Path of Exile: Forsaken Masters

This page is an overview of the expansion. For a full list of changes, see the patch notes.

Path of Exile: Forsaken Master is the second mini-expansion for Path of Exile. It was announced on July 31, 2014 and released on August 20, 2014. The expansion adds masters and several related content and features.

Official story

Some say that Dominus exiled the dregs of Oriath to the shores of Wraeclast. No, he exiled anyone who was going to give him trouble, who was going to cause ripples in his progressive theocracy.

Seven men and women, masters in their fields, stood against Dominus' tyranny. Some with words, others with steel. Seven masters forsaken, sent to die in a corrupted land. Seven masters who lived, learned, and now thrive in Wraeclast. Seven Forsaken Masters who can train you... if you choose to help them.

Features

• Masters can train the player and help him survive on Wraeclast
  • Complete missions and earn master experience
  • Claim and customize a hideout
  • Master crafting
• New support and skill gems
• Overhauled boss fights
• Challenge leagues: Rampage and Beyond
• Balance changes on the passive skill tree

Masters

Main page: Master

This expansion introduced the Forsaken Masters; seven npc's that offer the player missions, a hideout and crafting options. Initially, they have to be encountered "in the wild" but once one of their missions has been completed, they remain in town and can later be invited to the player's hideout.

Each master is aligned with an item theme. For example, Haku sells and crafts weapons, while Zana is focused on maps.

Missions

Each Master has his or her own style of missions that can be completed for reputation and favour. When the player reaches a certain amount, their master level goes up. There are eight master levels and each one unlocks certain features.

Hideout

Main page: hideout

Once the player has reached master level 3, he may be taken to a Hideout, where he can create his own personalised town. Masters residing in your Hideout offer you daily Missions and train the player in advanced crafting options. A hideout can be customized; each master sells decorations that can be placed in the hideout. These decorations are bought with favour.

Crafting

Main page: Master crafting

Using crafting benches provided by the masters, it is possible to craft a specific modifier. These require a certain level of the corresponding master and have a price that needs to be paid at the time of the craft (depending on the mod). By default, every item is limited to one of these mods, but there are ways to bypass that limit.

At higher levels, each Master also sells Magic items with a specific, new mod. These can be used as-is or crafted further with either the new Hideout Crafting Benches or the traditional Orb system.

Overhauled boss fights

Several act 1 boss fights have been reworked:

• The Fairgraves Eternal fight has been completely overhauled.
• The Brutus and Merveil fights have been redesigned.

This also affects the map versions of these bosses.

Items

Gems

Five new gems have been added (four active gems and one support gem):

• Herald of Ash
• Herald of Ice

Unique items

15 unique items were added:

• DreamfeatherDreamfeather
  Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword
  Physical Damage: (71-91) to (133-148)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.80-1.88)
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy RatingAdds (30-50) to (65-80) Physical Damage
  (20-25)% increased Attack Speed
  +(180-200) to Evasion Rating
  3% increased Movement Speed
  +(280-300) to Accuracy Rating
  1% increased Attack Damage per 450 Evasion RatingShe dances a dance beneath the shade,
  The twilight shroud her only blade,
  Who now hears her feathersteps flowing?
  Beneath the stars, the moondrops glowing.
• Edge of MadnessEdge of Madness
  Etched GreatswordTwo Hand Sword
  Physical Damage: (32.2-36.8) to (67.2-76.8)
  Chaos Damage: (60-68) to (90-102)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.40
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 22, 45 Str, 38 Dex60% increased Global Accuracy Rating+1 to Level of Socketed Skill Gems
  (40-60)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds (60-68) to (90-102) Chaos Damage
  1% increased Chaos Damage per Level
  Adds 1 to 2 Physical Damage to Attacks per LevelSoon, the pleas for mercy were muted.
  Only one voice remained.
  Laughing.
• Mark of the Doubting KnightMark of the Doubting Knight
  Platinum KrisRune Dagger
  Physical Damage: (84-88.8) to (332.5-351.5)
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%
  Attacks per Second: 1.08
  Weapon Range: 1.0 metresRequires Level 64, 76 Dex, 149 Int50% increased Global Critical Strike Chance+5% Chance to Block Attack Damage while Dual Wielding
  (250-270)% increased Physical Damage
  10% reduced Attack Speed
  +(6-10)% to all Elemental Resistances
  50% chance to Cause Bleeding on Critical Strike
  50% chance to Cause Poison on Critical StrikeNothing is pure.
  Slice open the Innocent
  And spill a thousand Sins.
• Shadows and DustShadows and Dust
  Clasped MittsEvasion: (114-149)
  Energy Shield: (24-32)Requires Level 31, 25 Dex, 25 Int(20-30)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
  +(20-30)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
  (100-130)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  0.2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana
  Creates a Smoke Cloud on Rampage
  Gain Unholy Might for 3 seconds on Rampage
  RampageWhat is fear but a snuffed torch
  and death in the wind?
• The HarvestThe Harvest
  Jasper ChopperTwo Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (127.6-139.2) to (200.2-218.4)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.15
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 37, 100 Str, 29 Dex(120-140)% increased Physical Damage
  1.2% of Damage Leeched as Life on Critical Strike
  3% increased Global Critical Strike Chance per Level
  Gain a Flask Charge when you deal a Critical StrikeLet it grow and gather inside them,
  Let it flow through their veins.
  Don't waste a drop.
• Cherrubim's MaleficenceCherrubim's Maleficence
  Triumphant LamellarArmour: (988-1311)
  Evasion: (1240-1647)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 69, 95 Str, 116 Dex(50-80)% increased Chaos Damage
  (160-200)% increased Armour and Evasion
  +(70-100) to maximum Life
  100% increased total Recovery per second from Life Leech"The Consort of Chaos descended,
  swiftly, brutally, artfully, she consumed the living,
  leaving naught behind but a Rosemarie bloom,
  to celebrate the massacre."
  - Blass, explorer, hunter, adventurer
• Null and VoidNull and Void
  Legion GlovesArmour: (257-338)
  Energy Shield: (52-70)Requires Level 57, 44 Str, 44 Int+(20-30) to Strength
  (150-180)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  +(50-70) to maximum Life
  (20-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  Removes Elemental Ailments on Rampage
  Gain Immunity to Physical Damage for 1.5 seconds on Rampage
  RampageWhat is freedom but a clean slate
  in an unclean world?