Path of Exile News

We're proud to introduce the Metamorph Supporter Packs! There are two pairs of Supporter Packs with exclusive cosmetic microtransactions, such as Armour Sets, Weapon Effects, Character Effects, Wings and more!

There are two pairs of packs available with many exclusive microtransactions: the Sanctum and Damnation packs. Each of the two pairs has different contents, so you can choose whichever one (or both) you prefer. You can upgrade from the cheaper one in a pair to the more expensive one later.

The Sanctum and the Grand Sanctum Supporter Packs

The Sanctum Supporter Pack contains a Weapon Effect, Wings, a Portrait Frame, a Supporter Forum Title and 250 points. The Grand Sanctum Supporter Pack contains everything from the Sanctum pack as well as an Armour Set, an alternative Helmet Skin, 550 points, a Portrait Frame and a Forum Title. Check out the preview of the Grand Sanctum Supporter Pack below!

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The Damnation and the Eternal Damnation Supporter Packs

The Damnation Supporter Pack contains a Weapon Effect, a Character Effect, a Portrait Frame, a Supporter Forum Title and 250 points. The Eternal Damnation has the same contents as the Damnation pack, plus an Armour Set, an alternative Helmet Skin, a Portrait Frame, a Forum Title and 550 points. Check it out below:

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You can upgrade from one of these Supporter Packs to another in the same series by clicking "Upgrade" on the desired pack. The process will include any pure points packs purchased since the release of Metamorph. The maximum amount that upgrades can contribute is 80% of the value of a pack.

Note that the Core and Metamorph packs are in different series, so you can't upgrade from one of those to the other type. If you have any questions about this process, please contact [email protected]!

Thank you so much for your support! We hope you enjoy these Supporter Packs!

As part of our targeted improvements to Bows in 3.9.0, we're introducing three new Support Gems that work with Bow skills: Arrow Nova Support, Greater Volley Support and Barrage Support.

Arrow Nova Support

The Arrow Nova support turns a forward firing arrow skill into an upward firing payload arrow, which lands at a targeted location. When the arrow hits the ground, it bursts into a nova of the skill's projectiles. This support is available at level 8 for the Ranger, opening up interesting new ways to spread your arrow effects over an area.

Ground targeted projectiles like Caustic Arrow, Vaal Burning Arrow and Tornado Shot will explode a fixed distance from the Nova location, creating a wide damage area if they don't explode on a closer target first. For Caustic Arrow, this lets you spread caustic ground over a very large area with ease.

Greater Volley Support

Knowledgeable players will know that the Greater Volley Support already exists on the Reach of the Council unique bow. We have decided it would be interesting if it became its own support gem. Because of this change, Reach of the Council will be improved. This support is available at level 38.

Greater Volley comes with a slightly lower damage multiplier than Greater Multiple Projectiles, given that the damage shape is less desirable for most projectile skills.

Lesser Multiple Projectiles and Volley supports have been often left by the wayside in favour of Greater Multiple Projectiles at end-game - both of these supports will have lower damage multipliers than they currently do, making them more attractive both for levelling and as endgame options.

Barrage Support

This support gem causes skills to fire wand and bow skill projectiles sequentially. Each projectile adds a little bit of attack time, so the skill isn’t unreasonable with skills that inherently have a lot of additional projectiles like Split Arrow and Power Siphon. You will be able to cancel out of a Barrage once it has started, so too many projectiles won't lock you in place for a long time. This support is available at level 38.

The Barrage skill gem hasn't changed significantly. It has functionally the same behaviour as the Barrage Support but does not have more attack time per extra projectile. This makes extra projectiles relatively more valuable compared to other Bow skills supported by Barrage. The Volley Fire threshold jewel will now be limited to 1 (from 3) and grant 6 additional projectiles to the first and final attacks (up from 2), giving you much more value for the socket cost.

Separate to these changes, Shrapnel Shot has been adjusted and renamed Galvanic Arrow. It is especially interesting with the Barrage Support, with each sequential projectile repeating the area damage cone. We'll talk more about the Galvanic Arrow changes soon when we go over all reworked and rebalanced skills.

Support Gem Combinations

Any arrow-firing Skill + Barrage + Arrow Nova
This causes the projectiles from the skill to spiral around the impact point, both looking cool and letting you deal high damage to enemies near the target location.

Any Arrow + Barrage + Greater Volley
This causes a sequential volley to fire in a line from side to side, damaging a condensed area that can hit enemies many times.

Check out a video preview below!
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There are other interesting combinations to discover with existing support gems and certain bow skills, including other reworked and improved bow skills. We'll be going over these reworked bow skills soon, so stay tuned.

As you explore the new Atlas in our December expansion, you'll eventually encounter five new endgame bosses, called the Conquerors. You may have noticed two of them in the official Conquerors of the Atlas trailer. For this news post we've created a longer preview of endgame battles with them. Check it out below!

Spoiler alert: some of the new boss mechanics are showcased in this video. If you want to experience these fights for the first time by yourself, we'd recommend waiting until the launch of the expansion!

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As you know, in Path of Exile: Conquerors of the Atlas we're introducing Support Gems Plus, a new type of Support Gems, available as a drop from endgame Conquerors. There are four of them on the announcement page, and today we will showcase six more alongside a video preview.

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Check out these Support Gems Plus here.

As part of the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion, we're doing a full review of Bow skills and other mechanics that influence Bow balance. Ranged Attack Totems have been under-utilised for a while, and we've made some significant changes to their core mechanics as well as adding some interesting new abilities which are unique to the archetype.

We've made a number of changes to Ranged Attack Totems:

• Ranged Attack Totem skills are now called Ballistas, with the existing support gem being renamed to Ballista Totem Support.
  
• All Ballista skills start with 3 maximum totems, as does Ballista Totem Support.
  
• Ballista Totems place much faster than other totems, letting you quickly deploy your full power.
  
• Ballistas are all placed quite close to your character now. This makes your positioning important, however it isn't a large disadvantage as most of the Ballistas have a long firing range.
  
• New passives have been added to the passive tree specific to Ballistas and other Attack totems, letting you gain additional Ballista totems.
  

Shrapnel Ballista is the new low-level Bow Totem. It fires three projectiles at once, and an enemy can be hit by multiple projectiles from a single shot. This makes the skill deadly when up close to enemies. The skill has a small amount of Added Physical damage, making the skill more reliable while leveling. Additional projectiles further multiply the damage. Use it to take down a boss quickly, or place multiple to create a line of defence that destroys any enemy that approaches.

Artillery Ballista is a new Level 28 skill. It fires up a series of arrows that rain down in a line, with all damage converted to fire. The skill has a similar damage pattern to Glacial Cascade, but unlike Glacial Cascade, the line isn't directly away from the totem. Instead, it looks at the positions of nearby monsters, and intelligently rains down its arrows in a diagonal line that would hit as many enemies as possible, making it very efficient at clearing spread out enemies, as well as dealing multiple hits to targets.

Ensnaring Arrow is a new bow utility skill that fires a single arrow. When it hits and doesn't pass through an enemy, a rope shoots into the ground, pinning that monster to that point. If they try to move from the point, they're greatly slowed. An enemy can have up to three ropes attached to it, each applying a separate speed multiplier.

In addition to the slow, it also increases projectile attack damage taken, and makes enemies always count as moving. Use Puncture on an Ensnared enemy to guarantee a full force bleed. Additional Projectiles let you pin multiple enemies at once, while Ballista Totem Support lets you create a totem that repeatedly ensnares enemies while you kill them with your other abilities. Check out new skill gems in action below:

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We've also added three new Support Gems that can be used with Bow skills, and have made some significant changes to some skills, including Explosive Arrow. We'll talk more about these in the weeks leading up to the release of Conquerors of the Atlas. Stay tuned!