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Path of Exile 2’s 1.0 launch adds two acts and new classes
Path of Exile 2 leaves early access on Dec.
11 with its full 1.0 release for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X and Mac.
The update completes the game’s campaign with Acts five and six, adding 24 areas and 18 bosses, according to one announcement.
The Shadow and Duelist bring new ways to fight, including stealth, traps, daggers and swords; the Duelist is described as a new class in one account and as an existing class receiving a new Ascendancy in another.
The update also changes the endgame, with revised Atlas skills, new items and a crafting system tied to the Conquerors of Wraeclast league.
Players can recruit armies, build castles and fight for control of them on the Atlas.
The release is the next major step after two years in early access, bringing the campaign to its planned conclusion.
The game’s full launch is scheduled for Dec.
11.
Path of Exile 2’s 1.0 release is scheduled for Dec. 11, 2026, ending its early-access period.
The release will add Acts 5 and 6, completing the campaign.
The Shadow class will be introduced, and PC Gamer also describes the Duelist as a new class.
The Conquerors of Wraeclast league will add castle-building, faction battles and a new crafting system.
The update will bring new areas, bosses, endgame changes and items.
- Who
- Grinding Gear Games is developing Path of Exile 2.
- What
- The game will leave early access in its 1.0 release, adding two campaign acts and new classes. The release also includes a new league and endgame updates.
- When
- Dec. 11, 2026.
- Where
- PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X. A Mac port is also planned for launch day.
- Why
- Not stated
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PC Gamer says the campaign will be completed with Acts 5 and 6 at the full release.
Grinding Gear Games presented details of content planned for the 1.0 launch.
Path of Exile 2 is scheduled to leave early access and launch on PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X, with a Mac port also planned.
- Launch date
- Dec. 11, 2026
- Campaign acts
- Acts 5 and 6
- New areas and bosses
- 24 areas and 18 bosses, according to Polygon
- New league
- Conquerors of Wraeclast
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X and Mac
- Atlas passive tree
- Polygon reports 70 additional nodes; PC Gamer says it is trimmed to about 70 nodes
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