Last week we showcased some Trial of the Ancestors fan art, you can check them out here! This week we have rounded up some more amazing art from the community! Check it out below!

The seasonal Halloween microtransactions are now available in the shop for a limited time. In celebration of the frightful festivities, you'll also get a free Ancestor Mystery Box when you spend points!

Check out the full list of seasonal Halloween microtransactions below, or get yours by pressing M to open the store in-game.

• Hallowed Fireworks
  
• Doomcrow Apparition Effect
  
• Dancing Skeleton Pet
  
• Entombed Hideout
  
• Devil Horns
  
• Bleeding Eyes
  
• Spider Web Cloak
  
• Spider Back Attachment
  
• Scare Mask Helmet Skin
  
• Sword Through Helmet Attachment
  
• Hallowed Grave Decoration
  
• Jack-o'-Lantern Patch
  
• Guillotine Portal Effect

For a seriously scary shelter, consider planting several Jack-o'-Lantern Patches around the Guillotine Portal Effect in your Entombed Hideout.



These microtransactions will be available until 5pm Friday, November 3rd (PDT), after which they'll be leaving the store until they return again next Halloween!

We're also running a sale on our most popular microtransactions, and offering a free Ancestor Mystery Box[ when you spend points! Check out the full list of discounted microtransactions in-game by pressing M to open the store.

This means you can purchase a discounted cosmetic effect or any other microtransaction from the store and receive one Ancestor Mystery Box as a gift from us. If you've already unlocked every item from the Ancestor Mystery Box, you'll get two Apollyon Mystery Boxes instead! The offer is available on both PC and Consoles.

Please note: it's only possible to get one free Ancestor 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.

Both the sale and the free Mystery Box promotion will be available until 5pm Monday, October 23rd (PDT).

Thanks for your support!

Earlier this week we announced the winners of the Trial of the Ancestors Hideout Competition. Due to a high amount of great submissions, we decided to reward more hideouts with a special prize, the Overseer Environmental Effect.

• Warrior's End, Tukohama Sanctuary by Abism
  
• TAWKORA SYNERGY XTREME by h3idiXtreme
  
• Tawhoa's Retreat by Mirges
  
• Memories of Tawhoa by Spudgin
  
• Temple of Arohongui by Torai_Kor
  
• The Ethereal Night Garden by WitcheeViolet
  
• Stormcaller Shrine by woozel
  
• Tawhoa's Grove by Elpenor
  
• Door to the Afterlife by MaxSpringer
  
• The Inbetween, Te Waenganui by ramenpantsy

Congratulations!

Our community never ceases to amaze us with their wonderful creations! We’ve rounded up a few Trial of the Ancestors inspired art to share with you! Check them out below!

Last week we concluded the Trial of the Ancestors Hideout Competition where we encouraged our community to reflect the theme of Karui Gods in their hideouts. As always, our players have outdone themselves in creativity. With help from our Level Design team, we have selected the winners and are excited to announce them today!

Level Designers: We saw a lot of strong entries in both categories, and we each had favourites that didn't make it into our overall top 3 picks. We saw a lot of creative interpretations of the Karui Deities theme, especially where the gods in question didn't have extensive decoration support.

It's always difficult when decorating hideouts to strike a balance between the visuals you want to achieve and the clutter of collaging them together so we were particularly impressed by the entries that managed to strike a balance and present their concept cleanly.

We considered the hideouts mostly as art pieces, rather than assessing them for practical use, but it was always a delight to see entries that executed on both aesthetics and functionality.

Check out the video with the top five winners from both categories below!

• The Moon Descends by G4nzo

We were blown away by the striking visuals of this hideout. The theme was executed stylishly, and with an eye for visual flair and contrast. Each part of the hideout featured well-lit, readable decoration collages, executed with minimal visual artifacting. The area's creator was surprised to see it used this way.

• Whare Koiwi, the House of Bones by ƙloƙɱacɧine

We loved the strong theming and use of colour in this hideout. The understated walkable space is well balanced with the gorgeously elaborate wall displays. We also noted the unified and consistent shape language, which made for an overall excellent execution on the theme. Hinekora's influence and presence are felt throughout.

• Path of the Karui by moonretealoud

We were impressed by the understated, naturalistic theming of the area that managed to keep to a clear colour scheme without ever feeling over-cluttered. It's readable and clear while maintaining visual interest and distinction throughout.

• Temple to Arohongui by Morinmeth

The dioramas in this hideout are absolutely gorgeous, and exhibit a strong stylization that contrasts with the more mundane walkable parts of the hideout.

• Ngamahu's Heated Home by fordyslawz

We all really enjoyed the strong volcanic theme and firey atmosphere that delivered on the concept without feeling over cluttered. If anything, the name undersold how polished the overall hideout felt.

• Midnight Repose by MikoMiranda
  
• Fire Mommy's Kitchen by OrcFace
  
• Akoya's Proving Ground by ajaarrkkss
  
• Moon Grotto by LuLu242
  
• Tribute to the Night Sky by Myra9

• Kahuturoa’s Cave by Kougno
  
• Storm's Herald by Butifarra
  
• Hinekora's Haven by CelinaKira
  
• Ambition's End by keldemahll
  
• Corrupted Kitava Worshipper's Hideout by Murstiisback
  
• Between Us and Oblivion by Revan_Bane
  
• Maata's Paradise by Arthur_von_Schreyer
  
• Hinekora's Night-Clad Isle by Mawtail
  
• Rivers of Blood by TallBird
  
• Overgrown Pyramid by wolf61206

• "Insatiable" - The Scavenger's Cannibal Compound by keldemahll

This area uses large-scale geometric forms and overall symmetry to create some really interesting macabre imagery. We appreciated that it delivered on the cannibalistic/Kitava theme without being a straightforward gory nightmare.

• Gardens of Time - Four Faces of the Forest by Myra9

A wonderful concept executed stunningly. This hideout delivers some lovely blending between the four seasonal themes, each of which is realised vividly and clearly.

• The Gift by Alyanne19

This hideout presents a pleasant and relaxing environment, with pretty visuals that avoid being too noisy. Integrating the ruins and overgrowth made for some nice vignettes without the results feeling overdone.

• Lost Shrine of Tasalio by Tayanalulu

An enchanting and serene aesthetic, offering a good use of colour and tastefully applied visual effects. We found the cosmic environmental effects a bit distracting but the aquariums and aquatic sections sell the underwater theme really well.

• World of Endless Night by moonretealoud

This area's strong visual style and use of azurite led it to be deemed to be "good rocks" by one of the more geologically minded members of the team. We enjoyed the feeling of walking through a geode. A good use of colour contrast, making for a satisfying overall aesthetic.

• Rite of Spring by Morinmeth
  
• Fogs of the Sorrow Seas by Revan_Bane
  
• Sanctuary of Ramako by Arthur_von_Schreyer
  
• Hinekora's Habitat by jaka1988
  
• Te Mate Ka Whiwhi Katoa by JacciJoe

• Hinekora's Lair by Jix_91
  
• Tasalio's Lost Temple by FlowAxiom
  
• Fall of Kitava by Higava
  
• Heart of Corruption by Хастур
  
• A Cult in Hiding by Cowrex
  
• Moon Temple by Lina5555
  
• Tomb of Hinekora by titon
  
• Hinekora's Temple by XeoTech
  
• Colorful Night by mel_976189
  
• Primeval Gardens by Vigurian

We'd also like to note the Charred Council by Max34. While this hideout does have a strong presence of some other familiar entity rather than a Karui god, we just couldn't get over it!

Congratulations to all the winners, you made the Ancestors proud! We'll be in touch with you very soon to arrange your prizes.

We're very happy with how this competition turned out and due to a huge amount of high-quality submissions we will also reward more runners-up in a few days. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted your hideout!

This weekend, we're having a huge sale on Hideouts and Pets! The time has arrived to assemble an army of animal associates and allocate them awesome accommodation. Check out the full list of discounted microtransactions in-game by pressing M to open the store. The sale ends at 5pm on Monday, October 16th.

If you need some inspiration to construct the perfect playground for your pets, check out the highlights from our recent hideout competition. We'll be announcing the winners of the competition next week!







Thanks for your support!

Following the plethora of Path of Exile 2 announcements at this year's ExileCon, our directors and designers came together to answer your questions about Path of Exile 2! This Q&A was done live at ExileCon, so if you missed it, be sure to check it out below!

This episode isn't for the faint of heart. Suzu520 brings forth a fist full of worms and icy explosions in today's Build of the Week. Check it out!



For more information about Suzu520's build, check out their forum guide here.

If you’re keen to get your build featured in Build of the Week, make sure you post your build in our Classes/Builds sub-forum, which you can find on our forum homepage, or post a video build guide on YouTube!

While the Ancestor League is in full swing, we wanted to give you an update on our upcoming 3.23 expansion's timeline.

3.23 Expansion Timeline
The next Path of Exile expansion will launch early December. Initially we considered a late November release, but with the 3.23 scope being quite ambitious, we need to take a few extra weeks to finish what we have planned.

End-of-League Events
December release means the current Ancestor League will be extended by a few weeks, so in November we're planning to run a series of three in-game events, each of them will run for about a week. We will reveal the details in a couple of weeks, so keep an eye on the news.

Path of Exile 2
As we move towards the closed beta next June, we plan to give you more updates about Path of Exile 2. Our next Path of Exile 2 showcase will be released during the 3.23 announcement livestream late November. Don't miss out on it!

Core Supporter Packs
The next set of Core Supporter Packs will be released alongside our 3.23 announcement, which means that the current Core Supporter Packs will soon be leaving the store forever. If you're still considering getting yours to fly around Wraeclast or want to submit a personalised unique to be forever in the Voidborn Reliquary Key then now is the time! Check them out in-game by pressing M to open the store.

Community streamer KittenCatNoodle has once again dug deeper into the lore of Path of Exile following the release of our latest expansion, Trial of the Ancestors! If you're looking for some easy to digest content that dives deep into the lore of the chieftains, be sure to check out KittenCatNoodle's video below! I wonder if Hinekora saw this one coming…



If you are interested in checking out more of KittenCatNoodle's lore videos, check out her YouTube channel or follow her on Twitch or Twitter for updates about the series.