Path of Exile News

The fourth and final ExileCon Qualifier Event starts this Saturday, August 17th, at 2pm (PDT). Players will compete in a Standard Solo-Self Found environment to be the first to kill Kitava in Act Five. There will be a death penalty - if you die, you'll not be able to move or do anything with your character for 60 seconds. You also won't be able to select 'Revive at Checkpoint'. The event is fixed seed, so every racer is contending with the same layout but the minimap won't be revealed. We've also made this event voided, which means your characters and their items won't be transferred to Standard League at the end of the event.

The winner of this event will receive a VIP ExileCon package and an opportunity to compete with tie23he, dsfarblarwaggle and Leaf in the ExileCon race finale. The top five kill times will be awarded with a microtransaction package.

Registration opens 30 minutes before the event begins and everyone is welcome to participate! You can register for the event by clicking the 'Join' button under the character selection screen.

In addition, we're holding the Super Stash Sale where we're discounting each type of Stash Tabs! Everything has been discounted, including the Unique Collection Tab, Fragment Tab, Map Tab, Premium Stash Tab Bundles, Premium Quad Stash Tab, Essence Tab, Divination Tab, Currency Tab and Guild Stash Tabs! Press M in game to view the full selection of discounted stash tabs.

The sale runs all weekend and ends at 9PM August 19th (PDT) If you need some extra points, we recommend checking out the Legion Supporter Packs, before they leave the store next week. Thank you for your support!

If you're unable to join the ExileCon Qualifier Event but don't want to miss all the action, be sure to tune in to our official channel at twitch.tv/pathofexile! Have a nice weekend and best of luck to our racers!

Since the release of the Legion expansion we've introduced many new microtransactions to the store that became pretty popular with the community. Some of you might like not only creating stylish combinations of all kinds with these cosmetic effects, but also getting to know a bit about their development process. We always enjoy sharing artwork of our team, so we've gathered some concept art from recently released microtransactions to show to you today.

The Drakeling Pet

The Necrotic Shield

The Vampiric Portal

The Vaal Viper Portal

The Water Elemental Armour Set

The Zenith Armour Set

The Illusionist Armour Set

Tomorrow morning we're starting the 3.8.0 press tour, where we'll show the new league and other upcoming changes to many news outlets in preparation for its announcement next week. While we can't reveal the details of the expansion to our community yet, we are ready to announce that the announcement will go live at 2pm on Tuesday, August 20th PDT!

Our September expansion follows the usual formula of Path of Exile releases, with a new challenge league, improvements to existing content, some QoL improvements and new items, crafting methods, archetypes, skill gems, support gems and more! As always, we can't wait to show you what we've been working on.

There are three more weeks left until the end of the current Legion League, however its Supporter Packs on PC will end next week when we reveal the details of our next expansion. The Legion Supporter Packs on consoles will be replaced with the 3.8.0 Supporter Packs on the 28th of August (NZT). In the meantime, have a look at the Legion Supporter Packs Concept Art we've prepared for today!



If you're interested in getting one of the Legion Supporter Packs, but you're not sure you'll be able to do so in time, check out this news post to find out about your options.

Thanks so much for your support!

P.S. Black and golden ;)

There are just over three months left until ExileCon, the Path of Exile convention we're holding in Auckland, New Zealand. We plan to kick off the convention with a keynote announcing both December's 3.9.0 expansion and the future 4.0.0 mega-expansion. Attendees will be able to play demos of both announced expansions, watch talks given by GGG developers, meet their favourite streamers and invited guests, buy Path of Exile merchandise, and celebrate Path of Exile with over a thousand other community members.

Today we're excited to announce the star-studded lineup of past and present Path of Exile Streamers and content creators attending the convention, including Kripparrian, NeverSink, Engineering Eternity, Quin69, Rhykker, Zizaran, Mathil, Raiz, Nugiyen, Havoc, Tarkecat, ZiggyD and Amie. Also attending ExileCon are many other invited guests, such as David Brevik, Max Schaefer, Erich Schaefer and even a few Path of Exile voice actors.

On the 17th of August, we're running the fourth and final ExileCon Qualifier Race. Its winner will compete at the Race Finale on stage at ExileCon. For more information about this qualifier, check out this page.

There are still a few hundred tickets to ExileCon available if you're keen to join us. Check out the ExileCon site here to find out more information about the event and to purchase tickets.

An important new piece of information for attendees is that New Zealand has just introduced a system where you must apply for an "NZeTA" online before arriving in the country. As far as we can see, almost all ExileCon visitors from overseas must apply for one. We recommend doing this as soon as possible. Thankfully, the process does not look difficult. Full details and the application form are on this page.

Whether or not you're able to attend the convention, we'll be livestreaming ExileCon's keynote presentation, so mark your calendars and prepare for some big announcements! We can't wait to share with you what we've been working on.