Quick question about MF mechanics – looking for confirmation:

From my understanding, Item Rarity (IIR) does not affect currency or Divination Cards, since those drops don’t have rarity tiers (i.e. they cannot roll as normal/magic/rare/unique items).

So effectively:

Rarity (IIR) → upgrades item quality (gear only)
Quantity / pack size / clear speed → determines actual currency & card drops

However, I often see claims that “rarity increases currency drops” or meaningfully affects chest/strongbox rewards.

👉 My current understanding:
IIR should have no impact on Divine Orbs or Divination Cards, including from chests — only IIQ and monster density matter there.

Am I missing any specific mechanic, or is this just a common misconception from MF setups?

If anyone has tested data, dev confirmation, or reliable sources, I’d appreciate it.

Rarity affects currency in PoE 2 so that might be where that is coming from. But in PoE 1 rarity has no effect on currency drops.

Everything else is correct except rarity also increases gold drops in PoE 1