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# The Forbidden Sanctum, Patch 3.20

## Affliction Patch Notes

* Reduced the drop rate of Forbidden Tomes.
* Reduced the drop rate of The Hour of Divinity and The Gilded Chalice Unique Relics.

## Ancestor Patch Notes

* The Forbidden Sanctum has been added to the core game. You'll initially meet Divinia in the Oriath Docks in Act 10, who provides you with access to the Forbidden Sanctum.
* The Forbidden Sanctum has a maximum Area Level of 83.
* Introduced Forbidden Tomes, which are tradeable items that are found in the end game. A Forbidden Tome represents the entire first floor of the Forbidden Sanctum, and its rooms can be played back to back.
* Upon successfully completing a Sanctum floor, the next floor is generated as a tradable item with the state of your Sanctum built in, including your Boons, Afflictions, Resolve, Relics and Aureus.
* Relics have also returned and are now tradeable. They are locked in at the beginning of the first Sanctum floor, and cannot be changed for the remainder of the Sanctum run.
* Completing a Forbidden Sanctum run now requires killing Lycia in both her first and second form. She will always drop a Unique Relic, which have also been reworked and replaced as we rebalanced the Forbidden Sanctum.
* Primary defences now have some effect on protecting your Resolve. Armour provides Resolve Mitigation from Enemy Hits, Evasion grants a chance to Avoid Resolve loss from Enemy Hits, while Energy Shield provides you with Resolve Aegis, which is a mechanic that behaves similarly to how Energy Shield behaves for Life.
* The difficulty of Forbidden Sanctum has been increased, especially in the later floors. Monsters generally have more Life, and deal slightly more Resolve damage.
* Rare Monsters can now be found within the Forbidden Sanctum, and completing a room now requires killing all Rare Monsters present.
* Monsters in the Forbidden Sanctum are immune to damage if there is no player within 100 units of them.
* Boons and Afflictions have been reviewed and rebalanced, and we've also added new Boons and Afflictions themed around the new defensive mechanics.
* The Rusted Mallet minor Affliction that causes Monsters to have Knockback has been removed.
* Relic modifiers have also been reviewed and rebalanced. We've also added new Relic modifiers for the new defensive mechanics.
* We've also added more hazards and room variety to the Forbidden Sanctum.
* The Forbidden Sanctum has also been adjusted for Ruthless.

## Introduction

In this league, you'll discover The Forbidden Sanctum, an ancient Templar enclave hidden beneath the Fellshrine Ruins. Abandoned for a long time, it is now controlled by a malevolent entity. You must explore it, uncover its secrets, and deal with the evil that lurks within.

## Schedule (NZT)

*  Dec 2: [Announcement](https://www.pathofexile.com/sanctum), [Patch Notes](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3323944), [Support Packs](https://www.pathofexile.com/purchase), [Passive Skill Tree](https://github.com/grindinggear/skilltree-export), [ZiggyD QA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFifgGBANl0), [Content Reveal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpOaZjU5xg)
* Dec 5:  
* Dec 6:   [Challenge Rewards](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGvvT8rtnFc)
* Dec 7: Kalandra League End, [Item Filter](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3324656)
* Dec 8: [20/20 Gem](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3324768)
* Dec 9: [Torrent](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3324936)
* Dec 10: League Start, Atlas Skill Tree
* Dec 15: Console League Start

## Tease
### 12/01 Here are Kirac's Map Mods in The Forbidden Sanctum expansion
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### 12/01 Doomsday has been reworked into a support gem in The Forbidden Sanctum expansion
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### 11/30 In The Forbidden Sanctum, Beastcrafting recipes that add mods to flasks now say what the mods do
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### 11/30 Her smile melted the coldest of hearts
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* Nov 28 [Balance Manifesto: Curses](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3323432)
* Nov 23 [Eldritch Altars FAQ](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-post/24813002)
* Nov 22 [Balance Manifesto: Eldritch Altars](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3322752)
* Nov 18 [Monster Mods FAQ](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3322408)
* Nov 17 [Balance Manifesto: Monster Mods and Archnemesis](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3322245)
* Nov 16 [Jewel Changes FAQ](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3322149)
* Nov 15 [Balance Manifesto: Jewel and Ailment Mitigation](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3322027)