Path of Exile 2 Launch Brings New Class and Campaign Conclusion

Path of Exile 2 is gearing up for a huge 1.0 launch next month, Polygon reports. At a recent ExileCon event, developer Grinding Gear Games detailed the massive content drop coming with the game's exit from early access.

The launch will finally conclude the game's main campaign with the addition of Acts 5 and 6. According to a press release, these final chapters will introduce 24 new areas and 18 new bosses to the action RPG.

A brand new stealth-focused class, the Shadow, will also be available. Per Polygon, this class uses traps, can chain kills to reset stealth abilities, and can summon Shades to aid in combat.

For players who stick around after the story, the endgame is getting a significant expansion. The Shadow class gets two new Ascendancy specializations, the Assassin and Infiltrator, while the Duelist class gains the Knight Ascendancy. Over 70 unique items are being reworked, with 40 new ones added, and 70 new nodes are coming to the Atlas Passive Tree.

All this arrives alongside a new league called Conquerors of Wraeclast, which adds a new crafting system, independent commanders, and faction-based castle sieges. Path of Exile 2 launches in full on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X, and Mac on December 11.