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| In the Covens of Umbra Challenge League, you will encounter wicked covenites performing gruesome rites to summon their Queen, seeking to plunge the world into unending darkness. Defeat them to divine the future of Wraeclast and try to bend its fate to your will. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Upon disrupting the coven's magicks, you will get to select a Fate for the boss of the area you're in. Each Fate has a handful of effects, increasing both the rewards and difficulty of the encounter. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| A fully empowered boss can be quite a threatening fight, but the tantalising rewards of each Fate you invoke will surely make it worth it. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The twisted witchcraft of the Coven allows you to put the remains of your fallen enemies to use by placing them on your own Wickerman. Obtain Viscera from a defeated boss empowered by Fates to claim a scrap of their power for your own. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| For more information about this expansion, check out pathofexile.com/covens | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| With 3.30.0, there are Standard, Hardcore and Solo Self-Found variations of the Covens of Umbra challenge league available. They have the same core mechanics and items. You can create private league versions of these leagues, with mods that make the game harder. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Hardcore variations of Covens of Umbra are parented to their Standard Covens of Umbra equivalent, meaning if you die in Hardcore Covens of Umbra you can continue on in the Standard Covens of Umbra League. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The new Covens of Umbra challenge league includes a set of 40 new challenges, and 8 new challenges in Ruthless Covens of Umbra. There are microtransaction rewards for completing challenges that are only obtainable in this league. These rewards will be revealed in an upcoming news post. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| From the 19th challenge onwards and for every third challenge after that, you will receive pieces of the Covens of Umbra Totem Pole decoration to display in your hideout. The Totem Pole permanently showcases how many of the Covens of Umbra challenges you completed during the league. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added a new Intelligence Skill, Arcane Link: Targets an allied player to apply a buff which links you to them for a duration. While linked, they deal additional lightning damage based on your mana. If the target dies while linked, you will also die. This skill cannot be triggered, or used by Totems, Traps, or Mines. It is offered to the Scion for completing Breaking the Seal, and can be purchased from Petarus and Vanja by the Marauder, Duelist and Templar. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added a new Intelligence Transfigured Skill, Fireball of Radiation: Unleashes a ball of fire ahead that inflicts a short but powerful fire damage over time debuff to each enemy in an area around it. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added 11 new Unique Items. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added a new Jewel basetype, Mycelium Core. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added 69 more foiled Tier 17 Valdo's Map options that the Valdo's Puzzle Box can yield. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added 96 more foiled Unique Item options that the Voidborn Reliquary can yield. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Most Pinnacle content items, Fragments and Keys now have unique audio. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Continued to incrementally improve the sound, art, effects and environments. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Shaped Region system has been completely reworked. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| There are 10 types of Shaped Region, each associated with a specific type of Thread. By default your Atlas has a Shaped Region of each Thread type on it. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Shaped Regions grant affected Maps free Threads of that type. Successfully completing the Shaped Region objective in each Map increases the free Thread count by 1 in all other Maps affected by that Shaped Region. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Completing Shaped Region objectives no longer grants other Maps in that Shaped Region bonus modifiers. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| While you have less than 10 Shaped Regions on your Atlas, you can click a button at the centre of the Atlas to Regenerate all Shaped Regions. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Shaped Regions applied by Astrolabes have a higher base number of free Threads applied to Maps in the Region. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Astrolabes have been changed to add a Shaped Region of the specified type to a specific Map on the Atlas, removing existing Shaped Regions of that type from the Atlas. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Astrolabes are no longer restricted from dropping in Shaped Regions. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Templar, Fruiting and Deceptive Astrolabes have been removed. Pre-existing items have been converted to a Cryptic Astrolabe which can be used or vendored to grant a random other Astrolabe. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Scarabs have been removed from the game. A new item type, Threads, have been added in their place. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Threads can be used when entering an Atlas area through the Map Device to apply the associated League mechanic to that Thread to the area. For each Thread expended, up to a maximum of eight, there are also increasingly higher and higher chances to apply powerful randomised transformative effects to the area related to that League mechanic. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
Below are the new Thread items available:
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| Abyss Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Bestiary Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Betrayal Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Blight Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Breach Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Expedition Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Incursion Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Legion Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Ritual Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Ultimatum Thread | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added a new Currency Item, Frayed Thread which can be used to grant a random Thread, or vendored for a random Thread. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Existing Scarabs will be converted to either a Thread related to that specific Scarab content, or a Frayed Thread. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Existing Veiled Scarabs will be converted to Frayed Threads. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The majority of Scarab sources throughout the game instead now grants a number of Threads. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| A new Threads section has been added to the Fragment Stash Tab, and the Scarabs section is now hidden when empty. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Maven's Chisel of Scarabs has been renamed to Maven's Chisel of Threads, and now increases the quantity of Threads found on a Map (previously Scarabs). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Skittering Delirium Orb has been renamed to Threaded Delirium Orb, and now grants Thread rewards (previously Scarabs). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Eater of Worlds Altars now have Modifiers that can cause Eldritch Monsters or Map Bosses to drop Breach, Legion, Blight, Ritual or Incursion Threads. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Searing Exarch Altars now have Modifiers that can cause Eldritch Monsters or Map Bosses to drop Abyss, Expedition, Betrayal, Bestiary and Ultimatum Threads. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Eldritch Altar Modifiers that granted a chance for Scarabs dropped by slain Enemies to be Duplicated, instead now apply to Threads. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Strongbox Modifiers that dropped 1-4 of a specific type of Scarab instead now drop 2-5 of a specific type of Thread. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Operative's Strongboxes can no longer be found. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Tormented Heretics now have a base chance to spawn in Maps. Monsters touched by Tormented Heretics have a chance to drop Threads, and monsters possessed by Tormented Heretics drop additional Threads. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The New World Order Achievement now requires completing a Tier 14 or higher Map with at least 8 Threads applied (previously completing a Tier 11 or higher Map with a Horned Scarab applied). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Memory Threads have been renamed to Memory Traces. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The chance for Atlas Anomalies to spawn is now lowered by the amount of monsters remaining in the Map when the Map Boss is killed. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Templar Vaults are no longer granted by Eagon for completing Shaped Regions. Instead, Templar Vaults are now Atlas Anomalies which have a chance to spawn on killing Pinnacle Eldritch Bosses in each specific Atlas quadrant. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Versions of these bosses killed within Maven Invitations or Valdo Maps do not have a chance to spawn these Atlas Anomalies. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Originator Voidstone no longer causes Equipment Items dropped to have a chance to drop with Memory Strands (note Equipment Items with Memory Strands still drop in Originator-Influenced Maps). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Shaper, Elder and Conqueror Fragments no longer grant increased Item Quantity to Maps, and will no longer be consumed when used along with a Map. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Memory Altar modifiers that enabled Primary League Mechanics such as Abyss, Breach or Legion have been disabled. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added new Memory Altar modifiers for Ore Deposits, Mercenaries, Beyond, Sentinel, the Viridian Wildwood and Mirage. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Maven's Chisel of Procurement now grants +25% Item Rarity to Maps at 20% Quality (previously 40%). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Item Rarity values on Nightmare and Originator-influenced Map modifiers that specifically augment Item Rarity have been lowered by approximately 40-50%. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Eldritch Altars can now grant 10-20% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area (previously 15-30%). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Memory Trace Altars can now grant 20-25% increased Rarity of Items found in future Areas (previously 25-40%). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Eldritch and Memory Trace Altars that granted increased Quantity of Items found have been removed. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Pillars of Arun Unique Map now has 100-150% to Item Rarity (previously 200-300%), and 100-200% increased Experience gain (previously 60-100%). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The following Maps have been added back to the Atlas: Academy, Ancient City, Armoury, Barrows, Bone Crypt, Carcass, Castle Ruins, Coves, Crimson Temple, Cursed Crypt, Defiled Cathedral, Dig, Dungeon, Maze, Moon Temple, Mud Geyser, Necropolis, Overgrown Ruin, Pen, Peninsula, Racecourse, Scriptorium, Sepulchre, Shore, Spider Forest, Thicket, Underground River, Underground Sea, Villa, Waste Pool, and Wasteland. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The following Maps have been removed from the Atlas: Alleyways, Arachnid Tomb, Arsenal, Atoll, Bazaar, Beach, Bramble Valley, Cells, Chateau, Courthouse, Dark Forest, Estuary, Flooded Mine, Forbidden Woods, Forking River, Foundry, Frozen Cabins, Gardens, Ghetto, Infested Valley, Ivory Temple, Lair, Orchard, Pier, Plaza, Primordial Blocks, Shipyard, Stagnation, Toxic Sewer, Vault, and Waterways. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Crafting Recipes are no longer found in Unique Maps. Crafting Recipes for all Meta-Modifiers have been moved to Nightmare Maps instead. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
Added four new Meta-Crafting Bench options:
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| 1 Prefix Modifier cannot be changed, for a cost of 1 Divine Orb. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| 1 Suffix Modifier cannot be changed, for a cost of 1 Divine Orb. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| 2 Prefix Modifiers cannot be changed, for a cost of 2 Divine Orbs. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| 2 Suffix Modifiers cannot be changed, for a cost of 2 Divine Orbs. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
The Crafting Bench options for Prefix Modifiers cannot be changed and Suffix Modifiers cannot be changed have had their costs updated, now with differing costs based on item type:
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| Prefixes/Suffixes cannot be changed on Weapons now has a cost of 4 Divine Orbs and 1 Sacred Orb. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Prefixes/Suffixes cannot be changed on Armour and Quivers now has a cost of 4 Divine Orbs and 4 Blessed Orbs. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Prefixes/Suffixes cannot be changed on Jewellery now has a cost of 4 Divine Orbs and 8 Exalted Orbs. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Fractal Gargantuan, Fractal Titan, Synthete Masterpiece and Synthete Nightmare from the Cortex Boss fight now display as Pinnacle Atlas Bosses. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Divine Vessels are now Currency items that can be used on Maps to apply the Deified Enchantment Modifier. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Deified Areas empower all Map Bosses with 25% increased Damage, 25% increased Attack and Cast Speed, 100% increased Toughness, 25% increased Area of Effect, and 50% increased Rarity of items dropped. In Deified areas, you can capture the souls of certain Map Bosses, dropping a filled Divine Vessel on death which can be used to upgrade your Pantheon powers. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Divine Vessels now have a stack size of 20 (previously 1). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Allflame Embers are no longer fragments which can be used alongside a Map. Instead, these are now Currency items which can be used on a Map to apply an Enchantment which provides their pack substitution effect. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Allflame Embers now specify how many Monsters Packs in the area are substituted. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added three new Allflame Embers: Allflame Ember of the Cloister, Allflame Ember of the Divine, and Allflame Ember of the Multitude. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Mercenary Warrants are no longer fragments you use alongside a Map. Instead they can be used to open portals to the Proving Grounds area on the Atlas, which is an area where you can rematch the previously fought Mercenary. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Delirium Orbs no longer apply enchantments to Maps. Instead they reforge rare Map items with an explicit modifier making players in the area Delirious. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Each Delirium Orb applies between 5 to 50% Delirious percentage. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Applying multiple Delirium Orbs of the same type will add to the current Delirious percentage, up to 100%. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Using a Delirium Orb of a different reward type resets the current Delirious percentage on the Map. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Delirium Orbed Maps have one reward of the specified type and an additional reward of that type for every 20% Delirious Percentage in the area. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Delirium Orbs cannot be used on legacy Maps that have layers of Delirium applied. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Fragmented Delirium Orb has been removed. Existing Fragmented Delirium Orbs will be converted to Threaded Delirium Orbs. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Existing Maps with Fragmented Delirium Orb Enchantments will instead grant Thread rewards. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
The following changes are more prominent at higher area levels:
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| The fog wave from Mirrors of Delirium expands much faster at the start of Delirium encounters. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the time before Delirium Fog dissipates. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the chance for Delirium Orbs and Cluster Jewels to drop from Delirious monsters. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the chance for Delirium Bosses to spawn in Delirium fog. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the average stack size of Simulacrum Splinters dropped by Delirium monsters. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| When starting a Delirium Encounter through a Mirror there is a chance for 1-3 bonus rewards. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Refracting Fogs now have a small chance to drop from Delirium Bosses in your Tier 14+ Maps. These bosses do not have to be killed within a Mirage to drop a Refracting Fog. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The following league mechanics no longer have a random chance to spawn in Map areas: Abyss, Bestiary, Betrayal, Breach, Blight, Expedition, Incursion, Legion, Ritual, and Ultimatum. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Map areas now have a chance to spawn a Demonic Evocator at the start of the area. Interacting with a Demonic Evocator causes monsters in the area to be able to spawn Beyond portals on death. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Slaying Beyond Bosses in Maps now has a chance to reveal an entrance to a Demonic realm associated with that slain Beyond Boss. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Map Areas now have a small chance to naturally have slaying enemies attract Demons from Beyond. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Beyond Monsters now have an increased chance to drop Tainted Currency. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The chance for Beyond Monsters to spawn portals is now affected by their Monster Power, with Unique Monsters being able to spawn multiple Beyond portals on death. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| You now gain Demonic Power for 60 seconds on defeating Beyond Bosses in your Maps. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Beyond Portals no longer stop spawning when slaying enemies after a Beyond Boss has been defeated in an area. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The number of Blight chests in each Lane within Blight encounters in your Maps is now scaled by a percentage of Atlas Drops. Blighted and Blight Ravaged Maps now longer explicitly specify that Atlas Drops scales the number of Blight chests in each Lane. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| In Yellow and Red Maps Weeping Essences no longer generate on Monsters, and in Red Maps Wailing Essences no longer generate on Monsters. These changes do not affect Ruthless. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Smuggler's Caches and Sulphite Deposits no longer have a random chance to spawn in Map areas. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Several specific Maps on the Atlas now always spawn Sulphite Veins, or Smuggler's Caches or have a chance to contain a chest with a Forbidden Tome. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the chance for Blueprints from Smuggler's Caches as well as the quantity of Rogue Markers dropped. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Blueprints found in these Maps inherently have a chance to have special Implicit Modifiers. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Greatly increased the chance for Blueprints to drop from Reward room chests in Contracts. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the amount of Rogue Markers that Heist Targets vendor to Faustus for, up to twice as much for Targets from level 83 Contracts. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Sulphite Veins in Maps are always guarded by Sulphite Hoarding packs of monsters (except in Ruthless). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the amount of Sulphite gained by Sulphite Veins in Maps, up to 50% as much in level 83 Maps. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the base amount of Ore granted by Ore Deposits in Maps by 50%. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| When you finish channelling on a Verisium Outcrop, you now gain the Verisium Infusion buff for 30 seconds, which increases your Experience Gain and gives monsters a bonus chance to drop Thaumaturgic Dust. The power of the Buff scales up the longer you channel on the Verisium Outcrop. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Petrified Amber encounters now grant the player the Amber Blood buff at the end of the encounter for a duration proportional to the life of the tree at the end of the encounter. The Amber Blood buff causes Gold dropped from slain enemies to have a chance to be duplicated. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Gigantic Rogue Exile split clones no longer spawn all on top of each other. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the Life and Item Quantity of Gigantic Rogue Exiles (this is reduced every time the Rogue Exile splits). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Gigantic Rogue Exiles now grant all of their modifiers to any split clones, such as Rare Monster modifiers or Tormented Spirit possession. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Rogue Exiles have much higher inherent Rarity of items dropped and also grant a higher amount of experience when killed. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Exceptional Rogue Exiles no longer have bonus rewards to drop their items Mirrored or to upgrade the Rarity of dropped items. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Lavish Wombgifts now only birth more valuable Currency items. As a result several nodes that grant additional Currency items have had their values lowered. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the chance for Starfall Craters to spawn in Maps. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Buried Sentinels and the Viridian Wildwood can now spawn randomly in any tier of Map (previously only tier 16 Map areas). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Empyrean Apparatus Unique Strongbox is now Guarded by 5 Unique Bosses (previously 5 Rare Monsters), contains an additional Unique Map (previously 3 Unique Maps), and contains an additional Tier 16 Monstrous Treasure Map. This Unique Strongbox no longer spawns naturally, but is enabled through an Atlas Passive to spawn in Tier 16 Maps. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Covetous Shrines now have a base chance to spawn. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Gloom and Resonating Shrines now spawn more commonly. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The average number of Essences on Imprisoned Monsters in Maps now scales with Atlas Drop scaling on your Map. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Reduced the amount that breaking out Legion monsters and chests causes a Schism by approximately 33%. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Merrick's Ducat is now directly usable on Abyssal Jewels without the need for Allflame Crafting. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Merrick's Ducat is now available through a new means outside of Allflame Encounters. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added a new Essence, Essence of Trickery. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Unique items granted by Voidborn Reliquary Keys and as Valdo's Map rewards that are not part of the core drop pool are now much rarer from these sources. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Increased the chance for Kirac to sell Unique Maps when refreshing his shop. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Removed the Corruption outcome on non-Unique Maps that rerolls the Map into a Rare Map with 8 Modifiers. This has been replaced with an outcome that will add 2 Explicit Modifiers to a Map (up to a maximum of 9 Modifiers). This change also affects Map-like items such as Logbooks, Heist Contracts, Heist Blueprints and Invitations. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
Added the following new Modifiers that can roll as suffixes on Maps:
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| Area contains a buried Pandemonium Sentinel | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Area contains a buried Apex Sentinel | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Area contains a buried Stalker Sentinel | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Area contains a Mirage | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Area contains the Viridian Wildwood | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Area contains a Evocator of Beidat | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Area contains a Evocator of K'Tash | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Area contains a Evocator of Ghorr | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Area contains a Mirror of Delirium | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The above Modifiers can only be rolled on Rare Maps, and display in a different colour to regular Map modifiers. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Atlas Passive Tree has been completely reworked. You now begin at the centre of the tree, and head outwards. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The total number of Atlas Passive Skill Points you can earn has been increased to 150 (previously 138). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The quest reward for defeating the Maven, Searing Exarch, Eater of Worlds and for each of Maven's six special Invitations is now 2 Atlas Skill points and 2 Atlas Respec points (previously 1 Atlas Skill point and 2 Atlas Respec points). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The quest reward for defeating the Uber Elder is now 4 Atlas Skill points and 2 Atlas Respec points (previously 1 Atlas Skill point and 2 Atlas Respec points). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| All Atlas Passive clusters related to Primary League mechanics have been reworked. This includes Abyss, Bestiary, Betrayal, Breach, Blight, Expedition, Incursion, Legion, Ritual, and Ultimatum. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Atlas Passive clusters related to Delve and Heist have been removed. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Atlas Passive clusters related to Secondary League mechanics have been reworked, and new clusters have been added. This includes Essence, Harvest, Mercenaries, Ore Deposits, Rogue Exiles, Shrines, Strongboxes, and Torment. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Tertiary League mechanics, such as Beyond, Buried Sentinels, Delirium Mirrors, Mirage, and the Viridian Wildwood now only have Atlas Passive clusters that increase the chance for that mechanic to randomly appear in Maps. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| All Scarab related Atlas Passive clusters have been replaced with Thread related clusters. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Many generic Atlas Passive clusters have also been added, such as for Magic Monsters, Rare Monsters, Unique Monsters, Divination Cards, Gold, Maps and more. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Many effects that previously existed on Scarabs have been partially or fully absorbed by the new Core Atlas Passive Tree. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added a new Atlas Keystone Passive, Phantom Anomalies, which causes Atlas Anomalies to manifest on completing Shaped Regions instead of Map Completion, and Atlas Anomalies can manifest from any Quadrant. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The following Keystone Atlas Passives have been removed: Crop Rotation, Endless Tide, Lucid Dreams, Meticulous Appraiser, Refiner's Bargain, and Synthesised Stability. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Speaker of the Dead Keystone Atlas Passive now allows you to touch up to 50 Normal and Magic Monsters while Possessed (previously 40), and Tormented Spirits now Possess players for 30 seconds (previously 20). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Unwavering Vision Keystone Atlas Passive has been reworked. It now causes you to be only able to apply one type of Thread to your Maps, and 75% chance for Threads found in your Maps to be converted to Gold. Your Maps with Threads applied also gain 2 additional Threads, which can bypass the 8 Thread maximum. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Dimensional Foothold and Enemy at the Gates Keystone Passive Skills have been converted to multiple-choice Passives. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Mirages can now be found in Map Areas. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Black Barya can now appear on the Atlas in all Leagues. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Black Barya now has an Area level of 84 (previously 83). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Maps with the "Area contains an Empowered Mirage which covers the entire Map" modifier now state "Area contains a Mirage", and can be run in all Leagues. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Saresh, of the Weeping Black fight has been made significantly more difficult. Good luck! | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Saresh no longer drops a Map containing a Mirage. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The following items have been added to the Currency Exchange: The Black Barya, Dextral Catalyst, Essence of Desolation, Refracting Fog, and Sinistral Catalyst. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Added an Afarud Enshrouding Crystal that can Enshroud Unique Quivers. It can drop from the Afarud General in Miraged Legion encounters. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Coins of Restoration and Desecration are no longer obtainable, and existing items will be deleted upon logging in. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
As a result of Djinn Coins being removed from Mirage, the Sigils on each Djinn wish have new effects:
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| Sigil of Kelari: Monsters spawned by Astral Anomalies in Miraged Areas drop 500% increased Gold. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Sigil of Navira: Monsters spawned by Astral Anomalies in Miraged Areas are at least Magic. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Sigil of Ruzhan: 100% increased number of Astral Anomalies in Miraged Areas. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The following Mirage League-specific Incubators can no longer be obtained: Honoured Incubator, Miraged Incubator, and Sacred Incubator. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Existing Incubators and items with Incubators applied have received the following changes: | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Honoured Incubators now reward a Soul Core item or Gold. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Sacred Incubators now reward a Soul Core. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Miraged Incubators now reward a Map item containing a Mirage. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Afarud Rogue Exiles no longer drop items with Infamous modifiers on them. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Heroic Tragedy Unique Timeless Jewel now sells for an Ancient Orb with vendors (previously a Scroll Fragment). This change does not affect existing versions of the item. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The following changes have been made for Passives from the Heroic Tragedy Unique Timeless Jewel: | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Starlight Swig Notable Passive now grants 10% chance for Ward to be Restored when you Use a Flask (previously 15%). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Regenerative Runes Notable Passive now grants 20% increased Effect of Iron Flasks (previously Iron Flasks gain 2 charges when your Ward Breaks). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Celestial Mathematics Keystone Passive now gains Added Cold Damage equal to 15% of Ward (previously 25%). | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Forgotten Afarud Commander no longer drops the Heroic Tragedy Unique Timeless Jewel. It instead has a chance to drop from Olroth, Origin of the Fall. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| The Peaceful Moments and the Eternal War Divination Cards can now award Heroic Tragedy. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Transfusion Support can now be obtained from Divination Cards that grant random Exceptional Support Gems. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Restored Maraketh Unique items have a chance to drop from Astral monsters or Ridan within a Mirage. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Beyond monsters within a Mirage can no longer drop Volatile Vaal Orbs. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |
| Djinn-Touched Vaal Orbs now cause items to become Twice Corrupted when used. Note you can still use Djinn-Touched Vaal Orbs on Twice Corrupted Items. | 2026-11-10 | Content Update 3.30.0 — Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra | Source |