The Catalyst

This page is about the divination card. For the currency, see Catalyst.

The Catalyst3Vaal OrbSimple actions can lead the world to an early grave.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 23
The Ancient Pyramid • The Causeway • The Vaal City • The Temple of Decay Level 1 • The Temple of Decay Level 2 • Ancient City Map • Maze Map • Doryani's Machinarium • Vaal Pyramid Map • Vaults of Atziri • Vaal Temple MapVendor Offer
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Item class: Divination Card
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/DivinationCards/DivinationCardTheCatalyst

The Catalyst is a divination card. A set of three can be exchanged for 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..

Item acquisition

The Catalyst has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

Area restrictions

This item can be acquired in the following areas:

• Ancient City
• Doryani's Machinarium
• Maze
• The Ancient Pyramid
• The Causeway
• The Temple of Decay Level 1
• The Temple of Decay Level 2
• The Vaal City
• Vaal Pyramid
• Vaal Temple
• Vaults of Atziri

Recipes

The Catalyst can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
5	The GamblerThe Gambler5Divination Card"I don't believe in karma. If it were real, I would never win."	Random divination card	A
1	Stacked DeckStacked DeckStack Size: 20A stack of unknown divination cardsRight click to take a divination card out of the deck.	Random divination card	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Usage in recipes

The Catalyst is used in the following recipes:

Result	Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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.	3	The CatalystThe Catalyst3Vaal OrbSimple actions can lead the world to an early grave.	1x Vaal Orb	M

Design attribution

The Catalyst was created by supporter Nuro.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.18.0	The Catalyst now also drops from Doryani's Machinarium. [Verified on Divcord This information has been verified by players on Divcord, the divination card discovery Discord server. Actual undocumented changes to drop locations may have occurred in a previous patch.]
2.0.4	Introduced to the game.