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Last checked: 2026-07-31 18:42:19 UTC

Fixed a bug where certain Heist rogues could not open doors. 2026-07-31 3.29.1 Maintenance Source
Fixed a bug which allowed non-Ruthless varieties of Abyssal Coffers to spawn in Ruthless. 2026-07-31 3.29.1 Maintenance Source
Fixed a bug where you could not unstack items when playing with a controller. 2026-07-31 3.29.1 Maintenance Source
Fixed an instance crash. 2026-07-31 3.29.1 Maintenance Source
Fixed a bug which caused stats granting eldritch monsters a chance to duplicate dropped items of specific types to not function from Mercenary kills. 2026-07-31 3.29.1 Hotfix Source
Added a new Chart variant, the Eldritch Depths. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Added a new Ducat, Ukatoa's Ducat. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Added 2 new chests which can appear in Charts and Voyages, Sunken Opulence and Sunken Gems. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Blessings granted by Offerings to the Deep Altars now provide chances for certain common currency to be converted to rarer currency (but not for Ruthless). 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Blessings granted by Offerings to the Deep Altars now provide the blessing to all players in the area. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
You can now Allflame craft with Ancient Orbs and Orbs of Chance. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Dredged currency items can now be used on Strongboxes and Essences. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Allflame Lanterns no longer point at Shrines or Crab Nests. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Greatly lowered the Gold fee for purchasing Charts on the trade market. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Updated the Allflame crafting info hover to specify most item quality and socket manipulating currencies do not work with Allflame crafting. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Reduced the time that Brinecrack Crabs are burrowed underground for. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
When planning a Voyage if you don't have enough Dead Man's Sulphur to reroll the Border Modifiers, it will now tell you how much is required. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Lowered the life of the Brinecrack Deepwater Crab monster. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
The roll attack used by Living Coral enemies now has a longer cooldown and fires one fewer projectile. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the Chart storage on The Sovereign was using the incorrect minimap icon. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Strongbox and Essence related upgrades from turning in quest items to Vesper were not applying properly. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
There is now an arena transition that will place you into Velka's arena if you are locked out of it after the fight begins. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Disabled generation of the Chart modifier that applied a penalty to player maximum Resistances, as it was non-functional. Existing Charts with this modifier will remain unchanged. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Added a new Chart modifier that causes monsters to apply Grasping Vines on Hit, with the same upsides as the pre-existing maximum Resistances related modifier. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Prevented use of Brinehook's Ducat on items that can't grant skills, and prevented non-equipment items from granting skills from mods in general. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Added a HUD button to open the Voyage map while inside a Voyage. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
The area of effect of Aspect of the Brine King's chilling aura has been increased. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
The less Damage penalty permanent Mercenaries have compared to temporary Mercenaries now tapers in throughout the game, with no penalty before level 45, with the maximum penalty being reached at level 83. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Adjusted the damage scaling of attack damage dealing hired Mercenaries, so they are relatively more effective compared to spell caster Mercenaries at lower levels. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Permanently Hired Mercenaries that have been revived can now rejoin an area they have retreated from. This will occur when the player re-enters the area themselves. In Map areas, this will only occur when the player enters through a Map Device portal. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Infamous Mercenaries are now 50% more common in tier 1 Maps, scaling up to approximately twice as common in tier 16 Maps. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Mercenaries, on average, have slightly more supports on their skills in Maps. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
A Mercenary now always spawns in the Control Blocks in Act 10. This Mercenary does not stop spawning if a player is over-levelled relative to the area level. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Added a new Atlas tree notable 'Contract Killers' which grants 'Allied Mercenaries in your Maps deal 100% more Damage against Mercenaries and Rogue Exiles.' 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Permanently hired Mercenaries accompanying players will now also gain quantity and rarity buffs from the collection of Golden Lanterns in Charts and Voyages. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Enabled the Abyssal Bloodline class. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Added a new Atlas Anomaly: Gambling District. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Abyssal Depths Lich bosses no longer have immunity phases where you have to defeat Stygian Spires in three side rooms. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Abyssal Depths Lich boss life has been increased by 25% to partially account for the overall shortening of the fight. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Abyssal Depths Lich boss fights have an additional arena mechanic where crystal spires will periodically fire beams towards each other. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
After killing a boss in an Abyssal Depths there are now 3 chests granting a variety of valuable rewards. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Reduced the variance in number of drops and increased the quality/quantity of rewards from Abyss chests, particularly those that drop Currency and Scarabs. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
There is now a larger difference in the rarity and quantity of items dropped from Greater Abyssal Chests compared to their corresponding non-Greater versions. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
You can now discard completed charts when playing on a controller. This is done by pressing Y or Triangle on the chart then X or Square, similar to how you would discard any other item. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Improved The Crustacean's Call's Crab Totem AI so that they better pathfind to targeted enemies. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Coursing Current Support can now support Minions and their Skills. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Charts placed on the Voyage Planning Board can now show their normal item popups by holding Alt or L3 when playing on a controller. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Lowered the gold cost of the Matryoshka divination card on the Currency Exchange. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Added better error messaging when trying to apply a Scrying Orb to invalid Maps on your Atlas. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Inspect mode is now available when playing on a controller. Navigate through popup keywords using the 'R3+Dpad Down' bind to gain more information about specific terminology and features. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Updated the built-in item filters for consoles. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Changed the 'Reroll Border Modifiers' from L3+Triangle/Y to RT when playing on a controller. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Passive skill tree nodes that have been affected by an Abyss Jewel now have unique border visuals. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Added keywords for the Ulaman, Kurgal and Amanamu factions on the Atlas passive tree. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Updated the Abyss encounter minimap icons to match those in Path of Exile 2. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Trade Site: Fixed the Merchant History panel not working for console realms. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Trade Site: Fixed live-searches not working for searches using the 'Mercenary Skill Group' filter. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Trade Site: Fixed not being able to ignore certain accounts. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Velka could not drop the Exceptional Support Gem, Coursing Current. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the crafts 'Reroll the Rarity of a non-Unique item', 'Reroll 3 random modifiers on a Rare item' and 'Reroll a random modifier on a Rare item' could not be used on Maps, Invitations, Contracts, Blueprints, Logbooks or Charts. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Cadiro within his Atlas Anomaly would not show you the current item if you left the area and came back without opening a new area. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug which caused the player to never lose experience on death in Charts or Voyages. You will now lose experience on death as appropriate for the area of the level of the Chart or Voyage you are in on death. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where you could not request to rematch level 68 mercenaries. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where some monster effects were invisible in Charts and Voyages. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug causing chests in Allflame encounters in maps to not grant their buffs when opened via the caster mastery that can open chests on spell cast. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Orbs of Chance could not be used on Invitations. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where some town NPC dialogue was quiet or inaudible. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where many of Hydrosphere's stats were not displaying on its skill hover. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug which could cause trapped stashes in Betrayal Safehouses to become unusable for an extended period of time. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the Dread Captain's Cutlass was not marked as Dredge when dropped by Captainsbane. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug with the Atlas not being reset correctly on Standard leagues. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the entrance to Act 8 Solaris Concourse from The Harbour Bridge was missing. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug in Act 8 Toxic Conduits where a doorway could sometimes fail to spawn, potentially blocking access to part of the area. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the Unique Item subtree on the Genesis Tree had 2 fewer passive points than intended. These points came from the Strange Limb and Foul Hand quest items. Players that have already turned in these quest items will gain these extra points retroactively. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the cost to use The Changeling's Ducat wasn't shown in the Allflame Crafting UI 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Kishara's Ducat could not be used in Ruthless. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Forbidden Flame and Forbidden Flesh jewels with the Inquisitor's Instruments of Justice notable or the Occultist's Unhallowed Rite notable were being converted to grant other notables when you changed area. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a typo in a Voyage modifier. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Mercenary encounter minimap icons would not be removed once the encounter had ended. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where modifiers to Cost Efficiency were applying after modifiers to total Cost, rather than before. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the Voyage Planning UI could lock up when playing on a controller. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed some visual bugs with the bubbles produced by Allflame Lanterns on Xbox. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the information display for the Exile's Treasurer and Undying Syndicate Merchant hideout decorations could not be toggled with a controller. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a display bug with the Oracle Helmet microtransaction. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the Alone in the Darkness Divination Card was no longer obtainable outside of sources of random divination cards, such as Stacked Decks and Diviner's Strongboxes. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a client crash that could occur when using the Hourglass Map Device. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed an instance crash. 2026-07-30 3.29.1 Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Energy Blade would fail to transform some swords with abyss sockets. 2026-07-29 3.29.0b Hotfix 4 Source
Fixed a bug where items that have more Abyss sockets than their modifiers allow were still equippable on Mercenaries. 2026-07-29 3.29.0b Hotfix 4 Source
Improved the reliability of Lantern auto-placement. 2026-07-28 3.29.0b Hotfix 3 Source
Items that have more Abyss sockets than their modifiers allow will now be unequippable, and will be disabled if already equipped. In an upcoming restart patch, items that have more Abyss sockets than their modifiers allow will have those sockets converted to white sockets on login if the Abyss sockets are empty. 2026-07-28 3.29.0b Hotfix 3 Source
Fixed a bug which caused the rare Living Coral golem enemies around Coral Nest encounters to not drop loot or grant experience. 2026-07-28 3.29.0b Hotfix 3 Source
Fixed a bug where Mirages created by Suspend in Time could erroneously create Sacred Wisps. 2026-07-28 3.29.0b Hotfix 3 Source
Improved shader storage stability and recovery. This helps fix the LMDB crashes some players were experiencing and allows them to recover into a playable state. 2026-07-28 3.29.0b Hotfix 2 Source
Fixed a bug introduced in 3.29.0b that caused an issue loading shaders. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Hotfix Source
Added a HUD notification that shows when you have one Allflame Lantern remaining. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
You no longer need to collect upgrade pieces for Vesper to enable Diviner, Arcanist or Operative strongboxes spawning in Charts and Voyages, these can now appear by default above area level 67. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Various lower value objects will no longer be pointed to by Allflame Lantern indicators, such as soothing coral and crab nests. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Crab nests are far less common. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Currency, Scarab, Stacked Deck and Map chests are now much more common as scattered objects in Charts and Voyages. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Golden Lanterns now also grant increased Quantity of items dropped by slain monsters. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Quantity and Rarity values granted by Chart Modifiers on newly found Charts have all been raised by 20-40%. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
The Bathysphere on the Sovereign can now be used to begin Charts directly, rather than needing to speak to Valerie to do so. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Dead end and straight line charts are now somewhat less common than other types, to make Voyages easier to construct. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
There are now between 20 and 40% more scattered lootable objects for Lanterns to point to in Charts and Voyages, depending on the specific Charts used. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Ducat crafting is now unlocked much earlier in the meta-progression for Curse of the Allflame, only requiring three upgrades turned in to Vesper, rather than five. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Slowed the rate of the first stage of lantern shrinking in chart encounters by 60%, once the final lantern has been placed. This will result in a longer delay before faster collapse starts, to give players more time to get to reach safety. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Chests found in Endgame Charts and Voyages now have increased chance to drop Scarabs, Maps or Stacked Decks. Increased amount of Scarabs, Maps and Stacked Decks dropped from Endgame Charts and Voyages. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug which could cause Velka, the Tide Witch, to become visually desynced from her mount while atop it. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Lanterns could collapse immediately. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where additional chance to contain other Extra Content that can be turned off through Atlas Passives was not applying to Ore Deposits or Mercenaries. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Legion encounters would sometimes begin prematurely, without all chests and important monsters having been broken out. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where Legion encounters that began prematurely would delete the monsters in stasis, rather than breaking them out. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where using Ctrl+C on an item linked in chat was not copying the advanced description information. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Fixed a bug where the Zarokh's Temporal Weapon Effect was missing its 2D art. 2026-07-27 3.29.0b Patch Notes Source
Temporarily disabled Mercenaries spawning in the Toxic Conduit, as the room they spawn with could sometimes cause the area to generate impassible blockages. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Hotfix 3 Source
The magnitude of the action speed debuff applied by drowning in Allflame encounters has been reduced by 33%. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Hotfix 3 Source
Fixed 2 instances crashes. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Hotfix 3 Source
Fixed a bug with character names in Korean. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Hotfix 2 Source
The escape sequence at the end of a Chart encounter is now longer overall, meaning Allflame lanterns will shrink slower and the player will have more time to escape. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Hotfix 2 Source
Fixed a bug where hardcore Allflame characters that died and were transferred to softcore could no longer access the below deck of The Sovereign. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Hotfix 2 Source
Fixed a bug where hardcore Allflame characters that died and were transferred to softcore could no longer access The Sovereign without returning to the Coast. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Hotfix 2 Source
Fixed an instance crash. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Hotfix 2 Source
Fixed a bug which could result in custom stash tab names appearing to contain snippets of unrelated text. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Restart fix Source
Items dropped from chests in Allflame encounters are no longer added to the loot spiral at the end of the encounter and instead drop immediately. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Restart fix Source
Fixed a bug where the Sulphur Purifier could drop from voyages before you had completed the Spirit Flame quest. 2026-07-25 3.29.0 Restart fix Source
Fixed a UI bug which would cause trade market tabs to appear blank when you open the "Manage Shop" interface for a second time in the same instance. 2026-07-24 3.29.0 Hotfix Source
Removed Forbidden Tattoos and Ancestral Silver Coins from the Currency Exchange. 2026-07-20 3.28.0l Patch Notes Source
Return of the Ancestors specific Tattoos will only appear on the Currency Exchange in Standard leagues. 2026-07-20 3.28.0l Patch Notes Source
This is the end of the Mirage League. Your characters and their progress will be migrated over the next few hours following the patch, or you can use the migration options in the character selection menu. Thanks for playing! 2026-07-20 3.28.0l Patch Notes Source
Meet Valerie, a dangerous corsair captain who needs your help retrieving long forgotten treasures from the icy depths of Wraeclast's oceans. Find Charts scattered across Wraeclast, board The Sovereign, and set sail! 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Dive to the ocean floor where lanterns imbued with the spark of the Allflame will shield you from the crushing waves. Explore and claim what you can while you can! Lost gold, valuable chests, and lurking threats await you... 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Upon charting enough areas, connect them together to create a Voyage — one giant seafloor excursion. Revisit each chart to claim its rewards again, while also amplifying those rewards in several different ways. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Head belowdecks, and you'll find the heart of the ship at work. Feed it an item, and it will split into a multitude of ghostly outcomes, one of which you can keep for yourself. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Find valuable Ducats on the seafloor and use them to warp and twist items in ways not seen in centuries. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
For more information about this expansion, check out pathofexile.com/allflame 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
With 3.29.0, there are Standard, Hardcore and Solo Self-Found variations of the Curse of the Allflame 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. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The Hardcore variations of Curse of the Allflame are parented to their Standard Curse of the Allflame equivalent, meaning if you die in Hardcore Curse of the Allflame you can continue on in the Standard Curse of the Alfflame League. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The new Curse of the Allflame challenge league includes a set of 40 new challenges, and 8 new challenges in Ruthless Curse of the Allflame. There are microtransaction rewards for completing challenges that are only obtainable in this league. These rewards will be revealed in an upcoming news post. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
From the 19th challenge onwards and for every third challenge after that, you will receive pieces of the Curse of the Allflame Totem Pole decoration to display in your hideout. The Totem Pole permanently showcases how many of the Curse of the Allflame challenges you completed during the league. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Introduced two new Bloodline Classes, one which is exclusive to the Curse of the Allflame challenge league. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Exceptional Skill Gem, Pact of Beidat: Cast a pact, Empowering spells that either fire projectiles, apply an effect to an area around a targeted location or fire chaining beams, causing them deal more damage and have enhanced coverage. However, using this skill also burdens you with an Affliction. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Exceptional Skill Gem, Pact of Ghorr: Cast a pact, Empowering your damage over time spells but burdening you with an Affliction. This skill also grants the Hunger of Ghorr buff for a duration causing Fleshrend to trigger periodically. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Exceptional Skill Gem, Pact of K'tash: Cast a pact, Empowering your damaging Vaal spells but burdening you with an Affliction. Empowered Vaal spells deal more damage, have less soul gain prevention duration and refund souls on use. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Exceptional Skill Gem, Pact of Lycia: Cast a pact, Empowering the next channelling spells you cast yourself but burdening you with an Affliction. Empowered spells deal more damage and periodically trigger lightning bolts while channelling. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Exceptional Support Gem, Coursing Currents: Supports skills that hit enemies, providing increased effect of Chill and Shock inflicted with Supported Skills, causing enemies to be chilled when they are shocked by your hits, and shocked when they are chilled by your hits. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Exceptional Support Gem, Crystalfall: Supported Skills will Trigger Falling Crystal on Hit, causing a giant crystal of abyssal soulstone to be called from above, falling to slam down at the targeted location. Supports Slam skills. Cannot support triggered skills or skills used by things other than you. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Intelligence/Strength Skill, Mana-Infused Staff: Infuses your staff with arcane energy, lowering your mana costs and increasing your chance to block. When you block, you release an arcane wave, damaging enemies in a ring-shaped area over a duration. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Strength/Intelligence Transfigured Skill, Divine Blast of Radiance: Project a beam of holy light from your shield to a targeted location, causing an implosion of holy energy. This energy then lingers for a short duration as an orb, periodically releasing larger explosions. Increases and reductions to attack speed affect the rate at which explosions occur. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Strength/Intelligence Transfigured Skill, Holy Hammers of Spirals: Slam the ground, consuming all Power Charges and calling down a cascade of holy hammers from above in an outward spiral. Further hammers are called down for each Power Charge consumed. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Strength/Intelligence Transfigured Skill, Holy Sweep of Hammerfalls: Swings a two handed mace or a staff in a circle, calling down waves of holy hammers for a duration. Increases and reductions to Attack Speed will affect the rate at which these hammerfalls occur. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a new Strength/Intelligence Transfigured Skill, Reap of Butchery: A bloody scythe swipes around you, applying a physical damage over time debuff and hitting enemies with physical damage. If any survive, you gain a blood charge which raises the damage and cost of the skill. Players can have 5 maximum blood charges. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added 15 new Unique Items. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added 3 new Divination Cards. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added the keywording and popup pinning system used in Path of Exile 2, allowing you to inspect certain words for more information. We will gradually be making more use of these systems in future patches. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added the new Pearlescent Amulet base item type which has an all Elemental Resistances Implicit Modifier. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
When playing in a party, any player is now able to interact with the Expedition Detonator, Eldritch Altars, Harvest Plots, and Sentinels. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Volatile Vaal Orbs and Crystallised Rancour now have dedicated slots in the Currency Stash Tab. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added 2 new crafting bench options, unlocked by default. Reroll 3 random Modifiers on a Rare Item for a cost of 3 Chaos Orbs, and Reroll a random Modifier on a Rare Item for a cost of 8 Chaos Orbs 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Isla in Kingsmarch, Niko in the Mine Encampment and Einhar in the Menagerie are now all able to identify items for you. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
There is now a Crafting Bench available in every Town from Act 2 onwards. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Catalysts now have a maximum stack size of 20 (previously 10). 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added an optional keybind that can be used to return to your hideout. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
You are no longer required to free the Scion from the Upper Sceptre of God in Act 3 at least once in order to create a Scion. This is now a playable character by default for all accounts. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Enabled the Breach Stash Tab for use in Path of Exile. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The audio for most Raised Spectres should now be quieter. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The waypoint in The Solaris Temple Level 1 in Act 8 has been moved closer to the Level 2 entrance. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Continued to incrementally improve the sound, art, effects and environments. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Mercenaries from the lawless cities of Trarthus can now be found in areas from Act 3 onwards, awaiting you to accept their duel. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Wager for an item the Mercenary is carrying, if you lose, the gold you levied will be forfeited and the Mercenary teleports out. Win, however, and the Mercenary will aid you as an ally for a number of areas, in addition to winning the spoils of course. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
You are guaranteed to find a Mercenary in the following Campaign Areas: The Sceptre of God, The Grand Arena, The Ridge, and The Hidden Underbelly. Mercenaries found in these areas will not have any Rucksack items. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
During the Campaign, temporary Mercenaries can aide you in combat for multiple areas (up to a maximum of 3). 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Hired Mercenaries will scale up their passive stats and skills to the level of the current area you are in, up to a maximum of level 68. The level of items you can equip to your Mercenary is still capped by the level of the area where you found that Mercenary. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
In Map areas, if you don't like anything the Mercenary offers, you're able to request their Warrant. A Warrant is a promise to return and duel again at a later date – a call to action which summons that specific Mercenary to a future Map, with the same set of Skills, but a new set of items. Warrants also allow you to trade specific Mercenaries to other players. A Mercenary will only grant their Warrant once however, preventing you from fighting that Mercenary in every single area. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Unlike in the Mercenaries of Trarthus League, having a Mercenary does not count as a player party member, so having a Mercenary does not increase the Monster Life, or the Quantity or Rarity of Items dropped from Monsters. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added the new Luminary Ascendancy Class for the Scion, which allows you to permanently Hire Mercenaries. Luminaries can have up to 3 permanently hired Mercenaries, 2 in reserve in Towns and Hideouts, and 1 as an active ally in combat. Unlike with regular Mercenaries, you can change the items permanently hired Mercenaries have equipped, opening up innumerate potential build possibilities. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The following Unique items are now once again obtained through Mercenary encounters, and have been removed from the core drop pool: Azadi Crest, Binds of Bloody Vengeance, The Ghastly Theatre, Hand of Heresy, Howlcrack, and Scornflux. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Trarthan Gems are no longer possible rewards from Gem Chests in Heist. They again are obtained from Mercenary encounters. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added support for Mercenaries of Trarthus to the Atlas Passive Tree. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added a series of Trarthan Scarabs:
  • Trarthan Scarab: Area is inhabited by a Mercenary.
  • Trarthan Scarab of Infamy: Mercenaries found in Area are Infamous, Mercenaries found in Area are accompanied by two Wild Mercenaries.
  • Trarthan Scarab of Renown: All Equipment Items on Mercenaries found in Area are Unique.
  • Trarthan Scarab of Surprising Alliances: Wild Rogue Exiles in Area have 50% chance to be accompanied by a Wild Mercenary, Wild Mercenaries have increased Difficulty for each Wild Mercenary in Area.
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Trarthan Scarab: Area is inhabited by a Mercenary. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Trarthan Scarab of Infamy: Mercenaries found in Area are Infamous, Mercenaries found in Area are accompanied by two Wild Mercenaries. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Trarthan Scarab of Renown: All Equipment Items on Mercenaries found in Area are Unique. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Trarthan Scarab of Surprising Alliances: Wild Rogue Exiles in Area have 50% chance to be accompanied by a Wild Mercenary, Wild Mercenaries have increased Difficulty for each Wild Mercenary in Area. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Mercenary Rucksacks in Endgame Maps can no longer generate Orbs of Transmutation or Orbs of Augmentation. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Added Searing Exarch Altar Modifiers that drop Mercenaries Scarabs. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Hired Mercenaries now have an information sheet with a list of all their passive stats. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Abyss has received function changes to the mechanic to improve the gameplay significantly. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Abyssal Pits, and the cracks leading up to them, are now already opened before you approach, subjugating the souls of the enemies unlucky enough to be within its influence. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Slaying these enemies sends their souls into the pit, drawing the attention and ire of the minions of Kulemak dwelling beneath. Upon slaying enough of them, the Abyssal legion will spill forth from their domain. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Gone are the days of chasing a meandering Abyssal crack around a Map, often backwards. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Alongside this revamp, a new Abyss Endgame Pinnacle Boss has been added, with its own set of brand new Unique items. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Abyss is now the exclusive source of Abyssal Jewels and Stygian Vises, though Abyssal Jewels can still be obtained rarely within Abyss Biomes in Delve. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Abyssal Delirium Orbs can no longer be obtained. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Abyssal Jewels can no longer roll increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Abyssal Monsters, Minions deal increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Abyssal Monsters, additional Physical Damage Reduction against Abyssal Monsters, or additional Physical Damage Reduction if you weren't Damaged by a Hit Recently. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The base Abyss Scarab now has a limit of 5 from 2. If an area already has an Abyss, modifiers that cause areas to contain additional Abysses will instead add two additional pits. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The Abyss Scarab of Multitudes now grants Abyss Chasms in Area spawn 100% increased Monsters per Soul fed. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The Abyss Scarab of Edifice has been renamed to Abyss Scarab of Crystals and causes Abyss Pits in Area that do not contain a reward instead create an Abyssal Crystal. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
The Abyss Scarab of Profound Depth has been renamed to Abyssal Scarab of the Consort and causes one Abyss Pit in Area to spawn an Abyssal Consort. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source
Reworked the Abyss Clusters on the Atlas Passive Tree in lieu of the combat changes made to Abysses. 2026-07-16 Content Update 3.29.0 — Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Source