Hands of the High Templar

Hands of the High Templar
Crusader GlovesArmour: (302-417)
Energy Shield: (62-84)Requires Level 66, 51 Str, 51 IntCan be modified while Corrupted
Can have up to 5 Implicit Modifiers while Item has this Modifier
(150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
(7-12)% increased maximum Life
+(20-30)% to Fire and Lightning ResistancesThe laws of the faith do not apply to its leader.

Acquisition
Drop restrictedVendor Offer
11x Alteration ShardMetadata
Item class: Gloves

Hands of the High Templar is a pair of unique Crusader GlovesCrusader GlovesArmour: (121-139)
Energy Shield: (25-28)Requires Level 66, 51 Str, 51 Int, exclusively dropped by Sirus, Awakener of Worlds. When dropped, the gloves will be non-corrupted, and will not have any Vaal implicits or white sockets.

Normally, corrupting an item makes it impossible to apply further currency to it, aside from changing sockets with the crafting bench. This item offers an exception to this rule, making it possible to corrupt it over and over again until the corruption outcome turns it into a rare item, at which point it is "bricked" (destroyed) and loses the "Can have up to 5 Implicit Modifiers while Item has this Modifier" mod and therefore all accumulated, powerful corruption effects.

Therefore this item can become incredibly powerful and versatile, through up to 5 Vaal implicits and white sockets. But every corruption carries the risk of turning it into a rare item, removing this unique property.

Mechanics

Crafting

Even after Corrupted, players can still craft the gloves using the following methods, and more:

• Using 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.s to reroll the numeric values of the implicit mods (including the rare Vaal implicits)
• Using 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.s to reroll the numeric values of the explicit mods (armour, life and resistances)
• Using 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.s to change the number of sockets
• Using 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.s to link sockets together
• Using Chromatic OrbChromatic OrbStack Size: 20Reforges the colour of sockets on an itemRight click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it.s to change socket colors (Warning: If the gloves have any white sockets, they will be replaced with colored sockets)
• Using Armourer's ScrapArmourer's ScrapStack Size: 40Improves the quality of an armourRight click this item then left click an armour to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity armours. The maximum quality is 20%.s to increase the item quality and the defensive stats
• Using 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.s or Double Corruption in Alva's Temple to try to get more implicits modifiers
• Using Harvest or Crafting Bench crafts
• Using Beastcrafting to get 30 quality
• Enchanting inside of the Eternal Labyrinth
• Scourging the item

Multiple Implicits

The Hands of the High Templar is the only pair of gloves in the game that can have more than 2 rare Vaal implicits, crafted on the item using 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.s.

Every time players use a Vaal Orb on the gloves, it has an evenly split chance to (25% chance):

1. No effect (other than adding the corrupted property if not already present).
2. Changing one or more sockets to white sockets.
3. Adding a special Vaal implicit OR replacing an existing one if there are already 5.
4. Bricking the gloves by converting it into a rare item (sockets, links and six random affixes are randomized). This outcome removes all accumulated implicits and white sockets, while making further corruptions impossible.

It is even possible to reroll implicit Vaal modifiers by further corrupting this item when it already has 5 of them. In case of a 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., it could randomly change one implicit to another one.

List of possible corrupted implicits

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
V2IncreasedAtackCriticalStrikeCorruption	60	Attacks have +(0.5-0.8)% to Critical Strike Chance	gloves 1000
V2IncreasedSpellCriticalStrikeCorruption	60	+(0.5-0.8)% to Spell Critical Strike Chance	gloves 1000
V2CurseOnHitDespair	30	Curse Enemies with Despair on Hit	gloves 1000
V2CurseOnHitEnfeeble	30	Curse Enemies with Enfeeble on Hit	gloves 1000
V2CurseOnHitElementalWeaknessCorrupted	30	Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit	gloves 1000
V2CurseOnHitTemporalChainsCurrupted	30	Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit	gloves 1000
V2CurseOnHitVulnerabilityCorrupted	30	Curse Enemies with Vulnerability on Hit	gloves 1000
V2IncreasedAttackSpeedCorrupted	1	(8-10)% increased Attack Speed	gloves 1000 ring 500
V2IncreasedCastSpeedCorrupted_	1	(8-10)% increased Cast Speed	gloves 1000 ring 500
V2SocketedAoEGemCorrupted	20	+2 to Level of Socketed AoE Gems	armour 1000
V2SocketedTrapOrMineGemCorrupted	20	+2 to Level of Socketed Trap or Mine Gems	armour 1000
V2SocketedAuraGemCorrupted	20	+2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems	armour 1000
V2SocketedCurseGemCorrupted	20	+2 to Level of Socketed Curse Gems	armour 1000
V2SocketedDurationGemCorrupted	20	+2 to Level of Socketed Duration Gems	armour 1000
V2GemLevelCorrupted	1	+1 to Level of Socketed Gems	boots 1000 gloves 1000 body_armour 1000 shield 1000
V2SocketedProjectileGemCorrupted_	20	+2 to Level of Socketed Projectile Gems	armour 1000
V2SocketedMinionGemCorrupted	20	+2 to Level of Socketed Minion Gems	armour 1000
V2SocketedWarcryGemCorrupted	20	+2 to Level of Socketed Warcry Gems	armour 1000
V2IncreasedMaximumEnergyShieldCorrupted	1	(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield	armour 1000
V2MaxFrenzyChargesCorrupted	60	+1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges	gloves 1000
V2IncreasedMaximumLifeCorrupted	1	(4-6)% increased maximum Life	armour 1000

Item acquisition

Hands of the High Templar has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced.

Monster restrictions

This item can be acquired from the following monsters:

• Sirus, Awakener of Worlds

Alternate artwork

Foil version from the Oubliette Reliquary.

Foil with another colors can be obtained from Voidborn Reliquary or Valdo's Map instead.

Item skins

The following item skins apply only to Hands of the High Templar:

Item	Effect(s)
Desecrated Hands of the High TemplarDesecrated Hands of the High TemplarGloves SkinYour Hands of the High Templar spill out corruption based on how many implicit modifiers they have.	Your Hands of the High Templar spill out corruption based on how many implicit modifiers they have.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.9.0	Introduced to the game.