Quick Answer
A "double exalted" item in Last Epoch has two Tier 6 or Tier 7 affixes on the same piece of gear — both drop-only since the Forge caps at Tier 5. The fastest routes: Circle of Fortune at Rank 6+ (affixes 50% more likely Exalted) stacked with Rank 9 (T7 affixes twice as common), the Nemesis Imprint loop targeting Conquered Tower, or buying directly from the Merchant's Guild Bazaar. Season 5 Rage of the Frostborn launches October 1, 2026 and removes MG rank gates entirely, making the Bazaar method accessible on Day 1 of the new season.
A double exalted item is the endgame gear standard in Last Epoch. Finding one with the right affixes for your build is the difference between a strong character and a min-maxed one — and getting that item into the Eternity Cache as a legendary base is where the real power lies.
The search queries say it all: "how to get double exalted items," "how to farm double exalted," "can you even make double exalted?" Players know these items exist and know they want them. What they lack is a clear map of every reliable method to acquire them, especially heading into Season 5.
This guide covers the full picture for Season 4 (Patch 1.4.7, Shattered Omens) with explicit callouts for how each method changes when Season 5 launches on October 1.
What Is a Double Exalted Item in Last Epoch?
In Last Epoch, item affixes range from Tier 1 to Tier 7. The Forge can craft any affix up to Tier 5 only — Tier 6 and Tier 7 are strictly drop-only, and they are rare at that. An item with at least one T6 or T7 affix earns the purple Exalted rarity classification.
"Double exalted" is community shorthand for a single Exalted item that rolled two T6 or T7 affixes at the same time. These are the top-tier legendary crafting bases because the Eternity Cache transfers affixes from the exalted item into a Unique: the higher the affix tiers, the more powerful the resulting Legendary.
As one r/LastEpoch player explained when sharing a rare double T7 staff find: "I knew it was very rare to get 2 exalted mods on an item, especially ones that synergize."
A few things players often miss about double exalted items:
- The item still displays as "Exalted" (purple) whether it has one or two T6/T7 affixes. You cannot distinguish a double exalted by the rarity label alone — you must read the affix panel.
- Crafting cannot produce double exalted items from scratch. Rune of Havoc shuffles existing affix tiers on an item, but requires the item to already have at least one Exalted-tier affix and introduces significant RNG.
- A double exalted item used for Eternity Cache crafting must have all four affixes unsealed. Sealed affixes do not transfer and reduce the effective LP capacity.
Why Farm Double Exalted Before — and In — Season 5
Season 4 Shattered Omens runs on Patch 1.4.7 (released 2026-05-13) and ends on October 1, 2026 when Season 5 Rage of the Frostborn launches at 16:00 UTC. Seasonal characters will move to the Legacy realm at that point.
Three reasons double exalted farming is especially valuable right now:
New chase items need strong legendary bases. Season 5 introduces three confirmed new chase items from EHG developer Mike Weicker and the official EHG hype week forum posts (forum.lastepoch.com, September 2026): Death Dance boots, which remove the evade cooldown; Eternal Font amulet, which generates a potion every second; and Gift of the Eidolon gloves, which grant haste and frenzy. All three can be combined into Legendaries at the Eternity Cache — the exalted base you use determines the affix tier quality on the resulting item.
MG rank gates disappear on October 1. In Season 4, accessing the full Bazaar for exalted items requires Merchant's Guild Rank 8 or higher (see Section 3). Season 5 removes all item rarity rank gates from the Bazaar: any MG member can buy exalted items from Day 1, including double T7 bases. MG Rank instead unlocks Material Bags containing Keys, Shards, Glyphs, and Runes. Source: EHG official Hype Week post, forum.lastepoch.com/t/faction-updates-coming-to-last-epoch-october-1/81759.
CoF Prophecy rerolling is gone. In Season 5, Circle of Fortune replaces the random Prophecy reroll loop with direct reward selection — you choose the reward type and it completes automatically as you gain Favor. New Lenses also let you specifically influence the affix tier distribution of Prefix or Suffix rewards. Double exalted targeting in CoF becomes dramatically more precise on Day 1 of S5.
Method 1 — Circle of Fortune: Stack the Passive Multipliers
Circle of Fortune is the best long-term faction for exalted hunting because its rank bonuses act as permanent passive multipliers on every item that drops. Two ranks change the math significantly.
Rank 6: Affixes 50% more likely to be Exalted. Every time an affix rolls on a drop, it has a 50% better chance of landing at T6 or T7 instead of lower tiers. This applies to all drops in all Monolith echoes, not just targeted ones — the math compounds heavily at high volume.
Rank 9: T7 affixes twice as common. On top of the R6 multiplicative bonus, R9 specifically doubles the rate of T7 (maximum tier) rolls on Exalted affixes. Running both rank bonuses simultaneously is how serious CoF players accumulate double T7 items within a reasonable number of echoes.
The Prophecy system adds targeted overlay. In Season 4, Prophecies require rerolling the random pool until you find a useful one. In Season 5, this rerolling is removed: you select the reward type directly (boots, rings, weapons, armor by slot), and your Prophecy fills automatically as you earn Favor. New S5 Lenses can also specifically influence Prefix or Suffix affix tier weighting — making targeted double T7 hunting as systematic as the game has ever allowed.
For double exalted farming with CoF, Prophecies are best aimed at specific item slots you are trying to upgrade rather than specific item subtypes. Volume drives results here: the R6 + R9 passive stack applies to every echo reward, so running echoes efficiently matters more than hunting any single Prophecy spawn.
Method 2 — Nemesis and the Weaver's Tree Imprint Loop
This is the endgame standard for dedicated Double T7 hunting, per the Maxroll Imprints and Endgame Crafting guide (September 2026). The Weaver's Tree (accessible at high Corruption in the Empowered Monolith) has Equipment Imprint nodes that fundamentally change how you farm specific items.
How Equipment Imprints work. When you place a piece of gear into an Equipment Imprint node on the Weaver's Tree, the game starts generating drops of similar items weighted toward the same base type and affix profile of your imprinted item. The Forging Potential of the imprinted item influences drop quality: the Maxroll guide recommends FP of 40-50 minimum for reliable results, with items obtained from Nemesis encounters typically carrying 60+ FP.
The Nemesis encounter specifically. Nemesis is the Champion Imprint node. When you kill Champion enemies with this Imprint active, it generates new items and upgrades affixes to Exalted tiers. Circle of Fortune players see higher Nemesis output because CoF's rank bonuses apply. Per the Maxroll Imprints guide, Conquered Tower is the single most reliable Monolith timeline for farming Double T7 items via Nemesis in Season 4.
The loop in practice:
- Find or buy an item with one or two T7 affixes and solid FP (60+ is ideal)
- Set it as your Equipment Imprint in the Weaver's Tree
- Target Conquered Tower echoes and kill Champions
- Collect Imprint output drops and look for double T7 iterations
- Promote the best output as your new Imprint template and repeat
One important caveat: items purchased from the Merchant's Guild Bazaar retain their trade tags, which means any Imprint runs triggered from a Bazaar-bought item produce untradeable output. Farm or find your initial Imprint base if you plan to sell the Imprint results.
Getting started on Imprints. The Imprint system requires reaching empowered Monolith content. At Corruption 90+, Exalted items can drop with 80-150 Forging Potential (verified against game mechanics data for Patch 1.4.7), which provides the high-FP bases the Imprint loop needs. Reach Corruption 100+ in at least one Empowered Timeline before committing to this method.
Method 3 — Merchant's Guild Bazaar: Buy the Exact Base
The Bazaar is the most precise method for players who have gold and want a specific double exalted base rather than farming RNG. You search for exactly what you need — item slot, base type, specific affixes at T6 or T7 — and buy it outright.
Season 4 rank requirements (current through September 30, 2026):
| Item Category | Minimum MG Rank |
|---|---|
| Exalted Weapons and Off-hands | Rank 5 |
| Exalted Armor pieces | Rank 6 |
| All Exalted items (full catalog) | Rank 8 |
Season 5 change — rank gates removed on October 1. Starting with Season 5 Rage of the Frostborn, the Merchant's Guild Bazaar imposes no item rarity rank requirements. All MG members can buy and sell Exalted items (including double T7) from the first moment they join the faction. This is confirmed via the EHG official Hype Week forum post (forum.lastepoch.com/t/faction-updates-coming-to-last-epoch-october-1/81759). MG Rank in S5 instead unlocks Material Bags containing Keys, Shards, Glyphs, and Runes.
Gold cost reality. In Season 4, Bazaar listing costs scale with affix tier: the base listing cost is 2,000 gold, plus 200 gold per T6 affix and 1,400 gold per T7 affix (per Patch 1.1.7.6 pricing data). A double T7 item carries a minimum listing cost of 4,800 gold just from the tier pricing. Actual player-listed sale prices for desirable double T7 bases run much higher — often 10,000-30,000 gold depending on the base type and affix combination.
If your gold reserves are the limiting factor, Timesaver's services exist for exactly this situation.
Need gold fast or want to skip the MG rank grind before S5?
- Last Epoch Gold — fast delivery for Bazaar buying power
- Last Epoch Merchant's Guild Rank Boost — unlock full Bazaar access before Season 5
- Last Epoch Leveling — reach Empowered Monolith for the Nemesis farming loop
How to Set Up Your Loot Filter for Double Exalted
Without a loot filter, double exalted items are nearly invisible — they look like any other purple Exalted drop on the ground. One player on r/LastEpoch described the classic mistake: "I have about 2.5 stash tabs full of T7 items, and like 10-11 tabs of T6, with a lot of T6 exalts being left on the ground. Have I really seen ZERO double T6 items or is there something wrong with this?" The answer was yes — a misconfigured filter was silently hiding them.
Setting up a dedicated filter rule:
- Press F in-game to open the Loot Filter editor
- Create a new rule — set Item Rarity to Exalted
- Open Advanced Options within the rule
- Set the affix count condition: minimum 2 affixes at Tier 6 or higher
- Assign a distinct highlight color (bright gold or cyan) and a unique pickup sound
This rule fires only when an item drops with two or more T6/T7 affixes and makes those drops hard to miss.
Season 5 loot filter update. Confirmed via the EHG Hype Week post (September 2026): in Season 5, the existing "number of T7 affixes" filter condition is updated to ignore sealed affixes, making it more accurate for true double T7 identification. A new "number of T6 affixes" filter condition is also added, making it easier to highlight "stepping stone" exalted bases with at least one T6 affix.
What to Do With Double Exalted Items
Option A — Use as a legendary crafting base at the Eternity Cache. This is the primary endgame use. You need a Unique item with Legendary Potential and an Exalted item of the same base type with four unsealed affixes. The number of affixes transferred to the Legendary equals the Unique's LP count (1-4). Double T7 bases produce the strongest possible Legendary transfers. See our Last Epoch Crafting Guide for the full Temporal Sanctum and Eternity Cache walkthrough.
Option B — Equip it. If the two T6/T7 affixes line up with your build, a double exalted item is often better in your gear slot than a Legendary with lower-tier transferred affixes. Not every double exalted needs to become a crafting base.
Option C — Sell on the MG Bazaar. Double T7 items are consistently in demand from players who want to skip the farming grind. List them using the new S5 Auto-Suggest pricing feature (which pulls from recent comparable sales) to capture fair market value.
Sealing tip. You can use Glyph of Despair to seal one affix into a fifth slot, freeing up a crafting position. However, sealed affixes cannot transfer to a Legendary at the Eternity Cache. Only seal an affix if you plan to equip the item directly and want to craft into the freed slot — never seal on a base you intend to bring to the Eternity Cache.
Season 5 Changes at a Glance
| Feature | Season 4 (now) | Season 5 (October 1) |
|---|---|---|
| MG Bazaar exalted access | Requires Rank 5-8 | No rank gate, Day 1 access |
| CoF Prophecy targeting | Random reroll pool | Direct reward selection |
| T7 loot filter condition | Counts sealed affixes | Ignores sealed affixes |
| Number of T6s filter | Not available | New filter condition added |
| CoF Lenses for affix tiers | Not available | Target Prefix or Suffix tier |
Source: EHG official Hype Week post, September 2026 (forum.lastepoch.com).
FAQ
Can you craft double exalted items in Last Epoch? No — the Forge only upgrades affixes to a maximum of Tier 5. Tier 6 and T7 are drop-only. The closest crafting alternative is Rune of Havoc, which shuffles all affix tiers within an item (excluding sealed affixes) and requires at least one existing Exalted affix. This can produce a T7 from a T6 roll, but it introduces significant RNG and works only on items already in the exalted tier range.
What is the fastest way to get a double T7 item? Circle of Fortune at Rank 9 (T7 affixes twice as common) combined with the Nemesis Imprint loop targeting Conquered Tower is the most efficient farming method. If you have gold and MG access, buying directly from the Bazaar is the fastest of all — and in Season 5 that option is open from Day 1 without any rank requirement.
Does sealing an affix affect Eternity Cache crafting? Yes — sealed affixes cannot be transferred to a Legendary and are not counted in the LP transfer calculation. A double T7 item with one sealed affix effectively becomes a single T7 crafting base at the Eternity Cache. Never seal affixes on a base you intend to use for legendary crafting.
How rare are double T7 items compared to single exalted? Rare enough that most players never see one without actively targeting them. CoF Rank 9 with the Nemesis loop makes double T7 attainable within a focused farming session. Solo self-found players relying on raw drops may run hundreds of echoes before seeing one. The MG Bazaar is the equalizer.
Should I farm double exalted in Season 4 or wait for Season 5? Start now for the Imprint loop knowledge — the mechanics carry over. Season 5's CoF Prophecy redesign and the removal of MG rank gates make double exalted more accessible on Day 1 than any previous season, so your farming investment pays off immediately when the season launches October 1.
