World Tiers: what each one changes

Every World Tier in The Ember Depths, from Normal to Torment X: 12 tiers to open at the Ember Court, +10 monster levels each and 15% stronger affixes.

There are 13 World Tiers, from Normal to Torment X. Each one past Normal makes foes tougher and loot better. Since version 0.22, each is opened by an Audience with one of the Crowned.

What a tier does

Each tier above Normal adds +10 monster levels, tougher foes, better rarity odds and +15% affix values. Mythic items drop from Nightmare.
Past Normal, the Effigy burns Hard or higher.
Item levels rise with the tier, so deeper tiers are where the best gear rolls.

What changed in 0.22

A tier no longer opens by clearing the campaign again, and the Descent no longer opens a second tier alongside it.
A tier opens when you win an Audience with its Crowned. Every gate costs between 1 and 14 Crown Shards.
Tiers you had already earned stay yours.

The gate for each tier
Opens	Crowned	Circle	Shards	Audience	Chart boss	Descent record
Pyre II	Grukk Crowned	Circle of Embers	1	Level 30	Tier 1+	Depth 20+
Pyre III	Morvaine Ascendant	Circle of Embers	2	Level 40	Tier 2+	Depth 30+
Pyre IV	Gutrot Unbound	Circle of Embers	3	Level 50	Tier 3+	Depth 40+
Pyre V	Seraphel Risen	Circle of Embers	3	Level 60	Tier 4+	Depth 50+
Pyre VI	Vhoruun Enthroned	Circle of Embers	4	Level 70	Tier 5+	Depth 60+
Pyre VII	Grukk, the Ash-King	Circle of Ash	5	Level 80	Tier 7+	Depth 70+
Pyre VIII	Morvaine of the Last Pyre	Circle of Ash	6	Level 90	Tier 8+	Depth 80+
Pyre IX	Gutrot, the Drowned Crown	Circle of Ash	8	Level 100	Tier 9+	Depth 90+
Pyre X	Seraphel Unwinged	Circle of Ash	9	Level 110	Tier 10+	Depth 100+
Pyre XI	Vhoruun Ashen	Circle of Ash	11	Level 120	Tier 12+	Depth 110+
Pyre XII	The Court Assembled	White Fire	12	Level 130	Tier 13+	Depth 120+
Pyre XIII	The White Effigy	White Fire	14	Level 140	Tier 14+	Depth 130+