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How to get and use PoE 2 Refined Necrotic Catalyst?

Written by:  U4N
Published: Jun 13, 2026
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PoE 2 0.5.2 Patch Notes Added a new Necrotic Catalyst which adds quality that enhances Minion Modifiers on a Ring or Amulet. There is also a Refined Necrotic Catalyst, both of which are available through the Genesis Tree.

PoE 2 Necrotic Catalyst

List of Necrotic Catalyst

NameForValueDescription
Necrotic Catalystring or amulet10x Exalted OrbAdds quality that enhances Minion modifiers on a ring or amulet
Replaces other quality types
Refined Necrotic Catalystjewel2x Divinie OrbAdds quality that enhances Minion modifiers on a jewel
Replaces other quality types

Right click this item then left click a jewel to apply it. Shift click to unstack.

With minion builds getting a massive buff via the Genesis Tree, securing these high-tier catalysts early is crucial to scaling your endgame gear. If you want to bypass the heavy endgame grind and get your hands on Exalted or Divine Orbs instantly to trade for these new items, checking out trusted marketplaces with reliable PoE 2 Currency for sale is your fastest route to locking down your build's core jewelry and jewels today.

How to Target-Farm Them via the Genesis Tree

Catalysts can no longer drop from Monsters, these are now solely obtained from the Genesis Tree. You can optimize your tree layout specifically to hunt for them.

Strategy LayerOptimal Setup for Catalyst Farming
Key Tree NodesAllocate Complete Refinement on the left side of the Genesis Tree. This ensures the womb births only catalysts rather than splitting drops with gear.
Duplication NodesStack nodes that grant additional duplicates, additional different catalysts, and surpassing chance to birth additional items. If you push surpassing chance to 200%, you guarantee three items per craft.
Tree FilteringBlock low-value options like flesh and Chayula catalysts to increase the specific weight and drop rate of high-tier catalysts like Sibilant, River, and the new Necrotic variants.
Map ExecutionRun Tier 16 Waystones paired with Irradiated Tablets (+1 to monster level) to push the area level to 82. Level 82 gifts have significantly higher rarity and tier weights, leading to much better reward stacks per Hiveblood spent.

Catalyst

Catalysts are a type of currency item obtained from the Genesis Tree. Catalysts add a special quality types to rings, amulets, or jewels that enhance the magnitude of modifiers of a specified type. These quality types replace other quality types.

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