The Settlers Fan Art Competition ends in a few days, so those of you who are keen to participate still have time to finish your submissions. We'll announce the winners early next week. In the meantime, check out these highlights!

This weekend, we’re having a sale on Hideouts and Pets! You can view the full selection of discounted items here.

If you need some hideout inspiration, be sure to stop by the Hideout Showcase forum here, or check out the most recent Hideout Showcase below.



Until the end of the sale, we’re offering one free Settlers Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. This means you can purchase anything discounted in the sale or any other microtransaction from the store and receive one Settlers Mystery Box as a gift from us. This offer is available on both PC and Consoles.

Please note: It’s only possible to get one free Settlers Mystery Box from this promotion. Making additional microtransactions 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.

Players who have unlocked all microtransactions from the Settlers Mystery Box will receive two Polaris Mystery Boxes instead.

Thank you for your support!

We’re halfway through the Settlers Fan Art Competition and the amazing submissions from our talented community keep rolling in! Check out some of these highlights below.

Community streamer Zizaran is back with another 10-day Class Gauntlet Event which starts on September 26th PDT. Racers will level characters and kill challenging bosses to earn points and compete to find out how each of the classes fare against some of Path of Exile's most difficult encounters. The event will take place in a Hardcore Solo Self-Found Settlers Event League provided by us with a range of dynamic damage and life mods! The prize pool is funded by the community and Zizaran's event partners.




The Gauntlet will be held as an Event League on PC that is available to all players during the event by clicking "Join" in the bottom right corner of the character select screen.

Players will receive points once per character based on their level, specific boss kills and select Maven's Invitations. Don't forget, to get boss kill points you must submit your kills in the Path of Exile Community Racing Discord which you can join by clicking here.

Start time: 3pm September 26th PDT. The event will last for 10 days. A countdown is available {LINK REMOVED}here.

The prize pool is crowdfunded by Zizaran's event partners and community streamers! In addition, streamers and their communities will be able to create a bounty with the money they fundraise for the event. Bounties are a custom prize that can be awarded to players for achieving a specified goal in the event. This Gauntlet will also have Flash bounties, which are bounties that will pop up in the Racing Discord during the event! Keep an eye out on their social media for announcements regarding when their fundraisers are taking place and what they will be!

Zizaran's event partners will match donations to the prize pool (up to $25,000).

• The total prize pool minus bounties will be awarded as follows:
  
  • Rank 1 Overall: 12% Bonus
    
  • Rank 2 Overall: 4% Bonus
  Witches
  
  • Top Witch: 8%
    
  • Second Witch: 4%
    
  • Third Witch: Pestilence Weapon Effect & Project Labrador Pet
  Shadows
  
  • Top Shadow: 8%
    
  • Second Shadow: 4%
    
  • Third Shadow: Pestilence Weapon Effect & Project Labrador Pet
  Rangers
  
  • Top Ranger: 8%
    
  • Second Ranger: 4%
    
  • Third Ranger: Pestilence Weapon Effect & Project Labrador Pet t
  Duelists
  
  • Top Duelist: 8%
    
  • Second Duelist: 4%
    
  • Third Duelist: Pestilence Weapon Effect & Project Labrador Pet
  Marauders
  
  • Top Marauder: 8%
    
  • Second Marauder: 4%
    
  • Third Marauder: Pestilence Weapon Effect & Project Labrador Pet
  Templars
  
  • Top Templar: 8%
    
  • Second Templar: 4%
    
  • Third Templar: Pestilence Weapon Effect & Project Labrador Pet
  Scions
  
  • Top Scion: 8%
    
  • Second Scion: 4%
    
  • Third Scion: Pestilence Weapon Effect & Project Labrador Pet
  Random Draw
  Leveling your characters to certain thresholds will also make you eligible for the randomly-drawn prizes made up of both merchandise and microtransactions provided by Zizaran's event partners! The general prizes listed below will be randomly drawn from all appropriately leveled characters except for the Level 90+ Armour Pack prizes, which will be drawn per class. You can gain more than 1 ticket per account for the microtransaction/physical prizes, however you cannot win more than one prize per category below:
  
  
  
  
  Where to Watch
  You can catch exciting moments from the event by checking out Zizaran’s Youtube Channel where Skryah and OMGitsJousis are teaming up to deliver some epic highlights!
  
  There will also be live casting on Zizaran’s Twitch Channel. More info on who will be casting to come!
  
  
  Click here to learn more about joining the event, the rules in place, the point system, prizes, or to contribute to the event.
  
  Special thanks to community members Faderon, MrMadakey, Ultimativ, Skryah, Kikis, OMGItsJousis and Viyro for their contributions to this event.
  
  Good luck to all those participating!
  
  

This weekend we’re running a Stash Tab Sale! You can view the full selection of discounted tabs by pressing M in-game. The Stash Tab sale ends at 5PM September 16th

If you’re missing points for the sale, be sure to check out the Paladin and Penance supporter packs by pressing M in-game!

Thanks for your support!

We’ll soon be attending the Tokyo Games Show for the very first time! If you would like to get your hands on Path of Exile 2 before Early Access, come check out our booth!

When - September 28th - 29th, 2024[/li]Where - Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. Hall 2, 02-S02, near the Public Entrance[/li]

We can’t wait for you to try Path of Exile 2 and meet some of our team! See you there!

Last week, we announced the beginning of the Settlers of Kalguur Fan Art Competition. There have already been a bunch of amazing submissions, and today we'd like to share some of them with you!

This weekend, we're having a huge sale on Weapon and Shield Microtransactions. Now's your chance to strike down your foes or fend off their blows in style! Check out the full selection of discounts by pressing M in-game. The sale ends on September 9th at 5PM PDT.

Thank you for your support!

A few weeks ago we attended Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, where we revealed the release date for Path of Exile 2’s Early Access. Check out this recap video from our time there.



While at Gamescom, Jonathan and Octavian sat down for a number of interviews. We’ve gathered a few of them for you to check out.

Zizaran + JonathanCatmasterOP + Jonathan Echohack + Octavian

We're launching a fan art competition themed around the Settlers of Kalguur expansion and everything introduced in it. As usual, we have prepared an awesome prize pool that includes Path of Exile merchandise and in-game microtransactions.


Top Three Winners

• Forum avatar based on the winning submission
  
• Path of Exile Art Book
  
• Your choice of one signed Path of Exile poster
  
• Your choice of two Path of Exile T-shirts
  
• A random Path of Exile Pin
  
• Your choice of an Armour Set (an Armour Set from the list below)
  
• Your choice of a Portal Effect (a Portal Effect from the list below)
  
• Your choice of Footprints Effect (any Footprints Effect from the store)

4-5th Place

• Path of Exile Art Book
  
• Your choice of one Path of Exile T-shirt
  
• A random Path of Exile Pin
  
• Your choice of an Armour Set (an Armour Set from the list below)
  
• Your choice of a Portal Effect (a Portal 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
  
• A random Path of Exile Pin
  
• Your choice of a Portal Effect (a Portal Effect from the list below)
  
• Your choice of Footprints Effect (any Footprints Effect from the store)

11-20th Place

• Your choice of a Portal Effect (a Portal Effect from the list below)

Runners-Up

• Your choice of a Helmet Effect (a Helmet Effect from the list below)

List of Armour Sets

• Arcane Armour Pack
  
• Alabaster Seraph Pack
  
• Arctic Crystal Armour Pack
  
• Automaton Armour Pack
  
• Black Armour Pack
  
• Bleached Demon King Armour Pack
  
• Blood Guard Armour Set
  
• Carnage Armour Pack
  
• Coldsnap Armour Pack
  
• Coliseum Armour Pack
  
• Corsair Armour Set
  
• Darkprism Armour Pack
  
• Deicide Armour Pack
  
• Demon Parasite Armour Set
  
• Desert Armour Pack
  
• Dragon Armour Pack
  
• Elite Armour Pack
  
• Executioner Armour Pack
  
• Extinction Armour Set
  
• Faith Guard Armour Set
  
• Fallen Angel Armour Pack
  
• Fire Armour Pack
  
• Gargoyle Armour Set
  
• Ghostflame Armour Pack
  
• Gloom Armour Pack
  
• Gore Armour Pack
  
• Gorgon Armour Pack
  
• Gothic Armour Pack
  
• Gryffon Armour Pack
  
• Harpyon Armour Pack
  
• Heartseeker Armour Pack
  
• Huntsman Armour Set
  
• Ice Armour Pack
  
• Innocence Armour Pack
  
• Ivory Chaos Armour Pack
  
• Lightning Armour Pack
  
• Lunaris Armour Pack
  
• Mageguard Armour Set
  
• Malachai Armour Pack
  
• Merchant Armour Pack
  
• Miracle Armour Set
  
• Mystic Armour Set
  
• Necrotic Armour Pack
  
• Obsidian Seraph Pack
  
• Project Armour Pack
  
• Pure Light Armour Pack
  
• Purple Crystal Armour Pack
  
• Purple Pyre Knight Armour Pack
  
• Pyre Knight Armour Pack
  
• Radiant Armour Pack
  
• Raven Armour Pack
  
• Ringmaster Armour Set
  
• Scientist Armour Pack
  
• Seawitch Armour Pack
  
• Sin Armour Pack
  
• Sphinx Armour Pack
  
• Steam-powered Armour Pack
  
• Stormcaller Armour Pack
  
• Ultimate Chaos Armour Pack
  
• Vampiric Armour Pack
  
• Verdant Armour Pack
  
• Viper Armour Set
  
• Warlock Armour Pack
  
• Wasteland Armour Set
  
• Wasteland Warrior Armour Pack
  
• White Armour Pack
  
• Wrangler Armour Set

List of Portal Effects

• Arcane Portal
  
• Arcane Voidgate Portal Effect
  
• Arctic Crystal Portal Effect
  
• Arctic Portal Effect
  
• Automaton Portal
  
• Balefire Portal Effect
  
• Black Portal Effect
  
• Corsair Portal
  
• Daresso Portal Effect
  
• Darkprism Portal Effect
  
• Demon King Portal Effect
  
• Divine Arcane Portal
  
• Divine Demon King Portal
  
• Divine Stygian Portal Effect
  
• Dreadspire Portal Effect
  
• Fire Portal Effect
  
• Frost Viking Portal Effect
  
• Ghostflame Stygian Portal Effect
  
• Golden Angel Portal
  
• Gore Portal Effect
  
• Havenwood Portal
  
• Huntsman Portal
  
• Infernal Demon King Portal
  
• Infernal Stygian Portal Effect
  
• Innocence Portal
  
• Kaom Portal Effect
  
• Kraken Portal Effect
  
• Legion Portal Effect
  
• Madcap Portal
  
• Malachai Portal Effect
  
• Maraketh Portal
  
• Miracle Portal
  
• Myrmidon Portal Effect
  
• Mystic Portal
  
• Necrotic Demon King Portal
  
• Project Portal Effect
  
• Pure Light Portal Effect
  
• Ringmaster Portal Effect
  
• Scientist Portal Effect
  
• Seraph Portal Effect
  
• Spectre Portal Effect
  
• Steam-powered Portal Effect
  
• Stormcaller Stygian Portal Effect
  
• Sulphite Portal
  
• Temple Portal Effect
  
• Vampiric Portal
  
• Wasteland Portal
  
• Wild Portal

List of Helmet Effects

• Abyss Eyes
  
• Antlers
  
• Apocalypse Helmet Attachment
  
• Aquila Crest Helmet Attachment
  
• Arcane Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Arcane Halo
  
• Arcane Mark of the Phoenix
  
• Arcane Visage
  
• Arctic Crown
  
• Arctic Skull
  
• Assassin Halo Helmet Attachment
  
• Assassin Seer Helmet Attachment
  
• Aureate Halo
  
• Automaton Halo
  
• Bent Horns
  
• Black Headband
  
• Black Pirate Bandana
  
• Bleached Skull Helmet
  
• Blood Guard Helmet Attachment
  
• Brilliant Crown
  
• Brilliant Feathers
  
• Chaos Orb Helmet
  
• Coliseum Helmet Attachment
  
• Corrupted Skull
  
• Cow Skull
  
• Curved Horns
  
• Darkprism Helmet Attachment
  
• Demon King Horns
  
• Despair Helmet Attachment
  
• Divine Ice Crown
  
• Divine Sign
  
• Divine Skull
  
• Dragon Mask
  
• Eye Patch
  
• Faith Guard Helmet Attachment
  
• Fiery Eyes
  
• Fiery Visage
  
• Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Frost Viking Alternate Helmet
  
• Frost Viking Helmet Attachment
  
• Ghostflame Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Ghostflame Skull
  
• Glowing Red Eyes
  
• Gore Skull
  
• Gorgon Snakes Helmet Attachment
  
• Guardian Mask
  
• Harmonious Helmet Attachment
  
• Harmonious Hood
  
• Holy Eyes
  
• Ice Crown
  
• Ice Horns
  
• Incursion Hood
  
• Infernal Skull
  
• Innocence Laurel Helmet Attachment
  
• Iron Brand
  
• Iron Maiden
  
• Lightning Eyes
  
• Lightning Skull
  
• Mark of the Phoenix
  
• Medusa Snakes
  
• Misery Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Misery Helmet Attachment
  
• Nightfall Helmet Attachment
  
• Oriath Helmet Attachment
  
• Plague Doctor Helmet
  
• Purple Divine Sign
  
• Purple Eyes
  
• Purple Flaming Head Helmet Attachment
  
• Purple Skull Helmet
  
• Purple Smoking Hood
  
• Rapture Helmet Attachment
  
• Red Headband
  
• Red Pirate Bandana
  
• Rose Skull
  
• Serrated Mohawk
  
• Sin and Innocence Helmet Attachment
  
• Sin Talon Helmet Attachment
  
• Skull Hood
  
• Smoking Hood
  
• Spirit Charm
  
• Steam-powered Skull
  
• Suffering Helmet Attachment
  
• Sunrise Helmet Attachment
  
• Swan Crest Helmet Attachment
  
• Thorned Skull
  
• Twilight Helmet Attachment
  
• Twisted Bone Horns
  
• Twisted Horns
  
• Undead Outcast Helmet
  
• Vaal Orb Helmet
  
• Wasteland Horns

Create still art that is inspired by anything introduced in the Settlers of Kalguur expansion. This excludes video submissions but does include any painting, drawing or model creation. Then just submit your work in this thread.

Multiple submissions are welcome and encouraged. Please note that the submission needs to be your own work and needs to have been created after the launch of the competition.

If you're unsure how to share an image on the forum, just follow these steps:

• 1. Go to imgur.com
  
• 2. Go to 'new post' and drag your images into the window.
  
• 3. Once the image has been uploaded, right click it and click 'Copy image address'.
  
• 4. Click reply to this post and paste the link into the window with [ img ] at the beginning and [ /img ] at the end (without the spaces).
  
• 5. When you click 'post', your image should be displayed!

• The competition starts at the time of this post and will end on Friday the 27th of September at 5PM NZT. 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.
  
• AI generated art will not be accepted. We reserve the right to disqualify your entry if we believe that it is AI generated.
  
• Multiple submissions are welcome.

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