Keepers of the Flame

Mirage Patch Notes

Thanks to your help, Ailith and the Order of the Keepers of the Flame have managed to curb the onslaught of the Breachlords, but the fight is not yet over. Ailith and the Order have solidified their position, and will continue to offer assistance and rewards as you drive back the Hiveborn across Wraeclast.

• You now encounter Ailith for the first time at the Mud Flats entrance in the Coast in Act 6, where she will enlist your aid in the fight against the Hiveborn.
• Breach Hives and Unstable Breaches now spawn in areas from Act 6 Mud Flats onwards.
• Multiple Unstable Breaches can spawn in areas. However, Breach Hives and Unstable Breaches cannot both be present in areas. Areas also cannot contain more than one Breach Hive.
• Breach Hives in areas have approximately 30% less radius.
• Reduced the visual size of walls and other objects within Breach Hive encounters.
• Walls within Breach Hives can now be instantly destroyed by damage from players and their allies. This can only be done while the encounter is not in progress.
• Added a new currency, Flesh of Xesht: transforms a Breach Unique to its alternate version.
• Breachstones are now non-functional. They can be traded to a vendor in exchange for a Hivebrain Gland (and not asking too many questions).
• The following items have been removed, and existing items will be deleted upon logging in: Fleshgraft, Growing Wombgift, Augmentation Implant, Exalted Implant, Regal Implant, Unstable Implant, Draining Eshgraft, Jolting Eshgraft, Replicating Eshgraft, Storming Eshgraft, Aegis Tulgraft, Freezing Tulgraft, Squalling Tulgraft, Summoning Tulgraft, Battering Uulgraft, Hardening Uulgraft, Impaling Uulgraft, Spiking Uulgraft, Erupting Xophgraft, Flamecaller Xophgraft, Molten Xophgraft, and Stoking Xophgraft.
• Hivebrain Glands now directly open portals to a Hive Colony, rather than being used alongside a Map to add an entrance to a Hive Colony within that area.
• The Genesis Tree is now fully grown by default, meaning all wombs will be accessible from the start - you will still need to work with Ailith to unlock points to allocate and use each branch to its full potential.
• Graftblood has been renamed to Hiveblood.
• Grafts can no longer be grown from the Genesis Tree. The corresponding branch has been pruned.
• The Graft Locker no longer stores Graft Items and has been renamed to "Wombgift Locker" as a result.
• Provisioning Wombgifts can no longer grow Weapon or Quiver items on the Genesis Tree.
• Generally reduced the total number of points you can earn in each Genesis Tree subtree.
• Several passives on the Genesis Tree have been rebalanced to make the rewards more appropriate for a core league.
• There is now more variance at endgame for the Item Level of items generated from growing Equipment Wombs on the Genesis Tree, and removed most sources of guaranted additional Item Levels.
• The Breachlord Achievement now requires you to kill It That Was Tul and It That Was Esh.
• Ailith no longer sells Fleshgrafts.
• Hiveblood no longer requires Grafts to store, and has a maximum capacity of 100,000. Hiveblood is shared across all characters within a League.
• Added several Breach clusters to the Atlas Passive Tree.
• Added a new Atlas Keystone, Dimensional Foothold, which grants Breach encounters in your Maps are always Hives.
• Added a new Atlas Keystone, Enemy at the Gates, which grants Breach encounters in your Maps are always unstable Breaches.
• Existing Valdo Maps with "Area contains the Hidden" instead now grant "Area contains the Remembered".
• Existing Valdo Maps with "Area contains a Breachlord and Area contains additional Breaches" instead now have "Area contains additional Unstable Breaches". All Unstable Breaches must be Stabilised and Closed in order to claim the reward from the area.
• All Breach Scarabs have been reworked, the Breach Scarab has been renamed to Breach Scarab of the Hive and has Area contains a Breach Hive.
• Breach Scarab of Snares has been renamed to Breach Scarab of Instability and has Area contains 2 additional Unstable Breaches.
• Breach Scarab of Lordship has been renamed to Breach Scarab of the Marshal and has Unstable Breaches in Area contain a Boss, and Breach Hives in Area lead to a Hive Fortress.
• Breach Scarab of Splintering has been renamed to Breach Scarab of the Incensed Swarm and has Ailith's skills in Area instead enrage the Hive, increasing the Difficulty and Reward of subsequent waves.
• Breach Scarab of Resonant Cascade now has Unstable Breaches in Areas are 10% faster for each Unstable Breach already opened, and Monsters from Unstable Breaches in Areas have increased Difficulty and Reward for each Unstable Breach already opened.
• All Breach Scarabs have a limit of 1, except for Breach Scarab of the Instability which has a limit of 2.
• The Breach sub-stash in the Fragment Stash Tab is now Remove-Only.
• The following Divination Cards have been temporarily disabled: The Bargain, The Eye of Terror, The Obscured, and The Puzzle. Existing Divination Cards cannot be turned in currently.
• Foulborn Berek's Respite can no longer roll Ignited Enemies you Kill Explode, dealing 5% of their Life as Fire Damage which cannot Ignite.
• Foulborn The Embalmer can no longer roll on Killing a Poisoned Enemy, nearby Enemies are Poisoned.
• Foulborn Reverberation Rod now has Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 1 Greater Spell Cascade (instead of Awakened Spell Cascade).
• The below changes can be applied to existing items with a Divine Orb and a side of regret.
• Foulborn Tulborn now has +2-3 to Level of all Cold Spell Skill Gems (previously +2-4)
• Foulborn The Red Dream now has Passives granting Fire Resistance or all Elemental Resistances in Radius also grant increased Maximum Life at 50% of its value (previously 75%).
• Foulborn The Green Dream now has Passives granting Cold Resistance or all Elemental Resistances in Radius also grant increased Maximum Mana at 75% of its value (previously 100%).
• Foulborn The Blue Dream now has Passives granting Lightning Resistance or all Elemental Resistances in Radius also grant increased Maximum Energy Shield at 75% of its value (previously 100%).
• Foulborn Hand of Thought and Motion now has 3% increased Accuracy Rating per 25 Intelligence (previously 5% increased Accuracy Rating).
• Foulborn Choir of the Storm now has Mana is increased by 1% per 4% Overcapped Lightning Resistance (previously 50% of Overcapped Lightning Resistance, or in other words 1% per 2%).
• Foulborn Deidbell now has 20-35% increased Warcry Buff Effect (previously 25-50%).
• Foulborn Ghostwrithe has your Maximum Energy Shield is equal to 40% of your Maximum Life (previously 50%).
• Foulborn Doon Cuebiyari now has 1% increased maximum Energy Shield per 25 Strength when in Off Hand (previously per 16 Strength).
• Foulborn Doon Cuebiyari now has 1% increased maximum Mana per 18 Strength when in Main Hand (previously per 12 Strength).

In Path of Exile: Keepers of the Flame you will continue the story of Breach, an iconic league from Path of Exile's past, and assist a mysterious monastic order in defending Wraeclast from the Breachlords.

Our October expansion introduces new, twisted ways to empower your character, alongside new crafting mechanics and gems, Bloodline Ascendancies, three new uber pinnacle bosses, a plethora of quality of life features, and the long-anticipated Asynchronous Trade system.

The Order of the Keepers

"They come from another world… a barren world… and they crave our living land and sky. Our Unbroken Sun. They cannot be allowed to gain a foothold here."

Ailith, First of the Keepers The Breachlords are advancing further into the outer world, establishing their ominous constructs across Wraeclast. To stop their conquest, Ailith founded the Order of the Keepers of the Flame. Harness the power of the Flame from Ailith and destroy the Breach infestations once and for all.

Challenge League

The Keepers of the Flame introduces a new type of Breach encounter. In areas you will find Breach monsters creating strange shapes and structures that don't belong in this world. Ailith can destroy these, but needs you to protect her as she empowers the Flame to do so. Hold off the assault long enough, and she’ll be able to blast it all away.

In some of the areas, the gap between worlds is strained. A massive Breach Hand sunders the space between dimensions, and touching it will open an Unstable Breach causing monsters to flood in. Slaughter them quickly enough to stabilise the Breach.

The Genesis Tree

As you work more with Ailith, she will bring you to the Monastery of the Keepers, the hallowed halls of her order. Here you will discover the growing heart of the Keepers' power, The Genesis Tree.

Being an engine of unholy creation, the Genesis Tree can grow all sorts of twisted rewards like new Currency, Uniques, and a new special type of items, Grafts. The Genesis Tree also has a Passive Tree itself, which can be used to improve the rewards it will grow for you.

A Handy Upgrade

Directly infused into your body, Grafts grant passive benefits and a wide selection of powerful skills, offering everything from damage to potent defensive buffs and crowd control. There are sixteen different Graft types you can grow, each with their own skill. Unlock a second Graft slot as your Genesis Tree grows, giving you even more customization for your build!

Foulborn Fortune

The Genesis Tree can grow misshapen currency orbs that work only on your Grafts, giving them new interesting mods. Sometimes, growing currency can be more successful, producing Foulborn currencies which can result in some extremely powerful outcomes.

The Unique Items you are growing on the Genesis Tree can also become Foulborn, mutating one of the existing modifiers on the item into a new one, which can result in some interesting new ways to use that Unique.

Destroy the Hives

In Endgame areas you might run into Breach constructions that have been left without opposition for too long and have grown into Breach Hives. These are the visions of the Breachlords made real in Wraeclast, teeming constructions full of Breach Monsters that you must raid and destroy with the help of Ailith.

You may even encounter some of the Breachlords themselves, who will not be happy to have you intruding on their planned conquest.

New Skill and Support Gems

In Keeper of the Flames, we are adding a collection of new Skill and Support gems, giving you access to potent Kineticism, screen-clearing whirlwinds, fiery bombardments from above, and much more.

10 Bloodline Ascendancy Classes

In this expansion, you will be able to absorb the abilities of the certain bosses you defeat, in the form of additional 10 Bloodline Ascendancy Classes.

Bloodline Classes are a new means of further character customisation, secondary Ascendancy classes that are unlocked by defeating bosses all over Path of Exile’s endgame. Bloodline Ascendancies can be taken on any class. There are countless possible combinations with this system, we are excited to see what crazy and interesting builds you come up with!

Uber Incarnations

Manifested from the memories of Zana, the Incarnation encounters festered into something truly deadly!

In Keepers of the Flame, we are introducing three new Uber Incarnation boss fights, offering an imposing challenge alongside powerful rewards.

Introducing Asynchronous Trade

Now that the Asynchronous Trade has been a fantastic success in Path of Exile 2, we are excited to add it in Path of Exile: Keepers of the Flame!

Starting from Act 6, Faustus will be managing your trade requests, including the Currency Exchange. Just place your items into the new Merchant's Tabs, for direct and instant purchase by other players even when you're not online. Happy trading!

Quality of Life Features

We are adding more than a dozen Quality of Life features based on requests from our community. The Heist Rogues will now automatically begin at maximum level and your Atlas Passive Tree, as well as the regular Passive Skill Tree, will now be instantly refundable with Gold. Level up all of your gems with one click and you can now identify all items in your inventory at once, with no Scrolls of Wisdom!

Complete the Challenges

The Keepers Challenge League introduces 40 new optional challenges to pursue, and completing them will award you with the Keeper of the Flame Armour Set, allowing you to truly embrace becoming a monk and worshipping the Dreamer. You'll start earning these microtransactions from twelve completed challenges.