To celebrate the launch of Secrets of the Atlas, we’re hosting a Boss Kill Event where Path of Exile players can compete to kill the new Pinnacle Bosses in the Mercenaries HC SSF League. We have put together a prize pool that gives the winners the opportunity to collaborate with our design team to create new Unique Items and Divination cards that will be added to Path of Exile.

Prizes will be awarded to the first ten players who kill all three of the new pinnacle bosses, called "The Incarnations" in their non-quest variations (Area level 84).

Prizes for Top Placings - PC:

• 1st: Design a Unique for new Pinnacle Boss: Incarnation of Dread or the future-released Uber variant of this Boss Fight & Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
  
  The first place winner will also get some additional design space with their item if they want to do something a little different. For example, if you would like to design a Unique Map or if you would like to design a Unique Item that requires a unique-piece from each of the three Bosses, then needs to be combined to create something more epic, this is something we will allow, so feel free to stray from the norm! This is something our team will help provide more details on during collaboration.
  
• 2nd: Design a Unique for new Pinnacle Boss: Incarnation of Neglect or the future-released Uber variant of this Boss Fight & Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
  
• 3rd: Design a Unique for new Pinnacle Boss: Incarnation of Fear or the future-released Uber variant of this Boss Fight & Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
  
• 4th-10th place: Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.

To celebrate Zana's return, there will also be a set of prizes for defeating bosses that were historically significant to her. Bonus prizes will be awarded to the first players to defeat Uber Sirus, Uber Elder, Uber Shaper or Uber Cortex. To celebrate Betrayal's rework, there is also a bonus prize for defeating Catarina.

Bonus Prizes - PC:

• First Catarina Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from Catarina, you can even input on the custom Veiled Modifiers that will be able to be unveiled on this Unique.
  
• First Uber Elder Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from the Elder or Uber Elder.
  
• First Uber Shaper Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from the Shaper or Uber Shaper.
  
• First Uber Sirus Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from Sirus or Uber Sirus, The Awakener.
  
• First Uber Cortex Kill: Collaborate on the design of a Unique Item that will drop from Cortex or Uber Cortex.

Console players can also participate in this event with separate prize pools from PC. The Console Boss Kill Event will take place in the SSF Mercenaries League.

Prizes for Top Placings - (both Xbox and Playstation have separate prize pools):

• 1st-3rd place: Collaborate on the design of a Divination Card + Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.
  
• 4th-10th place: A Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction.

Additional Rules:

• A player can win both a Placing prize and one or more Bonus Prizes.
  
• If there are operational problems with the event (like significant realm stability issues at launch), Grinding Gear Games may restart the event at any point. The way we will do this is to create a new event league and indicate that players who wish to compete in the new event must make new characters there.
  
• Players who migrate from a private league to Mercenaries HC SSF during the event are ineligible for prizes.
  
• Placings and prize eligibility are entirely at the discretion of Grinding Gear Games.
  
• The prizes that consist of collaborating on the design of a Divination Card or Unique Item do not guarantee that the item will turn out exactly how you want. The design team will try to accommodate your suggestions as best as they can, but the final design is at their discretion. Because these Unique Items are likely to become chase content, it's critical that they fit the overall design vision of Path of Exile. The balance and drop chances of these items after their release is entirely at the discretion of Grinding Gear Games.
  
• While the event being SSF reduces a lot of scope for outside help, any form of account sharing (or other breaches of the Terms of Use) will disqualify a player from receiving prizes.
  Grinding Gear Games Employees (past or present) are not eligible for prizes.
  
• Players who have played on the Alpha realm since June 6th, 2025 (when the expansion was first deployed) are not eligible for prizes.
  
• Dying or migrating your character out of the league doesn't remove prize eligibility as long as the kill occurred while in the league.
  
• Prizes cannot be transferred. Only the person who completed the achievements in the event can collaborate on the Unique Item and Divination Card designs. It's fine for these people to seek advice and help from other community members with their design.
  
• Upon winning, if you take too long to engage in the collaborative design such that the content may have changed context or been removed from the game then you will lose your design opportunity or it will be moved to another Pinnacle Boss or equivalent at Grinding Gear Games' discretion. We will notify you in advance where possible of course!

As a helpful tip, the top of the Atlas Passive Skill Tree comes with three notable skills that allow you to influence which of the Incarnations will appear; these will be very useful to ensure you don't get too unlucky.

Good luck in the event!

The Settlers Challenge League will end soon and you may be wondering what will happen when it does.

Kingsmarch will be going core in 3.26. You can find out the specifics in our content reveal, which you can find here. The league will end on Monday 9th June, 3PM PDT.

Here's what you can expect once the league ends:

• Gold in both your inventory and in your Kingsmarch Treasury will be preserved, but will not be visible or usable until the launch of 3.26.
  
• All Kingsmarch resources, such as crops and ore, will be deleted.
  
• All of your Kingsmarch workers will be deleted.
  
• Any unclaimed rewards from Mapping or Shipping will be deleted.
  
• Maps in Kingsmarch Map Devices that haven't been ran, or items in the Disenchanting inventory that haven't been disenchanted will be moved to Remove Only Stash Tabs.
  
• All existing Runes will be deleted. Runecrafts on existing items will remain.

Thanks to everyone for playing Settlers of Kalguur. While it's been a long time, we hope you're excited as we are for our next expansion, The Secrets of the Atlas!

In Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas, tears have begun to appear in the Atlas leading to different realities. The Originator of these realities has entangled themselves within the very fabric of the Atlas and they’re now trapped! Track down the source of the tears and uncover the secrets within.

Our new expansion introduces an additive endgame storyline, a new type of endgame item influence, three new endgame bosses, a new challenge league, dozens of new unique items and much more!

Watch the Secrets of the Atlas live reveal on Thursday June 5th (PDT) and you’ll be able to earn the Skull of Undeath Helmet Skin with Twitch Drops!



Simply link your Path of Exile account to Twitch (see below) and tune into GGG Live at http://www.twitch.tv/pathofexile, or any channel in the Path of Exile Directory for 45 minutes. Drops will be enabled from 1PM PDT until 10PM PDT.

You will get the Skull of Undeath Helmet Skin after 45 minutes of accumulated watch time on any channel with drops enabled streaming Path of Exile during the event. This means that the drop is guaranteed for everyone who has watched any Path of Exile stream for this amount of time. This promotion is available for all accounts.

If you’re planning to stream Path of Exile during our livestream and want to enable Twitch Drops for your viewers, you can do it via your Twitch Creator Dashboard here.

Visit your Twitch Settings page while logged in. If your account isn't connected, click the "Connect" button for Twitch under "Other Connections". Complete the process on Twitch and you will be redirected back to your Twitch Settings page. If your account is already connected, this page should say "Your Path of Exile account is currently linked to your Twitch account."

After you've accumulated enough watch time to earn your Skull of Undeath Helmet Skin, you must redeem them from your Twitch Inventory before the promotional period ends. Then they will be immediately available in your microtransactions list in Path of Exile 1, and will also be available for use in Path of Exile 2 later. The Skull of Undeath Helmet Skin will be available for purchase from the store at a later date.

We can’t wait to share all the secrets of the Atlas with you! To stay up to date in the lead up to the livestream be sure to check out our Twitter, Facebook and Forums. We'll see you at GGG Live at http://www.twitch.tv/pathofexile!

The time has come! In just two weeks we’ll be revealing everything you need to know about our next expansion for Path of Exile!



GGG Live

GGG Live will begin at 1PM on June 5 (PDT) at http://twitch.tv/pathofexile!

During the livestream you'll learn all about the 3.26 expansion for Path of Exile, its challenge league and other content. After the livestream, Mark and Jonathan will answer your questions live in a Q&A session with ZiggyD.

As per usual, a new Twitch Drops reward will be enabled for the livestream. We’ll announce the details in the lead-up to the livestream. Co-streaming is welcomed!

Path of Exile's 3.26 Expansion Launch Date

You'll be able to play our 3.26 expansion for free on PC and Consoles on June 13th (PDT).

See you soon!

In case you need a 3.26 logo, you can download it here

Join your fellow Exiles in Private League Events starting at 3pm May 1st (PDT)! There are 15 free templates to choose from in both Hardcore and Standard leagues which will be available until 3pm May 30th (PDT). Check out the templates below:

Here's five options for those just wanting to try things out, nothing complicated and nothing too dangerous!

• Settlers
  
• Settlers + Idols
  
• Settlers + Alternate Ascendancies
  
• Settlers + Necropolis
  
• Settlers + Shifting Stones

Here's five for the thrillseekers out there, warning: Danger!

• Settlers + Gauntlet Boss + Gauntlet modifiers
  
• Settlers + Idols + Gauntlet Boss + Gauntlet modifiers
  
• Settlers + Alternate Ascendancies + Gauntlet Boss + Gauntlet modifiers
  
• Settlers + Necropolis + Gauntlet Boss + Gauntlet modifiers
  
• Settlers + Shifting Stones + Gauntlet Boss + Gauntlet modifiers

And here's five more for those wanting to combine some new mechanics with some old ones!

• Settlers + Affliction
  
• Settlers + Idols + Kalandra
  
• Settlers + Alternate Ascendancies + Sentinels
  
• Settlers + Necropolis + Beyond
  
• Settlers + Shifting Stones + Atlas Invasion

How can I create/join a free Private League?

The free Private League templates will be available on this page after a patch later this week. When those go live, you will be able to choose a template from the drop down list.



When the Private League based on the selected template has been created, the owner will be able to generate a link which they can share to invite up to 20,000 players. Simply accept the invite and then you’ll be able to create a character when the Private League starts.

Will these templates always be available going forward?

No, these templates will only be available during the event period (May 1st - May 30th PDT).

What happens with Alternate Ascendancies and the Idols system after these templates are no longer available?

They may return in the form of Private League templates or separate events in the future. We are not planning to add them to the core game.

Are the events voided?

No.

Are there Hardcore options?

Yes, all templates are available in Hardcore and Standard.

How will Affliction work?

Affliction will behave as it does in 3.25, just not exclusive to t16+ maps. This means no Wildwood Ascendancies or Charms.

How will Sentinels work?

Sentinels will also behave as they do in 3.25, just not exclusive to t16+ maps.

We hope you'll have fun playing in these Private Leagues. See you soon!

With the Legacy of Phrecia event coming to an end on April 23rd PDT, and 3.26 still slated for a June release, we’re creating free Private League templates to help fill the gap! Today’s news post goes into more detail about what to expect!

Next week we’ll add 15 Private League templates for PC that you'll be able to create for free with up to 20,000 players in each event. We are planning to have these templates available for a month, approximately until the end of May.

A private league template means you will not be able to add your own modifiers like you would normally be able to.

We’ve tried to ensure there is an event for every type of player! All of these events are based on Settlers league. For players who just want to try things out with nothing too complicated or dangerous we have:

• Just Settlers - Pretty self explanatory, it's just Settlers league.
  
• Idols - Atlas Passive Tree has been replaced with the Idol system from Legacy of Phrecia.
  
• Alternate Ascendancies - All Ascendancies have been replaced with Alternate Ascendancies from the Legacy of Phrecia event.
  
• Necro Settlers - Monsters in every area are affected by a pool of mods which you will be able to manipulate upon entering that area, these will rotate every hour!
  
• Shifting Stones - In each area you will encounter a league mechanic that has been enhanced by a corresponding Atlas Keystone! These will change every 15 minutes.

For the thrillseekers out there, warning: Danger! We’ve taken each of the events above and turned the difficulty dial right up by including Gauntlet Boss Enhancements and some dangerous modifiers from the Gauntlet. These Gauntlet mods are from the most recent Gauntlet event, however we've toned down some of the modifiers for the Uber Bosses (Area Level 85+) so they're a bit more reasonable but still challenging:

• From 50% Less Damage Taken to 25%
  
• From 100% Increased Damage to 50%
  
• From 40% Increased Attack, Cast and Movement Speed to 20%

We’ve also created some new events for those who want to use new mechanics with some old ones!

• Affliction - Free wisps trapped in the Wildwood, doing so will empower monsters and improve their rewards!
  
• Idols + Kalandra - Reflect upon your Idols; Influence the Lake of Kalandra in every zone and replace Path of Exile's Atlas Passive Tree with the Idols system!
  
• Alternate Ascendancies + Sentinels - Explore alternative Ascendancy Classes while harnessing ancient Sentinels to control the risk and reward of combat.
  
• Necro Settlers + Beyond - Noticing your use of the Lantern of Arimor, Beyond demons have begun invading!
  
• Shifting Stones + Atlas Invasion - On top of each area having enhanced league mechanics, each area will also be invaded by Atlas Bosses.

We’ll have another post next week that will include any extra information you might need, such as when these events will begin! Thanks to everyone who played Legacy of Phrecia!

Complete the Path of Exile 2: Dawn of the Hunt quest on Discord to receive the exclusive Face of Corruption avatar! You can find more information here.

Start: 10am April 11 PDTFinish: 4:59pm April 17 PDT

PC

Accept the quest in the Discord client here.Play Path of Exile 2 for 15 minutes with the Discord client open.Receive your exclusive Face of Corruption Avatar!

Console

Select Console when accepting the quest in the Discord client here.Sign into your PlayStation or Xbox account and link it to Discord. You can find instructions for PlayStation here and Xbox here. Play Path of Exile 2 for 15 minutes.Receive your exclusive Face of Corruption Avatar!

No.

No. You can receive it only by participating in this quest.

As the week wraps up, we've pulled together a list of changes we're targeting for deployment in a patch mid next week. We've been busy making improvements to Path of Exile 2—here’s what’s on the way.

One of the most requested features we have had is the ability to respec Ascendancy classes. However, something that was important to us is to make sure that while it can be done, it does require some level of effort.

We have implemented it in the following way:

• Redoing an Ascendancy Trial allows you to respec which Ascendancy Class you have chosen at the Ascension device, but only if the Trial would grant you the number of points you already have.
  
• In order to respec your Ascendancy class, you must have zero points allocated in it, but you can now open the Respec window at Balbala or the Trialmaster who are standing next to the Ascension device.
  
• Ultimatums that have 7 chambers and thus grant up to 4 Ascendancy points now can be done from level 55 down from 60.
  
• Ultimatums that have 10 chambers and thus grant up to 6 Ascendancy points can now be done from level 65 down from 75.

This change should be deployed in the next restart patch, currently anticipated to be mid next week. In addition, we have some other changes that have been made today that will be in that patch as well.


An unintentional problem with Tower maps and Hideout maps is that they don't currently spawn the rare monsters for the clear condition. Due to this, they also don't drop the extra map that is designed to allow for guaranteed map sustain.

• We have added extra rares to Tower and Hideout maps, and also the extra map drop that can come from the final rare kill. This is still not required to complete the map.

• As each new Rune Tier is unlocked we are removing the lower runes from the drop pool. This is to stop you getting spammed with lesser runes at high levels. We will adjust drop rates as that occurs so that you get a more reasonable number of total runes.
  
• We are adding the ability to add sockets to Scepters and adding mods to some Talismans for Scepters to allow upgrades to your minions at mid to late game.

We have had quite a few reports of totems not surviving at endgame due to not gaining as much elemental resistance as the player does. In order to solve this problem we have made the following changes

• Totems start gaining elemental resistances from gem level 15 up to 75% at level 20.
  
• The Ironwood support also adds some Maximum Elemental Resistance to totems.

The Shard Scavenger reservation wasn't doing enough to be useful to most players, so we made the following change.

• Shard Scavenger, in addition to its current effects, now also restores one cooldown use for all your Grenades and grants a buff for 2 seconds that prevents your Crossbow Attacks consuming bolts.

When using an uncut skill gem, it was often annoying to find the skills that you were using from off-classes to level up. In order to fix that, we have added a new tab to the gemcutting window that shows you all the gems you have equipped.


This list of the changes are just the changes that have been made so far, these are not the only changes we are investigating and they do not represent a full list of what players are reporting to us.

The ongoing Legacy of Phrecia event for Path of Exile 1 has had a lot of exciting moments caught on camera, and we've gathered up some of the recent highlights to share with you. Check them out in today's news post on the Path of Exile website here!

The Legacy of Phrecia event ends on April 23rd (PDT), so there's still plenty of time to jump in and earn the Autumn Knight Armour Set while experiencing the 19 alternate ascendancies and the Idol endgame system.