You can't have a shadow without some light. Explore the paradox that has captured mankind's attention for millennia in the Polaris Mystery Box which contains 38 new Black and White cosmetics effects. Pick a side, or mix and match these stunning microtransactions!

Each Mystery Box costs 30 points and guarantees one microtransaction with value equal to or greater than that of the box. Many of these mystery box cosmetics can be combined to create a blended version of the two designs for even deeper character customisation. The possible outcomes from your mystery box range in value from 30 points all the way up to 320 points!

The average reward is worth 110 points, which is more than three times the cost of the box. Check out the full trailer to see what's available!

Conquerors of the Atlas is Path of Exile's largest expansion of 2019. Alongside the Metamorph Challenge League, it includes the following content:

• New endgame storyline that takes place in the aftermath of the War for the Atlas
  
• Socket Watchstones into the Atlas to customise your endgame by upgrading maps
  
• Uncover hidden worlds and encounters as your progress deeper into the Atlas
  
• Five challenging new endgame bosses that yield powerful items
  
• Four new influence types and corresponding modifiers that rare items can receive
  
• New Currency Items: Conqueror's Exalted Orbs and the Awakener's Orb
  
• New Ballista Skill Gems and Bow rebalance
  
• New Behaviour-altering Support Gem: Barrage Support
  
• New Behaviour-altering Support Gem: Arrow Nova Support
  
• New Awakened Support Gems

• Collect Monster Samples and Build your Own Bosses. Take on additional risk for greater reward
  
• In the end-game, combine Map Bosses to create the ultimate Metamorph Encounter
  
• New Currency Items: Catalysts, which add quality to your Jewellery. These quality values increase the magnitudes of specific types of mods, and make it easier to craft those mods.

Our Conquerors of the Atlas expansion launches in just two days! In order to help you with your builds, we've prepared gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all the new and reworked gems in 3.9.0.

Check them out in this news post!

The full patch notes for our new Conquerors of the Atlas expansion have been released! Check them out here.

As usual, in this news post we have also included all the Item Filter and Passive Tree information so you can prepare for the launch.

In the upcoming Metamorph Challenge League you will be able to complete 40 new challenges and get exclusive microtransaction rewards. By completing 12, 24 and 36 challenges you will earn the Metamorph Footprints, Metamorph Weapon Effect and Metamorph Portal Effect respectively. Completing challenges also grants you pieces of the Metamorph Totem Pole Hideout decoration. Check out the Metamorph rewards by watching the video below:



When Path of Exile: Conquerors of the Atlas launches on PC on December 13th, you'll be able to check out the full list of Metamorph League challenges!

Blight Ends Soon
The Blight League on PC ends in a few days, on Monday, December 9th at 1pm PST, so this is your last weekend to complete your unfinished challenges.

Please note that your Blight Atlas missions will not be transferred over to parent leagues during league migration.

Next week we're also saying goodbye to the Blight Brimmed Hat, so if you've been enjoying the Blight League, be sure to grab it before it leaves the store forever!


Get a Free Carnival Mystery Box When You Spend Points
As is tradition, until the launch of our next expansion we're offering one free Carnival Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store.

Please note: it's only possible to get one free Carnival Mystery Box from this promotion. Making additional microtransaction purchases will not grant additional mystery boxes. Purchasing a supporter pack will not grant a free Mystery Box but spending points from a supporter pack can grant a free Mystery Box. Thank you for your continued support!



What to Expect Next Week
There is a week left until the release of the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion, so next week is packed with useful information about the upcoming launch. We don't expect any changes to our usual news schedule, so here it is (this schedule below follows New Zealand's Monday to Friday work days, but in other countries might be Sunday to Thursday):

• Mon: Metamorph Challenge Rewards.
  
• Tue: 3.9.0 Balance Development Manifesto.
  
• Wed: 3.9.0 Patch Notes, Passive Tree and Item Filter Information.
  
• Thu: Showcase of the new and reworked gems (at Level 20 with 20% Quality).
  
• Fri: What to expect when Conquerors of the Atlas launches and possibly a torrent pre-download for the patch.

Get a proper rest this weekend! See you next week!

As you know, we're adding 14 new Divination Cards created by our supporters in our upcoming Conquerors of the Atlas expansion. In addition to four divination cards which were already revealed in our teasers and on the announcement page, today we're showcasing eight more.

Path of Exile has partnered with Twitch Prime to bring you the Divine Arcane Portal and Holy Eyes for free when you subscribe to Twitch Prime! Until the 7th of January you'll be able to redeem these free cosmetic effects by starting a free one-month trial with Twitch Prime and linking your Path of Exile account to Twitch.

What are the benefits of Twitch Prime?

• Claim monthly free games and in-game loot
  
• Exclusive in-game loot for some of your favorite games
  
• Free games included with Twitch Prime
  
• Limited time promotions you won’t want to miss

Get special Twitch perks

• Free Twitch channel subscription ($5 value) every month
  
• Reign supreme with a Prime members-only chat badge
  
• Exclusive Twitch chat colors and emotes

Twitch Prime is part of Amazon Prime

• Shopping on Amazon.com is fast and convenient with free two-day shipping.
  
• Watch your favorite movies and TV shows including award-winning Amazon Originals.
  
• Listen to over 2+ million songs, ad-free on any device.

How do I redeem these microtransactions?
Once you have an Amazon Prime or Prime Video account, you link it to your Twitch account and start taking advantage of all the amazing perks Twitch Prime offers. To get started with Twitch Prime sign up for a https://twitch.amazon.com/tp?ref_=SM_CM_POE_ROWBP.

In most countries, you get Twitch Prime by being an Amazon Prime member and then linking your Amazon and Twitch Prime account. You can do all of this at twitchprime.com.

• Step 1 Sign up for a free trial of Twitch Prime.
  
• Step 2 Create or log in to your Path of Exile account.
  
• Step 3 Visit this page to link your account to Twitch or update your permissions if you've linked your account in the past.
  
• Step 4 Sign in to your Twitch account on twitch.tv and click the crown in the top right corner then claim the offer.
  
• Step 5 That's it! Fulfilling this process should automatically grant the microtransactions to your account.

Who can Redeem this Offer?
This promotion is available to Path of Exile account holders only on our main international server and only in countries where Amazon Prime is available.

Path of Exile on Twitch
Path of Exile has an active base of community streamers. With your Twitch Prime subscription you'll be granted a free subscription to your favourite streamer! Be sure to check out our community streamers over on Twitch.

A year ago we released a set of five different Core Supporter Packs, inspired by the themes of Path of Exile. In a couple of weeks we're planning to replace these Supporter Packs with new ones, so you don't have much time left to purchase one of the current Core Packs if you want one before they leave the store forever!

Please note that while we're trying our best to release the new Supporter Packs shortly after the launch of Conquerors of the Atlas expansion, there is still a possibility that they will require more work and testing and might be delayed until the beginning of next year. These new 'core' supporter packs will exist alongside the current Metamorph packs (and future league packs).

Each Core supporter pack contains points to spend in the store and exclusive in-game microtransactions which are only available in supporter packs and will not appear in the store. There are also physical items available, like a pack of signed Path of Exile prints, a Path of Exile T-Shirt and a Hoodie. Check out the awesome cosmetic effects from these supporter packs by watching the video below!



If you'd like to reserve a supporter pack so you can purchase it after these Core supporter packs leave the store, you can set up a payment plan with our customer support team at support@grindinggear.com. Creating a payment plan can reserve a supporter pack for you for up to three months after the commencement of your plan. The payment amounts and times are totally flexible, you just have to pre-arrange this with the team before the sale of these supporter packs end.

Thank you so much for your generous support!

This December we're teaming up with community streamer Zizaran to host a huge boss kill event where Path of Exile's best players can compete to kill the hardest boss in Conquerors of the Atlas while playing in Hardcore, Solo Self-found mode. Alongside the US$30,000 cash that Zizaran will award to winners, we have provided $23,750 of some of Path of Exile's best microtransactions.


How to Participate

This event runs for the first month of the Conquerors of the Atlas release (which starts on December 13, US time). Only characters played in the Metamorph HC SSF league will be counted for prizes, as the purpose of the event is to provide the hardest challenge that Path of Exile's best players have ever encountered.

In Conquerors of the Atlas, you can place Watchstones in Citadels on the Atlas. These level up your maps and make defeating The Awakener more difficult. Only kills with a fully-Watchstoned Atlas will be counted.

We are creating two custom ladders (order and number of kills of The Awakener) and will link them from this post once 3.9.0 is deployed and the ladders are available.

Cash Prizes

We will create a special ladder that records the order that players kill The Awakener with a fully-Watchstoned Atlas in the Metamorph HC SSF league. Zizaran's US$30,000 of cash prizes will be distributed as follows:

• First Place: $8000
  
• Second Place: $4000
  
• Third Place: $2000
  
• Fourth-fifteenth Place: $500
  
• First Atziri Kill: $500
  
• First Uber Atziri Kill: $2000
  
• First Shaper Kill: $1000
  
• First Elder Kill: $1000
  
• First Uber Elder Kill: $2000
  
• Deepest Delve: $4000 (calculated one month after the league starts)

Randomly-drawn Microtransaction Prizes

Every kill of The Awakener with a fully-Watchstoned Atlas in the Metamorph HC SSF league will be recorded on a special ladder that tracks how many kills each player has scored. When the event ends (exactly one month after the league starts, at noon on January 13th (PST) or Jan 13, 2020 9:00 AM (GMT+13) in your local time), we will randomly select twenty players from that list (weighted by how many kills they managed). These players will receive a massive bundle of our most popular microtransactions - all of the following (totalling $1187.50 of value per winner):

• Celestial Armour Set, Darkprism Weapon Skin, Celestial Weapon Effect, Celestial Steam-powered Portal Effect, Celestial Character Effect, Celestial Wings, Celestial Footprints, Celestial Herald and Celestial Cat Pet;
  
• Sin and Innocence Armour Set, Sin and Innocence Sword, Sin Weapon Effect, Sin and Innocence Portal, Sin Character Effect, Sin and Innocence Wings, Sin and Innocence Footprints Effect, Sin Herald and Sin and Innocence Sword Pet;
  
• Automaton Armour Set, Automaton Sword, Automaton Weapon Effect, Automaton Portal, Automaton Character Effect, Automaton Footprints, Automaton Herald, Automaton Wings and Automaton Pet;
  
• Transcendence Armour, Transcendence Dagger, Huntsman Weapon Effect, Transcendence Portal, Huntsman Character Effect, Transcendence Wings, Transcendence Footprints, Huntsman Aura Effect and Huntsman Dragonfly Pet
  
• Dragon Hunter Armour, Dragon Hunter Sword, Dragon Hunter Weapon Effect, Dragon Hunter Portal, Dragon Hunter Character Effect, Dragon Hunter Wings, Dragon Hunter Footprints, Lava Aura Effect and Dragon Hunter Pet.

Additional Rules

• Placings and prize eligibility are entirely at the discretion of Grinding Gear Games.
  
• The winners of cash prizes must be able to receive a PayPal payment from Zizaran in order to be eligible to receive it.
  
• While the event being SSF reduces a lot of scope for outside help, any form of account sharing will disqualify a player from receiving prizes.
  
• The cash prizes are only available to players playing on our PC realm, but players who manage to meet the criteria on Console realms will also be eligible for the microtransaction prizes.
  
• Grinding Gear Games Employees (and Zizaran) are not eligible for prizes.
  
• Only valid (maxed-Watchstone) Awakener-kills in the Metamorph HC SSF league are 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.