Path of Exile
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You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Created by hardcore gamers, Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. With a focus on visceral action combat, powerful items and deep character customization, Path of Exile is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.Key FeaturesFreedom. Power. Revenge.Path of Exile is an online Action RPG designed around a strong online item economy and deep character customisation. Path of Exile is set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. Scarred by mysterious catastrophes of the past and inhabited by creatures of nightmare, the very environment challenges exiles who dare explore it. You play as the Duelist, Witch, Ranger, Templar, Marauder, Shadow or the Scion class. From forsaken shores through to the city of Oriath, explore Wraeclast and uncover the ancient secrets waiting for you.Unlimited Character CustomizationCreate and customise hundreds of unique skill combinations from tradable itemised gems and our gigantic Passive Skill Tree. Combine skill gems, support gems and trigger gems to create your own unique combination of power, defence and destruction.All of Path of Exile's character classes share its vast Passive Skill Tree. Starting at one of seven distinct locations dictated by their chosen class, players can focus on the core specialities of their class or travel across the tree to build complex combinations of skills from various disciplines. Scattered across the tree are Keystone passives, Masteries and Jewel Sockets that drastically alter the way a character is played. Armed to KillPath of Exile is completely designed around items. Our flasks are persistent items that have mods. Our endgame areas can be found as Map items that have mods altering their challenges and rewards. We've gone as far as removing gold as a currency and basing our trade economy around orbs that can randomly reroll the properties of other items. We have carefully constructed our item system for veterans of the best Action RPGs.Explore the Atlas of WorldsThe Atlas of Worlds is a series of more than a hundred high-level maps that truly test the limits of your build. As you explore the Atlas, you will eventually unveil its dark secrets and face the most dangerous bosses that Wraeclast has ever seen.In the true Path of Exile way, the Atlas of Worlds has its own Passive Skill Tree. Earn skill points for the Tree by completing maps on the Atlas and create your own unique endgame experience.Deadly MissionsIn your journey through Wraeclast, you will meet fellow Exiles who seek your help. Capture wild beasts for Einhar, delve into the depths of the Azurite Mine with Niko, explore the secrets of the Temple of Atzoatl with Alva or investigate a mysterious Immortal Syndicate with Jun. This optional content in Path of Exile will reward you with valuable currency, powerful tradeable items and new ways of crafting.Customise Your HideoutIn your extensive travels throughout the Acts and the Atlas of Worlds, you will discover secret locations swarmed with dangerous monsters. Defeat them, claim the Hideout for yourself and create your own personalised town. Use your Hideout as a quiet place to trade with other Exiles, craft after battle, or expand it and use it as a personalised Guild Hall with hundreds of decorations.Be RuthlessRuthless is an optional game mode which offers a more challenging way to play Path of Exile. Ruthless players can expect extreme item scarcity, limited crafting and many other changes such as support gems being drop-only. Ruthless is a mode about friction, tension and anticipation. It's much more difficult, but overcoming that difficulty feels highly rewarding. In a world where your items are far below par, every item drop has the potential to be the breakthrough one you need.Fair-To-Play. Never Pay-To-Win. We're committed to creating a fair playing field for all players. All Microtransactions in Path of Exile are purely cosmetic and do not affect gameplay.
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Rapture Gauntlet Stats
We've just wrapped up the Rapture Gauntlet event, where Exiles competed against each other to face some of Wraeclast's most challenging content to claim bounties! Check out some statistics from the ev
MINORPopular Microtransactions Sale & Free Mystery Box When You Spend Points
This weekend, we’re running a sale on popular microtransactions, including Celestial, Fire, Glimmerwood, Stygian cosmetic effects, and more. There are more than 800 microtransactions available at a di
Zizaran's Class Gauntlet Starts Soon!
Zizaran's Class Gauntlet is starting soon, at 3PM April 8th PDT! The event will last for 7 days. A countdown is available here or on our event calendar. If you'd like to take this opportunity to test
Weekend Stash Tab Sale
This weekend we’re running a Stash Tab Sale! You can view the full selection of discounted tabs here. The Stash Tab sale ends at April 7, 2026 6:00 PM (PDT) The following tabs will work in both Path o
Hideout Showcase
We love to see how the Path of Exile community elevates their hideout with a variety of unique themes, so in this post, we’re showcasing some of them for those that are looking for a new hideout. If y
MINORMirage Supporter Packs Concept Art - Iron Incarcerator Series
In today’s post, we’ve gathered some pieces of concept art for the Iron Incarcerator Series Supporter Pack launched alongside the Mirage League. Check them out below! Elite Iron Incarcerator Armour Pa
MINORZizaran’s Class Gauntlet Event Starts on April 8th
We’re once again partnering with Zizaran for another Class Gauntlet event which will start on April 8th PDT. Racers will need to endure some of the most challenging conditions Wraeclast can throw at t
MINORNew Microtransactions - Weekend Weapon and Shields Sale
Raise your shields! This weekend we’re running a massive sale for Weapon, Shield and Finisher Effects with over 600 microtransactions available at a discounted price. The sale ends on March 30th at 5p
MINORCommunity Showcase
The community showcase is back! In this post, we’re highlighting creative art submissions in audio and visual form inspired by Path of Exile 1 and Path of Exile 2. Submit your art at our Community Sho
3.28.0e Patch Notes Preview
Later this week, we’ll be deploying the 3.28.0e patch for Path of Exile: Mirage. The patch will allow certain buff effects to persist through combat areas, as well as introduce further Atlas UI/UX imp
News & Coverage(127)
Path of Exile could be cracking down harder on RMT, as player reports warning message
Real money trading has long been an issue in Path of Exile. While some are looking to make a quick, lucrative buck from their endgame gear, others who are strapped for time pay to skip the RPG's often
Path of Exile director Mark Roberts isn't afraid to change "very ancient and often low-quality content"
Path of Exile 3.28, the ARPG's new 'Mirage' update, brings its previous league, Keepers of the Flame, to the core game. While it's relatively common for developer Grinding Gear Games to adapt old seas
Path of Exile's new Mirages "will certainly" boost ground loot, but GGG is "aware of the problem" in the long term
Path of Exile 3.28 is looking spicy, and I'm glad to see that the wider PoE community has responded with a similar level of excitement to my own impressions of the Mirage league and new-look endgame A
Path of Exile 3.28 has "serious implications for juicing" and a major endgame rework, but GGG is sticking by one divisive change
At first glance, the Path of Exile Mirage update doesn't sound as bold or dramatic as some past installments, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it'll be remembered as a major inflection point in th
Path of Exile 2 players suffer the consequences of dealing illegal amounts of damage as boss shrugs off a 95M-damage hit
It's been almost four weeks since the start of Path of Exile 2's latest league, so, naturally, players with nothing better to do are trying to see if they can break the game. This involves putting tog
None of us are at good at action RPGs as the Path of Exile 2 player who beat one of its toughest bosses without any gear: 'What did I just witness?'
While the most online Path of Exile 2 players cry about a damaged economy from a recent exploit, one player has been more concerned with pulling off a feat many would think impossible... Read more.
Path of Exile 2's new druid class is the most fun you can have being a bear in a videogame right now
Like a lot of folks, I viewed the Path of Exile 2 0.4 livestream with lukewarm ambivalence. We knew we were getting the druid because it didn't quite make the cut for 0.3, but apart from that it seeme
Action RPG players will exploit anything in the name of efficiency, which is why Path of Exile 2 players are locking themselves in the campaign for profit
In a lot of ways, action RPGs like Diablo are an open invitation by the developers for players to find all the things they didn't expect you could do. Ideally, that is limited to powerful skill intera
Path of Exile 2 director is on a 'quest to make the perfect action RPG' and isn't afraid to borrow from Path of Exile 1 to pull it off
Jonathan Rogers, one of the co-founders of the studio behind Path of Exile, isn't afraid to call his own game too old to be the perfect action RPG. The first PoE had its moment and now it lives comfor
Path of Exile 2 devs 'had so much negativity' around druids not being able to dodge roll in animal forms that they spent the last month making it happen: 'Man it was tough to get that to work right'
Give people the ability to transform into a bear and they will do anything in their power to avoid reverting back to their flimsy human form. This is the core fantasy of playing a druid in any RPG, an
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