Dates have now been confirmed for the rescheduled Path of Exile: Royale event with Twitch Rivals! Due to technical difficulties last time, we were not able to run the event but we're sure things will run smoothly after some testing and fixes!

Path of Exile's community streamers will face each other in a live tournament in order to win awesome prizes.

Like the last time, the competitors will compete alone but to spice things up the area will generate shrines that would grant various buffs. Brutus will also join the fray, so they'll need to weigh the risk and rewards for challenging him!

Twitch Drops will be available for viewers on all Path of Exile channels. They will be enabled when the event starts and will be available for 5 hours. After 30 minutes of watch time, you'll be awarded with the Grasping Hands Pet and after 2 hours of watch time, you'll be awarded with the Hand Wings.



You must link your Path of Exile and Twitch accounts to be eligible for the drops. If you haven't already done so, follow these instructions so you don't miss out!

• Step 1: Log into Path of Exile website.
  
• Step 2: Click here to check your Twitch Settings.
  
• Step 3: Link your Twitch account or click 'update permissions' if you've linked your account previously. Once your account is linked or your permissions have been updated, this page should say 'Your account is eligible to participate in Twitch Drops'.

After you have accumulated enough watch time to earn your Grasping Hands Pet and Hand Wings, you must redeem them from your Twitch Inventory before they will be available in your microtransactions list in Path of Exile.



There's $35,000 in prizes on the line, alongside a slew of Path of Exile's best cosmetic effects such as Armour Sets, Portals, Back Attachments, Pets and more from the Vulcan, Darkshard, Elder, Oblivion, Dreadspire and Angelic themes. The prize pool will be distributed as stated below:

• Vulcan Armour Set
  
• Vulcan Weapon Skin
  
• Vulcan Shield
  
• Fire Footprints
  
• Brimstone Character Effect
  
• Vulcan Portal
  
• Dragon Hunter Herald
  
• Vulcan Cloak
  
• Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Dragon Hunter Pet
  
• Darkshard Armour Set
  
• Darkshard Weapon
  
• Darkshard Weapon Effect
  
• Darkshard Footprints
  
• Darkshard Aura
  
• Darkshard Portal
  
• Darkshard Cloak
  
• Darkshard Gryffon Pet
  
• Elder Armour Set
  
• Void Weapon Effect
  
• Void Weapon Skin
  
• Black Footprints
  
• Void Character Effect
  
• Void Portal
  
• Sin Herald
  
• Void Wings
  
• Smoking Hood
  
• Madness Propagator Pet
  
• Oblivion Armour Set
  
• Oblivion Weapon
  
• Oblivion Weapon Effect
  
• Stygian Footprints
  
• Stygian Herald
  
• Oblivion Portal
  
• Oblivion Wings
  
• Stygian Steed Pet
  
• Dreadspire Armour
  
• Dreadspire Weapon
  
• Dreadspire Weapon Effect
  
• Innocence Footprints
  
• Dreadspire Portal Effect
  
• Divine Herald Effect
  
• Dreadspire Cloak
  
• Havenwood Deer Pet
  
• Angelic Armour Set
  
• Angelic Bow and Quiver
  
• Angelic Weapon Effect
  
• Angelic Footprints
  
• Angelic Aura
  
• Angelic Portal
  
• Angelic Wings
  
• Pegasus Pet

• Vulcan Armour Set
  
• Vulcan Weapon Skin
  
• Vulcan Shield
  
• Fire Footprints
  
• Brimstone Character Effect
  
• Vulcan Portal
  
• Dragon Hunter Herald
  
• Vulcan Cloak
  
• Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Dragon Hunter Pet
  
• Darkshard Armour Set
  
• Darkshard Weapon
  
• Darkshard Weapon Effect
  
• Darkshard Footprints
  
• Darkshard Aura
  
• Darkshard Portal
  
• Darkshard Cloak
  
• Darkshard Gryffon Pet
  
• Elder Armour Set
  
• Void Weapon Effect
  
• Void Weapon Skin
  
• Black Footprints
  
• Void Character Effect
  
• Void Portal
  
• Sin Herald
  
• Void Wings
  
• Smoking Hood
  
• Madness Propagator Pet
  
• Oblivion Armour Set
  
• Oblivion Weapon
  
• Oblivion Weapon Effect
  
• Stygian Footprints
  
• Stygian Herald
  
• Oblivion Portal
  
• Oblivion Wings
  
• Stygian Steed Pet
  
• Dreadspire Armour
  
• Dreadspire Weapon
  
• Dreadspire Weapon Effect
  
• Innocence Footprints
  
• Dreadspire Portal Effect
  
• Divine Herald Effect
  
• Dreadspire Cloak
  
• Havenwood Deer Pet

• Vulcan Armour Set
  
• Vulcan Weapon Skin
  
• Vulcan Shield
  
• Fire Footprints
  
• Brimstone Character Effect
  
• Vulcan Portal
  
• Dragon Hunter Herald
  
• Vulcan Cloak
  
• Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Dragon Hunter Pet
  
• Darkshard Armour Set
  
• Darkshard Weapon
  
• Darkshard Weapon Effect
  
• Darkshard Footprints
  
• Darkshard Aura
  
• Darkshard Portal
  
• Darkshard Cloak
  
• Darkshard Gryffon Pet
  
• Elder Armour Set
  
• Void Weapon Effect
  
• Void Weapon Skin
  
• Black Footprints
  
• Void Character Effect
  
• Void Portal
  
• Sin Herald
  
• Void Wings
  
• Smoking Hood
  
• Madness Propagator Pet
  
• Oblivion Armour Set
  
• Oblivion Weapon
  
• Oblivion Weapon Effect
  
• Stygian Footprints
  
• Stygian Herald
  
• Oblivion Portal
  
• Oblivion Wings
  
• Stygian Steed Pet

• Vulcan Armour Set
  
• Vulcan Weapon Skin
  
• Vulcan Shield
  
• Fire Footprints
  
• Brimstone Character Effect
  
• Vulcan Portal
  
• Dragon Hunter Herald
  
• Vulcan Cloak
  
• Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Dragon Hunter Pet
  
• Darkshard Armour Set
  
• Darkshard Weapon
  
• Darkshard Weapon Effect
  
• Darkshard Footprints
  
• Darkshard Aura
  
• Darkshard Portal
  
• Darkshard Cloak
  
• Darkshard Gryffon Pet
  
• Elder Armour Set
  
• Void Weapon Effect
  
• Void Weapon Skin
  
• Black Footprints
  
• Void Character Effect
  
• Void Portal
  
• Sin Herald
  
• Void Wings
  
• Smoking Hood
  
• Madness Propagator Pet

• Vulcan Armour Set
  
• Vulcan Weapon Skin
  
• Vulcan Shield
  
• Fire Footprints
  
• Brimstone Character Effect
  
• Vulcan Portal
  
• Dragon Hunter Herald
  
• Vulcan Cloak
  
• Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Dragon Hunter Pet
  
• Darkshard Armour Set
  
• Darkshard Weapon
  
• Darkshard Weapon Effect
  
• Darkshard Footprints
  
• Darkshard Aura
  
• Darkshard Portal
  
• Darkshard Cloak
  
• Darkshard Gryffon Pet

• Vulcan Armour Set
  
• Vulcan Weapon Skin
  
• Vulcan Cloak

• Vulcan Armour Set
  
• Vulcan Cloak

Tune in on March 8th at 11 am PST at http://twitch.tv/twitchrivals to check out the action live!

Sometime this week or early next week, we're planning to deploy the 3.17.2 patch which introduces several improvements including an update to the Fragment Tab. Check out a preview of its patch notes below.

The following patch notes are still subject to change prior to the patch's deployment. We'll deploy the 3.17.2 update on consoles as soon as possible after its release on PC.

3.17.2 Patch Notes

This patch contains various improvements and bug fixes of both small- and medium-importance.

Improvements

• The Corrosive Hunger debuff in The Infinite Hunger boss fight now provides -1% Physical Damage Reduction and -1% Chance to Evade per stack (previously -400 to Armour and Evasion Rating per stack).
  
• Corrosive Hunger stacks are now lost when The Infinite Hunger drowns you and teleports you away.
  
• Oil that has been set alight is now treated as Burning Ground, and applies a Burning Ground debuff, rather than Burning Oil.
  
• The Incendiary Archnemesis modifier now gives the monster less duration of Ignites on self, rather than reduced duration on Ignites of self. This change is to primarily address an issue where characters with the Blackflame Unique Ring equipped were unable to Ignite monsters with this Archnemesis modifier.
  
• The number of Prefix and Suffix modifiers on an item is no longer preserved when rerolling modifiers using an Eldritch Chaos Orb.
  
• Added a new '/atlaspassives' chat command that details the sources of your Atlas Passive Points, and those you may still be missing from quests.
  
• Added a notification for when you have received a Map crafting option.
  
• The Fragment Stash Tab can now hold Eldritch and Maven Invitations.
  
• Items contained in the Gem and Flask Stash Tabs are now listed alphabetically within categories.
  
• The "Convert Maps" button on the Map Stash Tab is now only usable if you have at least 1 non-remove only Map Stash set to the current map series.
  
• Showing Advanced Mod Descriptions is not any option any more, it is now always on.
  
• Bows in Standard with one-handed local Added Fire, Cold, Lightning and Chaos Damage weapon prefix modifiers can now have a Divine Orb used on them to obtain the two-handed modifier values introduced in 3.17.0.
  
• The Vaal Omnitect and Atziri, Queen of the Vaal are now also untargetable whilst they are invulnerable, preventing Minions from prioritising them over other monsters.
  
• Further improved level generation of Blighted Maps so that they fail to open less often.
  
• Added a short cooldown to the triggered spells of Morgrants, the Deafening to prevent enormous numbers of Skill triggers against Player Minions.
  
• Aura Skills that have had their Reservation changed to a cost through Divine Blessing Support can now be supported by Arcane Surge.
  
• Trial of Ascendancy Portals now detail what kind of Offering they contain when you encounter them in Maps.
  
• Updated the description on Divine Blessing Support to state that it cannot support Stance Skills.
  
• The Invisible Buff Effect Microtransaction can now be applied to Plague Bearer, allowing you to hide its visual effects.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where a totemified channelling skill with a cooldown did not apply the cooldown when you used the skill, such as Winter Orb Totems with the Black Zenith Unique Gloves.
  
• Fixed an issue where Drox, The Warlord's Glove Cascade was dealing more damage than intended in Maven's "The Elderslayers" Invitation.
  
• Fixed a bug with Kirac Missions where Shaper- and Elder-Influence was not applying correctly to Maps.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Lesser Searing Exarch Implicit modifier that grants 8% increased Attack Speed was not working correctly.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Elevated Sextant modifier that causes Areas to contain 2 Additional Essences and provides a chance for monsters imprisoned by Essence a chance to contain a Remnant of Corruption had 3 uses, instead of 15 uses.
  
• Fixed a bug where Eldritch Orbs of Annulment, Eldritch Chaos Orbs and Eldritch Exalted Orbs could be used on items that did not have empty Sockets.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Megalomaniac Unique Jewel could not generate the Aggressive Defence, Blood Artist or Phlebotomist Cluster Jewel Notables.
  
• Fixed a bug where the maximum Resistance modifiers introduced for Shields in 3.17.0 were unable to be changed to another type of Resistance through Harvest crafting options.
  
• Fixed a bug where crafting recipe unlock interactables were sometimes not present in the Caldera, Marshes, Promenade and Wasteland Maps
  
• Fixed an issue where you could sometimes be disconnected for performing too many actions if you had Berserk bound to left-click.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Captivated Interest Atlas Passive Skill was not working correctly.
  
• Fixed a bug where the targeting behaviour of minions summoned by The Dancing Dervish was not working correctly with Predator Support.
  
• Fixed a bug with the Stormfire Unique Ring where the increased Burning Damage for each time you have Shocked a Non-Shocked Enemy Recently was not properly keeping track of your most recent Shocks.
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Monsters steal Power, Frenzy and Endurance charges on Hit" modifier description was sometimes not visible on Maps with the modifier.
  
• Fixed a bug where Whirling Blades would attempt to hit a target again if it evaded the attack.
  
• Fixed a bug where Unique Maps that were corrupted to Rare Maps could sometimes retain their Unique art.
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Prevent others from using your Map Portals" option did not apply to Map Portals in Karui Shores.
  
• Fixed an issue where Cremation could sometimes be invisible when supported by Spell Echo.
  
• Fixed a bug where The Eater of Worlds and The Searing Exarch icons could sometimes incorrectly display on items on the ground.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Extinguish debuff icon was displayed as a buff.
  
• Fixed a bug where temporary beam effects for item filters were not so temporary if they continued from a permanent beam.
  
• Fixed an unintended visual interaction between the Indomitable Aegis Aurora and Myrmidon Weapon Effect Microtransactions.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Stygian Plague Bearer Microtransactions would sometimes not fully apply to characters.
  
• Fixed a few wonky interactions with Warcry skills and some Character Effect microtransactions.
  
• Fixed a bug where the audio for Kinetic Bolt could stutter and cause the client to freeze.
  
• Fixed a client crash that could occur with Phantasmal Seismic Trap.

In the upcoming 3.17.2 update, we're improving the Fragment Tab so that it can hold Eldritch and Maven fragments. Alongside this added storage, the patch includes some other improvements and fixes. We'll deploy it as soon as we can, but in the meantime, check out the look of the updated Fragment tab below:

Today we're continuing our series showcasing concept art from our 2022 Core Supporter Packs. Take a look at the Ravager Core Supporter Pack below! You can check out the concept art from the Imperator, Nullifier and Annihilator Core Supporter Packs by clicking the links on the pack name.

We're launching a Talent Competition themed around any content introduced in the Siege of the Atlas expansion! Your talent could be fan art, poems, videos, cosplay, baking, crafts and anything you excel in! As usual, we have prepared an awesome prize pool that includes Path of Exile merchandise and in-game microtransactions.

Top Three Winners

• Signed Path of Exile Art Book
  
• Signed Path of Exile Art Print
  
• Signed Path of Exile Comic
  
• Cloth Map of Wraeclast
  
• Your choice of two Path of Exile T-shirts - (Chaos Orb, Shaper or Untainted Paradise)*
  
• Foam Exalted Orb
  
• Your choice of an Armour Set (an Armour Set from the list below)
  
• Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list below)
  
• Your choice of Footprints Effect (any Footprints Effect from the store)

4-5th Place

• Signed Path of Exile Art Book
  
• Your choice of one Path of Exile T-shirt - (Chaos Orb, Shaper or Untainted Paradise)
  
• Foam Exalted Orb
  
• Your choice of an Armour Set (an Armour Set from the list below)
  
• Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list below)
  
• Your choice of Footprints Effect (any Footprints Effect from the store)

6-10th Place

• Your choice of one Path of Exile T-shirt - (Chaos Orb, Shaper or Untainted Paradise)
  
• Foam Exalted Orb
  
• Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list below)
  
• Your choice of Footprints Effect (any Footprints Effect from the store)

11-20th Place

• Foam Exalted Orb
  
• Your choice of a Weapon Effect (a Weapon Effect from the list below)

Runners-Up

• Your choice of Footprints Effect (any Footprints Effect from the store)

*Please note that T-shirt style is subject to size availability and may be substituted for a T-shirt in another style. In this scenario, we will work with you to meet your preferences.

• Arcane Armour Set
  
• Arctic Armour Set
  
• Arctic Crystal Armour Set
  
• Automaton Armour Set
  
• Balefire Armour Set
  
• Blood Guard Armour Set
  
• Carnage Armour Set
  
• Coliseum Armour Set
  
• Darkprism Armour Pack
  
• Demon King Armour Set
  
• Desert Armour Set
  
• Dragon Armour Set
  
• Elite Armour Set
  
• Extinction Armour Set
  
• Executioner Armour Set
  
• Fallen Angel Armour Set
  
• Faith Guard Armour Set
  
• Ghostflame Armour Set
  
• Gloom Armour Set
  
• Gorgon Armour Set
  
• Gore Armour Set
  
• Gothic Armour Set
  
• Gryffon Armour Set
  
• Harlequin Armour Set
  
• Harpyon Armour Set
  
• Huntsman Armour Set
  
• Ice Armour Set
  
• Ivory Chaos Armour Set
  
• Lightning Armour Set
  
• Lunaris Armour Set
  
• Mageguard Armour Set
  
• Malachai Armour Set
  
• Madcap Armour Set
  
• Merchant Armour Pack
  
• Miracle Armour Set
  
• Mystic Armour Set
  
• Necrotic Armour Set
  
• Pitch Black Armour Set
  
• Polar Armour Set
  
• Pure Light Armour Set
  
• Purple Necrotic Armour Set
  
• Purple Crystal Armour Set
  
• Radiant Armour Set
  
• Raven Armour Set
  
• Rapture Armour Set
  
• Ringmaster Armour Set
  
• Seawitch Armour Set
  
• Seraph Armour Set
  
• Sphinx Armour Set
  
• Steam-Powered Armour Set
  
• Stormcaller Armour Set
  
• Temple Armour Pack
  
• Vampiric Armour Set
  
• Verdant Armour Set
  
• Warlock Armour Set
  
• Wasteland Warrior Armour Set
  
• Wild Armour Set
  
• Water Elemental Armour Set
  
• Wrangler Armour Set

• Acid Weapon Effect
  
• Arcane Weapon Effect
  
• Azure Seraph Weapon Effect
  
• Blood Guard Weapon Effect
  
• Carnage Weapon Effect
  
• Dark Magic Weapon Effect
  
• Dreadspire Weapon Effect
  
• Ebony Weapon Effect
  
• Faith Guard Weapon Effect
  
• Ghostflame Weapon Effect
  
• Harlequin Weapon Effect
  
• Huntsman Weapon Effect
  
• Ice Weapon Effect
  
• Kraken Weapon Effect
  
• Madcap Weapon Effect
  
• Mystic Weapon Effect
  
• Nightwatch Weapon Effect
  
• Pestilence Weapon Effect
  
• Pure Light Weapon Effect
  
• Purple Weapon Effect
  
• Project Weapon Effect
  
• Radiant Weapon Effect
  
• Ringmaster Weapon Effect
  
• Scientist Weapon Effect
  
• Seraph Weapon Effect
  
• Temple Weapon Effect
  
• Vampiric Weapon Effect
  
• Verdant Weapon Effect
  
• Wasteland Weapon Effect
  
• Water Elemental Weapon Effect
  
• Wrangler Weapon Effect
  
• Wild Weapon Effect

Just post your submission to this thread to be entered into the competition. It's ideal if your content is easy to consume. A general guide for this is that your submission should take no longer than three minutes to read, listen to or view. It's permitted to post content that is longer than three minutes but in some cases it may put your submission at a disadvantage if it's significantly difficult to engage with your content.

The winning submissions will be selected based the following criteria:

• How skillfully your talent has been executed
  
• How true it remains to the theme of Path of Exile
  
• How compelling or entertaining the submission is

• The competition will run from the time of this post until Monday the 28th of March at 5pm NZT (27th of March at 9pm PDT). Submissions made after this time will not be counted. We'll post the winners sometime in the following days.
  
• Any work that is submitted must be your own and must be created after the launch of this competition.
  
• Multiple submissions are welcome.
  
• If you want to create a montage or mash-up of other artists' work or videos, this is permitted as long as it follows all legal guidelines of fair use standards.

Best of luck to everyone who is participating in the competition!

This weekend, we're having a sale on Wings and Back Attachments! You will also get one free Harmony Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store! Check out the full selection of discounted items by pressing M to access the in-game store, then heading over to the "Specials" tab!

Please note: It's only possible to get one free Harmony 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.

This offer is available on both PC and Consoles and will end at Monday 28th February 4:00PM (PST)

Also, if you haven't already, be sure to check out Kirac's Vault Pass if you're looking for a bundle of great microtransaction effects for your arsenal! Find out more here or click here to get yours!

Thanks for your support!

Our community has been busy creating incredible fan art inspired by all types of Path of Exile content from Act 1 monsters, all the way to the new Atlas endgame bosses. Check out their amazing creations below!


















If you've been inspired and would like to share your creations with us, make sure to post them in our Community Showcase Forum or our subreddit.

There has been a lot of interesting discussion within the community since the launch of our Siege of the Atlas expansion and Archnemesis League, so we wanted to move the spotlight over to some Path of Exile community members that like to talk about all things Path of Exile! Check them out in today's news post on our forum here.

The winners of the Siege of the Atlas Boss Kill Event have now been finalised! Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone who participated. All winners will be granted the Godslayer's Pride microtransaction and we're currently working with them to design their prizes. We hope you're looking forward to their inclusions to the game! As all spots have not yet been filled for both Xbox and PlayStation, we'll continue to run the event on console until those spots have been claimed. Check out the preview of the Godslayer's Pride as well as the list of winners below.



The following 10 players were the first to defeat The Maven, The Searing Exarch and The Eater of Worlds in the Hardcore Solo Self-found Archnemesis League on PC:

• #1 Darkee
  
• #2 Steelmage
  
• #3 Dsfarblarwaggle
  
• #4 Karvarousku
  
• #5 Fiskrens
  
• #6 Dslily
  
• #7 xtrmspd
  
• #8 z4kur
  
• #9 woormyman1
  
• #10 Kunagi_JP

Please note that due to a bug on PC, DeadandDoom's 4th place placement didn't show up on the leaderboard so we've decided to award prizes to the first 11 players.

Bonus Prizes:

• First Uber Elder Kill: Darkee
  
• First Shaper Kill: Darkee
  
• First Sirus Kill: Darkee

The following players were the first to defeat The Maven, The Searing Exarch and The Eater of Worlds in the Hardcore Solo Self-found Archnemesis League on Xbox:

• #1 ReignerRuler
  
• #2 ImToxic8998
  
• #3-5 Unclaimed

Bonus Prizes:

• First Uber Elder Kill: ImToxic8998
  
• First Shaper Kill: ImToxic8998
  
• First Sirus Kill: ImToxic8998

The following players were the first to defeat The Maven, The Searing Exarch and The Eater of Worlds in the Hardcore Solo Self-found Archnemesis League on PlayStation:

• #1 camuflado_cz
  
• #2 NeuroIsCool
  
• #3 shawn_33179
  
• #4-5 Unclaimed

Bonus Prizes:

• First Uber Elder Kill: Unclaimed
  
• First Shaper Kill: NeuroIsCool
  
• First Sirus Kill: camuflado_cz

Check out the Twitch highlights on the news post on our forum here!

Thanks again to everyone who participated! We hope everyone enjoyed all the new bosses from our Siege of the Atlas Expansion!

Today we wanted to showcase the concept art from the Annihilator Core Supporter Pack! Check them out below. In case you missed it, we recently shared the concept art from the Imperator and Nullifier Core Supporter Packs as well. Be sure to take a look if you like getting a glimpse into our creative process.