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.
List of Necrotic Catalyst
| Name | For | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necrotic Catalyst | ring or amulet | 10x Exalted Orb | Adds quality that enhances Minion modifiers on a ring or amulet Replaces other quality types |
| Refined Necrotic Catalyst | jewel | 2x Divinie Orb | Adds 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.
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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 Layer | Optimal Setup for Catalyst Farming |
|---|---|
| Key Tree Nodes | Allocate Complete Refinement on the left side of the Genesis Tree. This ensures the womb births only catalysts rather than splitting drops with gear. |
| Duplication Nodes | Stack 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 Filtering | Block 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 Execution | Run 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.
