Master (Forsaken Masters)

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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.

Description on the official Path of Exile website

The forsaken masters are eight NPCs that randomly spawn in Wraeclast and offer the player missions. In exchange for completing these missions, players will be granted a hideout and exclusive crafting options. Each master specializes in crafting for a specific type of item and has his own style of missions, as well as a different hideout tileset.

Overview

Masters must be encountered in the wild before they start appearing in various towns in Wraeclast. The table below shows in which act's town they will be located, what type of hideout they have, and signature modifiers, etc. they will eventually offer as they gain levels.

Master	Location	Hideout	Signature Modifier (1)	Currency Discount (2)	Meta-crafting Mod (3)
Haku	Act 1 / Act 6	Coastal Hideout	+(3 to 6)% to Quality of Socketed Support Gems	20×Orb of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it. for 64×Orb of AugmentationOrb of AugmentationStack Size: 30Augments a magic item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it. Magic items can have up to two random modifiers.	Prefixes Cannot Be Changed (suffix) for 2×Exalted OrbExalted OrbStack Size: 20Augments a rare item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers.
Elreon	Act 1 / Act 6	Enlightened Hideout	−(4 to 8) to Mana Cost of Skills	20×Jeweller's OrbJeweller's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges the number of sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more sockets. for 32×Orb of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	Can have multiple Crafted Mods (suffix) for 2×Exalted OrbExalted OrbStack Size: 20Augments a rare item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers.
Catarina	Act 2 / Act 7	Unearthed Hideout	+1 to Level of Socketed Support Gems	30×Orb of ScouringOrb of ScouringStack Size: 30Removes all modifiers from an itemRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item to apply it. for 96×Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	Cannot roll Attack Mods (suffix) for 1×Exalted OrbExalted OrbStack Size: 20Augments a rare item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers.
Tora	Act 2 / Act 7	Lush Hideout	25% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit	20×Chromatic OrbChromatic OrbStack Size: 20Reforges the colour of sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. for 48×Jeweller's OrbJeweller's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges the number of sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more sockets.	Suffixes Cannot Be Changed (prefix) for 2×Exalted OrbExalted OrbStack Size: 20Augments a rare item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers.
Vorici	Act 3 / Act 8	Backstreet Hideout	(20 to 40)% increased Life Leeched per second	20×Orb of FusingOrb of FusingStack Size: 20Reforges the links between sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more links. for 64×Jeweller's OrbJeweller's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges the number of sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of obtaining more sockets.	Sockets on Corrupted Items can be Modified for the equivalent amount of Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. to any other currency spent
Leo	Act 3 / Act 8	Overgrown Hideout	(5 to 15)% increased Damage	40×Orb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it. for 64×Orb of ScouringOrb of ScouringStack Size: 30Removes all modifiers from an itemRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item to apply it.	Cannot roll Mods with Required Level above 28 (suffix) for 3×Blessed OrbBlessed OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the implicit modifiers of an itemRight click this item then left click another item to apply it.
Vagan	Act 3 / Act 8	Battle-scarred Hideout	Hits can't be Evaded	10×Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. for 8×Orb of RegretOrb of RegretStack Size: 40Grants a passive skill refund pointRight click on this item to use it.	Cannot roll Caster Mods (suffix) for 5×Blessed OrbBlessed OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the implicit modifiers of an itemRight click this item then left click another item to apply it.
Zana	The Templar Laboratory	Immaculate Hideout	This Map's Modifiers to Quantity of Items found also apply to Rarity	20×Cartographer's ChiselCartographer's ChiselStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a mapRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity maps. The maximum quality is 20%. for 12×Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it.	N/A

⁽¹⁾ Signature Modifiers are prefixes

⁽²⁾ Masters need to be level 6 for the Currency Discount. The currency deal listed is 80% of the cost of buying currency at a vendor (except in the case of Chisels), and are not based on market value.

⁽³⁾ Masters need to be level 8 for the Meta-crafting mod.

Missions

Normal missions

Masters (with the exception of Leo) can be encountered "in the wild", where they will offer a normal mission. The level of a normal mission is based on the level in which the master is encountered. Masters cannot be encountered until you have visited their associated town at least once. Zana can only be encountered in Maps.

Daily missions

Masters in your hideout will offer an additional mission each day. The daily mission gives 250% of the Reputation and Favour of a normal mission, if the Master is triggered in your own Hideout. If triggered in a party member's hideout, the daily mission awards the standard 100% of the Reputation and Favour as per level. Daily missions reset at midnight UTC. Upon completing (or failing) the daily mission for a master, that master's vendor inventory will reset.

The area level of a daily mission is based on the master's level and reputation towards the next level.

Upon starting a daily mission the master will open a portal. Meet the master inside the portal to start the daily mission. You may exit and re-enter the daily mission area as long as you have not completed, abandoned, or failed the master's mission. Note that leaving a daily mission area after completing the mission but before turning the mission in will result in you being unable to turn the mission in.

There is a 5% experience penalty for deaths in level 5 and 6 Forsaken Master mission areas, and a 10% experience penalty for deaths in level 7 and 8 Forsaken Master mission areas. All of Zana's Missions have a 10% experience penalty on death.

Reputation and Favour

See also: Master Reputation and Favour

Successfully completing missions for Masters increases your Reputation with them. It also grants an equivalent amount of Favour.

Reputation

With enough Reputation, the exile's relationship with a master will level up, unlocking new crafting options and hideout decorations. Reaching a new Reputation level will refresh the Master's vendor inventory.

Lvl	Reputation required
	Haku	Elreon	Catarina	Tora	Vagan	Vorici	Leo	Zana
1	N/A
2	430	430	770	770	1,050	1,050	2,700	4,700
3	1,210	1,210	1,920	1,920	2,430	2,430	7,030	13,170
4	4,610	4,610	6,620	6,620	8,020	8,020	11,240	23,700
5	17,520	17,520	22,920	22,920	26,460	26,460	29,250	66,390
6	66,550	66,550	79,290	79,290	87,310	87,310	123,560	185,870
7	252,920	252,920	274,350	274,350	288,120	288,120	321,270	520,440
8	961,090	961,090	949,250	949,250	950,820	950,820	835,300	1,457,240

Levels of reputation unlock new features for the player's hideout, new crafting options and items in the store. Leo does not count towards hideout Master limits.

Level	Item level (Zana)	Hideout	Store contents	Crafting
2	28 (66)	Invite to hideout	Unidentified magic items Unidentified rare items
3	36 (67)	Claim hideout 2 total Masters	Gems.
4	44 (68)		Item with signature mod
5	54 (69)	Increased hideout size 4 total Masters	Identified rare item
6	59 (70)		Discounted currency
7	59 (71)	Increased hideout size 7 total Masters	Item level 71 white item	Non-standard mods Remove crafted mod
8	59 (72)		Unique item (25% chance upon inventory refresh)	Meta-crafting mod

The chance of a unique item being offered at level 8 is the same regardless of whether the mission is completed or abandoned - see this thread for data.

The reputation points received depend on the level of the area where the mission is completed, see Master Reputation and Favour.

Favour

Favour is used to purchase hideout decorations. Spending Favour has no effect on your Reputation with the master.

Hideout

Main page: Hideout

At level 3, masters will offer to share a hideout with the player. Each master's hideout has a different tileset, Haku: The Coast, Elreon: The Library, Catarina: The Fellshrine Ruins, Tora: The Riverways, Vagan: Battlefront, Vorici: The Slums, Zana: Solaris Temple and Leo: The Gardens. Hideouts offer the following benefits:

• Speaking to a master after claiming their hideout or inviting them to a hideout will reward the player with that master's crafting bench. Crafting benches remain even if their master is dismissed, and level up with their master.
• Level 2 masters may be invited to your hideout.
• masters in a hideout will offer daily missions. These provide 250% of the Reputation and Favour of normal missions. Note that masters can still be encountered in the wild regardless of which master(s) are in your hideout. Upon finishing (or failing) a mission, the master's shop inventory is reset.
• Masters will sell decorations that may be placed in the hideout for Favour. Decorations are stored in an independent Hideout Stash with infinite tabs.

Initially, each hideout may hold a maximum of two masters. At Reputation level 5 the maximum is raised to four, and at level 7, to seven. Leo does not count towards the master limit. Dismissing a master will forfeit all accumulated Reputation towards their next level. Navali, despite not being a Master, can also be invited to the hideout and does not count towards the Master limit.

A hideout may be changed or reset at anytime with no penalty by speaking to a level appropriate master and claiming a hideout. When a hideout is reset, decorations remain where they were placed, but masters and Stash chests are reset. When a hideout is changed, all decorations are placed within the Hideout Stash. It's impossible to change to a tileset that doesn't have the capacity for your current masters.

Vendor

Each master acts as a vendor for items. The range of items increases with each master level; at level 8 there is a 25% chance of being offered a random unique item as long the unique item does not have any special restrictions (such as being only obtainable from specific monsters, prophecies, etc). Master inventories are the only way to obtain Cloak of Tawm'r IsleyCloak of Tawm'r Isley
Savant's RobeEnergy Shield: (287-396)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 56, 152 IntSocketed Minion Gems are Supported by Level 16 Life Leech
(150-200)% increased Energy Shield
Minions cannot be Blinded
Minions have 15% chance to Blind Enemies on hit
Found Magic Items drop IdentifiedRenowned by those distinguished,
Exalted by the few.
He skulks in darkness,
and watches from beneath the city..

Their inventory refreshes whenever they level up, or after the player starts a daily mission with them.

Signature mods

Starting from master level 4, masters have a chance to sell a magic item with their signature modifier, a special crafting mod that is only available by them. These all count as normal prefixes (not as mastercrafted mods). Their values will be rerolled if a Divine OrbDivine OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the random modifiers on an itemRight click this item then left click a magic, rare or unique item to apply it. is used on them, and the mod will disappear with an Orb of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it..

Crafting

For a more in-depth look at master crafting techniques, see Crafting#Master crafting.

The crafting interface.

A rare item with a master crafted mod.

All masters have an associated crafting bench which may be used to craft mods onto items. See the individual master pages for a full list of craftable mods.

Crafting benches

• Haku: Armourer's Workbench, which modifies gloves, boots, body armour, helmets, and shields.
• Elreon: Blessing Font, which modifies rings and amulets.
• Catarina: Headstones, which modifies primarily wands, daggers, staves, and sceptres. Can add int and mana stats to other items.
• Tora: Bowmaker's Tools, which modifies bows, wands, quivers, belts. Can add movement speed to boots.
• Vagan: Sharpening Wheel, which modifies weapons.
• Vorici: Artisan's Bench, which modifies socket numbers, links, and colors.
• Zana: Map Device, which adds an extra effect to the map at time of activation.
• Leo: Gladiator's Workbench, which modifies various kinds of equipment.

If the player has unlocked a crafting bench from a previous league, it will be available for placement in future leagues, but crafting functions will still be locked by the current league's reputation level.

Adding crafted mods

Each bench offers a list of mods that can be crafted onto items of certain types for a cost. Usually, only one crafted mod may be added to an item; the crafted mod is shown in a brighter color than normal mods. Crafting a mod follows the normal affix rules. Specifically:

• The item cannot already have a mod of that type.
• The item must have a prefix or suffix slot open as appropriate. This means that a second prefix or suffix cannot be crafted onto a magic item, nor a fourth prefix or suffix onto a rare item.

Likewise, the existence of a crafted mod on an item prevents a mod of the same type from being added via an Exalted OrbExalted OrbStack Size: 20Augments a rare item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers..

Meta-crafting mods

At level 8, each master (Vorici's different and Zana doesn't have one) can craft a special modifier that doesn't grant stats or bonuses, but affects other mods and may override regular crafting rules. These meta-crafting mods are treated as regular master crafted mods; they take up either a prefix or suffix spot but, like any other crafting mod, only one can be added at a time. This can be bypassed by Elreon's meta-crafting mod.

Using an Orb of ScouringOrb of ScouringStack Size: 30Removes all modifiers from an itemRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item to apply it. on an item with Haku's or Tora's meta-crafting mod will not remove suffixes/prefixes.

Removing crafted mods

Crafted mods may not be directly exchanged. They are removed if the item is randomly rerolled using an Orb of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it. or Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it., or when all modifiers are deleted through an Orb of ScouringOrb of ScouringStack Size: 30Removes all modifiers from an itemRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item to apply it.. Alternatively, they may be removed for the cost of one Orb of ScouringOrb of ScouringStack Size: 30Removes all modifiers from an itemRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item to apply it. at the corresponding level 7 bench.

This does not apply to mods protected by Tora's or Haku's meta-crafting mod.

Version history

Version	Changes
2.6.3	The /claim_crafting_benches command has been removed. You can now place crafting benches from previous leagues in your challenge league hideout, but must level the masters up as usual to unlock various crafting functions.
3.5.0	Haku, Elreon, Tora, Catarina, Vagan, Leo and Vorici are no longer Forsaken Masters.
2.4.0	Forsaken Masters that point to their objective now also have an arrow on the ground in that direction. Medium-size hideouts can now hold four Forsaken Masters rather than three. Large-size hideouts can now hold seven Forsaken Masters rather than four. Navali and Leo both bypass these limits.
2.2.2	Daily master missions will now always generate at a difficulty which will allow the player entry. The level will not change, however. If the player is at too low a level to enter, the difficulty of the daily mission will be lowered.