On this page
- Quick answer
- Quick facts
- Item tooltip
- Modifiers
- Granted skill: Untether
- Effect breakdown
- Acquisition
- Drop conditions
- Build usage
- Skill interactions
- Roll priority
- Rare vs unique
- Use / sell / hold
- Community evidence
- Problems and direct answers
- Video and timestamps
- Connected content
- FAQ
- Patch history
- Sources and verification
- Changelog
Quick Facts
- Item Type
- Unique
- Rarity
- Unique
- Use Cases
- Unique · Gloves · Martial Artist
QUICK ANSWER
Quick answer
It fits builds that can exploit Open Weakness and want the Soul Eater payoff.
Martial Artist builds gained special support in 0.5.4b.
Target the fully empowered Vessel of Kulemak in the Vaal Temple.
Buy if the roll is good and the price beats the farm time.
Skip if your build cannot use Open Weakness or Soul Eater.
QUICK FACTS
Quick facts
- Base
- Tethering Bands (gloves)
- Unique armour.
- Source
- Vessel of Kulemak
- Fully empowered only.
- Granted skill
- Untether
- Special active skill.
- Patch
- 0.5.4 / 0.5.4b
- Added in 0.5.4, Martial Artist in 0.5.4b.
PROPERTIES
Item tooltip
- Armour / Energy Shield
- Defensive base
- Provides armour and energy shield.
- Life & Intelligence
- Stat line
- Adds life and intelligence.
- Reveal Weakness
- On-hit effect
- Reveals weaknesses on enemies.
- Soul Eater (Open Weakness)
- Conditional buff
- Triggers on Open Weakness targets.
- Recoup
- On specific damage taken
- Recovers part of specific damage.
- Untether
- Granted skill
- Active skill granted by the item.
MODIFIERS
Modifiers
The gloves provide a defensive base of armour and energy shield plus life and intelligence, making them a solid defensive unique on their own.
Their signature modifiers are Reveal Weakness and the Soul Eater buff that activates against Open Weakness targets, plus a Recoup effect when taking specific damage types.
- Armour + Energy Shield base.
- Life and Intelligence.
- Reveal Weakness on hit.
- Soul Eater versus Open Weakness.
- Recoup on specific damage taken.
SKILL INTERACTIONS
Granted skill: Untether
The Master's Reach grants the Untether skill, an active ability you can slot and use in combat.
Because it is item-granted, it does not occupy a normal skill gem socket, and its level scales with the item. Check the in-game tooltip for the exact effect on your client version.
- Active skill granted by the item.
- Does not use a skill gem socket.
- Level scales with the item.
EFFECT
Effect breakdown
Reveal Weakness marks enemies so that their weaknesses become exploitable. Against targets that are already Open Weakness, Soul Eater triggers, giving a stacking or burst payoff depending on the current client.
Recoup recovers a portion of life when you take the specific damage types the item lists; it is not a general heal and does not cover every damage source.
Untether is the active skill you gain, providing an additional combat option beyond the passive modifiers.
- Reveal Weakness -> enables Open Weakness payoff.
- Soul Eater triggers versus Open Weakness targets.
- Recoup is conditional on listed damage types.
- Untether is the granted active skill.
ACQUISITION
Acquisition
The Master's Reach drops from the Vessel of Kulemak when that boss is fully empowered.
Vessel of Kulemak (fully empowered)
Reach and fully empower the Vessel of Kulemak in the Vaal Temple to get a chance at this unique.
Trade
Buy from other players if you prefer to skip the farm.
OVERVIEW
Drop conditions
The key condition is that the Vessel of Kulemak must be fully empowered by the Liches before it can drop The Master's Reach. A partially empowered fight does not meet the drop condition.
Plan your temple route so the Vessel reaches full empowerment, then face it for the unique drop chance.
- Fully empower the Vessel of Kulemak first.
- Partial empowerment does not qualify.
BUILD USAGE
Build usage
The gloves reward builds that can create and exploit Open Weakness and benefit from the granted skill.
Martial Artist
0.5.4b added special Martial Artist support, making this a strong thematic pick.
↗Weakness-exploit builds
Any build that reliably creates Open Weakness gets the Soul Eater payoff.
Defensive casters
The armour, energy shield, life, and intelligence suit hybrid defences.
SKILL INTERACTIONS
Skill interactions
Untether complements a main skill by adding an on-demand active. Pair it with skills that apply or benefit from weakness reveals.
Because the granted skill level scales with the item, a higher-item-level drop improves Untether directly.
- Use Untether alongside your main damage skill.
- Higher item level improves the granted skill.
USE CASES
Roll priority
When buying or evaluating a drop, prioritize a high item level (better Untether) and strong defensive rolls (armour, energy shield, life).
Intelligence is valuable if your build is attribute-starved; otherwise weight the defensive lines higher.
- Item level -> Untether strength.
- Armour / Energy Shield / Life -> survivability.
- Intelligence -> only if needed for gem requirements.
USE CASES
Rare vs unique
A well-rolled rare glove can exceed the raw defensive numbers of The Master's Reach, but it cannot grant Untether or the Soul Eater interaction.
Choose the unique when the granted skill and weakness payoff matter more than squeezing slightly higher defensive rolls from a rare.
- Rare: higher potential raw stats.
- Unique: granted skill + weakness synergy.
USE / SELL / HOLD
Use / sell / hold
Use it if the weakness payoff and granted skill fit your build.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
Community evidence
Why didn't it drop?
A player beat Vessel of Kulemak but got no unique.
The Vessel was likely not fully empowered.
Fully empower the Vessel before the fight.
Is it good for Martial Artist?
A player asked about 0.5.4b support.
0.5.4b added Martial Artist support, making it a strong pick.
Yes, it gained special Martial Artist support in 0.5.4b.
PROBLEMS & DIRECT ANSWERS
Problems and direct answers
No unique dropped
Direct answer: The Vessel was probably not fully empowered.
- Confirm full empowerment before the fight.
Soul Eater never triggers
Direct answer: It only triggers versus Open Weakness targets.
- Apply or create Open Weakness on the enemy.
video
Video and timestamps
Deucehammer
The Master's Reach guide (Abyss farm)
Kulemak Abyssal boss farm and the unique drop (real chapters).
What to watch for: Watch the 17:09 drop of The Master's Reach and the 17:46 craft.
Open source ↗faq
FAQ
Do I need the Vessel fully empowered?
Yes, the unique only drops from a fully empowered Vessel of Kulemak.
What does Untether do?
It is the active skill granted by the gloves; check your client tooltip for the exact effect.
Is it good for Martial Artist?
0.5.4b added special Martial Artist support, so it is a strong thematic option.
PATCH HISTORY
Patch history
The Master's Reach added as a unique glove dropping from the fully empowered Vessel of Kulemak.
Added Martial Artist (Way of the Stonefist) special support for The Master's Reach.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
Sources and verification
changelog
Changelog
- Created The Master's Reach unique page.
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