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Introducing the Sanctum Mystery Box
There are 14 microtransactions that you can find in the Sanctum Mystery Box. Each of these microtransactions has a varying number of thematic variations, and you'll never receive a duplicate copy of a variation that you have already opened. For example, if you open the Sulphurous Gargoyle Wings variant of the Gargoyle Wings, you may later receive the Pitch-black variant, but you'll never get a duplicate Sulphurous one.
Check out the full details at pathofexile.com/mystery-box
The Forbidden Sanctum is Now Live!
The Forbidden Sanctum Launches Soon
The realm goes down and patching begins at: 8am PST
The servers go live at: 11am PST
If you're unsure what the above times will be in your local time, please refer to the countdown on the front page of pathofexile.com. Three hours before the end of the countdown, the realm will go down and patching will begin shortly after. When the countdown ends, the servers will be live and you'll be able to join the Sanctum League!
The patch size for the update will be around 4-5GB on Steam.
Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum will launch on consoles at 3pm PST. Downtime will begin for deployment at approximately 12pm PST.
If you're looking for some extra character slots for the launch, we're running a sale on these right now! This is also your last chance to get Kalandra Mystery Boxes! It will leave the store when our next Mystery Box becomes available! Keep in mind that if you haven't taken advantage of it yet, it's still possible to get one free Kalandra Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. NOTE: this is only possible once per account. Additional purchases do not grant additional mystery boxes. If you need some extra points, we recommend checking out the Sanctum and Core Supporter Packs.
In case you still haven't decided which build to play with, check out the Class subsections on the forum for suggestions from the community. Many of our community streamers are also providing build guides on YouTube!
When The Forbidden Sanctum expansion launches, the Kalandra Supporter Packs will leave the store forever, so this is your last chance to purchase them before they are gone! You can find them in the shop by pressing M in-game. The Kalandra Supporter Packs will be leaving the store at: 11am PST.
We can't wait to see your latest adventures through Wraeclast. We'll see you at launch!
New and Changed Gems in Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum
You can find all the new and changed gems in Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum on our forums here. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
The Forbidden Sanctum Item Filter Information
If you're not sure what to do with this information, don't worry too much! We'll update Path of Exile's built-in item filter alongside the launch of The Forbidden Sanctum.
New Items
Item Class: Skill Gem
- Frozen Legion
- Volcanic Fissure
- Vaal Volcanic Fissure
- Vaal Cleave
- Vaal Flicker Strike
- Vaal Blade Flurry
- Vaal Venom Gyre
- Vaal Molten Strike
- Vaal Caustic Arrow
- Vaal Smite
Item Class: Support Gem
- Hex Bloom Support
- Cursed Ground Support
Item Class: Divination Card
- Man With Bear
- Alivia's Grace
- Auspicious Ambitions
- Divine Beauty
- The Wedding Gift
- The Insane Cat
- Ever-Changing
- A Dusty Memory
- The Return of the Rat
- The Finishing Touch
Item Class: Stackable Currency
- Fracturing Orb
- Fracturing Shard
Item Class: Relic
- Urn Relic
- Tome Relic
- Coffer Relic
- Censer Relic
- Papyrus Relic
- Candlestick Relic
- Processional Relic
Item Class: Sanctified Relic
- Sanctified Relic
Other changes
Pantheon Souls
- Captured Soul of Captain Clayborne, The Accursed renamed to Captured Soul of Captain Tanner Lightfoot
- Captured Soul of Ara, Sister of Light renamed to Captured Soul of Captain Clayborne, The Accursed
- Captured Soul of Queen of the Great Tangle renamed to Captured Soul of Maligaro the Mutilator
- Captured Soul of Void Anomaly renamed to Captured Soul of Armala, the Widow
- Captured Soul of Megaera renamed to Captured Soul of Jorus, Sky's Edge
- Captured Soul of Fire and Fury renamed to Captured Soul of Forest of Flames
- Captured Soul of Kitava, The Destroyer renamed to Captured Soul of Lord of the Ashen Arrow
- Captured Soul of Burtok, Conjurer of Bones renamed to Captured Soul of Corruptor Eedaiak
- Captured Soul of Titan of the Grove renamed to Captured Soul of Khor, Sister of Shadows
- Captured Soul of Mephod, the Earth Scorcher renamed to Captured Soul of Megaera
- Captured Soul of Pagan Bishop of Agony renamed to Captured Soul of Varhesh, Shimmering Aberration
- Captured Soul of Visceris renamed to Captured Soul of Pesquin, the Mad Baron
- Captured Soul of Lycius, Midnight's Howl renamed to Captured Soul of Gorulis, Will-Thief
Map Tiers
Tier 1
- Strand
- Mausoleum
- Lava Lake
- Terrace
Tier 2
- Moon Temple
- Arachnid Tomb
- Crimson Temple
- Castle Ruins
- Cage
- Forking River
- Spider Forest
- Alleyways
Tier 3
- Bone Crypt
- Museum
- Phantasmagoria
- Port
- Coves
- Caldera
- Sepulchre
- Plateau
Tier 4
- Atoll
- Shore
- Vaal Pyramid
- Residence
- Coral Ruins
- Spider Lair
- Thicket
- Arachnid Nest
Tier 5
- Temple
- Courtyard
- Acid Caverns
- Ivory Temple
- Laboratory
- Bog
- Silo
- Pier
Tier 6
- Overgrown Shrine
- Promenade
- Sulphur Vents
- Peninsula
- Haunted Mansion
- Iceberg
- Volcano
Tier 7
- Necropolis
- Precinct
- Mineral Pools
- Factory
- Burial Chambers
- Crater
- Frozen Cabins
Tier 8
- Estuary
- Primordial Blocks
- Arsenal
- Dungeon
- Academy
- Crimson Township
- Leyline
Tier 9
- Bazaar
- Primordial Pool
- Desert
- Dark Forest
- Colosseum
- Arcade
Tier 10
- Underground River
- Gardens
- Forbidden Woods
- Grave Trough
- Defiled Cathedral
- Lookout
Tier 11
- Wasteland
- City Square
- Mesa
- Infested Valley
- Dry Sea
- Villa
Tier 12
- Cemetery
- Cursed Crypt
- Courthouse
- Cold River
- Colonnade
- Shipyard
Tier 13
- Lair
- Orchard
- Shrine
- Plaza
- Channel
Tier 14
- Underground Sea
- Maze
- Canyon
- Sunken City
- Carcass
Tier 15
- Dunes
- Foundry
- Overgrown Ruin
- Ashen Wood
- Grotto
Tier 16
- Ancient City
- Toxic Sewer
- Graveyard
- Ghetto
The Forbidden Sanctum Challenge Rewards
You'll be able to check out the full list of challenges you need to complete for these rewards when Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum launches for PC and Mac on December 9th PST and for console on December 14th PST.
The Forbidden Sanctum FAQ
Following the recent reveal of The Forbidden Sanctum expansion, there have been many questions from the community on a range of topics discussed during the reveal and the subsequent patch notes. Today's post answers some of the most frequently asked questions.
Can we have a way to accumulate Sanctum rooms and attempt them back-to-back?
Yes, you can accumulate up to eight rooms (the size of a full Sanctum floor) before running some or all of them at once.
How hard are the Sanctum mechanics for melee builds?
Your resolve is impacted less by attacks that you're close to, so melee characters can have an easier time.
What happens if I crash while in The Forbidden Sanctum?
When you play your next map you'll be able to replay the same room you were up to. Aureus coins and rewards are only locked in upon successful completion of a room.
Do Sanctified Relics affect my character outside of the Sanctum?
Yes, the benefits of Sanctified Relics affect you everywhere.
How rare are Sanctified Relics? Will I only see one throughout my playthrough of the league?
As you start to master the Sanctum at high levels, you'll accumulate more Sanctified Relics to pick between when trying to find the perfect one for your build.
Is the Relic Altar shared between your characters or per character?
They're shared between your characters within a league. However, if you're currently using a relic in a Sanctum run on one character, it can't be moved until the run ends.
Is your Sanctum run shared between characters? i.e. can you run different rooms of your run with different characters?
Each of your characters has its own Sanctum runs and progress within them.
Why haven't you nerfed Seismic Trap?
We have nerfed Seismic Trap several times this year. We understand that competitive players would like Seismic Trap to be nerfed yet again so they don't feel obligated to play with it for ladder pushing. Outside of this context, it doesn't appear to be used by an extremely large number of people (it's top twenty, but not meta-defining). We will investigate whether we can change it for situations that are relevant to racing but we can't promise anything yet.
When you reroll an Awakened Gem from one type to another with the new Beastcrafting recipe, will it keep its experience level?
When you roll an Awakened Gem to another type, it will keep its level and experience but different gems have different experience values per level so they may not be exactly the same. But essentially, if you start with an Awakened Gem at Level 2 with 50% experience and roll it to another one, it will be Level 2 with 50% experience.
Two new Masteries have taken their place. The first provides “You take 40% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes by Cursed Enemies”, while the second provides “Recover 1% of Life when you Curse a Non-Cursed enemy” and “Recover 1% of Mana when you Curse a Non-Cursed enemy.” Do these recovery stats work with blasphemied curses as well?
Recovery stats don't work with Blasphemy.
The Tribal Fury Notable Passive Skill no longer has “Strike Skills target 1 additional nearby Enemy”. It now has “Melee Strike Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets”. Does that apply to the melee of Dominating Blow minions?
No
With Survival Secrets jewel now removed, will its effects “Flasks applied to you have 20% reduced Effect” and/or “Flasks gain 3 Charges every 3 seconds while they are inactive” be available anywhere else in-game?
No, but we'll look into ways to bring this back in the future in some form.
Do you have any plans to restore the effects of Replica Conqueror's Efficiency, Replica Hotheaded and Lord of Steel?
No, we don't see these effects as necessary to retain. However, we do understand that some players are very interested in them so we will consider them when developing future content though.
Can we have colour-coded monster mods back?
We are looking into it and are keen for your suggestions/feedback on the readability of monster mods.
Can you confirm how many modifiers rare monsters will have?
We are balancing around having between 2 and 4 mods per rare monster.
Why won't challenges be enabled in Ruthless?
Because 3.20 is a beta of Ruthless, and we're still building the fundamentals of the mode, we needed to have developed challenges well in advance, which was difficult to do with the fundamentals of the mode still being worked on. We currently intend on having challenges available from 3.21 onwards.
Are we allowed to know if Atziri's Disfavor was moved back to Uber Atziri?
Yes, it has been moved back to Uber Atziri. Pledge of Hands has moved from Uber Atziri to regular Atziri.
Does the “Gain additional Elemental Damage Reduction equal to half your Chaos Resistance” mod on Eternal Damnation reduce the damage you take from elemental damage over time effects?
Yes
Does using a Fracturing Orb also reroll the mods on an item?
No
If the way socketing/linking items is changing in Path of Exile 2, what will happen to the Ethereal Fusing Effect?
It's too early to make promises for how Path of Exile 2 works, but our goal is to make sure that microtransactions are updated to be as compatible as possible.
Will there be a boss kill event at launch?
Not for this league.
When will we see 20/20 gems?
We are aiming for as early as Tuesday (NZ) but may be as late as Thursday. We'll keep you updated as things become finalised.
50 Point Sale - Get a Free Mystery Box When you Spend Points
50 Point Sale
This weekend we're running a 50 point sale with a huge assortment of cosmetic microtransactions available for 50 points or less! The sale includes Skill Effects, Pets, Hideout Decorations and many more! Check out the full list of specials by pressing M to open the shop in-game.
The 50 Point Sale will run from the time of this post until 4pm December 5th PST.
In case you need points for this sale, we recommend checking out our new Sanctum Supporter Packs!
Get a Free Kalandra Mystery Box When You Spend Points
Until the launch of Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum, we're offering one free Kalandra Mystery Box when you spend any amount of points in the store. This means you can purchase a discounted cosmetic effect or any other microtransaction from the store and receive one Kalandra Mystery Box as a gift from us. If you've already unlocked every item from the Kalandra Mystery Box, you'll get two Warlord Mystery Boxes instead! The offer is available on both PC and Consoles.
Please note: it's only possible to get one free Kalandra Mystery Box from this promotion. Making additional microtransaction purchases will not grant additional mystery boxes. Purchasing a Supporter Pack will not grant a free Mystery Box but spending points from a Supporter Pack can grant a free Mystery Box.
This offer will end at 11am December 9th PST.
Last Chance to Buy Kirac's Vault Pass
You only have a few days left to purchase Kirac's Vault Pass! When the Kalandra League ends, the current items available in Kirac's Vault Pass will be permanently locked away and replaced with new, exclusive cosmetic effects when The Forbidden Sanctum launches. Check out the unique item skins in the video below or get your Pass now by pressing M to open the shop in-game.
Core Supporter Packs End Soon
The current Core Supporter Pack series will be replaced shortly after the launch of The Forbidden Sanctum expansion. We don't have an exact date yet, but keep an eye on our Announcements forum for updates. Get yours before they're gone forever!
Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum Content Reveal and Patch Notes
If you missed the content reveal for The Forbidden Sanctum expansion, you can check it out below or view the full patch notes here.
Thank you so much for your support! See you all next week!
Announcing Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum
We are excited to announce Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum in our exclusive livestream on Twitch! Find everything you need to learn about this expansion in this news post.
