Season 8 Patch Notes
1,515 changes11 categories
September 12th 2025 > 2PM GMT+2
1,515
Total
813
Buffs
166
Nerfs
169
New
23
Fixes
344
Changes
Featured
40changeATTENTION: Path of Exile 2 season is coming out on 29th of August so we have postponed our release with a week.
buffChase locations for Heroic Items are better balanced, scrambled and added zone item pools to Chaos Tower for example. Also monster density is buffed on weaker zones.
changeZones have a chance to have an active battle field in them. You will find summoning portals that spawn swarms of monsters with special modifiers. Monsters from the mechanic can drop tarot cards which can be used to craft various things.
changeUnstable rifts and Shrine Monsters now drop Essence Vaults in Hell+ Difficulty which can be opened once you have executed its contract, the reward is a big explosion of loot based on the vaults affixes. The Vault can be sold in market or traded at any point.
buffEssence vaults come as Superior, Rare, Mythic, Satanic, Heroic, Angelic and Unholy rarities. Rarity increases the amount of affixes, affix power but also increases the demand of the Essence Vaults soul contract.
changeInferno now unlocks after you kill mevius on hell 5
changeWormhole moved to inferno
changeBlood Pact stash is now usable at the same time, no more needing to wait
newAdded an individual chat for each pact
newYou can now invite multiple people to a pact at once
changeYour stash is now shared between your own characters in pacts
changePact leader can now promote members to admins who can kick or invite people to the pact
changeMercenary can now additionally use Gloves, Belt and Boots
buffNew and improved loot filter which can also filter different affix tiers for common items, better readability, functionality etc.
newYou can now choose to highlight specific tier of affixes and choose the highlighted loot color!
changePlayers can now save and load filters they have created, filters are synced into your account and can be imported to your character or exported for distribution or safekeeping.
changePlayers can filter items now based on socket amount
newAdded a keybind to bypass the filter when held
changeCustom color for highlighted items(found in options)
newYou can now unlock titles by doing certain stuff ingame. Titles are shown by your name
newAdded a bunch of new drop sounds for various item types and rare items
changeRare item drop sounds are now louder and more noticeable
changeWANTED: Shadow Reaper quest awards 15 random Tarot Cards, 25k experience and 10k gold.
changeWANTED: Sung Lee quest awards 15 random Tarot Cards, 25k experience and 10k gold.
changeWANTED: Chaos Tower quest awards 15 random Tarot Cards, 25k experience and 10k gold.
changeWANTED: Damien quest awards 15 random Tarot Cards, 25k experience and 10k gold.
changeCodex of Eternity quest awards 15 random Tarot Cards, 25k experience and 10k gold.
changeThe Fall of Darkness quest now unlocks the 5th relic slot
changeThe Light of Dawn quest now unlocks one additional charm slot
nerfQuest Reward low runes lowered to max Nut
nerfQuest Reward mid runes lowered to max Lem
nerfQuest Reward high runes lowered to max Jah
changeLuna quest rerolling by abusing another difficulty is removed. The new quest will delete the quest on other difficulties.
changeMain quest on normal is now sliced per act, so you dont need to complete all quests in every act to do the next acts quests
changeYou now gain a portal with 5 charges that can be used if you die on a uber boss to get back to the boss room. After the fifth time the portal is destroyed.
changeUsing Circle Of Hatreds main portal now resets the zone. (So you don't have to reset the game when farming multiple Gabriels).
newAdded ancient+ monster death effect MTX, each have unique art and sounds
newAdded Explosion Spell skin MTX changing the visual look on all explosions you cause.
newAdded Chainlightning Spell skin MTX changing the visual look on all chain lightning skills you unleash (non traveling chains only).
newAdded Tarot themed skins for Demonspawn, Bard, Illusionist, Paladin, Samurai and Shaman
General
34buffHell 1-5 scaling increased drastically.
buffInferno scaling increased massively
changeOptimized hit effects when striking monsters with skills or attacks, should improve performance greatly.
buffSkill Opacity for Self and Others now also affects overlaying buff effects on the player.
newAdded options keybinds for Vote Reset and Loot Filter
changeYou can now hide monsters from minimap (massive performance increase)
newYou can now open sub skill trees without having a point in the skill
changeRe-worked the crafting UI for better visual feedback, now also shows material names when hovering.
changeRe-worked the market UI for better visual feedback.
changeOptimized network packet handling when damaging monsters etc to unload pressure from the server
changeUnique Stash tab now shows Set item color correctly
nerfWormholes now have a chance per level to roll an extra affix on the monster packs + wh 35 and wh 70 increase +1 ancients in a pack
changeBans from PAS anti-cheat are now shown in the global chat. Cheating should result in shaming.
newYou can now quickbind skill loadouts (defaulted to left shift + 1/2/3/4)
buffImproved chat text visibility
fixRogue Chaos Tower now spawns when you are close enough to its location, fixing the abuse.
changeWe have removed the community quest for now, it is irrelevant and pointless and needs redesigning.
changeRemoved from the unique stash system: All dev items, legacy bifröst ring, soulforged ring, the non existing scarred battle darts and novelty items like lemon.
newAdded a quick filter system to tick D, C, B, A, S items from showing in the main interface.
changeCompanion no longer picks up random jewels (as they fill your inventory with trash)
newAdded option to hide Dot combat texts (which is now hidden by default)
changeSending gold and items via mailbox is now disabled. Mailbox will remain for guild invites and possible item restorations, market etc.
newAdded tags like "Orbital" and "Projectile" etc to all skills so we can have clear understanding what works for what and we can also create new items that only work for certain tags.
newUpdated stash search function. You can now search with keywords/letters
newAdded 4 MTX ancient monster death effects with unique sound effects
newYou can now CTRL + SHIFT + Click to allocate all remaining points to an attribute
newStat screen now has categories for each type of stats and shows most if not all the available stats from items
newAdded option to always show tooltip when hovering item on the ground
buffBuffed hero level talent: Mythic Node Of Swiftness
buffBuffed hero level talent: Mythic Node Of Absolute Resistance
buffBuffed hero level talent: Mythic Node Of Champion
buffBuffed hero level talent: Mythic Node Of Brilliance
buffBuffed hero level talent: Mythic Node Of Soul Hunger
buffBuffed hero level talent: Mythic Node Of Tactician
Crafting
9changeWheel of Fortune x 40 + The Fool x 40 + The Magician x 40 = Random D-SS tier (can be angelic)
changeThe High Priestess x 30 + The Empress x 25 + The Devil x 15 = a random rune (can be angelic)
changeThe Hanged Man x 25 + The Hermit x 25 = 12 random dungeon keys
changeDeath x 30 + The Devil x 30 + The Emperor x 30 = 10 random materials
buffThe Star x 50 + The Moon x 50 + The Sun x 50 = a random relic boosting unique item
changeThe Fool x 15 = Get 10x of a random Tarot Card
changeThe Tower x 20 + The World x 20 = Get 8x of a random Orb
changeThe Chariot x 35 + The Lovers x 25 + Justice x 15 = Get a random Essence Vault
changeThe Temperance x 300 + Judgement x 300 + Strength x 300 + The Hierophant x 300 = get a random Divine Tarot Card, which can be a dissapointment too.
Quests
7newAdded Hell 5 quest to gather dimensional shards and kill shadow reaper
newAdded Hell 5 quest to gather battle fragments and kill sung lee
newAdded Hell 5 quest to gather boss parts, craft key of terror and kill damien
newAdded Hell 5 quest to clear a chaos tower
newAdded Hell 5 quest to find, use and clear a codex zone
changeVanaheim portal now spawns in towns (and cabin) if you have killed the monsters, once you enter another one wont spawn.
buffBuffed quest Seething Souls soul drop rate from 3% to 8%+167%
Zones
15buffIncreased monster density in Forests of the Slain
buffIncreased monster density in Forgotten Caves
buffIncreased monster density in Arctic Tundra
buffIncreased monster density in Snowy Mountains
buffIncreased monster density in Corrupted Oasis
buffIncreased monster density in Pyramid 1
buffIncreased monster density in Nightmare
buffIncreased monster density in Fuji Coast
buffIncreased monster density in Sea of Karponia
buffIncreased monster density in Prison Dungeon
buffIncreased monster density in Deep Space
buffIncreased monster density in Black Hole
buffIncreased monster density in Parallel Dimension
newAdded legion pack to Ruby Gardens
newAdded legion packs to Eternal Battlefield
Bosses
25nerfAll uber boss drop chances for a boss specific item nerfed to 8% - 12% - 16% - 20% - 24% on hell and 36% on inferno. All bosses got a massive magic find boost to them. Magic Find from uber bosses buffed from 1500% to 30000% (For Gabriel and Anubis 50000%) BOSS DROP RATES FOR SSF ARE 2X+1,900%
fixFixed an issue where defeating a boss too quickly could prevent loot from dropping and event triggers from activating such as teleport appearing.
nerfNerfed Endrixia life scaling
changeRemoved Immunity from Sheep King during Sheepacalypse
changeRogue Chaos Tower drop rates are half of what the other bosses are due to many entries.
buffBuffed Shadow Reaper's Shadow Skull damage by 42%
buffBuffed Shadow Reaper's Execution damage by 15%
fixFixed Witch Bog wormhole boss being "Puppet Queen".
changeRe-worked Grim Reaper´s boss room
changeRe-worked Damien´s boss room
buffShadow Reaper Pentagram Slam size increased by 50%
nerfShadow Reaper Pentagram Slam activate time decreased from 1.75 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
newAdded new items into Shadow Reapers pool: Wraith´s Cloak, Shadow Lantern, Shadow Beacon and Signet of Shadows
buffInferno Sung Lee - Summon weapon: Cast time reduced 50%
buffBuffed Luna´s damage by around 20%
buffBuffed Luna´s Starshower and Star Wall Agony debuff from 100% to 150%+50%
buffBuffed Gurag on inferno - Gurag´s Guards spawns 14 guards. - Spawns 2 extra towers which disarm the player on hit. - Spawns 2 extra bishops which disarm the player on hit. * Disarm disables attacking and casting for 3 seconds.
buffBuffed Grim Reaper on inferno - Spawns 4 smaller scythes moving faster. - Soul Eruptions cast skulls 3 times and now freeze on hit. - Death Coil skulls are 200% bigger.
buffBuffed Anubis on inferno - Meteor Storm is casted counter clockwise 4 times. - Wall of Storm starts moving 0.5 seconds faster - Wrath of Anubis falls 60% faster.
buffBuffed Damien on inferno - Damien´s Masks are now Legion rarity - Blood Surge cast delay is 0.15 seconds + AOE & Damage increased by 200%. - Unleashing Agony projectiles now cover a 35% wider radius. - Pools of Agony spawns 5 pools with 50% increased damage.
buffBuffed Karp King on inferno - Mega beam is now cast into 4 directions - Zen Pools spawns 10 pools which are 50% bigger, have 50% more damage and freeze on hit. - Balls of Doom monsters are Legion rarity.
buffBuffed Satan on inferno - Lava Storm unleashes 3 trails that inflict burning on hit. - Wall of Agony is now casted 3 times in a row inflicting burning on hit. - Satan´s Hands are now Legion rarity
buffBuffed Mevius on inferno - Portal Tentacles deal 200% damage. - Portals spawn 4 nightmare priests. - Tentacle Wall now spawned from both directions with increased speed. Damage buffed by 300% on all difficulties
buffBuffed Odin on inferno - Spawns 5 storm axes (Buffed storm axe damage by 200% on all difficulties) - Spawns 3 shadow orbs with 50% increased damage. - Huginn and Muninn are Legion rarity
changeAmun Ra: Heart phase no longer makes the heart immune, now additionally spawns waves of blood.
Monsters
30fixFixed an issue where Colossal Pumpkin hit would be instant.
changeMonsters that shatter after death dont proc death rattles (freeze, frozen)
nerfNerfed wasp damage by 35%
nerfNerfed Bloater Experience Globe given experience.from 800% per globe to [200%/225%/250%/300%] per globe. (based on difficulty)
buffIncreased the range of Experience Globe pickup
buffAdded new Affix > Divine > On death drops magic globes that provide a stacking magic find buff for 30 seconds
newAdded new Affix > Shielding > Monsters have shield stacks depending on difficulty which take 1 tick from any damage source to remove, before they start taking damage. Shielding monsters have a base extra magic find of 875%
newAdded new Affix > Fearless > Immune to crowd control
newAdded a new Affix > Thick Skin > Immune to dots
newAdded a new Affix > Antimagus > Can dodge spells
newAdded a new Affix > Colossal > Big boi
newAdded a new Affix > Stealthy > Immune to critical hits
nerfMonsters now have crowd control diminish, every stun etc lowers its effect by 25% on the next stun till it doesnt affect the mob anymore, resetting to 100% effectiveness after a 5 second cooldown.
changeMonster inflicted stun and frozen attacks now also have diminish for the player by 25% per applied stun or frozen, at 0% renders the player immune for 3 seconds.
newMonster life scaling per player increased from 66% to (150% Normal, 135% Nightmare, 120% Hell, 105% Inferno) per player. Additionally added 5% increased monster damage per player in group.
buffPhysical damage from monsters reduced by 18% accross the board
nerfLightning damage from monsters increase by 6% accross the board
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 2 Zone 4
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 2 Zone 5
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 3 Zone 1
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 3 Zone 3
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 3 Zone 4
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 4 Zone 1
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 5 Zone 5
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 6 Zone 2
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 6 Zone 4
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 6 Zone 5
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 8 Zone 1
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 8 Zone 2
newAdded a Legion pack into Act 8 Zone 3
Chaos Pillars
3changeUber boss part affix is now a lot rarer
nerfSlightly nerfed bloating affix chance
newChaos Pillars now have their own icon in the minimap
Chaos Tower
3changeChaos Tower reward chest now adds 16% per cleared tower chance to drop a heroic item when opened, surpassing 100% will add an extra item on top of the roll.
changeChaos Tower reward chest now adds 1% per cleared tower chance to drop an angelic/unholy item when opened, surpassing 100% will add an extra item on top of the roll.
changeChaos Tower Chest no longer cares about rakhul kills, only cleared towers.
Items
513change40% of SS tier item rolls are now for the zone specific Heroic chase items.
changeScrambled SS tier heroic item target farm locations
changeOnly Angelic and Unholy drops are now shown in the chat, Heroic and SS tier items still show in the ingame chat
newYou can now prospect and dice flasks
changeFlasks now show tier on ground
buffBuffed the attack range of all follower relics
changeCommon items now show tiers for all rolled affixes from D to S
newYou can now post corrupted items on market again, added [Corrupted] to the name, since you can now uncorrupt them using Prophet´s Wisdom
nerf"Extra damage to monsters with x ailment" no longer increases dot damage, it was intended to increase other damage dealt to it if it has an ailment, ailment damage is its own stat.
newYou can now use tinkerers toolkit, empty sockets, reroll sockets, destroy sockets on codexes
changeKeys now show the location of the dungeon in the item tooltip
changeChanged Tinkerers Toolkit to 1x1 from 2x1
changeExtra Damage to Ailments now applies only onces if any ailment is affecting the target.
buffUnstable Dusts provide satanic crystal fragments or destiny shard fragments, buffed the amounts.
nerfNerfed dex given critical damage from 0.125% to 0.1% per point.-20%
buffBuffed energy given base mana replenish from 0.145 to 0.175 per point.+21%
buffBuffed vitality given base life replenish from 0.1 to 0.125 per point.+25%
changeCrystal chests have a 1:250 chance to drop one of the 7 mystery hats.
buffLight Radius now actually works and increases your base movement speed for 2% per point of Light Radius, or decreases it if in the negative.
nerfCrystal Key drop rate nerfed from 1:75 to 1:125
fixFixed Magnum Opus on Kadosh being broken
changeNuked additive damage effects
changeCodexes now roll for extra pack size by default
newAll unique flasks now have level requirement set to 1
changeLiquor Holster level requirement set to 1
buffBuffed Open Wounds damage from 20% to 50% of phys damage+150%
nerfClumped all extra damage multipliers in the same lump sum to nerf physical effects a bit
newYou can no longer sell Keys, Materials, Collectibles or Socketables to the merchant. You can now prospect these items.
buffLowered Enchanted Sigil price to 200k
changeItems now show only 1 prefix and 1 suffix on ground to stop the screen wide item names, prefix will always prioritize all skills affix over anything.
newAdded a short delay to higher rarity drops so the player sees them before the companion just instapicks them up.
buffInfernal Codexes now gain an additional buff and debuff, and with the new item "Essence of Chaos", you can add yet another buff and debuff to juice it further.
changeRemoved Codex of Goblin Horde and replaced it with Codex of the Card Collector which gives monsters a chance to drop Tarot Decks.
buffIncreased total Magic Find
changeAdditional Rune Rolls on monster kill
changeAdditional Rolls to Angelic and Unholy items on monster kill
changeAdditional Rolls to high quality materials on monster kill
changeChance to drop a Tarot Deck on monster kill
changeChance to drop an Essence of Chaos on monster kill
buffIncreased chance to drop Infernal Codex on monster kill
changeAll common item drops are S tier
changeAll common item drops are white
changeMonster Packs now spawn as Chaos Pillars
changeMovement skills are disabled
changeAdditional monster projectiles
changeAncient monsters are proximity tangible
changeChance on hit to reflect a meteor on your location dealing the monster´s damage
nerfIncreased monster attack and aggro range
nerfIncreased monster attack, movement and projectile speed
changeSummon 3 Scythes targeting you when using a flask
nerfDecreased all ore prospecting material chances from 1%/7%/15%/25% to 1%/5%/12%/20%
buffExan Jewel: Liquate amount needed from 5 to 3.-40%
changeExan Jewel: New requirement: 2 Copperstones.
nerfWilrden Jewel: Copperstone amount needed from 2 to 4.+100%
nerfLapis-Lazuli Jewel: Huge Spessarite amount needed from 4 to 7.+75%
nerfLapis-Lazuli Jewel: Greater Impstone requirement from 4 to 5.+25%
changeLapis-Lazuli Jewel: New requirement: 1 Ocean Agate.
nerfClean Cut Jewel: Cardinal Ruby amount needed from 2 to 3.+50%
nerfClean Cut Jewel: Flaming Core amount needed from 1 to 4.+300%
nerfChaos Gem: Jadenium Powder amount needed from 1 to 4.+300%
changeChaos Gem: New requirement: 2 Dark matter.
nerfMoonstone Gem: Jadenium Powder amount needed from 1 to 4.+300%
changeMoonstone Gem: New requirement: 2 Dark matter.
changeAbomination´s Eye now only drops from Colossal Chests
changeAbomination´s Heart now only drops from Colossal Chests
changeAbomination´s Brain now only drops from Colossal Chests
changeNecro Butcher´s Curse now only drops from Colossal Chests
changeDeath's Mirror now only drops from common/gold/crystal chests
changeLeprechaun's Greed now only drops from common/gold/crystal chests
changeMystique Allure now only drops from common/gold/crystal chests
changeThe Bucket now only drops from common/gold/crystal chests
changeMidas' Hands now only drops from common/gold/crystal chests
changeBelt of Infinite Wealth now only drops from common/gold/crystal chests
changeCompass of Wealth now only drops from common/gold/crystal chests
changeAzazel's Despair now only drops from Chaos Pillars
changeGem King´s Cleaver chase zone changed to Chaos Tower
changePhilosopher´s Stone chase zone changed to Chaos Tower
changeGryphon´s Claw chase zone changed to Chaos Tower
changeLightbringer´s Mark chase zone changed to Chaos Tower
changeGem King´s Garb chase zone changed to Chaos Tower
changeIsarius Ironthorn Breastplate chase zone changed to Chaos Tower
changeThe Noxious Hunter´s Reward is now Heroic and its chase zone is Chaos Tower
changeFulgurite now only drops from Ruby Chests
changeTorstein´s Anvil now only drops from Ruby Chests
buffAngelic Runes now have a 75% increased drop rate in Niflheim
changeLoaded Dice chase zone changed to Unstable Rifts
changeSight of the Gods chase zone changed to Unstable Rifts
changeBattle Fragments now can drop inside Eternal Battlefield
changeThorn of Noxus is now a chase item from Eternal Battlefield
changeBrimskull Trident chase zone changed to Eternal Battlefield
changePlague Shot is now a chase item with its zone set to Eternal Battlefield
buffTayrel´s Chestplate now has a 75% increased chance to drop from The Circle of Hatred
changeCelestial´s Authority chase zone changed to Unstable Rift
changeMonsoon moved to: Act 5 Zone 1-3, Act 5 Dungeons & Act 5 Boss Dungeons
changeArachno Phobia moved to: Act 1 Zone 1-2
changeAstral Projector moved to: Act 7 Zone 1-3, Act 3 Dungeons & Act 3 Boss Dungeon
changeRecurving Corrosion moved to: Act 3 Zone 1-3, Act 6 Dungeons & Act 6 Boss Dungeon
changeDeathquill moved to: Act 4 Zone 1-5
changeHypothermia moved to: Act 4 Zone 1-5 & Act 4 Dungeons.
changeArrow of Zamjo moved to: Dungeons
changeClafaxier's Legacy moved to: Act 1 Zone 3-4
changeBonetti's Rapier moved to: Act 1 Zone 1-3
changeOculus of Ages moved to: Act 8 Zone 1-5, Act 8 Dungeons & Act 8 Boss Dungeons
changePagan God's Blasphemy moved to: Boss Dungeons
changeThe Eye Of Tarethiel moved to: Act 1 Zone 1-5
changeBlood of Abaddon moved to: Act 7 Zone 1-5, Act 7 Dungeons & Act 7 Boss Dungeons
changeArch Angel's Phase Blade moved to: Act 6 Zone 1-2
changeDreadnought moved to: Act 8 Zone 4-5, Act 8 Boss Dungeons
changeAK-47 moved to: Act 7 Zone 4-5, Act 7 Boss Dungeon
changeScarred Battle Darts moved to: Act 5 Dungeons, Act 5 Boss Dungeons
changeGlowstick Estoc moved to: Act 1 Zone 4-5
changeUkko's Revenge moved to: Act 1 Zone 1-5, Act 1 Dungeons & Act 1 Boss Dungeons
changeBook Of Cold Death moved to: Act 8 Zone 1-5, Act 8 Dungeons & Act 8 Boss Dungeons
changeDiablo moved to: Act 4 Zone 3-5, Act 4 Boss Dungeons
changeCandy Shredder moved to: Act 6 Zone 1-5, Act 6 Boss Dungeons
changeSowyer's Javelin of Devastation moved to: Act 2 Zone 2-3, Act 2 Dungeons
changeRiftmaster's Dirge moved to: Act 5 Zone 1-4
changeGlacier Talons moved to: Act 7 Zone 1-5, Act 7 Dungeons
changeWraith Forged Cleaver moved to: Act 2 Zone 4-5, Act 2 Boss Dungeon
changeWinter's Bite moved to: Act 4 Dungeons & Act 4 Boss Dungeon
changeSidewinder moved to: Act 5 Dungeons & Act 8 Dungeons
changeShishkebab moved to: Boss Dungeons
changeLuci's Day moved to: Act2 Zone 4-5, Act 4 Zone 1-2
changeSähköpuimuri moved to: Boss Dungeons
changeDemon's Mirror moved to: Act 3 Zone 1-5, Act 3 Boss Dungeon
changeTombstone moved to: Act 1 Zone 4-5, Act 1 Boss Dungeon
changeAncient Aegis moved to: Act 3 Zone 1-3, Act 1 Dungeons
changeDefender's Justice moved to: Act 2 Zone 1-5
changeSuomi Finland Perkele moved to: Dungeons
changeHarlequinn's Veil moved to Act 6 Zone 4-5, Act 6 Boss Dungeons
changeNikita's Kj-33 Helmet moved to: Act 3 Zone 1,2,5 and Act 3 Boss Dungeons
changeLava King's Lost Mask moved to: Act 2 Zone 5, Act 2 Boss Dungeons
changeFumachina's Favela Flipflop moved to: Act 5 Zone 1-3
changeSteampowered Flamewalkers moved to: Act 6 Zone 4-5, Act 8 Dungeons