PoE 3.24: You can no longer earn Einhar, Alva, Jun or Niko Master Missions, and the accessibility to these Masters has been significantly increased with changes to the Atlas Passive Tree. Kirac still has Missions available for you though!
Masters are 5 special NPCs that offer the player missions inside a map or storyline area (Wraeclast).
4 of them can randomly spawn in Wraeclast and map, while the last one, Commander Kirac (who replaced Zana, herself was able to spawn in map), only able to find in hideout and end-game town Karui Shores.
Each master offers unique mechanics and rewards to reap.
Masters must be encountered in the wild before they start appearing in various towns in Wraeclast.
| Master | Location | Overview | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Einhar, Beastmaster | Act 2 | Hunt beasts with Einhar; player must weaken yellow or red beasts to be captured by Einhar’s net | Access to the Menagerie, Beastcrafting recipes and components, the Bestiary |
| Niko, Master of the Depths | Act 4 | Find caches of Voltaxic Sulphite in the area; Sulphite is used for delves in the Azurite Mine | Access to the Mine Encampment, loot from Azurite Mines, including fossils and resonators |
| Alva, Master Explorer | Act 7 | Open incursions into the past; open doors and slay architects to improve the rewards in the Temple of Atzoatl | Loot from the Temple of Atzoatl, chance for special item corruption |
| Jun, Veiled Master | Act 9 | Dispatch members of the Immortal Syndicate; interrogate or negotiate with them to find its leader | Veiled items and Scarabs, veiled mod crafting recipes, loot & crafting from safehouses |
| Commander Kirac | Epilogue | Choose a map and complete the task assigned to it | Atlas completion, additional Extra Content encounters |
Masters can be encountered in most zones, where they will offer a mission. If not spending accumulated master mission from map device, there is a chance a random Master (except Kirac) will spawn in the “wild”.
The chance to spawn a “wild” master in map is 10% (data as of version 3.10.0).
Each day five new master missions (1 for each master) at will be added to the player’s accumulation after the reset at 0:00am (GMT+0) based on the tier (white, yellow, red) of the player’s last completed map. The map must be completed the day before in their own map device. Completing party-play maps from other players map devices does not count. Completing blighted maps do count.
There is 35% chance (on average 7% per master) to have additional master mission from completing the map.
You can use Atlas Missions (option can be found by talking to the master or on the Map Device directly) to guarantee a master spawns in your next non-unique map. Your Atlas Mission counters are tracked for each set of map tier colours: white, yellow, and red; which one you receive is the same as the tier colour of the map you received it in. Your accumulated number of Atlas Missions can be seen in the Atlas layout screen. There is no limit to how many Atlas Missions you can store. You can redeem an Atlas mission by speaking to a master then running the map from that screen, or clicking the master of choice in the map device.
When attempting to maximize the number of master encounters, either generally, or for a specific master:
Holding control and left clicking on a master will give a shortcut to options specific to each master. This may save time and/or clicks for some players.