Path of Exile 2 Launches The Last of the Druids and Opens Access

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 13, 3AM – December 16, 3AM Singapore Time on PC, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Epic Games Store. In addition, players can earn the following Twitch Drops at launch here:

Path of Exile 2: 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.

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.

Exclusive Rewards

Complete the following tasks on Twitch Drops and Discord Quest, and embark on a wild journey this December 13 to earn the following:

Twitch Drops

Week 1 – Blood Moon Wolf Pack Skill Effect + Mask of the Vaal
- Three hours of accumulated watch time on any channel in the Path of Exile 2 category from December 12 PST – December 19 PST
Week 2 – Atziri’s Royal Cache Stash Skin
- Three hours of accumulated watch time on any channel in the Path of Exile 2 category from December 12 PST – December 19 PST
Support a Streamer – The Red Queen’s Portal
- Purchase or gift two Twitch subscriptions of any tier, from December 12, 11AM to December 28 1:59 AM PST
Discord Quest
- Play Path of Exile 2 for 15minutes to earn the Discord Avatar from December 12, 11AM PST – December 19 4PM PST.