Angler's Plait

Angler's Plait
Unset RingRequires Level 38You can catch Corrupted Fish(10-15)% increased Cast Speed
100% increased Fishing Line Strength
20% increased Quantity of Fish Caught
40% increased Rarity of Fish Caught
(20-40)% increased Fish Bite SensitivityCorruptedA man can spend his whole life fishing
before he learns it is not fish that he seeks.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Fishing
Extremely rarely drops from Rare enemies while the player has a Corrupted SlitherpinchSlitherpinch
Bronzescale GauntletsArmour: (50-62)
Evasion: (80-124)Requires Level 27, 22 Str, 22 Dex+(40-50) to Dexterity
(5-10)% increased Attack Speed
(60-100)% increased Evasion Rating
0.6% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life
0.4% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as ManaA soft caress in dead of night,
that slips about the neck, so tight. equipped.Vendor Offer
2x Alchemy Shard
16x Alteration ShardMetadata
Item class: Ring

Angler's Plait is a unique Unset RingUnset RingRequires Level 5Has 1 Socket.

Modifiers

Angler's Plait is always obtained as a corrupted item. The implicit Has 1 Socket is always replaced by You can catch Corrupted Fish. A Tainted CatalystTainted CatalystStack Size: 10Applies a random quality type and amount of quality to a Corrupted ring, amulet or belt
Replaces other quality typesRight click this item then left click a Corrupted ring, amulet or belt to apply it. The maximum quality is 20%. must be used to reroll a random catalyst quality as well as a roll from (0-20)% quality.

Item acquisition

Angler's Plait has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced. Extremely rarely drops from Rare enemies while the player has a Corrupted SlitherpinchSlitherpinch
Bronzescale GauntletsArmour: (50-62)
Evasion: (80-124)Requires Level 27, 22 Str, 22 Dex+(40-50) to Dexterity
(5-10)% increased Attack Speed
(60-100)% increased Evasion Rating
0.6% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life
0.4% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as ManaA soft caress in dead of night,
that slips about the neck, so tight. equipped.

Recipes

Angler's Plait can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
8	Baited ExpectationsBaited Expectations8Fishing ItemThe line between having not enough to do and too much to do is unusually fine.	Random fishing item	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Angler's Plait can only be obtained corrupted and is not in the core drop pool, therefore divination cards such as The PenitentThe Penitent5Unset RingFirst, I gave my wealth, and we went hungry. Next, I gave my land, and we were homeless. Then, I gave my family, and I was alone. Last, I gave my eyes, and all I could dream was mine., HubrisHubris5Ring"This one? It is NOT for sale. You would sooner pry it from my lifeless hand."
- Jonfé Darontos, Ringmaker, Blind VentureBlind Venture7Ring
Corrupted"It's risky not knowing where your wares come from. That's why I source my own."
- Klayver, the Antiquarian, and Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank,
close your eyes,
and pray to the gods
for a pleasant surprise. cannot reward an Angler's Plait. Baited ExpectationsBaited Expectations8Fishing ItemThe line between having not enough to do and too much to do is unusually fine. appears to circumvent this restriction by using a custom item list.

Angler's Plait can only drop from a Rare monster while the player has a corrupted SlitherpinchSlitherpinch
Bronzescale GauntletsArmour: (50-62)
Evasion: (80-124)Requires Level 27, 22 Str, 22 Dex+(40-50) to Dexterity
(5-10)% increased Attack Speed
(60-100)% increased Evasion Rating
0.6% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life
0.4% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as ManaA soft caress in dead of night,
that slips about the neck, so tight. equipped. It is a deterministic drop that is unaffected by IIR or IIQ.

The original requirements for this item to drop were shared by user /u/poorFishwife on May 6, 2020. It was originally speculated that the player having a means of inflicting fleeing (e.g. Chance to Flee SupportChance to Flee SupportSupport
Icon: z
Level: (1-20)Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (25-44)% chance to Cause Monsters to Flee

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (1-20)% chance to Cause Monsters to FleeThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or BlackheartBlackheart
Iron RingAdds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to AttacksAdds (10-15) to (20-25) Chaos Damage to Attacks
Regenerate (10-15) Life per second
10% chance to Cause Monsters to FleeFear is highly infectious.) was also a requirement. However, this was disproven in April 2025, where three drops were documented by user Surr on a character with no method of inflicting fleeing including ignite (or any fire damage) or minions.

Status as an Easter egg

Main page: Fishing

The inclusion of Angler's Plait in Path of Exile is an Easter egg in reference to a running joke by Grinding Gear Games about the existence of secret gameplay features related to fishing. It has so far not been confirmed that any such gameplay features legitimately exist.

Design attribution

Angler's Plait was created by supporter SauronSatan.

Version history

Version	Changes
2.5.0	Introduced to the game.
2.4.3	Unintentionally introduced to the game under the placeholder name "Hallowed Ground".