What changed in Path of Exile in 2020

Players can redeem a free Twilight Mystery Box by accessing the in-game shop.

The three-week Heist Flashback event has started this weekend.

A selection of five snowy cosmetic effects including a helmet, pets, and hideout decorations for the holiday season.

Demonic Arctic Reindeer Pet, Yeti Mask, Polar Bear Cub, Snowman Hideout Decoration, and Ice Sculpture Hideout Decoration available until January 8th.

Three-week Heist Flashback Event starting December 18.

The Heist Flashback event begins on December 18, featuring popular mods from past leagues.

Each area will have a random selection of three mods including additional Rogue Exiles, Invasion Bosses, and more.

A sale on pet microtransactions is now live, featuring over a hundred cosmetic effects at a discount.

Contains four Armour sets, four Weapon Effects, four Portal Effects, two Pets, Wings, four Alternate Helmets, Alternate Gloves, four Social Frames, four Forum Titles, four Badges, and 2400 points, plus optional T-shirt and hoodie.

Contains two Armour sets, two Weapon Effects, two Portal Effects, a Pet, two Alternate Helmets, Alternate Gloves, two Social Frames, two Forum Titles, two Badges, and 950 points.

Includes five Armour sets, five Weapon Effects, five Portal Effects, two Pets, a Character Effect, two Wings, five Alternate Helmets, Alternate Gloves, five Social Frames, five Forum Titles, five Badges, and 4800 points, plus clothing items and signed prints.

Annual set of Core Supporter Packs themed around five key Path of Exile expansions.

Includes three Armour sets, three Weapon Effects, three Portal Effects, two Pets, three Alternate Helmets, Alternate Gloves, three Social Frames, three Forum Titles, three Badges, and 1600 points, plus optional T-shirt.

Includes an Armour Set, Weapon Effect, Portal Effect, Alternate Helmet, Alternate Gloves, Social Frame, Forum Title, Badge, and 550 points.

The usual experience loss and penalties will apply at levels 40 and 70.

Discounts on each type of Stash Tabs, available until 7PM December 14th (PST).

Players will receive a total of 20 free respec points at specified levels.

One-week Endless Delve Event starting December 11.

Delve progression will be per character instead of shared between characters in the same league.

Monster levels at lower depths have been decreased to allow Delving from level 1, syncing back to normal scaling at depth 74.

11 starter items will be available to new characters in the Endless Delve event, suited to their class.

The Endless Delve event will run from December 11th, allowing players to explore the Azurite Mine without needing sulphite.

Players will start with 40 wisdom scrolls, class-specific skill and support gems, two small life flasks, a small mana flask, and five unique items.

Divination Cards will drop in the mines, but players won't have anyone to turn them in to. Prophecies can drop but cannot be used.

The one-week journey into the deadly depths of the Azurite Mine starts at noon December 11th (PST) on both PC and Consoles.

Players will start from level 1 and have specific thresholds for skill points and Ascendancies.

The event will be Solo Self-Found, preventing players from partying due to the lack of towns or Hideouts.

Players can join the event from the character selection screen 30 minutes before it starts.

Niko's normal shop and Lilly Roth's gem shop will be available, with modifications to gem costs.

The Mayhem event features extreme league modifiers from Anarchy, Invasion, Breach, Ambush, Torment, and Harbinger.

One-week Mayhem Event starting December 4.

Core supporter packs available for purchase before they are replaced in December.

Receive one free Twilight Mystery Box when spending any amount of points in the store during the sale.

Selection of past mystery boxes brought back with original odds and values.

Massive sale featuring microtransactions discounted by 30-90% with 24 themes available.

Fixed an issue which could prevent a door in the Death to Darnaw unique Heist from being opened.

Fixed an issue where Rusty Crusher's beam skill could continue dealing damage if it was Frozen immediately after using the skill.

Fixed four instance crashes.

The Create New Folder button has been moved to the top right corner of the stash interface.

The '+' button to add a new stash tab now follows the same rules it did prior to 3.12.4d.

Fixed an issue which could prevent Purifying Flame from hitting Kitava or Arakaali.

Fixed an issue where the Debilitate debuff was using the wrong art and was missing a description.

Fixed an issue where some Heist doors between your current location and the Heist Target room could lock when Lockdown occurred.

Fixed an issue where the displayed order of stash tabs within a folder could vary when in different areas.

Fixed a memory leak that could occur when using Tempest Shield.

Fixed an issue which could cause you to get stuck in Heist doors after using Dash.

Fixed an issue where the quality effect on Divergent Crackling Lance didn't work.

Fixed an issue where, when enabling an Affinity on a stash tab, an error would be displayed if you had no characters at level 25 or above on your account.

Fixed an issue which caused changes to keybinds to not be saved between sessions.

Fixed an issue which could prevent Ballista Totems using Blink Arrow from targeting Kitava or Arakaali.

Fixed an issue where The Eternal Apple unique shield could trigger multiple warcries at once when you lost Endurance Charges.

Fixed an issue where stash tabs could be placed into an invisible stash folder if that folder only contained remove-only tabs.

Improved performance in the Sirus, Awakener of Worlds encounter.

Fixed an issue where Phantasmal Splitting Steel was missing its 'chance to Impale Enemies on Hit' quality effect modifier.

You can now take Screenshots.

The Doomsday Keystone passive skill can now appear on Skin of the Lords unique body armour.

When Dynamic Resolution is enabled, you can now adjust a Resolution Factor slider.

Sale on all cosmetic effects from the Angels and Demons Mystery Box, including over 40 microtransactions.

Final chance to purchase Halloween-themed microtransactions before they are removed from the store.

A new cosmetic microtransaction that summons a blue dragon above the character's head.

Community event starting on November 14th where players compete in a Private HCSSF Heist League.

The prize pool is crowdfunded and includes custom rewards created by the community.

Community streamer Zizaran is organizing a 10-day Racing Gauntlet Event starting on November 14th.

Players can enter random draws for microtransaction and physical prizes by leveling characters and reaching Delve depths.

Players can join the event on November 10th at 3:00 PM GMT, first come first serve until the Private League is full.

Enhanced the variability of ground textures in the Glacial Expanse Hideout.

Fixed a bug where the Jeweller's Touch prophecy didn't respect Heist enchantments restricting socket colors.

Fixed an issue where currency stacks converted by Heist Trinket modifiers didn't retain correct stack size.

Fixed a client crash that could occur on Mac when opening the Map Device.

Fixed an issue where 'increased Job Speed' modifiers reduced Job Speed instead.

Players can now walk through perception doors as soon as they are visibly opened.

The Azurite Mine is now capped at Depth Level 65,535.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when exiting Path of Exile.

Fixed an issue on Mac where enabling Antialiasing Quality caused only Bloom effects to display.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur during the Arakaali, Spinner of Shadows encounter.

Spectred They of Tul no longer use abilities when not in combat.

Fixed an issue preventing throwing Mines after using Shield Charge.

Updated quality effect to grant chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Killing Blow against enemies with at least 5 Poisons.

Fixed an issue where Shift-Attacking with Flicker Strike could bypass its maximum range.

Fixed an issue where Gianna could fail to open a Heist door in a Grand Heist Wing with Nenet.

Fixed an issue preventing quality effects on Anomalous Caustic Arrow, Anomalous Onslaught Support, and Divergent Nightblade Support from working.

Fixed an issue causing Agility Jobs to be uncompletable if aborted after pulling the lever.

Updated features of the Towering Hideout to match its preview video more closely.

Added support for organizing stash tabs with folders and applying affinities for specialized item types.

Fixed an issue preventing players from clicking distant Delve areas to travel to them.

Fixed a rare issue where the order, names, and colors of Stash Tabs were not correctly inherited from the parent league.

Fixed an issue where The Purifier's weapons were unable to perform any attacks.

Fixed an issue where traps could not be deactivated during Lockdown if previously deactivated.

Allows players to designate stash tabs for specific item types, improving item management.

Stash Tab Folders and Affinities will require additional work for console compatibility.

New system to sort stash tabs into categories for better organization.

A multi-week event, such as Flashback, is planned to take place over the Christmas/New Year break.

The launch of the 3.13 end-game expansion has been delayed until January to avoid conflict with Cyberpunk 2077's release.

A new Divination Card designed by ReignFreeze has been released, offering a level 21 gem with 23% quality.

Running a sale on a selection of gory and dark microtransactions to celebrate Halloween.

Introduced three new Skill Effects for players to enhance their builds.

Sale on a huge selection of weapon skins, weapon effects, and shields with over 150 cosmetic effects available at discounted prices.

Players can participate in a new hideout competition with various prizes for winners.

Competition starts on October 22 and ends on November 16, with winners announced shortly after.

Winners can choose from a list of hideouts and armor sets as part of their prizes.

Details of prizes for the top 30 winners including custom avatars, T-shirts, art prints, and hideout decorations.

Guidelines for entering the hideout competition, including theme selection and submission process.

$1000 cash prize pool for the top five duos in the race.

Racers must maintain public profiles and avoid gear or XP changes during the event to avoid disqualification.

An Alternate Start Duos event hosted by Brittleknee and Rex, taking place over two days.

Day Two starts at A10 Kitava and ends when five duos defeat Awakener at Awakening Level 5.

Day One includes character creation, capped progression before A10 Kitava, and a 5-hour time limit.

Fixed a bug which could cause players to get stuck in Heist doors.

Fixed a bug where an Agility job could not be completed if multiple Rogue Allies attempted to complete the job at the same time.

You can now use the Instance Manager to create or join Rogue Harbour areas.

Traps in Heist encounters no longer activate during the Imminent Lockdown period.

Improved the location accuracy of Heist Patrol minimap icons.

Fixed a bug which could cause Rogue Allies to run backwards.

Fixed a bug causing Dragon Portal Effect, Blue Dragon Portal Effect and Devourer Portal Effect to be larger than intended in non-map areas.

Fixed a bug which could prevent a Rogue Ally from completing a Job if they had an undetonated Demolition bomb elsewhere in the area.

Fixed a bug where curses reflected back to you from Shackles of the Wretched unique gloves didn't affect you.

Fixed a bug causing the visual height of Flame Wall to be inconsistent at varying elevation levels.

Fixed a bug introduced in 3.12.4 where the 'Knockback direction is reversed' modifier on Empire's Grasp unique gloves didn't work.

Fixed a bug where Blight and Metamorph Reward Room chests could contain no items in level 68 areas.

Fixed a bug where the Unseen Strike skill granted by The Hidden Blade unique dagger could trigger in town areas.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when closing Path of Exile after changing your Renderer setting.

Fixed a bug where Heist Brooch modifiers which could duplicate rewards were not functioning correctly.

Fixed a bug where Chimera Armour Set and Redeemer Armour Set looked different than when initially released.

Fixed a bug where items could drop in an inaccessible location in Burial Chambers Map.

Reward Room Chests in Heists and Grand Heists can now contain Unique Contracts.

Fixed a bug causing Scorching Ray in the Tukohama encounter to be invisible if you had left the area and returned.

Fixed a bug that could prevent The Twins encounter from being completed.

It is no longer possible to change your Hideout by talking to Helena in a map.

Fixed a bug where an Agility job could not be completed due to the Rogue Ally not using a vent to travel beyond the Heist door.

Fixed a bug where Lever guards could be killed by sources other than a Rogue Ally.

Magma Orb now deals 50% less damage to players.

Increased the range that you can move away from your Rogue Allies before they are interrupted from a Job.

Divergent Heavy Strike can no longer cause enemies to be pulled towards you when the gem has greater than 20% quality.

Fixed a bug where Alternate Quality effects on various gems didn't work as intended.

Fixed several cases of dialogue being attributed to the wrong character and mismatched spoken dialogue.

Triggering Elemental Overload's effect will now display a timer.

You can now delete characters that have Harvest Infrastructure in their inventories.

Flame Wall's primary burning effect now has an attack time override of 1 second.

The Passive Tree window will now be in the same position when re-opened as when it was last closed.

Fixed an issue where Heist members could sometimes ignore orders to perform Jobs if they were in another room or in combat.

Swiftbrand Support now causes supported skills to deal 45% less damage to players.

Fixed an issue where the damage dealt by Laser Beams in The Unbreakable encounter didn't match the visuals.

Reduced the maximum range at which several Heist monsters can use their skills.

Adjusted the description of '+X to Level' on Ally Equipment for clarity.

Exceptions include first time opening after logging in, characters below level 8, or unspent Ascendancy points.

Now grants increased Physical Damage.

At 20% quality, the skill will not provide any Knockback effect.

Working on various instance and client crashes which will be hotfixed as they're ready.

Improved overall behaviour of Rogues and fixed prioritization issues.

Fixed bugs where certain gems didn't display their quality effect range at specific quality levels.

Introducing a Unique Heist Contract which leads to Freidrich Tarollo the Slave Merchant.

No updates provided, but progress is being made to narrow down the problem.

Fixed a bug where Divergent Flameblast's Less Cast Speed effect was not displayed.

Making progress on Stash Tab Folders and Affinities with an estimated deployment timeline.

Includes fixes for keyboard input, server latency display, patching, and client crashes.

Divergent Heavy Strike can no longer cause enemies to be pulled towards you when the gem has greater than 20% quality.

Fixed a bug where Divergent Sunder had the wrong quality effect, now grants increased Physical Damage.

Fixed a bug where Divergent Arc's secondary chains dealt damage as if they had chained the maximum number of times.

Implemented fixes for various Alternate Quality Gems that weren't working correctly.

Fixed bugs where Alternate Quality effects on several gems didn't work as intended.

Now gives a maximum of 5 seconds (from 10 seconds)

Now gives 30% at Level 1, up to 50% at Level 5 (from 80% at Level 5)

Now gives a maximum of 10% increased time before Lockdown (from 20%)

Now grants 36% increased branching angle

Changed from 1 second

Fixes case where she was unable to disguise herself in quick succession

Fixed a bug where Agility Jobs could sometimes not be completed in Underbelly.

The Rogue Harbour is now a private area which only you and your party members can access.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur when using Infernal Blow.

Fixed a bug where Animated Guardians didn't lose their items when they died.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when applying the Revenant Explosive Arrow Effect microtransaction.

Fixed a bug introduced in 3.12.0 where Skitterbots preferred pathing towards allies, rather than enemies.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when stealing a modifier from a Nemesis Rare monster.

Fixed a bug which caused Grand Heists to sometimes fail to spawn an entrance to a Wing.

Considering changes to how much players can extend the lockdown timer to maintain balance.

Two new boss encounters and their accompanying questline will be enabled in an upcoming patch.

Increased the Rogue Marker value of Heist objectives by up to 40% based on the Tier of the Contract.

Fixed multiple bugs related to Heists, including issues with Tullina and Prophecies.

Addressing a problem where returning to the Rogue Harbour could lead to the wrong Harbour.

Working on fixing issues for the macOS client with a potential release next week.

Enhancements to the visibility of Observer Totems and changes to how their Alert Level generation skill works.

Blueprints will display all Reward Rooms that the Wings contain, not just those that can be revealed.

Stash Tab Folders are nearing completion and will be patched in soon, while Stash Tab Affinities will follow later.

Prioritizing fixes for client crashes, with the most common crash already addressed.

Reduced the revealing cost for high-tier Blueprints by up to 15%.

A large pass on Heist rewards to increase the value of various reward types and adjust reward chest distributions.

Reduced the number of Heist Job doors that need to be opened prior to Lockdown and increased the speed of Karst and Tullina's Agility Job.

Significantly increase the experience that Heist monsters grant, focusing on monsters encountered during Lockdown.

The common client crash on PlayStation 4 is being addressed by the engine development team.

Heist areas will be standardized to not exceed the current Tier 1 size once players hit maps.

Developers are working on improvements and fixes for the Heist gameplay.

Path of Exile: Heist introduces 13 new Rogues that assist players in Heists.

Developers are reviewing Heist feedback and plan to address issues in a future news post.

The Maw of Mischief is a unique item that can be obtained through the Cursed Words divination card.

Death Wish is a channeled skill that empowers minions and causes them to explode after channeling.

Fixed a visual issue where Discharge effects were rendered on top of your character, rather than at your target location, when using the Astral Projector unique ring.

Attempting to leave a Heist area before entering a Heist Wing will now request confirmation.

Fixed a rare bug that could prevent completion of a Heist in Smuggler's Den.

Fixed a bug where Rogues would sometimes dance in place after placing a bomb near a Demolition job if you were standing too close to the door.

Fixed a bug causing the mana cost of Discharge to be significantly lower than the listed value on the skill gem.

Fixed a bug preventing Quantity and Rarity implicit modifiers on Heist Brooches from displaying.

Fixed a bug which could cause Resonators to drop with linked sockets.

Reduced the damage that Labra-tomaton, Labora-dor and Clockwork Sentries deal with their on-death explosions.

Improved the telegraphing effects and audio of Clockwork Sentries.

Fixed a bug where you could have more than 100 Poisons on you when using The Golden Rule unique jewel in combination with the Maw of Conquest unique helmet.

Updated the description of the 'Inflicts a random Hex on you when your Totems die, with 80% increased Effect' modifier on the Soul Mantle unique body armour to be 80% more Effect.

Grand Heist rewards which contain Enchanted Body Armours or Weapons are now more likely to contain higher-tier Base Types.

Added additional Reward Types to various Heist Jobs.

Fixed a bug where the Primary Objective chest in Contracts could not be opened in party play if the player who created the Heist was not present.

Fixed a bug where, when returning to The Rogue Harbour from a Heist area, you could be placed in a Rogue Harbour instance that did not contain the portal to your Heist area.

Fixed a bug where Flame Wall didn't display the amount of damage that it added to projectiles in its tooltip.

Reduced the damage that Thaumaturgy Officers and Security Conjurors deal.

Many existing Contract and Blueprint modifiers now grant Alert Level Reduction, Time Before Lockdown and Maximum Alive Reinforcements bonuses.

Alert Level reduction modifiers from different sources are now multiplicative with one another.

Marked for Death, Mark the Prey and Malicious Intent can now be anointed.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur during Metamorph encounters.

Breach, Harbinger, Delirium and Legion rewards now require level 68 or higher before they can be found as Chest Rewards.

It is now more clear when a Rogue has reached the maximum level for a given Heist Job.

Monsters in formations during Heists now stagger the timing of their attacks.

Improved various Heist quest text notifications.

You will now be placed slightly further away from the portal when entering a Heist.

Clockwork Sentries now have a 20% chance to explode on death (down from 100%).

Fixed a bug where shield modifiers were still applying to you while you had the Necromatic Aegis keystone passive allocated.

Fixed a bug where modifiers that you could not apply to a given item were not visibly disabled in the Crafting Bench UI.

Heist Quest Items will now be removed from your inventory if you fail the Quest Contract.

Fixed a bug which caused Beastcrafting to ignore metamods.

Fixed a bug where some Grand Heists could not be completed.

Many Heist monsters can now be Spectred.

Fixed a bug which caused monster versions of Cremation to fire projectiles more frequently than intended.

Fixed a client crash.

Fixed a bug which could sometimes cause players to get stuck in a Vault door.

You can now search by Job name in your Heist Locker.

Fixed a bug where Explosive Arrow fuses were not always visually removed after exploding.

Fixed 3 instance crashes.

Fixed a bug where Gianna, Master of Disguise could sometimes fail to complete a Job.

Rebalanced the amount of Alert Level that Reward Room and Main Path Chests generate when opened.

After completing The Rogue Harbour quest, you will be placed at the top of the stairs when arriving in The Rogue Harbour.

Fixed a bug where some new Flame Wall and Frost Shield enchantments were missing descriptions.

Fixed a bug where Consecrated Ground from the Sanctuary ascendancy passive could be placed at the destination location after using Frostblink while holding down Move.

Fixed the issue where unavailable mods in the crafting bench did not grey out.

Refining NPC behaviour to prioritize specialist skills and resolve issues with being locked out of Grand Heists.

A prompt will now appear if players attempt to portal out of the Heist before entering the combat zone.

The mechanic where slaying monsters increased the alert level has been removed.

Addressed an issue where players could portal back to the wrong instance, losing access to their Heist.

Resolved the issue of quest items remaining in inventory after failed Heists.

Opening chests in reward rooms will raise the alert level less, while chests on the main path will raise it slightly more.

The number of rare guards that can gather behind Heist doors has been reduced to make encounters more manageable.

Reduced damage from a problematic Heist monster that explodes on death and will examine its visual telegraphing.

Continuing to monitor and fix crashes and performance issues as they arise.

Fixed a bug where Flame Wall required more experience than intended to level up.

Reduced the damage that Clockwork Sentries deal with their on-death explosions.

Fixed a bug where the tooltip of Enduring Cry incorrectly displayed a higher value than it actually granted.

Fixed a bug in Grand Heists where multiple Rogues with the same Job could attempt to do a single job.

New voice acting and dialogue for various characters.

Fixed a bug where an Agility Laser hazard could generate in an unreachable location.

Fixed a bug that prevented players from changing their God Powers in their hideouts.

Reduced the damage of Automaton Lightning Beam's impact area of effect hit, but increased its beam damage and on-death explosion.

Fixed a bug where Splitting Steel and Blazing Salvo weren't counted as projectiles for projectile-specific modifiers.

Fixed a bug where multiple copies of Shattering Steel were offered by a vendor.

Fixed a bug where Cobra Lash didn't chain as many times as it should have.

Released the Twilight Mystery Box containing 38 new microtransactions.

Players no longer block other players in The Rogue Harbour.

Fixed a bug where Replica Quill Rain's 'Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 1 Arrow Nova' did not work.

Fixed a bug where various Heist Unique Items did not have a slot in the Unique Collection Tab.

Escape Route minimap icons are now always visible to players in the same Wing.

The Heist expansion has been launched, introducing new content and features.

Reward Chests no longer become locked when Lockdown occurs.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur after leaving a Heist area.

Fixed a bug where Coward's Legacy unique belt didn't count you as being on Low Life when cursed with Vulnerability.

Each Mystery Box costs 30 points and guarantees a microtransaction worth at least that amount, with potential rewards up to 320 points.

Mystery box cosmetics can be combined for deeper character customization.

Introduced 38 new Lunaris- and Solaris-themed cosmetic effects in the Twilight Mystery Box.

An experimental version of the macOS Path of Exile client has been released for community testing.

A Known Issues list is being maintained for the macOS version to track bugs and issues.

The official release of the macOS client has been delayed by a week due to unexpected technical problems.

A new storage device will allow players to store Contracts, Blueprints, and Markers in Heist.

Introduction of a policy for league stash tabs to ensure future-proof item storage.

Ongoing development of Stash Tab Folders and Affinity systems expected to launch during the Heist league.

Earn the Heist Portal by completing 36 challenges.

Lowered critical strike chance and multiplier on the Assassin's Deadly Infusion.

Earn the Heist Cat Pet by completing 24 challenges.

Changed 100% reduced visibility to 100% Stealth, adjusting detection ranges.

Changed to grant maximum elemental resistances instead of less damage taken.

Changed to flat mana reservation and flat life regeneration instead of percent life regeneration.

Earn the Heist Helmet Pack containing three helmet skins by completing 12 challenges.

Offering Effect on the Necromancer’s Mistress of Sacrifice and Ascendant reduced back to 50%.

Glancing Blows now causes 65% of damage from blocked hits to pass through.

Values of flat life regeneration mods increased by up to 100%.

Standardized mod tags for clarity and consistency, with new tags added.

Changed stats like Chill Effect and Shock Effect to apply to all Cold and Lightning Ailments.

Lowered values on Precise Commander, Vicious Bite, and Vengeful Commander.

Ball Lightning's damage and area reduced slightly.

Maximum chaos resistance from Divine Flesh keystone lowered to +5%.

Enduring Cry's cooldown increased to 8 seconds and requires at least one enemy in range to generate endurance charges.

Damage and life of Redemption Sentry Spectre lowered.

Complete 40 new challenges to earn exclusive microtransaction rewards including helmet skins, a cat pet, and a portal.

Spellslinger now has a longer cooldown but gains more cooldown recovery as it levels.

Changed order of projectile behaviours: Splitting, Piercing, Forking, Chaining, Returning.

Completing challenges grants pieces of the Heist Totem Pole Hideout decoration.

A sale featuring cosmetic effects for 50 points or less is now live until September 18, 2020.

The Heist expansion launches on September 23, 2020, with a schedule of announcements leading up to it.

Get a free Angels and Demons Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points until September 18, 2020.

A racing event hosted by Absolute Legends on September 12, 2020, with prizes for top winners.

The Harvest League on PC ends on September 14th, 2020. All Harvest data will be removed after this date.

Introduction of a new keystone that alters how self-cast curses apply their debuffs.

All Mark Curses have been rebalanced for single target suitability and no longer face curse penalties from bosses.

Hexblast calls down a beam of chaos damage on the target, consuming a hex and causing a shockwave.

Curses are now divided into Hexes and Marks with distinct mechanics and new passive skills.

Impending Doom supports hexes and triggers a chaos explosion when the supported hex expires.

Minor changes to radius values, bonuses, and quality stats of certain curses.

Punishment now curses monsters to take increased damage when low life and causes them to explode.

Creates an area of burning flame that inflicts secondary burning damage on enemies passing through it.

Creates an icy dome that protects the caster and allies, consuming energy shield to grow in power.

Creates a circle that grants additional lightning damage to allies while increasing skill costs.

Creates an object that generates a pulse dealing physical and chaos damage, pulling enemies toward its center.

A boss-kill event where players can compete to kill The Awakener in Heist HC SSF mode with a prize pool of $40,000.

The event runs for the first month of Heist, starting on September 18 (PDT).

Randomly-drawn microtransaction prizes for players who kill The Awakener in specified leagues during the event.

Steam version will patch more quickly, with small patches being nearly instant and large patches much faster.

Details on cash prizes for the top players in the event, including amounts for various placements.

Patching will be significantly faster due to bundled files, reducing overhead from numerous web connections.

Prizes for the first players to kill The Awakener on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

New file storage method enhances preloading of important assets, especially benefiting players without SSDs.

Includes various small engine/renderer bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Path of Exile is changing how it stores its internal data files, requiring a complete redownload of the game.

All audio files have been re-exported using the latest audio library for improved sound quality.

All textures have been re-exported with a newer compression system for sharper visuals.

A 3.11 (Harvest) client for macOS will be available for community testing prior to Heist's release.

Two custom ladders will be created to track the order and number of kills of The Awakener.

A charity relay race event organized by Brittleknee, AFK Creators, and SoftGiving, starting on September 5th at 8pm UTC.

Recasting the same curse will trigger Doom Blast.

Players cannot trade five Trinkets for one that isn't corrupted.

Reward options from Curio Display Rooms are equally weighted, with multiple display cases to choose from.

Maps do not drop from regular monsters but can be found in special circumstances.

Heist enemies can be raised as spectres.

Introduction of Heist mechanics including Rogues, Thieves' Trinkets, and Curio Display Rooms.

Markers, Contracts, and Blueprints can drop in other league areas such as Betrayal Safehouses and the Temple of Atzoatl.

Lockdown is triggered when the case containing the Artifact is smashed, affecting all party members.

Players cannot portal out of a Heist for trading but can between wings in a Grand Heist.

Alternate Quality Gems will have labels indicating different attributes and will be labeled as 'Extraordinary'.

Players can only rejoin their Heist if the alarm has not gone off.

Replica Unique items will have a space in the Unique Stash Tab.

Markers drop in stacks and are fairly common, with storage limits in inventory and stash.

Guards are infinitely spawning after the alarm is triggered; they provide experience and items until a limit is reached.

Updates on Stash Tab Folders and Tab Affinity system, expected shortly after Heist launch.

The effect of a Trinket is tied to the person who opens the chest or makes the kill.

Players can escape a Heist by logging out, but it won't count as a completion unless they escape with the Artifact.

Rogues will have banter and dialogue similar to Syndicate members.

Details on how to obtain Markers, Contracts, and Blueprints, and the differences between them.

New items that modify Heist rewards without using an equipment slot.

Artifacts are the main objective in Heists, which can be turned in for Markers.

A Heist is considered a failure if you die after lockdown, losing contraband.

The alert level is affected by various actions during Heists, influencing gameplay strategy.

Players can store and trade Contracts for Heist content.

Running Heists in a party allows multiple Artifacts to be stolen and shared rewards.

The Heist expansion introduces new bosses for players to discover.

Blueprints are used for Grand Heists, requiring intel and markers to reveal details.

Items collected in Heists are contraband, and intel is gained from turning in Artifacts.

The September expansion, Path of Exile: Heist, introduces new gameplay mechanics and content.

Rogues have specialized skills that gain experience through Heists.

Addition of Replica Unique Items and Experimented Base Types in the Heist expansion.

Path of Exile will be available on macOS, fully integrated with the main PC realm.

New Heist Trinkets and Alternate-quality Gems introduced in the expansion.

Addition of nine new Skills and Support Gems to enhance gameplay.

Introduction of the Heist challenge league and new gameplay mechanics.

Introduction of Grand Heists offering exclusive rewards like Weapon and Body Armour Enchantments.

Significant changes to the mechanics of Curses, Steel Skills, and various Spells.

The member limit of Private Leagues has been increased by 1,000, allowing a maximum capacity of 3,000 players, with plans to reach 10,000.

Community organized event starting on August 22nd where players compete in a Private HCSSF Harvest League.

Winners will share a community-crowdfunded prize pool with specific percentages for top placements.

Players can join the event on August 20th (PDT) on a first come first serve basis.

Added a Bloom slider in the Graphics Options, allowing you to adjust the intensity of bloom effects from 25% to 130% of their base intensity.

Messages containing 'WTS' will now automatically change the chat window to a Trade Chat Channel.

Reduced the intensity of Bloom effects from Delve Flares.

Fixed a bug which could cause duplicate rooms to appear in the Temple of Atzoatl.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when taking a screenshot while using Vulkan rendering.

List of the top 10 most run maps during the Harvest League.

Bloom is now applied after Exposure, resulting in a game-wide reduction of bloom's intensity, especially in dark areas.

Adjusted many area environments to be less bright.

Fixed a bug where the label for the portal to the Sacred Grove could be visible before interacting with the Seed Cache in various map areas.

Analysis of unique items used by players at different level brackets.

Special characters are no longer required when searching for public parties.

Fixed a bug where you could access the Sacred Grove in non-Harvest leagues.

Fixed a bug which caused black boxes to sometimes be rendered on top of objects.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when using Shield Charge.

Fixed a bug where Elusive would cause some cosmetic effects to lose their textures briefly when the buff expired.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur in the Hall of Grandmasters unique map.

Fixed a bug introduced in 3.11.1d where the delayed shockwaves from Betrayal Mastermind's 'X-Slam' skill didn't deal damage.

List of the most deadly areas where players frequently die.

Summary of unique items, maps, and deadly areas in the Harvest League.

Fixed a rare bug that could prevent Conquerors from spawning on your Atlas after migrating from a solo self-found league.

Juggernaut is more popular in Hardcore leagues, while Assassins, Berserkers, and Saboteurs are favored in Standard.

Necromancer continues to dominate in both Standard and Hardcore leagues for level 90+ characters.

Necromancer and Trickster are the leading choices in SSF leagues, with Juggernaut also performing well.

Necromancer remains the top choice in SSF leagues, with Juggernaut gaining popularity in SSF Standard.

Juggernaut and Guardian see increased popularity in Hardcore leagues compared to Standard on PS4.

Necromancer remains the most popular class on Xbox One across all levels in Harvest leagues.

Analysis of level 70+ characters in Harvest leagues shows Necromancer as the most popular class across all platforms.

Fixed a bug where you could access the Sacred Grove in non-Harvest leagues.

Fixed a bug which could cause duplicate rooms to appear in the Temple of Atzoatl.

Special characters are no longer required when searching for public parties.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when taking a screenshot while using Vulkan rendering.

Messages containing 'WTS' will now switch the chat window to a Trade Chat Channel.

Fixed a bug where Elusive would cause some cosmetic effects to lose their textures briefly when the buff expired.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when using Shield Charge.

Fixed a rare bug that could prevent Conquerors from spawning on your Atlas after migrating from a solo self-found league.

Fixed a bug which caused black boxes to sometimes be rendered on top of objects.

Fixed a bug where the label for the portal to the Sacred Grove could be visible before interacting with the Seed Cache.

A new visual effect for the Warcry Skill Gem, imbued with cosmic powers.

A new visual effect for the Ice Crash Skill Gem, featuring bloody red ice crystals.

Discounts on every type of Stash Tab, including Blight, Metamorph, and Delirium Stash Tabs.

1,446,301 Infused Zana Modifiers added to Map Devices.

2,290,014 Atlas Missions gained.

41,299 sockets became White sockets, 37,770 items have been 6-socketed, 22,309 items have been 6-linked.

71,820 Beachhead Maps and 49,001 Bestiary Lures have been created.

386,219 Maps enchanted.

251,301 Offerings to the Goddess changed into Gifts, Tributes or Dedications.

5,115,354 modifiers have been augmented onto items.

2,643 Exalted Orbs have been traded for through the 'Exchange 10 Chaos Orbs' craft.

71,939 items have been Fractured.

94,000 Avatar of the Grove encounters started, 84,379 completed.

32,310 Level 20 Support Gems sacrificed, resulting in ~1,600 Awakened Gems created.

1,196,592 maps created through the 'Sacrifice a Map for multiple Maps one tier lower' craft.

Condensed Lifeforce: Wild: 16,832,930,560, Vivid: 15,854,662,703, Primal: 15,605,500,428. Irrigated Lifeforce: Wild: 14,467,969,923, Vivid: 13,282,599,309, Primal: 12,359,037,995.

697,181 stacks of Divination Cards and 171,806 items have been sacrificed for Perandus Coins.

Detailed statistics on crafting options, lifeforce distribution, and Avatar of the Grove encounters.

9,774 Unique Synthesis Maps created.

87,580 items gained Synthesis implicit modifiers.

No end-of-league events planned before the launch of 3.12 to focus resources on its development.

3.12 expansion will be announced on September 1 and launched on September 18 for PC and September 23 for console.

Harvest league will end on September 14 at 3pm (PDT).

A new undead horse pet with a flaming blue mane is now available.

Get a free Angels and Demons Mystery Box with any purchase in the store.

Discounts on a selection of weapon skins, weapon effects, and shields.

Fixed a bug preventing autoplanting of Harvest seeds from the Seed Stockpile if the seeds were item level 86 or higher.

Fixed a rare bug where you could not access some encounters which branched off of Niko's Mineshaft.

Fixed a bug where Ballista Totems that used Power Siphon could cause performance loss after they had expired.

Fixed a bug where Burtok, Conjurer of Bones' projectiles originated from his target, rather than himself.

Cultists in the Lookout Map boss room can no longer have the Fractured nemesis modifier.

Fixed a bug where the Sacred Ashes degeneration could persist after the Avatar of the Grove encounter was completed.

Ballista Totems no longer play surge effects.

Fixed a rare bug where multiple uses of a Harvest crafting option could be consumed from a single crafting action.

Fixed a bug which prevented Redeemer-influenced Boots from being able to roll Attack Dodge and Spell Dodge modifiers together.

Harvest Infrastructure can no longer be placed from your stash using the 'Stash View' functionality.

Fixed a bug where the effects of the Solaris Sky Beam skill didn't scale correctly with area of effect modifiers.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when taking a screenshot.

The team has been working on improvements and fixes to the bloom technology.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when using Shield Charge.

Fixed three instance crashes.

Fixed a bug allowing Mother of the Hive in the Strange Sinkhole vaal side area to spawn far more Sand Spitters than intended.

Areas in the Labyrinth created by Gifts, Tributes or Dedications to the Goddess will no longer grant items or experience when re-entered after timing out.

Fixed a bug where some Zana mission variations weren't offered as options. The 'Single Portal' variation will remain permanently disabled.

Statistics on player completion rates for Harvest challenges compared to Delirium league.

Details on rewards for completing 12, 24, and 36 Harvest challenges.

Just over 118 million Tier 2 seeds dropped from defeating Tier 1 Harvest monsters.

Just over 1 million Tier 4 seeds dropped from killing Tier 3 Harvest monsters.

Over 3 billion Tier 1 seeds dropped from Seed Caches.

Detailed statistics on the number of seeds dropped by type and tier in the Harvest league.

Just over 14 million Tier 3 seeds dropped from killing Tier 2 Harvest monsters.

A new Labrador pet is now available for purchase in the shop.

Fixed a bug where Entity of the Void's Flameblast was much smaller than intended.

Fixed a bug where skeletons summoned by the Bringer of Bones were always level 4.

Visual clarity of Harvest Crafting descriptions has been improved.

Fixed a bug where Sirus could dismount his throne if there was a dead player underneath it.

Fixed a bug where blocking a Hit did not always count as having been Hit for some modifiers.

Mirage Saviours, Warriors, and Chieftains spawned by certain skills can no longer be stunned.

The first shockwave from Sunder is now slightly closer to the player.

Fixed a bug where the Mineshaft drilled by Niko could intersect with other Azurite Mine encounter nodes.

The exit from Vaal Oversoul's arena now unlocks significantly sooner.

Descriptions of how to grow (and regrow) the Heart of the Grove have been clarified.

Fixed a bug where the 'Sacrifice a Corrupted Gem' could return a stack of Gemcutter's Prisms with a stack size of 0.

Fixed three instance crashes.

Fixed a bug where activating a temporary aura while Supreme Ego was allocated would turn off Malevolence or Zealotry.

You can now auto-plant while Harvest Crafting is still available.

Fixed a bug where Labyrinth rotating traps didn't have shadows.

Fixed a bug where Betrayal Fortification encounters were unable to spawn in the Desert Map.

Fixed a bug where monsters could spawn in an inaccessible location in the Chateau Map.

Fixed a bug where the exit from the Lava Chamber boss arena didn't lock during combat.

Added a 'Camera Rotation Effects' option that can be disabled.

Reduced the brightness of various effects including Celestial Herald Effect and others.

Storage Tanks can now hold up to 1,000 Condensed Lifeforce.

All Vault doors are now automatically opened in a Blighted Vault Map.

Fixed a bug where the Master of Metal ascendancy passive would not always grant added Physical Damage.

Improved the default volume of audio effects in the Elder encounter.

Fixed a bug preventing enchanting of a Map using Harvest crafting if it already had Delirium applied.

Fixed a bug where Glimmerwood Sunder didn't play audio for shockwaves beyond the first.

Added a larger visual to the aura granted by The Torrent's Reclamation unique belt.

Fixed a bug where Metamorphs could fail to take actions if stunned before acting.

Updated the audio of Crystal Earthquake Effect and Demonic Earthquake Effect.

Fixed a bug where the Insatiable Malice Weapon Effect was not attached correctly.

Fixed a bug where Elusive caused some microtransactions to lose their textures briefly.

Reduced the brightness of the Demonic Weapon cosmetic while it had Blood Guard Weapon Effect applied.

Updated the audio of the Miracle Map Device.

Added effects to Gore Earthquake Effect and Crystal Earthquake Effect when supported by Fist of War Support.

A larger Storage Tank can be created through Harvest Crafting.

Added audio to Brands when they attach to monsters.

Revised highlighting of key words in Harvest crafting panel for better visibility of crafting modifiers.

Introduction of a new type of storage tank with a capacity of up to 5,000 units available for purchase.

New 'swap' button on placed tanks to automatically swap smaller tanks with larger ones, transferring Lifeforce.

Base capacity of storage tanks increased from 300 units of Lifeforce to 1,000 units.

Bloom effects intensity reduced for various skills and assets.

Clicking the Seed Cache no longer negatively impacts performance.

Currency icons added to clearly display crafting options.

Stat from the skill is now visible on the tooltip.

Enchanting a belt no longer removes quality from Catalysts.

Fractured versions now have less life to fix damage reflection issues.

Oshabi no longer repeats dialogue under certain conditions.

Additional colouring added to key words in crafting descriptions.

Resolved issue preventing the use of certain items in a specific craft.

Using Doryani's Touch after Lightning Warp now functions correctly.

Control + clicking a Map no longer deletes it under certain conditions.

Resolved issue with incorrect knockback direction.

Resolved bright visual flashes when using Divine Ire with specific helmet.

Attempting to upgrade Oils would delete them in certain conditions.

Resolved crash when hardware couldn't support high channel count.

Resolved issue allowing upgrades when maximum stack size was reached.

Portals no longer spawn in unwalkable locations.

Notification now displays for 5 seconds instead of 15.

Upgrading Essences, Oils, or Maps is no longer possible in this view.

Resolved issue with displayed quest text.

Resolved issues causing phase transition failures.

Completing maps with maximum Delirium now counts towards challenges.

Fixed a bug where the Horticrafting Station's minimap icon was visible from outside the Sacred Grove.

Fixed a bug where the '+25 to Maximum Rage while wielding a Sword' modifier didn't work with a One-hand Thrusting Sword.

Added text hovers over various Harvest Infrastructure to display connections more clearly.

Added a confirmation warning when attempting to uproot fully-grown Tier 1 seeds and higher.

Fixed a bug where The Basilisk's Stone Gaze skill could be interrupted by using Seismic Cry.

Fixed a bug where the 'Change a Divination Card into another random Divination Card' didn't work if a stack was used.

Harvest Crafts can no longer be used on Itemised Beasts.

A new character, Oshabi, has been introduced in Path of Exile: Harvest, overseeing the Sacred Grove.

Adjusted colors to better distinguish planted seeds and Harvest art assets.

Oshabi uses the garden to cultivate Lifeforce, which is aligned with Corruption, affecting gameplay mechanics.

Fixed a bug where the Sacred Grove had the wrong icon in the World Map information panel.

Fixed a rare bug where the minimap wouldn't be rendered.

The 'Exchange a Resonator for a Fossil or vice versa' Harvest craft is now more likely to give rarer outcomes based on rarer inputs.

Fixed a bug where the 'Exerted Attacks deal 30% more Damage per previous Attack Exerted' stat from Seismic Cry didn't show up in the tooltip.

Fixed a bug where Warcries displayed a Cast Time in their tooltips instead of Use Time.

Fixed a bug where the Witchfire Brew unique Stibnite Flask didn't grant the Despair Curse Aura if immune to Curses.

Namharim, Born of Night now becomes invisible during its Prowl skill.

The area around the entrance portal in the Sacred Grove now has stairs, creating 180 degrees of pathway.

Fixed a bug where the Tier 4 Harvest Bosses could endlessly spawn monsters during their immobile phase.

Oshabi will serve as the end boss for the Harvest league, providing a challenging encounter and valuable rewards.

Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 and the Heart of the Grove monsters now drop a new plantable 'seed'.

Added additional preloading for the Tier 4 Harvest bosses and Heart of the Grove.

Fixed a bug where Mirage Warriors were unable to deal damage when Ancestral Bond was allocated.

Fixed a bug where Oshabi could say multiple voice lines at once when auto-planting large amounts of seeds.

Fixed a bug where Scarab Harvest Crafts would consume a stack of Scarabs instead of a single Scarab.

Fixed a bug introduced in 3.11.0 where The Karui Fortress couldn't spawn Vaal Side Areas.

Fixed a bug causing the Rank 4 and Rank 5 Life and Rank 1 and Rank 2 Block Crafting Recipe unlock locations to be inversed.

Fixed a bug where the displayed number of seeds in your Seed Stockpile didn't update correctly after auto-planting seeds.

Fixed a bug where Purifying Flame would attempt to hit a target a second time if it missed the first time.

Fixed a bug where Life Recharge wouldn't appear to begin under certain conditions.

Storage Tanks are now unlocked when Raw Lifeforce plus any additional Condensed Lifeforce exceeds 250.

Fixed a bug where new Cluster Jewel Notables were inheriting bonuses meant for Small Passive Skills.

Fixed a bug where Mirage Warriors created by General's Cry could not summon Sentinels of Dominance.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when mousing over a gem socketed into an Abyssal socket.

Fixed a bug where Harvest Crafts changing a modifier from one element to another didn't work on first explicit modifiers.

Fixed a bug where the '1% increased Chaos Damage per Level' modifier was removed from the Edge of Madness unique Etched Greatsword.

Fixed a bug where General's Cry removed all existing Mirage Warriors prematurely.

The growth times of Tier 1 seeds is now uniformly 3 growth cycles, except for rare seeds.

Fixed a rare bug where trying to go to your Hideout or the Menagerie could fail to join indefinitely.

Fixed a bug where the 'Sacrifice a Weapon or Armour to create a Ring' Harvest Craft created an Amulet instead.

Your progress towards respawning the Heart of the Grove is now displayed in the Sacred Grove.

The use of the 'Reforge a Rare item with Lucky modifier values' Harvest Craft is now prevented if it cannot change any modifiers.

Fixed a bug where the Skin of the Lords unique Simple Robe granted the wrong Keystone.

Fixed a bug where destroying a stored craft from the Horticrafting Station prevented further use of a connected Collector.

Fixed an unintended change causing the Xoph's Nurture unique Citadel Bow to have its damage range lowered.

Fixed a rare bug where entering Dunes Map would spawn you in the boss arena.

Fixed a bug where hovering over Dexterity or Intelligence displayed the benefits of Strength.

Adding a progress percentage value to indicate how close you are to the next boss respawn.

Increased the number of seeds that drop in maps, especially mid-tier and rarer seeds.

Improving various visual components of the final boss fight.

Fixed various bugs associated with the final boss, including getting stuck in vine walls.

Harvest Crafting options will now be sorted by tier and grouped by crafting type.

Various improvements to the final boss fight, including guaranteed new reward item drops.

Added stairs around the Sacred Grove's portal to improve accessibility.

Adding debuff icons to signal when the boss' debuff has been applied.

Improved the boss' AI to avoid moving onto ground effects.

A new reward item can drop from Harvest monsters and the Final Boss, with various uses to enhance Lifeforce production and crafting outcomes.

Growth meter colors on plants have been improved for better differentiation by colorblind players.

Investigating changes to UI artwork to help differentiate between Wild and Primal plants without relying on color.

Continuing improvements to the Vulkan Renderer with plans to exit Beta prior to September launch.

Limited-time bundle of three stash tabs at a discounted price of 100 points.

Stores 5,000 catalysts and up to 50 organs.

Stores up to 5,000 Simulacrum Maps and 5,000 Orbs of Delirium.

Holds up to 5,000 oils and 60 blighted maps, allows upgrading oils and anointing items.

Released a new mystery box containing 38 new microtransactions, including the Pandemonium Set.

Players defeating the final Harvest boss can enter a draw to win an Alienware Laptop.

Path of Exile: Harvest launched with a peak player concurrency of 231,130.

The launch was noted as one of the smoothest with only a few small hotfixes needed.

Harvest will be launching on console platforms on June 24.

Each Mystery Box costs 30 points and guarantees a microtransaction of equal or greater value.

Possible outcomes range from 30 to 320 points, with an average reward worth 110 points.

Purchased Angels and Demons Mystery Boxes can be found in the Consumable section of the microtransaction stash in-game.

Many cosmetics can be combined to create blended versions for deeper character customization.

Introducing the Angels and Demons mystery box featuring 38 new cosmetic effects from the Angelic and Demonic sets.

Final opportunity to purchase Thaumaturgy Mystery Boxes before they leave the store.

Path of Exile: Harvest launches with new crafting options in the Sacred Grove.

Sale on extra character slots for your account during launch weekend.

Players can obtain the Dragon God Hat by defeating Kitava in Act 10 during the Harvest league.

Herald of Purity now grants 12% more physical damage at gem level 20 instead of adding physical damage.

Vaal Molten Shell's damage mitigation has been reduced and now requires more armor to reach its cap.

Bosses now become immune to stuns for a short duration after being stunned.

Changes made to the Hierophant, Chieftain, and Berserker ascendancies to enhance gameplay mechanics.

Cluster Jewels will drop more frequently but with adjusted notable effects.

High-level Two Handed Melee Weapons have been rebalanced to improve their power and role in gameplay.

Slow, heavy hits now deal enough damage to stun bosses without much investment in stun mechanics.

The Physical Damage multiplier for Dual Wielding has been removed to balance with Two Handed Weapons.

Skills like Sunder, Static Strike, and Tectonic Slam have been significantly changed.

Warcries now have longer use times and cooldowns, with significant impact on combat.

Numerous changes to the passive tree to support new mechanics and improve variety.

Stun immunity has been removed from Cyclone.

Brands now drop at their original location when the enemy is slain, and Brand Recall has been adjusted.

New crafting options being introduced in Path of Exile: Harvest.

A preview of another thirteen new crafting options that will be available.

The chance of finding Cluster Jewels through Delirium encounters is now tied to the number of rewards earned during that encounter.

Get a free Thaumaturgy Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store until June 19th.

Players will have a greater chance of encountering Delirium content in endgame maps by adding other league mechanics.

The Strange Voice and its realm of horrors will be integrated into Path of Exile's core with the upcoming Harvest expansion.

A sale featuring a selection of cosmetic effects available for 50 points or less.

Earthshatter is a new level 12 slam attack that sends out five damaging fissures in all directions.

Fist of War Support works with all slams except Vaal Slams and Ancestral Warchief, creating a supercharged slam.

Perforate now provides flat physical damage that scales with gem levels and improves spike distribution.

Complete challenges to earn exclusive microtransaction rewards.

Tectonic Slam now counts Endurance Charges for Area of Effect and additional cracks, improving its consistency.

Completing challenges grants pieces of the Harvest Totem Pole decoration.

Rewards include Harvest Footprints, Harvest Cloak, and Harvest Portal.

A new category of skills called 'Slams' has been introduced, including one new support and one new slam skill.

Visual effects for several existing slam skills have been improved.

These skills are receiving numerical changes to make them generally stronger.

Sunder has become a wider and longer cascade, encouraging slower and heavier-hitting Slams.

Bone Nova skill now triggers on hitting a bleeding enemy instead of killing one.

Life regeneration per Frenzy Charge increased to 0.8% and damage against low life enemies increased, but reduces attack and cast speed from Frenzy Charges.

Now has -10% block chance and grants Unholy Might when no energy shield, creating Profane Ground that reduces enemy resistances.

Now increases maximum Rage by 25 while wielding a Sword, losing previous attack speed and bleed chance bonuses.

Chance to shock enemies increased to 50% and shocks now inflict 300% more damage.

Movement speed while ignited increased from 10-15% to 10-20%, with matching attack and cast speed mods added.

Global damage bonus increased from 30-50% to 40-60%, with increased chance to blind enemies on hit.

Now allows Molten Strike projectiles to chain with +1 chain but halves the number of projectiles created.

Now provides up to 350% increased critical strike chance but critical strikes deal no extra damage.

Now grants a multiplier to bleeding damage based on Rage while wielding an axe, losing previous physical damage and Frenzy Charge bonuses.

Over 200 new crafting options introduced in Harvest, allowing players to use Lifeforce as a crafting resource.

A new support gem has been added that speeds up Warcry activation at the cost of longer cooldowns.

Intimidating Cry can now be obtained as a skill gem and has been reworked for better offensive capabilities.

Introduction of four new Warcry skills: Ancestral Cry, Seismic Cry, General's Cry, and Rallying Cry.

A new keystone allows Warcries to be instant but shares cooldowns among them.

Seismic Cry is a new Warcry that enhances slam skills with increased area of effect and damage.

General's Cry is a new hybrid Warcry that summons ghostly warriors from corpses to fight.

Infernal Cry, formerly Abyssal Cry, has been reworked to include new features and debuffs.

Three existing Warcry skills have been reworked to fit new mechanics and improve gameplay.

Enduring Cry now generates endurance charges and provides powerful healing and defensive buffs.

Rallying Cry has been reworked to provide buffs to allies based on nearby enemies' power.

Warcry mechanics now scale based on the power of nearby enemies, improving effectiveness against stronger foes.

Use Lifeforce from slain monsters for powerful crafting options.

Harvest introduces over 250 different possible craft effects.

Players can access their garden from their hideout and manage garden infrastructure.

Find seed caches in each area to collect seeds and plant them in the garden.

Monsters from plants can drop higher tier seeds when slain.

Assist Oshabi in exploring the Sacred Grove, planting seeds, and harvesting monsters.

Plants do not wither or die, allowing players to harvest at their convenience.

Monsters in the garden drop regular items and Harvest-specific uniques.

Players can access party members' gardens through Oshabi's portal.

Working on a UI signal to alert players when plants are ready to harvest.

Introduction of a new passive cluster related to Brands.

Brand Recall no longer refreshes duration and consumes mana based on recalled Brands.

Enhanced visual effects for Armageddon Brand.

New support gem that lowers Brand duration but increases activation rate.

Introduction of a new unique weapon related to Brands.

New Brand skill that applies Cold Damage over time and releases area damage upon removal.

New Brand skill that builds up energy on the branded target and releases damage upon removal.

New Brand skill that triggers supported spells with each activation.

Brands now return to their original or recalled location when dropped by monsters.

Cooldown of Brand Recall has been lengthened to reduce passivity in Brand builds.

Oshabi is cultivating the Sacred Grove, an ancient garden of mysterious power.

12 new unique items added to the game.

Brands and Slams have been rebalanced.

2 new support gems introduced.

Over 50 existing items have been rebalanced.

The Passive Skill Tree has been rebalanced.

Two-handed weapons have been rebalanced.

8 new skills added to the game.

New powerful crafting options introduced in the expansion.

Warcry skills have been rebalanced.

Fixed a client crash that could occur during the Nightmare Manifest encounter in Malformation Map.

A Beta version of the Vulkan renderer has been deployed, providing more consistent performance compared to DirectX 11, especially under high CPU load.

Fixed a rare bug where Visceris in the Overgrown Ruin map could become immune to damage.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur when using Raise Zombie.

Vulkan renderer forces texture detail to 'Medium' on systems with less than 3GB of graphics memory to prevent stuttering.

Players can revert to DirectX11 by editing the production_Config.ini file if the game fails to launch with Vulkan.

Vulkan renderer avoids stalls caused by DirectX11 graphics driver during shader uploads, improving overall game performance.

Players can switch to the Vulkan renderer via the Graphics Options screen without needing to relaunch the game.

Increased multithreading in the Path of Exile engine allows better utilization of modern CPUs with many threads.

Fixed a rare bug where Sirus' rotating beam skill could be invisible.

You can now filter for items without being required to use special alphanumeric characters.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur when using Summon Phantasm Support.

Updated the description text for the Surveyor's Study and Office of Cartography Incursion Temple rooms to accurately reflect that they do not cause Architects to drop Map-related Currency.

Fixed a bug where the Arcane Barrage microtransaction created effects that would linger indefinitely, reducing performance.

Players are encouraged to report any rendering bugs encountered while using the Vulkan renderer in the Bug Reports forum.

Tabula Rasa remains the leading choice for characters above level 70.

List of leveling uniques popular among characters below level 70.

Identifies the most deadly areas based on character deaths.

Analysis of the most run maps during the Delirium league.

Tabula Rasa is the most-used unique across all character levels.

Analysis of unique item usage across different character levels during the Delirium league.

Watcher's Eye becomes the most popular unique for high-level characters.

New Champion's Hideout representing Daresso's Arena from Act Four.

Discount on all types of Stash Tabs including Delve, Unique Collection, and more.

New decorations available for the Champion's Hideout.

2nd and 3rd day of the race event featuring boss rushes starting at level 1.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur during the Shavronne / Brutus encounter in Act 6 and Tower Map.

Fixed a bug where strongboxes that should always drop at least one map did not always do so.

Fixed a bug introduced in 3.10.1d where using Dash supported by Second Wind on Predictive networking mode could cause desync.

Fixed a bug where Spectral Throw and Vaal Spectral Throw still pierced while you had the Kineticism cluster jewel keystone allocated.

Fixed a bug where the durations of invisibility and visibility applied by the Illusionist Armour Set had become inverted.

Fixed a bug where, due to rounding, monsters with the Legacy of Zeal bloodlines modifier could become immune to damage in Delirium mist.

Delirium objects that spawn monsters when they are run over no longer deal damage in an area when triggered.

Fixed a bug where Skeleton Mages that were spawned by triggers didn't play animations when attacking.

Fixed a bug where casting Lightning Warp on a non-walkable location caused the target location to be placed at the maximum distance in the direction that you were targeting.

Fixed a bug where reflected poisons could prevent you from regenerating life if you had the Disease Vector cluster jewel notable allocated.

Improved the visibility of Chilled Ground.

Clarified the magnitudes of Shocked Ground and Chilled Ground on their relevant map modifiers.

Many Map Bosses that have immunity phases now cause the Delirium mist to pause its movement during those periods of immunity.

Fixed a bug where shocks applied by the Cold Conduction cluster jewel notable had their magnitudes and duration inversed.

Fixed one client crash that could occur when changing your Display Adapter.

Fixed a bug preventing interaction with area transitions and stashes if you had an instant skill with 'Always Attack Without Moving' bound to left mouse.

Talismans are no longer always allocated to the map maker.

Fixed a bug introduced in 3.10.0 where the Grandmaster achievement was unable to be completed.

Fixed a bug where Guardian of the North in The Vinktar Square unique map could have multiple Orb of Storms active, but only one was visible.

Fixed a bug where Offering buffs created by Spell Totems, Mines or Traps did not get overwritten by Offering buffs from your other skills.

Fixed a bug where you were considered to have stopped taking damage over time recently while using Righteous Fire when Pendulum of Destruction changed modes.

Betrayal Targets now remove nearby ground effects when they are defeated.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur during The Shaper encounter.

Fixed a bug introduced in 3.10.1d where the chilling aura granted by the Chilling Presence cluster jewel notable no longer worked.

Flame Dash now always faces you in the direction of travel at the end of the dash instead of facing you towards your target if you had one.

Fixed a bug where the 'increased Projectile Attack Damage while you have at least 200 Dexterity' modifier on The Nomad unique belt wasn't affected by Abrasive Catalysts.

Fixed performance degradation over time in the Simulacrum.

Updated the descriptions on the Voidfletcher unique quiver and Spellslinger Support to clarify that their skills can only be triggered by non-triggered skills.

Fixed a bug where Threshers didn't trigger projectiles with the second and third slashes of their multi-slash skill.

Thresher Spectres no longer use their multi-slash skill.

Changing your loot allocation setting will now have an immediate effect, rather than applying to all future areas.

Blighted Dreadwheels will now correctly follow the Blight path until a player is in close proximity, at which point they will begin to chase down the player.

Delirium mist is now paused for 10 seconds after defeating a Betrayal Target (up from 5 seconds).

Control-clicking to take a Watchstone from Zana no longer causes the window to close.

A new Rush Race Season starting on April 25th featuring 11 boss rushes with a cash prize pool of $4200.

Several single-day sales for popular microtransactions including Sin and Innocence, Glimmerwood, and Celestial effects.

Qualifier event starts on April 25th and Day 1 of Season on April 26th, featuring live casting.

New portal effects designed to match the theme of their corresponding leagues are now available.

Get one free Thaumaturgy Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store until April 27th.

A community-organized race event for skilled players to reach Level 80 in the SSFHC league, starting April 18th.

Added a chat output upon logging into a character which contains information about the currently loaded item filter if that filter is one that you are subscribed to through your account page.

Fixed a bug where the Call of the Brotherhood unique ring didn't have a level requirement if it had a corrupted implicit modifier.

Fixed a bug where some vendor recipes could be completed with corrupted Rare items if the art matched the Unique item required by the recipe.

Sirus, Awakener of Worlds will now be more aware of where Deatomisation Storms are and will no longer cast his Meteor or Corridor skills if he is near one.

Fixed a bug where the Dash skill effects were sometimes not visible when using the Predictive networking mode.

Fixed a bug where various effects from Delirium monsters could sometimes linger indefinitely.

Fixed a bug where items could sometimes drop in inaccessible locations in the Domain of Timeless Conflict.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur when using Blade Vortex.

Fixed a bug where Spectres' skill cooldowns were reset when weapon swapping if it would cause your Spectres to change levels.

Updated the gem descriptions of Animate Weapon and Animate Guardian to clarify that they cannot be used by Traps or Mines.

Fixed a bug where the '25% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks while using Pride' Watcher's Eye modifier didn't apply to off-hand attacks.

Fixed a bug where Brand Attachment Range modifiers from the crafting bench appeared to be craftable on Rings.

Fixed a bug where the Bolt Metamorph skill used by The High Templar was repeated many times, rather than being cast a single time.

Fixed a bug where Betrayal Intervention targets could sometimes become untargetable if encountered during a Delirium encounter.

Fixed a bug where Legion monsters with the Vengeful Stalker modifier could not be killed.

Improved performance by removing reflected damage calculations from monsters that would not reflect damage.

Fixed a bug where the Bolt Metamorph skill used by The High Templar was dealing attack damage, rather than spell damage.

Fixed a bug where the flame patches created by Scientist Flame Dash Effect were smaller than intended.

Fixed a bug where Mirage Archer could visually persist after its duration had expired.

Fixed a bug where Omniphobia, Fear Manifest could sometimes get stuck in terrain after using its Leap Slam skill.

Fixed a bug where Fury Hounds in Delirium encounters could sometimes become untargetable.

Fixed a bug with the Favourite Maps system where the third unlock slot assumed that it required all Awakening Objectives to be completed, but could have actually required all Bonus Objectives.

Fixed a bug preventing the Bloodscent Cluster Jewel passive from working if you were using it in combination with Rage Support.

Fixed a bug where the damage penalty applied by Unleash Support to skills that reoccur could sometimes be applied to the initial cast of some skills.

Fixed a bug where Zealotry didn't provide the Life Regeneration it should have if a Guardian with the Unwavering Faith passive had cast it.

Fixed a bug where Kosis, The Revelation's beam skill could stop rendering temporarily if you ran too far away from it while it was using the skill.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when entering areas with an Animated Guardian.

Sirus, Awakener of Worlds will now only teleport players into the Meteor Maze if there is at least one player in range of him.

Fixed a bug where Shock Nova and Blade Blast's skill effects were not the correct visual size when cast with 9 or more stacks of Intensity.

Fixed a client crash that could occur when monsters used an Expanding Nova skill.

Fixed a bug where Immortal Call didn't count as a Non-Vaal Guard Skill for the sake of the Veteran's Awareness Cluster Jewel keystone passive.

Fixed a bug where you would namelock onto a monster if, while holding down Move, you had used a movement skill which then resulted in you hovering over a monster.

Using an Orb of Horizons on a Shaper Guardian Map will now always result in it turning into a different Shaper Guardian Map.

Reduced the damage of the Bolt, Monkey Toss, Rock Toss, Ghostly Barrage, Leaper Barrage, Maw Barrage, Necrotic Barrage, Spider Barrage, Snake Spikes, Squid Ink and Primal Throw skills used by Metamorphs.

Fixed a bug where the '10% increased Effect of Auras on your Minions' modifier applied by the Matua Tupuna unique shield persisted on Minions after the shield was unequipped.

Fixed a bug where The Mayor, The Endless Darkness, The Price of Loyalty and The Chosen divination cards did not correctly give credit towards the 'Turn in Divination Cards' challenge when turned in.

Fixed a bug where the Withering Step visuals could persist after the skill had expired.

Fixed an instance crash that could occur when the Delirium Icicle Wreath skill was used by monsters.

An overview of player statistics related to Delirium Orbs and the Simulacrum after four weeks of the league.

17.85% of players have completed 12 challenges, earning the Delirium Horns.

A total of 813,604 Simulacrum areas have been opened, with a 57% completion rate for wave 20.

1-orb maps have the highest number of deaths, with nearly 2.8 million deaths recorded.

Just under 6 million Delirium Orbs have been used on Maps, with Fine Delirium Orbs being the most commonly used.

These gloves allow players to inflict the Sap Ailment while using lightning damage skills.

Beacon of Madness was redesigned to provide bonuses based on debuffs from Delirium monsters.

New keystone jewels were designed to create or enhance niche interactions for new builds.

The attack speed multiplier was lowered and added damage increased to balance the power of the keystone.

Megalomaniac was redesigned to provide three random notables instead of buffing other jewels.

Perfidy was designed for melee builds, focusing on Banners and their reservation costs.

Assailum was designed to allow bow skills to be channeled, potentially becoming its own support gem.

Split Personality was designed to provide various flat benefits and can be socketed anywhere in the tree.

A number of unique items were introduced in the Delirium league, aimed at enhancing gameplay and build diversity.

Voices was designed as a powerful unique jewel with versions requiring different levels of investment.

Players can combine some individual Black and White pieces into new 'Polaris' cosmetic effects.

Stylish microtransactions from the Polaris Mystery Box are now available in the store.

Temporarily rate-limiting or blocking programs that are spamming the Trade API.

Now grants '10% increased Effect of Aura Buffs from Skills on You for each Herald affecting you'.

Fixed a bug where displayed Life amount could become out of sync with actual Life.

Reduced Life Regeneration effect from 0.2% to 0.1%.

Fixed a bug where Kosis visually stopped taking actions when players returned after moving away.

Updated audio of the Golden and Demonic Bladefall Effect microtransactions.

Fixed a bug where characters became invisible when teleported by Sirus into his maze.

All sources of 'x% increased Effect of Auras on you' now grant 'x% increased Effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills on you'.

Fixed a bug where Simulacrum Splinters dropped immediately after Incursion encounters.

Active Legion and Blight encounters now pause Delirium mist movement during specific phases.

Improved performance in the Library tilesets.

Now grants 12% increased Damage Over Time with Bow Skills.

Added audio to Divine Scorching Ray.

New track for the Thaumaturgy Mystery Box soundtrack can be downloaded in .flac or .mp3 format.

Players can redeem the Thaumaturgy Mystery Box for free in the in-game shop until April 5th.

The Strange Voice is brought to life by voice actor Michael Hallows, enhanced by sound effects to create an eerie atmosphere.

The Delirium league features an ever-expanding ring that affects all monsters in an area, granting them powerful effects.

Certain voice lines were removed to avoid making light of mental illness and to ensure sensitivity towards players' experiences.

A new character, the Strange Voice, has been introduced as part of the Delirium league, providing a unique narrative experience.