Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids update launches today, free weekend live until December 15
Path of Exile 2 from Grinding Gear Games is getting its major The Last Druids update today alongside the game's newest free weekend for all platforms.
The free weekend will go live later today until December 15 at 11 AM PST across all platforms. Path of Exile 2 Early Access is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam, Epic, and standalone). You can find all the Path of Exile 2: The Last Druid update videos with more details from Grinding Gear Games below:
Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids update launches this weekend, bringing a ruthless new shapeshifting class, a fully customizable dungeon-crafting league, and a new endgame Pinnacle boss. Play through the campaign for free between December 12, 8PM - December 15, 8PM CET on PC, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Epic Games Store.
Shapeshift Into Power
The Druid arrives with three lethal forms, and Talismans that channel the power of Draiocht to transform into:
Wolf: Freeze enemies and lead a deadly pack
Bear: Build Rage and Maul everything in your path
Wyvern: Take flight and unleash lightning, fire, and aerial devastation.
In human form, wield earth-shattering storms, erupting volcanoes, and binding roots, supported by the new Spell Totem skill.
Pick between two Druid Ascendancies, which are:
The Shaman: Consumes Rage to amplify elemental destruction, harnesses ancient Runes and Idols for advanced build customization, and triggers multi-elemental storms with the Bringer of the Apocalypse.
The Oracle: Uses Foresight to predict enemy actions, amplifying skill damage, merging future and present timelines with Moment of Vulnerability, and accessing 130+ new passives, including unique abilities such as Self-Sacrificing and Corruption Endures.
Gameplay Optimisation & Rebalancing
Over 30 new Support Gems - including several new Lineage Supports, introduce major build diversity, alongside 11 new Unique items and extensive balance updates to dozens more. For more details and the full patch notes, please refer to:
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3883495.Rewrite The Past - The Fate of the Vaal League
Construct temples to challenge Vaal’s dark legacy, subduing the Royal Architect and confronting Queen Atziri, the new Pinnacle Boss. Players can customize temple layouts, unlock over a dozen unique room types, and access new Vaal crafting mechanisms:
Juatalotli’s Triumph: Alters corrupted Vaal Unique items.
Precursor Machine: Corrupts Tablets using ancient energy.
Jiquani’s Triumph: Distorts Soul Cores.
Kishara’s Acquisition: Attempts to salvage socketables from equipment.
Defeating Atziri rewards Atziri’s Rule, a staff that grants additional levels to all corrupted gems, allows life-for-damage trade-offs, and spawns mirrors of refraction that chain projectiles into devastating novas.
Dive Into The Abyss
Abyssal mechanics are now permanent, with Atlas passives, upgraded Tablets, and removal of Abyssal crafting and Instilling on Waystones to reduce friction. Tablets are now more powerful and upgradable to Rares, upon defeating the Arbiter of Ash.