Path of Exile News

The Crucible expansion launched last weekend and the community has been discovering lots of new things! Check out today's post to see what's been discovered so far!

[h3]New Unique Items[/h3]

Two of the newly discovered unique items interact with Crucible Passive Skill Trees in special ways.



The Redblade has a two handed sword Crucible Passive Skill Tree, allowing for much more powerful skills than what can usually be obtained on a one handed sword.

The Geomantic Gyre has only one socket but its Crucible Passive Skill Tree only has high level Support Passive Skills, allowing for up to 5 level 30 supports!



Chain of Endurance grants you life regeneration for each different ailment affecting you. Becoming available to use at a low level, this could help you get through some difficult situations, or perhaps you'll look to intentionally be affected by multiple different ailments in exchange for a large amount of life regeneration.

Bloodsoaked Medallion provides a cycling effect which will help keep your life topped up while you attack and slay monsters. Make Atziri proud by sustaining yourself on the blood of your foes!



Orbala's Stand prevents suppressed spell damage from stunning you and debilitates monsters when you suppress their spell damage. Consider combining this with some of the newly reworked Spell Suppression Masteries for some great synergy.

The Fourth Vow lets your armour also apply to chaos damage taken from hits, but allows physical damage taken to bypass your energy shield. Having your armour apply to multiple damage types can be quite the defensive boon!

[h3]New Divination Cards[/h3]

Outside the Divination Cards that we teased before launch, more cards that were released in the Crucible expansion have been found! If you haven't seen them yet, check them out below!

The Crucible expansion is now live on PC and our community has had an action-packed weekend. In today's post, we've collected a few of our favourite highlights from Twitch. You can find today's news post on the Path of Exile website here.

If you're looking for updates regarding the Crucible expansion, we're maintaining the Live Updates thread and will continue to do so as things unfold.

We've just released the Crucible Mystery Box, a new mystery box without duplicate microtransactions! Each of the microtransactions in this mystery box has visual behaviour that interacts with your gameplay.

There are 20 microtransactions that you can find in the Crucible Mystery Box. Each of these microtransactions has a varying number of thematic variations, and you'll never receive a duplicate copy of a variation that you have already opened. For example, if you open the Solar Paladin Portal Effect variant of the Paladin Portal Effect, you may later receive the Lunar variant, but you'll never get a duplicate Solar one. Check out the full details at pathofexile.com/mystery-box.

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We have released a new version of Kirac's Vault Pass! This league's pass can be purchased with points, and for the first time, has a free track available. Its premium track contains a new exclusive armour set and some mystery boxes, rather than unique item skins.

Get yours now by pressing M to open the store in-game!



[h2]Free Track[/h2]
The free track of Kirac's Vault rewards you with items such as Scouting Reports, Scarabs, Sextants and Breachstones for completing bonus objectives of maps in Path of Exile's endgame. You can complete it once in each Crucible league you play, such as Crucible or Hardcore Crucible. The free track does not grant items in Ruthless modes.

You'll earn your first reward upon entering the Karui Shores, after defeating Kitava. You'll earn additional rewards by completing sets of map bonus objectives while exploring your Atlas. If you complete the bonus objectives of all 115 maps, you'll have earned all available rewards!

[h2]Exclusive Microtransactions[/h2]
Purchase your premium pass and complete Atlas objectives to earn mystery boxes and the exclusive Igneous Emperor Armour Set. This armour set is purely cosmetic and does not affect your character's power or progression.

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[h3]Frequently Asked Questions[/h3]

How do I purchase the Pass and track my progress through it?
On the Atlas screen, there's a new Kirac's Vault Pass icon at the top left. Clicking that will let you buy the pass, see the rewards and travel to Kirac's Vault.


How do I claim my rewards?
The Pass has a progress bar that tracks how many bonus objectives of maps on the atlas you have completed. Once you have unlocked a reward, you can click a button on the Pass screen to travel directly to Kirac's Vault, where a chamber containing that reward will unlock for you to claim.

Once claimed, items are dropped on the ground, while the cosmetics are stored in your microtransaction stash, alongside your existing microtransactions.


Is the Premium Pass still good value?
You're now able to buy it using 300 points, rather than $30 cash. Note that spending $30 on a supporter pack gets you 300 points, so for the same cost of the Kirac's Vault Pass, you're now able to receive an entire supporter pack as well as the Kirac's Vault Pass and its contents.


Do I get anything right away for buying the Pass?
Yes. The first reward is available to claim as soon as you purchase the Pass, providing you are able to access the Karui Shores (at the end of the campaign) in order to enter Kirac's Vault.


Is this pay-to-win in any way?
No. Access to Kirac's Vault and its cosmetic skins offer no gameplay advantage over other players. Items from the free track are available to all players regardless of what they've paid.


Do I need to have bought the Pass before I complete my Atlas? Is there a penalty for just waiting until near the end of the league and buying it then?
No. The Pass costs the same amount regardless of how many objectives you have already completed, and the relevant rewards will unlock instantly if you buy the Pass after completing objectives. There's no penalty for delaying your purchase until later in the league, though you'll need to purchase it before the league ends.


Can I pay more money to unlock rewards that I have not been able to unlock through gameplay?
You can't pay to unlock rewards (other than the first one, which comes with the Pass). Everyone you see with one of the exclusive skins from Kirac's Vault will have completed the bonus objectives required to earn it.


Is the Pass available for Standard players?
No. At this stage it is only available to players in the current challenge league because many Standard players can instantly unlock their whole Atlas by completing a single map.


Will I have access to my exclusive skins in Standard or future leagues?
Yes. Any cosmetics earned during this league will be available account-wide and can be equipped to any character you make in any league.


Are the Pass or its cosmetic skins available after this league ends?
No. The Pass can only be purchased during this league and its cosmetic skins are exclusive to this Pass. They will not be available again. If you want to have them in your collection forever, you must purchase the Pass this league and complete the objectives for any skins that you want.


What happens if I'm playing in multiple Crucible leagues? Which league does the Pass track progress from?
The pass tracks your highest Atlas progress from any Crucible league you are playing in (including private leagues based on Crucible).