Path of Exile 2 Full Release on December 11 PST
Path of Exile 2 fully releases on December 11!Experience the complete six-Act Campaign, two new Classes and weapon types, sweeping balance changes, a new Challenge League, and much more as Path of Exile 2 enters Full Release.Experience the complete campaign in Path of Exile 2's full release, with the addition of Acts 5 and 6.Explore 24 distinct new areas and face 18 new unique deadly bosses. In addition, discover over 20 new Champion Rare encounters, each with its own mechanics and surprises.New Class: The ShadowThe Shadow lurks unseen, using daggers, traps, and shades to bring down his foes. The Shadow introduces Stealth, an entirely new mechanic in Path of Exile 2 unlike any stealth mechanic you've seen before. While in Stealth, monsters can't see you until you get within a short distance of them. Being in the shadows also empowers your dagger skills, granting them a range of additional bonuses. In addition to daggers, the Shadow wields another new weapon type: Traps. Prepare your traps while in stealth, then trigger them automatically as you strike. Traps explode in the order they were thrown, allowing you to set up the perfect combo! On release, the Shadow has two Ascendancy classes: the Assassin and the Infiltrator.New Class: The DuelistThe Duelist is a skilled swordsman, relying on speed, precision, and well-timed strikes to overwhelm his opponents. Stances are a new mechanic in Path of Exile 2 that the Duelist masterfully utilises in battle. Use Ready Stance to empower your sword skills, enhancing each of them in different ways! Unlock even deadlier combinations by upgrading Ready Stance to Sand or Blood Stances. In 1.0, we are introducing two Ascendancy Classes for Duelist: the Knight and the Master-at-Arms.In the Conquerors of Wraeclast Challenge League, join Varek and his mercenaries and conquer Wraeclast! Explore the new endgame storyline and prevent the awakening of the ancient Blood Lord. Rescue new allies, locate enemy fortifications, deploy your troops on the battlefield, and lead your army to victory. Build your ranks by recruiting skilled warriors to stand against the enemy army. Discover over 70 new points of interest, offering opportunities to recruit troops and take on unique missions. Conquer castles to uncover their treasury rooms and find a new type of crafting material that lets you reforge your gear. In the endgame, establish a stronghold for your growing army. Choose between three factions, each with its own style of fortress and unique troops to recruit. Uncover dark secrets of the ancient Sanguar bloodline in a new endgame storyline: the Blood Lord's promise. Delegate Atlas progression to your own commanders with a new real-time endgame system. Team up with all the other players in your chosen faction across the league to capture castles from other player factions!The 1.0 Full Release introduces over 40 new Unique Items and revamps more than 70 existing ones with improved modifiers, skills, and visuals, making finding Unique Items a much more rewarding experience.We’re introducing new skills for a few classes that were missing them, such as the Warrior and the Witch. We’ve also massively rebalanced Support Gems to make them much more useful.The Passive Skill Tree has received a major makeover, with the addition of hundreds of new stats. We’ve also moved all Jewel Sockets into the clusters, so now you can consider which clusters your build really needs instead of going after every Jewel Socket.Some existing classes and Ascendancy Classes have received important reworks. Here are just a few examples: The fundamental way reloading works on the Mercenary has been changed. The Infernalist Ascendancy has a new demonic minion that can cast any spell it is given, can now have up to three Infernal Hounds, and has new Covenant skills. The Blood Mage Ascendancy has new skills and curses alongside the rework of the Corrupted Blood mechanic. The Acolyte of Chayula Ascendancy can now summon a companion that can use any Quarterstaff skill. The Acolyte can also sacrifice their own life to transfer their soul into a clone.Thank you to everyone who participated in Early Access and has supported us throughout the years. Without you, Path of Exile 2 would not be possible.Play Path of Exile 2 for free on December 11 PST!
Experience the complete six-Act Campaign, two new Classes and weapon types, sweeping balance changes, a new Challenge League, and much more as Path of Exile 2 enters Full Release.

Experience the complete campaign in Path of Exile 2's full release, with the addition of Acts 5 and 6.
Explore 24 distinct new areas and face 18 new unique deadly bosses. In addition, discover over 20 new Champion Rare encounters, each with its own mechanics and surprises.

- The Shadow introduces Stealth, an entirely new mechanic in Path of Exile 2 unlike any stealth mechanic you've seen before.
- While in Stealth, monsters can't see you until you get within a short distance of them.
- Being in the shadows also empowers your dagger skills, granting them a range of additional bonuses.
- In addition to daggers, the Shadow wields another new weapon type: Traps.
- Prepare your traps while in stealth, then trigger them automatically as you strike. Traps explode in the order they were thrown, allowing you to set up the perfect combo!
- On release, the Shadow has two Ascendancy classes: the Assassin and the Infiltrator.
- Stances are a new mechanic in Path of Exile 2 that the Duelist masterfully utilises in battle.
- Use Ready Stance to empower your sword skills, enhancing each of them in different ways!
- Unlock even deadlier combinations by upgrading Ready Stance to Sand or Blood Stances.
- In 1.0, we are introducing two Ascendancy Classes for Duelist: the Knight and the Master-at-Arms.

In the Conquerors of Wraeclast Challenge League, join Varek and his mercenaries and conquer Wraeclast!
- Explore the new endgame storyline and prevent the awakening of the ancient Blood Lord. Rescue new allies, locate enemy fortifications, deploy your troops on the battlefield, and lead your army to victory.
- Build your ranks by recruiting skilled warriors to stand against the enemy army.
- Discover over 70 new points of interest, offering opportunities to recruit troops and take on unique missions.
- Conquer castles to uncover their treasury rooms and find a new type of crafting material that lets you reforge your gear.
- In the endgame, establish a stronghold for your growing army. Choose between three factions, each with its own style of fortress and unique troops to recruit.
- Uncover dark secrets of the ancient Sanguar bloodline in a new endgame storyline: the Blood Lord's promise.
- Delegate Atlas progression to your own commanders with a new real-time endgame system.
- Team up with all the other players in your chosen faction across the league to capture castles from other player factions!

The 1.0 Full Release introduces over 40 new Unique Items and revamps more than 70 existing ones with improved modifiers, skills, and visuals, making finding Unique Items a much more rewarding experience.

We’re introducing new skills for a few classes that were missing them, such as the Warrior and the Witch. We’ve also massively rebalanced Support Gems to make them much more useful.

The Passive Skill Tree has received a major makeover, with the addition of hundreds of new stats. We’ve also moved all Jewel Sockets into the clusters, so now you can consider which clusters your build really needs instead of going after every Jewel Socket.

Some existing classes and Ascendancy Classes have received important reworks. Here are just a few examples:
- The fundamental way reloading works on the Mercenary has been changed.
- The Infernalist Ascendancy has a new demonic minion that can cast any spell it is given, can now have up to three Infernal Hounds, and has new Covenant skills.
- The Blood Mage Ascendancy has new skills and curses alongside the rework of the Corrupted Blood mechanic.
- The Acolyte of Chayula Ascendancy can now summon a companion that can use any Quarterstaff skill. The Acolyte can also sacrifice their own life to transfer their soul into a clone.


Thank you to everyone who participated in Early Access and has supported us throughout the years. Without you, Path of Exile 2 would not be possible.
