What is POE Tempering Catalyst and How Does it Work?

Tempering Catalyst is a type of catalyst in Path of Exile that can be used to enhance the Defence modifiers on rings, amulets, and belts, it's kind of a POE currency for sale on Aoeah.com. It adds quality to these items, which increases the effectiveness of their Defence modifiers. The maximum quality that can be added is 20%.

To use a Tempering Catalyst, you need to right-click on the catalyst and then left-click on the ring, amulet, or belt you want to apply it to. It's important to note that the effect of the catalyst is greater on lower-rarity jewelry.

How to Get Tempering Catalyst in POE?

• Acquiring from Monsters: Tempering Catalyst can be acquired as a drop from certain monsters in the game.

• Upgrade Paths or Vendor Recipes: Tempering Catalyst is also used in upgrade paths or vendor recipes to create other items. For example, you can use three Tempering Catalysts along with a Catalyst (random) to create an Unstable Catalyst.

Here is an example of the upgrade path or vendor recipe:

• Outcome: Unstable Catalyst

• Amount: 3

• Ingredient: Tempering Catalyst (10)

Tempering Catalyst: What are Considered Defense Modifiers?

Here are some examples of defense modifiers that can be enhanced by a Tempering Catalyst:

• Increased Global Defenses

• Increased Armor

• Increased Evasion Rating

• Increased Energy Shield

• Increased Fire Resistance

• Increased Maximum Energy Shield

• Increased Maximum Life

• Increased Elemental Resistances

Tempering Catalyst POE Defence Catalyst

Prefix:

100% increased Global Defenses

Armour is increased by Uncapped Fire Resistance

+(3–10) to Evasion Rating

+(3–10) to Armour

+(3–7) to Armour and +(3–7) to Evasion Rating

+(3–7) to Armour and +(3–4) to maximum Energy Shield

+(3–7) to Evasion Rating and +(3–4) to maximum Energy Shield

+(3–5) to maximum Energy Shield

+(6–11) to maximum Energy Shield

+(12–16) to maximum Energy Shield

+(11–35) to Evasion Rating

+(11–35) to Armour

+(9–25) to Armour and +(9–25) to Evasion Rating

+(9–25) to Armour and +(9–12) to maximum Energy Shield

+(9–25) to Evasion Rating and +(9–12) to maximum Energy Shield

+(17–23) to maximum Energy Shield

+(21–25) to Evasion Rating

+(24–30) to maximum Energy Shield

+(36–60) to Evasion Rating

+(36–60) to Armour

+(27–45) to Armour and +(27–45) to Evasion Rating

+(27–45) to Armour and +(18–22) to maximum Energy Shield

+(27–45) to Evasion Rating and +(18–22) to maximum Energy Shield

+(31–38) to maximum Energy Shield

+(18–26) to maximum Energy Shield

+(61–138) to Evasion Rating

+(40–49) to Evasion Rating

+(26–29) to Evasion Rating

+(39–49) to maximum Energy Shield

+(61–138) to Armour

+(46–103) to Armour and +(46–103) to Evasion Rating

+(46–103) to Armour and +(30–36) to maximum Energy Shield

+(46–103) to Evasion Rating and +(30–36) to maximum Energy Shield

+(50–61) to maximum Energy Shield

+(139–322) to Evasion Rating

+(62–72) to maximum Energy Shield

+(50–59) to maximum Energy Shield

+(27–32) to maximum Energy Shield

+(39–45) to maximum Energy Shield

+(50–60) to Evasion Rating

+(30–35) to Evasion Rating

+(50–90) to Armour

+(30–45) to Armour

+(139–322) to Armour

+(62–76) to maximum Energy Shield

+(77–90) to maximum Energy Shield

+(105–241) to Armour and +(105–241) to Evasion Rating

+(105–241) to Armour and +(58–67) to maximum Energy Shield

+(105–241) to Evasion Rating and +(58–67) to maximum Energy Shield

+(323–400) to Evasion Rating

+(323–400) to Armour

+(243–300) to Armour and +(243–300) to Evasion Rating

+(243–300) to Armour and +(69–75) to maximum Energy Shield