Path of Exile News

We've just released the Sanctum 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 14 microtransactions that you can find in the Sanctum 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 Sulphurous Gargoyle Wings variant of the Gargoyle Wings, you may later receive the Pitch-black variant, but you'll never get a duplicate Sulphurous one.

Check out the full details at pathofexile.com/mystery-box


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Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum launches soon! In this news post, we've gathered all the information you need to know about what happens on launch day and how to start downloading early.

The realm goes down and patching begins at: 8am PST
The servers go live at: 11am PST

If you're unsure what the above times will be in your local time, please refer to the countdown on the front page of pathofexile.com. Three hours before the end of the countdown, the realm will go down and patching will begin shortly after. When the countdown ends, the servers will be live and you'll be able to join the Sanctum League!

The patch size for the update will be around 4-5GB on Steam.

Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum will launch on consoles at 3pm PST. Downtime will begin for deployment at approximately 12pm PST.

If you're looking for some extra character slots for the launch, we're running a sale on these right now! This is also your last chance to get Kalandra Mystery Boxes! It will leave the store when our next Mystery Box becomes available! Keep in mind that if you haven't taken advantage of it yet, it's still possible to get one free Kalandra Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. NOTE: this is only possible once per account. Additional purchases do not grant additional mystery boxes. If you need some extra points, we recommend checking out the Sanctum and Core Supporter Packs.

In case you still haven't decided which build to play with, check out the Class subsections on the forum for suggestions from the community. Many of our community streamers are also providing build guides on YouTube!

When The Forbidden Sanctum expansion launches, the Kalandra Supporter Packs will leave the store forever, so this is your last chance to purchase them before they are gone! You can find them in the shop by pressing M in-game. The Kalandra Supporter Packs will be leaving the store at: 11am PST.

We can't wait to see your latest adventures through Wraeclast. We'll see you at launch!

In The Forbidden Sanctum expansion, we've introduced several new gems and made some changes to existing ones. As usual, we've prepared the gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and changed gems to help you theorycraft your builds for the upcoming launch.

You can find all the new and changed gems in Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum on our forums here. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

In preparation for the Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum expansion, we've gathered up all the Item Filter information you need to help you get ready for the launch.

If you're not sure what to do with this information, don't worry too much! We'll update Path of Exile's built-in item filter alongside the launch of The Forbidden Sanctum.

[h3]New Items[/h3]
Item Class: Skill Gem

• Frozen Legion
  
• Volcanic Fissure
  
• Vaal Volcanic Fissure
  
• Vaal Cleave
  
• Vaal Flicker Strike
  
• Vaal Blade Flurry
  
• Vaal Venom Gyre
  
• Vaal Molten Strike
  
• Vaal Caustic Arrow
  
• Vaal Smite
  

Item Class: Support Gem

• Hex Bloom Support
  
• Cursed Ground Support
  

Item Class: Divination Card

• Man With Bear
  
• Alivia's Grace
  
• Auspicious Ambitions
  
• Divine Beauty
  
• The Wedding Gift
  
• The Insane Cat
  
• Ever-Changing
  
• A Dusty Memory
  
• The Return of the Rat
  
• The Finishing Touch
  

Item Class: Stackable Currency

• Fracturing Orb
  
• Fracturing Shard
  

Item Class: Relic

• Urn Relic
  
• Tome Relic
  
• Coffer Relic
  
• Censer Relic
  
• Papyrus Relic
  
• Candlestick Relic
  
• Processional Relic
  

Item Class: Sanctified Relic

• Sanctified Relic
  

[h3]Other changes[/h3]
Pantheon Souls

• Captured Soul of Captain Clayborne, The Accursed renamed to Captured Soul of Captain Tanner Lightfoot
  
• Captured Soul of Ara, Sister of Light renamed to Captured Soul of Captain Clayborne, The Accursed
  
• Captured Soul of Queen of the Great Tangle renamed to Captured Soul of Maligaro the Mutilator
  
• Captured Soul of Void Anomaly renamed to Captured Soul of Armala, the Widow
  
• Captured Soul of Megaera renamed to Captured Soul of Jorus, Sky's Edge
  
• Captured Soul of Fire and Fury renamed to Captured Soul of Forest of Flames
  
• Captured Soul of Kitava, The Destroyer renamed to Captured Soul of Lord of the Ashen Arrow
  
• Captured Soul of Burtok, Conjurer of Bones renamed to Captured Soul of Corruptor Eedaiak
  
• Captured Soul of Titan of the Grove renamed to Captured Soul of Khor, Sister of Shadows
  
• Captured Soul of Mephod, the Earth Scorcher renamed to Captured Soul of Megaera
  
• Captured Soul of Pagan Bishop of Agony renamed to Captured Soul of Varhesh, Shimmering Aberration
  
• Captured Soul of Visceris renamed to Captured Soul of Pesquin, the Mad Baron
  
• Captured Soul of Lycius, Midnight's Howl renamed to Captured Soul of Gorulis, Will-Thief
  

[h3]Map Tiers[/h3]
Tier 1

• Strand
  
• Mausoleum
  
• Lava Lake
  
• Terrace
  

Tier 2

• Moon Temple
  
• Arachnid Tomb
  
• Crimson Temple
  
• Castle Ruins
  
• Cage
  
• Forking River
  
• Spider Forest
  
• Alleyways
  

Tier 3

• Bone Crypt
  
• Museum
  
• Phantasmagoria
  
• Port
  
• Coves
  
• Caldera
  
• Sepulchre
  
• Plateau
  

Tier 4

• Atoll
  
• Shore
  
• Vaal Pyramid
  
• Residence
  
• Coral Ruins
  
• Spider Lair
  
• Thicket
  
• Arachnid Nest
  

Tier 5

• Temple
  
• Courtyard
  
• Acid Caverns
  
• Ivory Temple
  
• Laboratory
  
• Bog
  
• Silo
  
• Pier
  

Tier 6

• Overgrown Shrine
  
• Promenade
  
• Sulphur Vents
  
• Peninsula
  
• Haunted Mansion
  
• Iceberg
  
• Volcano
  

Tier 7

• Necropolis
  
• Precinct
  
• Mineral Pools
  
• Factory
  
• Burial Chambers
  
• Crater
  
• Frozen Cabins
  

Tier 8

• Estuary
  
• Primordial Blocks
  
• Arsenal
  
• Dungeon
  
• Academy
  
• Crimson Township
  
• Leyline
  

Tier 9

• Bazaar
  
• Primordial Pool
  
• Desert
  
• Dark Forest
  
• Colosseum
  
• Arcade
  

Tier 10

• Underground River
  
• Gardens
  
• Forbidden Woods
  
• Grave Trough
  
• Defiled Cathedral
  
• Lookout
  

Tier 11

• Wasteland
  
• City Square
  
• Mesa
  
• Infested Valley
  
• Dry Sea
  
• Villa
  

Tier 12

• Cemetery
  
• Cursed Crypt
  
• Courthouse
  
• Cold River
  
• Colonnade
  
• Shipyard
  

Tier 13

• Lair
  
• Orchard
  
• Shrine
  
• Plaza
  
• Channel
  

Tier 14

• Underground Sea
  
• Maze
  
• Canyon
  
• Sunken City
  
• Carcass
  

Tier 15

• Dunes
  
• Foundry
  
• Overgrown Ruin
  
• Ashen Wood
  
• Grotto
  

Tier 16

• Ancient City
  
• Toxic Sewer
  
• Graveyard
  
• Ghetto