We're introducing four new gems and making changes to many existing Skill and Support gems in Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra. As usual, we've prepared the gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and changed gems to help you finalise your builds for the upcoming launch.

Check out the new and changed gems in Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra on our forum here. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

To celebrate the launch of Lake of Kalandra, we're hosting a Boss Kill Event where Path of Exile players can compete within each Ascendancy Class to kill the Uber Pinnacle Bosses in Kalandra Hardcore SSF mode.

Prizes are awarded to the first player in each Ascendancy Class who complete all seven Uber Pinnacle Boss Encounters:

• The Uber Eater of Worlds
  
• The Uber Searing Exarch
  
• The Uber Maven
  
• Uber Sirus
  
• Uber Venarius
  
• Uber Uber Elder
  
• Uber Shaper

• Alienware Laptop with Exclusive Path of Exile Skin
  
• Transferable Ultra VIP Ticket to ExileCon (Ticket only - flights and accommodation are not included. This ticket can be gifted or sold to others if you're unable to attend)

• Transferable VIP Ticket to ExileCon (Ticket only - flights and accommodation are not included. This ticket can be gifted or sold to others if you're unable to attend)

If you haven't already won the following from placing first in your Ascendancy Class, you'll also receive:

• Full Nightfall Microtransaction Ensemble - Armour Set, Weapon Skin, Weapon Effect, Portal, Footprints, Pet, Character Effect
  
• 10 codes for the Dragon Hunter Portal to give to friends
  
• Exclusive Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction

• Full Nightfall Microtransaction Ensemble - Armour Set, Weapon Skin, Weapon Effect, Portal, Footprints, Pet, Character Effect
  
• 10 codes for the Dragon Hunter Portal to give to friends
  
• Exclusive Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction

Due to HC SSF player populations on Console realms, the competition will run in the equivalent SC SSF (non-HC) Kalandra league for Console players. In addition, console prizes will not be awarded per Ascendancy class.

The first three players to beat the above bosses on Xbox and PlayStation will win the following:

• Full Nightfall Microtransaction Ensemble - Armour Set, Weapon Skin, Weapon Effect, Portal, Footprints, Pet, Character Effect
  
• 10 codes for the Dragon Hunter Portal to give to friends
  
• Exclusive Godslayer's Pride Microtransaction

• 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 the event league during the event are ineligible for prizes.
  
• Placings and prize eligibility are 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 August 11th 2022 (when the expansion was first deployed) are not eligible for prizes.
  
• Changing your Ascendancy Class during this event will cause you to be disqualified from earning prizes.
  
• You must kill all seven pinnacle bosses on a single character. Accumulating kills between characters will not count.
  
• Dying or migrating your character out of the league doesn't remove prize eligibility as long as the kill occurred while in the league.

As we revealed on our Lake of Kalandra announcement livestream yesterday, we'll be hosting our second ExileCon event in New Zealand next year. At the event, we'll announce the Path of Exile 2 Beta start date and will reveal almost everything there is to know about Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile Mobile. Attendees will be able to play both games, attend developer talks, meet the team, hang out with other Path of Exile fans, and more!

New Zealand is a great place to visit, but if you're unable to make it, we'll be streaming all the announcements and developer talks online for free.

When and where is ExileCon 2023?
The event will be hosted on July 29th and July 30th 2023 (NZT) at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.

What can I do at ExileCon 2023?

• Watch our big announcements for Path of Exile 2, Path of Exile Mobile and a preview of the Path of Exile 3.23 expansion
  
• Learn all about Path of Exile 2/Mobile. We plan to unveil most new game systems and content at the event
  
• Attend developer talks and learn how we develop games
  
• Meet our development team
  
• Hang out with other Path of Exile fans from around the world
  
• Meet your favourite streamers
  
• Play demos of Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile Mobile
  
• Be first to get access to new merchandise.
  
• Watch the live finale of the race competition event
  
• Attend the ExileCon 2023 after-party

What types of tickets are available?
Regular ($230 USD):

• Entry to the event on both days
  
• Entry to the after-party, including a drink voucher
  
• A swag bag with some merchandise and a code for an exclusive event microtransaction

VIP ($700 USD):

• Regular access plus:
  
• Priority queueing for Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile Mobile game demos
  
• Priority queueing for the merchandise shop
  
• VIP seating at the front of auditorium during the keynote presentation
  
• VIP dinner with GGG developers before the event. Location will be announced soon.

Ultra VIP ($2000 USD):

• VIP access plus:
  
• An exclusive dinner with GGG Founders and a few special guests (highly-limited ticket sales).

How do I get my ticket?
We'll be releasing the first wave of tickets at 2pm PDT on August 25. These will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. You can purchase up to two tickets per Path of Exile account. If you'd like to purchase more, please contact customer support. There will be at least one more (likely smaller) wave of ticket sales later on, which we'll also announce in advance. Last time, the Ultra VIP and VIP tickets sold out extremely quickly. This time they are more expensive, but may still sell out fast. Be around at the exact time that they go on sale to increase your chances you can get some.

Note that upgrading between ticket types is supported, so there's no harm in buying a regular ticket to start with. If we add more VIP ones later you may be able to upgrade.

ExileCon is a Restricted 16 event and the party is a Restricted 18 event. You must have photo ID showing your age to enter. You must supply a name for each ticket that matches the photo ID you show when picking the ticket up and entering the venue.
Tickets can be picked up while the event is open, or on the Friday beforehand during specific hours.

Path of Exile Race Event
In the leadup to ExileCon, we'll be hosting a series of race events as qualifiers for the grand finale. Players who qualify to compete in the grand finale will be flown to New Zealand to compete live on the main stage during ExileCon. More details to come.

Swag Bags, Merchandise and and Exclusive Microtransaction
Each attendee will receive a swag bag upon arrival at the event, including a map of the venue and some other surprises! We'll have a fresh line of merchandise available at the event that will be offered to attendees first before we make any remaining stock available to the wider community. Your swag bag also includes an exclusive in-game microtransaction that won't be available anywhere else. You must physically attend the event to receive this microtransaction.

Other things to do in New Zealand
New Zealand is renowned for its beautiful outdoors, mountains, beaches and forests. You can visit Hobbiton, the Waitomo Caves, Piha Beach, museums, the Sky Tower and visit other Lord of the Rings set locations. Find out more on the New Zealand tourism website.

Please note that late July is winter in New Zealand. Winters in Auckland are mild but other more-southern parts of New Zealand have popular snow activities, so consider adding a trip to a ski field to your visit!

COVID-19 Precautions
New Zealand has historically had strong restrictions in response to COVID-19. While these have eased, they may be reintroduced if a more dangerous variant of COVID-19 begins to circulate. In this event, it may limit the convention from going ahead and/or travellers from entering the country.

While we will refund your event tickets in this scenario, the majority of your costs may be international flights and accommodation, which we cannot reimburse you for. It's important to be aware of these risks when planning your travel. Discuss the refundability rules with your hotel, airline and travel insurance provider.

Closer to the time of the convention, we will announce the event's COVID-19 safety protocols that align with the pandemic situation at that time. For more information about COVID-19 safety when travelling to New Zealand, check out the NZ government website here.

This weekend, we're running a 50 point sale and bringing back past mystery boxes for a limited time. A huge number of microtransactions are available for 50 points or less, including Skill Effects, Pets, Hideout Decorations and many more! You'll also get a free Sentinel Mystery Box when you spend points. See the full range of discounted items by pressing 'M' while in-game to access the store.

The 50 Point Sale will run from the time of this post until 15th August 6:00PM PDT.

In case you need points for this sale, we recommend checking out our new Kalandra Supporter Packs!

Until the launch of Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra, we're offering one free Sentinel Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. This means you can purchase a discounted cosmetic effect or any other microtransaction from the store and receive one Sentinel Mystery Box as a gift from us. If you've already unlocked every item from the Sentinel Mystery Box, you'll get two Twilight Mystery Boxes instead! The offer is available on both PC and Consoles.

Please note: it's only possible to get one free Sentinel 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 will end at 19th August 1:00PM.


For the duration of the sale we've also brought back a selection of past mystery boxes, which gives you another chance to get some of the most popular Path of Exile microtransactions for only 30 points! These have the same odds and values as when they were originally released. None of these mystery boxes are ones that contained any completely exclusive microtransactions. If you're interested to find out more, check out their original posts or check them out in-game by pressing 'M' to access the store.

• Chaos and Order Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Fire and Ice Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Sin and Innocence Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Apocalypse Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Oriath Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Fairgraves Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Glimmerwood Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Frontier Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Carnival Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Polaris Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Thaumaturgy Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Angels and Demons Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Twilight Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Warlord Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Apollyon Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Midnight Pact Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Atlantis Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer
  
• Harmony Mystery Box - Original Post - Trailer

You only have a few days left to purchase Kirac's Vault Pass! When the Sentinel League ends, the current items available in Kirac's Vault Pass will be permanently locked away and replaced with new, exclusive cosmetic effects when Lake of Kalandra launches. Check out the unique item skins in the video below or get your Pass here.


If you missed the content reveal for the Lake of Kalandra expansion, you can check it out below or view the full patch notes here.


Thank you so much for your support! See you all next week!

On August 11th at 1pm PDT, we'll reveal the full details of our upcoming Lake of Kalandra expansion via an exclusive livestream on Twitch. This post contains everything you need to know before the livestream starts.

In case you missed it, be sure to check out the teaser video below!


The livestream will start at 1pm PDT on August 11th. To view this post in your local time, you'll need to be logged into your account with the correct settings. If in doubt, check out the countdown on the front page of our website.

We'll start the livestream with a small announcement followed by the reveal of the trailer for Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra, followed by a deep dive into all of the new content and features that are being introduced in the expansion.

Following the reveals, ZiggyD will join Chris Wilson live for a Q&A with questions from Twitch chat. The entire livestream, including the Q&A, will most likely be just over an hour long.

Tune in at http://www.twitch.tv/pathofexile to watch the livestream. We also welcome co-streaming of the announcement so you'll be able to watch the stream alongside your favourite streamers on their channels. Be sure to encourage them to get involved!

Yes, Twitch Drops for the Wrangler Wings will be enabled from the start of the livestream until 10pm PDT for all channels streaming Path of Exile during that time.

You will get your Wrangler Wings after 45 minutes of accumulated watch time during this period. 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.

To ensure you don't miss out on the drop, we recommend checking that your Twitch and Path of Exile accounts are linked. For more information on linking your Twitch and Path of Exile accounts, click here.

Our regular announcement page will unlock once information has been revealed on the livestream. Keep an eye on the news forum as well for additional information following the livestream. The announcement will also be available on our YouTube channel following the livestream.

We can't wait to share our next expansion with you!

We've already teased a couple of sneak peaks, and today we're revealing the rest of the 15 new Divination Cards that you'll be able to find once Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra launches. Check them out!