Everything announced at the ExileCon 2026 keynote

Every Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 announcement from Grinding Gear Games' ExileCon 2026 keynote, newest first, with a full post for each.

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Here is everything shown during ExileCon 2026, in the order it appeared, with a link to our full post on each one. 15 reveals in total.

Path of Exile 2 ExileCon 2026 Twitch Drops: four Nightfowl cosmetics for up to 8 hours watched

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:00pm ET. Twitch Drops: Nightfowl weapon effect (2 h), level-up effect (4 h), dodge roll (6 h), back attachment (8 h); attendees get an ExileCon 2026 hideout

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 completes the campaign with Acts 5 and 6, launching December 11

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:02pm ET. Acts 5 and 6 complete the PoE 2 campaign: 24 areas, 18 new bosses, Act 5 back in Oriath Release: December 11, 2026

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 adds the Shadow, a stealth and trap class, launching December 11

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:06pm ET. The Shadow, a dagger and trap class built on stealth, joins Path of Exile 2 at 1.0 on December 11. Release: December 11, 2026

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 shows the Duelist’s Knight ascendancy, with a squire and war banners

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:26pm ET. Duelist gameplay and the Knight ascendancy: an equippable squire, cultural War Banners, Glory and Valor, Mounted Charge.

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 launch league Conquerors of Wraeclast brings armies, castles and sieges

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:33pm ET. Conquerors of Wraeclast, PoE 2’s 1.0 league: recruit an army, build a castle, siege enemy strongholds, and reforge items. Release: December 11, 2026

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 league pits factions against each other for 100 shared castles

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:47pm ET. Conquerors of Wraeclast endgame: a shared 100-castle faction war with Hunting Grounds, plus commanders who run maps for you

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 reworks around 70 uniques with built-in skills and adds over 40 new ones

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:52pm ET. PoE 2 1.0 gives around 70 old uniques new skills, adds over 40 new uniques and 200+ base types

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 rebuilds the passive tree with around 60 jewel sockets and reworks support gems

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:55pm ET. PoE 2 1.0 passive tree adds hundreds of stats and around 60 clustered jewel sockets; support gems get a full rebalance.

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 reworks Infernalist, Blood Mage and Acolyte of Chayula, adds Molten Forge

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

4:59pm ET. Molten Forge and Soul Extraction skills, plus Mercenary, Infernalist, Blood Mage and Acolyte of Chayula reworks

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 cuts the Atlas tree to 70 nodes and adds over 25 endgame maps

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

5:02pm ET. PoE 2 1.0 endgame: 70-node Atlas tree, points from fortress objectives, 25+ new maps, 25% CPU gain

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Path of Exile 2 1.0 launches December 11 with 10 classes, the promised other two come later

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

5:05pm ET. Path of Exile 2 1.0 ships with 10 of the 12 promised classes; the other two come later. Release: December 11, 2026

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Path of Exile 3.30 Covens of Umbra: invoke Fate cards on area bosses for bigger loot

Path of Exile at ExileCon 2026

5:08pm ET. 3.30 league mechanic: Fate cards on area bosses, Wickerman Viscera buffs, Grim Fates for pinnacles, the Coven Queen Release: November 13

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Path of Exile 3.30 replaces Scarabs with Threads of Creation in a full endgame rework

Path of Exile at ExileCon 2026

5:18pm ET. PoE 1 3.30 endgame: Threads of Creation replace Scarabs, Atlas tree rebuilt, Wildwood, Sentinels and Beyond spawn in any map

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Path of Exile 3.30 Covens of Umbra adds tiered magic and rare drops, reworks item rarity

Path of Exile at ExileCon 2026

5:31pm ET. 3.30 loot rework: magic and rare drops get tiers, monster rarity now boosts currency, cards and uniques Release: November 13

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Path of Exile 2 Archon supporter packs let you put your hideout on the Atlas for other players

Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2026

5:35pm ET. Five Archon Core Supporter Packs on sale now for both games; top tier puts your hideout on the Atlas

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