News Archive

Path of Exile is all about items, and many players enjoy collecting different sets of Unique Items. Until now, players have had to store their unique item collection in regular Stash Tabs (or potentially Quad Tabs), without the ability to easily show their friends how many they have collected. Today we're releasing the Unique Collection Tab, a Stash Tab designed for unique item collectors. Read More.

We're celebrating the launch of the Synthesis League by releasing a new Brimmed Hat! Designed in a classic wizardly style, the Synthesis Brimmed Hat is adorned with golden ornaments that matches the theme of the Synthesis League. The Synthesis Brimmed Hat will only be available during the current league and won't appear in the shop again in the future. Don't miss it if you want to show your support to a specific development period of Path of Exile! Check out the video or get yours here! Read More.

On Saturday (NZT), we launched Path of Exile: Synthesis. Peak player concurrency was 176,700, making it the second-largest Path of Exile expansion launch ever (6.5% lower than the massive Betrayal update in December that had a lot of viral publicity). In addition to great player numbers, our recent improvements to realm stability meant that this was our first launch with no significant server problems of any kind. Read More.

Path of Exile: Synthesis is set to launch in less than two days! We know that you're eager to get stuck into planning your builds, so we've prepared gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all the new and reworked gems for this expansion. Read More.

Tomorrow we're releasing the full patch notes for Path of Exile: Synthesis. In the meantime, we'd like to talk about some of the major balance changes we've planned for the expansion and what our intentions are. The team has written a Development Manifesto to outline these changes. Read More.

Betrayal ends on Monday at 1PM (PST)! Next week we're also saying goodbye to the Betrayal Brimmed Hat and the Fairgraves Mystery Box. Additionally, we're holding a sale on a huge selection of character effects and portals over the weekend. To make this sale even more satisfying, we're offering one free Fairgraves Mystery Box when you spend points. Read More.

As part of Path of Exile: Synthesis, we're adding a number of new holy-themed spells. These include Purifying Flame, Wave of Conviction, and Divine Ire. Today's news reveals more about these skills and their place in Path of Exile. Read More.

With Path of Exile: Synthesis, we'll be introducing two new Chaos spells: Soulrend and Bane. Additionally, we're planning to improve the chaos spell style by changing some of its interactions and mechanics. Read More.

We're discounting a huge assortment of microtransactions by holding a 50 Point Sale! There are more than 150 microtransactions available for only 50 points or less, including Skill Effects, Helmets, Pets, Weapon Effects, Hideout Decorations and much more! Check out the full list of specials here. Read More.

Alongside the Synthesis League, we're going to be introducing a number of new damage spells and two new Auras that can benefit them. These are called Zealotry and Malevolence. We've also made a few adjustments to some existing auras. Read More.