Path of Exile 2 Teases Massive Update Ahead of December Launch

At ExileCon 2026, Grinding Gear Games revealed a wealth of new content coming to Path of Exile 2 ahead of its 1.0 launch next month. The update will introduce a stealth-focused class, conclude the campaign with two additional acts, and launch a new league, Conquerors of Wraeclast.

What to expect from Path of Exile 2 at launch

The 1.0 release will bring the campaign to a close with Acts 5 and 6. According to Grinding Gear Games, these chapters add 24 areas and 18 bosses. The update also introduces the Shadow, a new class built around stealth. Players can set traps, extend their stealth by chaining kills, and summon Shades to fight at their side.

For players focused on the endgame, the Shadow will have two Ascendancy options: the Assassin and the Infiltrator. The Duelist will also gain a new Ascendancy, the Knight, whose abilities include calling on a squire companion.

There’s plenty more to explore after the campaign. Grinding Gear Games is revising more than 70 unique items, adding 40 new ones, and expanding the Atlas Passive Tree with 70 additional nodes. The Conquerors of Wraeclast league will bring a reforging-based crafting system, independent commanders for Atlas missions, and faction-led castle sieges.

Path of Exile 2 leaves early access and launches version 1.0 on Dec. 11 for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. A Mac version is also scheduled to arrive that day.