Path of Exile News

New Forum Avatars

To give the Path of Exile forums a bit more flair, we've added some new avatars featuring a few NPCs and Bosses you would have crossed paths with in Wraeclast. Check them out in today's news post!

To change your forum avatar on the Path of Exile website, go to your User Profile located in the top left corner by clicking your username, then click "Change avatar" in the panel on the right.

3.20.2b Patch Notes Preview

Early in this week, we'll be releasing the 3.20.2b patch on PC. This patch includes another batch of Voidborn reliquary submissions, support for our upcoming events and a few improvements and bug fixes. Check out its patch notes in this news post.

Please note that these are still subject to change prior to the patch's deployment. The 3.20.2b update on consoles will be deployed as soon as possible after its release on PC.

3.20.2b Patch Notes

Improvements and Updates

Added support for our upcoming March Events (including Ruthless with Gold and a lineup of Group SSF events). Check out our announcement post for more information on these events!
Added 400 more foiled Unique Item options that the Voidborn Reliquary can yield.
Updated Eater of Worlds' Dash Slam visuals to more accurately reflect the damaging area. This is purely a visual change.
The audio cue for losing Frenzy, Endurance or Power Charges no longer plays when you have Ralakesh's Impatience equipped. This change does not apply to microtransaction alternate charge effects.

Website Changes

The "My Private Leagues" page now displays the start and end times for each of your private leagues, and their remaining duration. Expired private leagues are now separated into their own section.
Added the Voidborn Reliquary Key to the Fragments category of the Bulk Item Exchange section on the Trade website.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where Forbidden Shako granting two supports which both grant secondary skills, such as Impending Doom and Predator, would only grant one of the skills to the player.
Fixed a bug where any support effect with a secondary skill that's triggered by the supported skill, such as Impending Doom or Shockwave, would not work if granted by The Hungry Loop.
Fixed a bug where Support Gems granted by Forbidden Shako that have a secondary skill effect, such as Impending Doom's Doom Blast, could be supported by another Support Gem granted by Forbidden Shako, such as Increased Area of Effect.
Fixed a bug where Eldritch Implicit modifiers on The Eternal Struggle Unique were missing when dropped from the Voidborn Reliquary.
Fixed a bug where Dominus was not saying any of his combat voice lines.
Fixed a bug where lights in the Primeval Hideout would turn off after performing an in-area transition or leaving the hideout.
Fixed a bug where the Silver Treasure Hunter Helmet would display the Bronze Treasure Hunter Effect when equipped on to the Scion.
Fixed a rare bug where some players were unable to convert their Map Stash Tabs to the current Map Series due to hidden Maps with an invalid tier.
Fixed a bug which prevented the Alpine Hideout from being fully cleared when discovered in the Summit Map.

Path of Exile Sanctum won't be permanent yet, but GGG wants it to be

The Path of Exile Sanctum league has proven to be a hugely popular addition to the long-standing hardcore RPG game, grabbing player attention after a series of somewhat underwhelming expansions with the introduction of its roguelike dungeon The Forbidden Sanctum. It's been so good, in fact, that developer Grinding Gear Games wants it to be a more permanent part of Path of Exile - but it won't come in PoE update 3.21.

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Helmet and Helmet Effects Weekend Sale

This weekend we're running a massive sale on Helmets and Helmet Effects. Whether you're looking for a fancy new hat or a brand new pair of eyes, you'll be sure to find something that fits! Take a look at the full selection of discounted items by pressing M to open the store in-game. This sale will run from the time of this post until 4pm March 6th PST.

Need some inspiration? Don't sleep on the Ruby Shardcrown, which changes the look of your Frenzy charges and also its own appearance based on your maximum Frenzy charges. We've paired the helmet with the Dreadspire Armour Set, Dreadspire Weapon Effect and Pandemonium Cloak. Check it out in the screenshot below!

If you need points for the sale, don't forget about our Sanctum and Core Supporter Packs!

Thanks for your Support!

Will the Sanctum League go Core?

As we're getting closer to the end of the Sanctum league, we wanted to discuss the future of this mechanic and why it won't go core as part of our 3.21 expansion.

While Sanctum won't be going core in the next expansion, we do really like this mechanic and the way it challenges Path of Exile players. We loved watching your Sanctum runs and the best relics you found. We definitely want to find a way to integrate it into Path of Exile.

There are a number of improvements we need to make to Sanctum before it can have a permanent place in Path of Exile. It needs a general rebalance, could benefit from more content, and needs to be integrated into your gameplay loop in a way that lets players specialise in it if they want to, but doesn't force it on players who prefer the base game. We'd also need to work out how Relics would work.

We're working on a lot of stuff for 3.21 at the moment so we haven't included the Sanctum rework in its scope. But it's hopefully something we can look forward to in the coming leagues.

When the current league ends in early April, all of your existing relics and invocations will be deleted. If you have any Sanctum challenges to complete, you still have several weeks to do so.

Thanks to everyone who is enjoying Sanctum!