SDXL T2I – 5 Stage Max Quality Workflow

This workflow is designed to squeeze everything possible out of SDXL using a 5-pass quality refinement process. It’s easy to use, easy to read, and built for users who want the most polished SDXL output possible. Each phase adds controlled improvements to detail, clarity, and finish using res_2 samplers, Detail Daemon, FaceDetailer, HandDetailer, upscale, sharpening, and desaturation. Step-by-step preview outputs are included so you can compare every phase and see exactly where the quality gains happen. SDXL may not be the newest model on the block, but with the right workflow it can still produce beautiful, high-quality images and this setup is built to prove it. Features 5-pass SDXL refinement workflow Res2 samplers for stronger fidelity SageAttention support for speed FaceDetailer HandDetailer Detail Daemon sampler + graph sigmas Foolhardy upscale Sharpening Desaturation Step-by-step phase previews / comparison Node packs used in this workflow rgthree-comfy Power Lora Loader (rgthree) Image Comparer (rgthree) GetNode SetNode ComfyUI Impact Pack FaceDetailer SAMLoader UltralyticsDetectorProvider ComfyUI KJNodes Patch Sage Attention KJ Detail Daemon DetailDaemonSamplerNode DetailDaemonGraphSigmasNode ImageCASharpening+ ImageDesaturate+ ResizeLongestToNode CheckpointLoaderSimple CLIPTextEncode KSampler SamplerCustomAdvanced VAEDecode Upscale Model Loader ImageUpscaleWithModel PreviewImage SaveImage Foolhardy Remacri upscale model Ultralytics + SAM models for FaceDetailer / HandDetailer SageAttention for speed