.