Here is a result of using an Intrinsic Catalyst on Astramentis in the Metamorph League

Pretty weak.

Key word: "an"

wonder how much 20 of those would be

they seem to be much more valuable as a crafting asset (to try to get desired mods) than a quality bonus

"

Shagsbeard wrote:

Key word: "an"

Yeah if it really only takes 1 to hit 20q then that'd be hype.


But for anyone thinking we can go past 20q... we can't. No way.

"

xMustard wrote:

they seem to be much more valuable as a crafting asset (to try to get desired mods) than a quality bonus

Probably, but we still have no data at all on how much they re-weight the mod tables. On top of that, for uniques like this, they'll definitely be extremely useful. Astramentis is already beloved and this is a free 23 stat points for budget HoWA builds.

(and non-budget howa will be more expensive than ever now that shaper and elder items are nearly impossible to get)

I suppose it would only take one to take it from 19% to 20% but that would be bending the truth quite a bit.

"

codetaku wrote:

Probably, but we still have no data at all on how much they re-weight the mod tables.

ya it'll probably only be a 20% boost chance to get your desired mods with further crafting attempts, with that bonus deteriorating as you further craft as well.

"

Astramentis is already beloved and this is a free 23 stat points for budget HoWA builds.

well....not free, which was my point.

"

(and non-budget howa will be more expensive than ever now that shaper and elder items are nearly impossible to get)

nearly impossible to get? lol
bit early to be making a claim like that. IMO if you're playing trade, elder/shaper bases will be just as available as before, but price for the elder/shaper scarabs will probably actually be a thing now as they'll be worth using.
play SSF though? ya it'll be rough

This feels kinda whatever.
Is 20% boost to specific stats on jewelery really everything that league has to offer?
If this type of new currency is very rare then I cant say i would feel satisfied with the reward.
If currency is too common then there would be literally nothing to chase for.

What is shown right now feels like results of common tier oils. The real question is can we expect something on par with golden oil? Unique effect we can hunt for, perhaps ability to roll mods that we could not normally get on jewelery (eg. mods specific to unique items), higher % boost, global boost to all items or at least boos to all mods of affected item?

Ruined by the "-4 physical damage taken from attack hits"
Just replace it with another +1 to all attributes haha

Stat stacking builds have steadily increased in number over the past few leagues. Another +20 on Astramentis is a nice result for builds that make proper use of it.