Catalysts no longer drop from monsters. In version 0.5.0 they became Genesis Tree rewards. Complete Breaches to collect stored Hiveblood and Lavish Wombgifts, configure the Currency Womb tree, insert a Lavish Wombgift, and spend the displayed Hiveblood to birth its currency result. The published sources do not give an exact chance for a specific Catalyst, so the guide does not claim one.
- The Atlas unlocked and access to Breach encounters.
- The Monastery of the Keepers and its Genesis Tree available.
- At least one Lavish Wombgift and enough stored Hiveblood for the displayed birth cost.
Open an Unstable Breach, follow its expanding edge, and kill Hiveborn before the rift collapses. Fill the progress bar to stabilise the Breach, return to its starting point, complete the new challenges, and collect the Breach resources. Current Breaches can provide Hiveblood and Wombgifts.
- Keep moving with the expanding Breach.
- Reach 100% and finish the stabilised challenges.
- Collect Wombgifts while Hiveblood is stored for Genesis Tree crafting.
MechanicReview the encounter loop, rewards, Strongholds, and Breach Atlas progression.
TabletUse a Breach Tablet to add Breach encounters to affected Atlas maps.
ToolInspect current Breach passives and their exact effects.
Use a Lavish Wombgift for the Currency Womb. The other Wombgifts grow into rings, amulets, belts, or a Breachstone and do not use the Currency Womb. If you are targeting currency rewards, check the item name before spending Hiveblood.
- Lavish Wombgift: Currency Womb.
- Ornate Wombgift: Amulet Womb.
- Banded Wombgift: Belt Womb.
- Signet Wombgift: Ring Womb.
- Revelatory Wombgift: Breachstone Womb.
WombgiftOpen the exact item, acquisition context, and Genesis Tree relationship.
DirectoryCompare all five Wombgifts and their output families.
MechanicCheck every womb, special modifier pool, and published tree effect.
Travel to the Genesis Tree in the Monastery of the Keepers and select the Currency Womb. Allocate its passives for the reward types you want before birthing the Wombgift. Tree allocations change possible results, but the available sources do not publish a complete probability distribution for every currency outcome.
- Use the Currency Womb, not a jewellery or Breachstone womb.
- Review the allocated tree before inserting the Wombgift.
- Do not read a technical modifier weight as an item reward percentage.
MechanicSearch the published Genesis Tree pools and read their eligibility notes.
AreaFind the Breach hub that contains the Genesis Tree.
NPCReview the Keeper connected to Breach and Genesis Tree progression.
Insert the Lavish Wombgift and spend the Hiveblood shown by the Genesis Tree. The Currency Womb can produce currency rewards, including Catalysts. A Catalyst is not guaranteed unless an in-game tree effect explicitly guarantees the selected result, and the current published source tables do not provide exact per-Catalyst odds.
- Confirm the displayed Hiveblood cost.
- Check the Currency Womb allocation before committing.
- Treat an unwanted result as a valid roll, not a missing Catalyst drop.
WombgiftThe exact input used by the Currency Womb.
DirectoryCompare all normal and Refined Catalyst effects.
MechanicReview the current crafting workflow and its documented limitations.
Normal Catalysts add a matching quality type to compatible jewellery modifiers. Refined Catalysts apply their matching quality type to compatible Jewel modifiers. Open the Catalyst directory before using one so you can compare the affected modifier family and avoid replacing the wrong quality type.
- Normal Catalyst: jewellery.
- Refined Catalyst: Jewels.
- Applying a different Catalyst quality type replaces the existing type.
DirectorySee every Catalyst, target item type, and matching modifier family.
CatalystExample of a Catalyst for jewellery modifiers.
CatalystExample of a Refined Catalyst for Jewel modifiers.
ToolTest Catalyst quality and related crafting actions before spending currency.
Old Catalyst drop advice is obsoleteThe 0.5.0 patch notes state that Catalysts can no longer drop from monsters and are now solely obtained from the Genesis Tree.
Hiveblood is not a normal inventory itemHiveblood is stored as a Breach resource for Genesis Tree crafting, so do not search the inventory or Currency Exchange for a Hiveblood item stack.
Exact outcome odds are not publishedThe current sources identify the Currency Womb, Wombgift input, tree effects, and Catalyst acquisition method but do not provide a complete chance table for each possible reward.
MechanicReview the encounter loop, rewards, Strongholds, and Breach Atlas progression.
MechanicReview the current crafting workflow and its documented limitations.
DirectorySee every Catalyst, target item type, and matching modifier family.
DirectoryCompare all five Wombgifts and their output families.
WombgiftThe exact input used by the Currency Womb.
AreaFind the Breach hub that contains the Genesis Tree.
NPCReview the Keeper connected to Breach and Genesis Tree progression.
ToolTest Catalyst quality and related crafting actions before spending currency.
TabletUse a Breach Tablet to add Breach encounters to affected Atlas maps.
ToolInspect current Breach passives and their exact effects.
CatalystExample of a Catalyst for jewellery modifiers.
CatalystExample of a Refined Catalyst for Jewel modifiers.
