Forsaken Masters

Forsaken Masters

Expansion

Release version	1.2.0
Release date	2014-08-20

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

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.

Path of Exile: Forsaken Master is the second expansion for Path of Exile. It was announced on July 31, 2014 and released as Version 1.2.0 on August 20, 2014. The expansion adds masters and several related content and features.

Version 1.3.0 is considered as part of the expansion. That patch introduced Leo, Master of the Arena as master.

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.

Hideouts

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.

Master 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):

Skill gem	Stats
Herald of IceHerald of IceSpell, AoE, Cold, Herald Level: (1-20) Reservation: 25% Mana Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 16Grants a buff adding cold damage to spells and attacks. If you shatter an enemy, this skill will cause them to explode and deal AoE cold damage to enemies near them. This damage is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentBuff grants 0.75% increased Cold Damage0.5% increased Area of EffectBuff grants 0.5% chance to FreezeAdds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Spells Adds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Attacks Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage Damage cannot be ReflectedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Adds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Spells Adds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Attacks Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage Damage cannot be Reflected				16
Poacher's MarkPoacher's MarkSpell, Duration, Curse, Mark Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 24Curses a single enemy, lowering their physical damage reduction, and adding physical damage to all hits against them. Attacking the cursed enemy will grant life and mana, and killing them will grant a frenzy charge. You can only have one Mark at a time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentCursed Enemies have a 0.25% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when HitCursed enemies take 0.2% increased DamageCursed enemies have -0.25% to Physical Damage ReductionBase duration is (6-9.8) seconds Adds (6-30) to (9-45) Physical Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies Cursed enemies have -20% to Physical Damage Reduction Cursed enemies grant (15-50) Life when Hit by Attacks Cursed enemies grant (8-25) Mana when Hit by Attacks Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when slainPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Base duration is (6-9.8) seconds Adds (6-30) to (9-45) Physical Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies Cursed enemies have -20% to Physical Damage Reduction Cursed enemies grant (15-50) Life when Hit by Attacks Cursed enemies grant (8-25) Mana when Hit by Attacks Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when slain				24
Tornado ShotTornado ShotAttack, Projectile, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-10) ManaRequires Level 28Fires a piercing shot that travels until it reaches the targeted location. It will then fire projectiles out in all directions from that point, which will travel for a short time before disappearing.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Projectile DamageConverts 3% of Physical Damage to a random Element0.5% increased Attack SpeedDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage Fires 3 secondary ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Deals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage Fires 3 secondary Projectiles				28
Generosity SupportGenerosity SupportSupport, Aura Icon: G Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports aura skills that affect you and allies, increasing the aura's effect on allies, but preventing it from affecting you at all. Cannot support curse auras, or other auras that only affect enemies. Cannot support skills used by totems.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 2% increased Aura Area of EffectNon-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have 0.25% increased EffectSupported Skills have 5% increased Aura Area of Effect Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Mana ReservedNon-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have (20-39)% increased Effect Supported Auras do not affect youThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.	Non-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have (20-39)% increased Effect Supported Auras do not affect you				31
Herald of AshHerald of AshSpell, AoE, Fire, Herald, Duration Level: (1-20) Reservation: 25% Mana Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant Radius: 10Requires Level 16Grants a buff providing fire damage based on your physical damage. While you have this buff, if you kill an enemy, other enemies near them will be burned based on the overkill damage. The burn inflicted by this skill can only be affected by modifiers to damage over time (burning damage is damage over time).Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentBuff grants 0.75% increased Fire Damage1% reduced Area of Effect 3% increased Burning Damage1% increased Area of EffectGain 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage Base duration is 4 seconds Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage (0-38)% more Burning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	Gain 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage Base duration is 4 seconds Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage (0-38)% more Burning Damage				16

Unique items

15 unique items were added:

Item	Stats