Path of Exile 2`s substantial “The Third Edict” update is set to receive further enhancements with a patch arriving later this week. This update will boost the game`s initial seasonal league and refine new mechanics such as the sprint function.
“The Third Edict” was introduced on August 29, expanding Path of Exile 2 with Act IV of its campaign, two interim `interlude` acts designed to aid players in reaching the endgame, and the ARPG`s debut seasonal league, “Rise of the Abyssal.” Grinding Gear Games, the developer, has been meticulously tracking player feedback since the update`s release and is now poised to launch patch 0.3.0b to resolve a range of reported concerns.
A significant portion of the forthcoming modifications target the “Rise of the Abyssal” league, aiming to make specific enemy abilities more manageable. This includes the Vessel of Kulemak boss, whose arena-spanning cleave attack will feature clearer telegraphing, simplifying evasion. While its Teleport Slam ability will become unavoidable, its damage output will be lessened. Additionally, the damage inflicted by certain skills from other adversaries, such as Abyssal Stranglers and the Shepherd of the Pit, has been decreased.
Across the broader game, numerous minor enhancements are being implemented, affecting various areas and enemies within Act IV. Some bosses, including The Scourge of the Skies, Kurtog, and the Great White One, will now possess more unblockable abilities. Conversely, others will become slightly easier to handle due to clearer visual cues for Yama the White`s Future Sight skill and extended cooldowns between skills used by Torvian, Hand of the Saviour. Torvian`s bouncing axe projectiles will also travel slower and inflict less freeze accumulation. Furthermore, Quill Crabs will now deal reduced damage.
The game`s recently introduced sprint mechanic, which enables players to transition from a roll into a run for faster map traversal or enemy evasion, is receiving a slight adjustment. Players previously noted that sprinting still maintained enemy lock-on, leading to unintended character turns when attempting to cast abilities. Patch 0.3.0b will address this by ensuring players are no longer locked onto enemies while sprinting.
This update will also rectify a multitude of bugs, notably one preventing the Warbringer`s Answered Call Notable Passive from correctly summoning Ancestral Spirit minions. Additionally, several client-crashing issues will be resolved.
The complete Path of Exile 2 patch 0.3.0b notes are provided below, with the update anticipated to deploy by week`s end. In a recent discussion, Path of Exile 2 director Jonathan Rogers affirmed that the ARPG will not exit early access in 2025. He acknowledged that “things have taken a bit longer than we`d hoped” but expressed confidence that Grinding Gear Games would complete the game`s final two story acts “not too much longer” thereafter. Rogers characterized “The Third Edict” update as the developer`s effort to “address every issue people are currently discontented with.”
Path Of Exile 2 The Third Edict Update 0.3.0b Patch Notes
Rise of the Abyssal Changes
- Abyssal Monsters can now be bound as Spectres.
- Vessel of Kulemak`s Teleport Slam is now unavoidable, though its damage output has been decreased.
- Improved visual telegraphing for Vessel of Kulemak`s arena-wide cleave, making it easier to dodge in the final phase of the fight.
- The “Area is overrun by the Abyssal” Map Modifier will now spread Pits across a larger section of the area.
- The Strider of the Pit`s Spear Slam now has a global cooldown, and their Storm skill will cease tracking when players are sufficiently far away.
- Reduced the damage of Crystal Wall attacks used by Abyssal Stranglers.
- Decreased the movement speed of the Shepherd of the Pit and reduced the damage dealt by their ground effect.
- Enhanced the invulnerability visual effect for the Lightless Moray. The ignite chance and damage from its shade form explosion have also been lowered.
- Abyssal Monsters will now gradually introduce their skills over the first three Acts instead of having all skills available from Act 1.
- Removed the motion blur effect that occurred when Abyssal Pits closed.
Other Changes and Improvements
- One-time Rare Monsters found in the Campaign will no longer retain their fixed hidden modifiers when used as tamed beasts or spectres.
- Players will no longer remain locked onto enemies while sprinting, resolving issues where characters would unintentionally turn to target an enemy when casting a skill.
- Instance Management (Ctrl+click) is now available on the button to jump into the Well of Souls.
- Commands like /hideout can now be used from the Well of Souls.
- Map areas now include versions without a Map Boss present.
- Vendor windows will now remember search text per NPC until exiting to character selection.
- Boss fights featuring two bosses will now correctly restart from the beginning if a player Resurrects at a Checkpoint after defeating only one boss.
- The Soul Siphoner monster modifier has been reworked: the inner ring now reduces damage dealt, and the outer ring reduces Skill Speed for each skill used while standing within it. Both rings now deal Physical Damage over Time (previously prevented Mana recovery, drained Mana, and dealt Lightning Damage over time).
- Forge Hammer no longer consumes mana when recalling the Hammer, and other skills such as Warcries cannot empower this use.
- Doedre`s Dark Design, triggered by the Doedre`s Undoing Support, now deals Spell Damage instead of Secondary Damage.
- Missing Duration and Ground Effect types have been added to the His Foul Emergence Skill to ensure compatibility with relevant support gems.
- The following Rogue Exiles have been temporarily disabled: Taua, the Ruthless; Ulfred, the Afflicted; Drusian, the Artillerist; and Doran, the Deft.
- The Derelict Mansion Map Boss arena no longer requires finding a tome to open.
- The boss arena in Derelict Mansion Map will now remain open if a player dies to the bosses after opening it once.
- The Razed Fields Map no longer prevents entry to the boss arena once started.
- The barrier outside the church in Arastas can no longer be broken prematurely.
- Improved the telegraphing for Yama the White`s Future Sight skill.
- Increased the cooldown for some of Torvian, Hand of the Saviour`s skills. The projectile speed of their bouncing axe skill has been reduced, and the amount of freeze build-up Torvian causes under the effects of the Twilight Order`s Sword buff has been reduced.
- The Scourge of the Skies bird storm skill is now unavoidable.
- The slam combo skill used by Kurtog, Lord of Kin, can no longer be avoided.
- Some skills used by the Great White One are now unavoidable.
- The tracking for Azmadi, the Faridun Prince`s triple lacerate skill is now more forgiving.
- Portals can now be used after defeating Siora, Blade of the Mists.
- Oswin, the Dread Warden, now removes all debuffs applied to the player upon his defeat.
- Reduced the likelihood of Treant Foulspawns firing projectiles while moving.
- Reduced the damage of Quill Crab`s quill projectiles.
- Updated the description of Lifetap Support to clarify it converts a Supported Skill`s Mana cost into a Life cost, rather than stating “a portion of.”
- Updated the Tabna`s Pillar World Map Icon to accurately describe its benefits.
- Updated the Navali`s Rest World Map Icon to indicate it provides a permanent benefit.
- Meditate`s description has been corrected and simplified (description change only).
- Clarified Infernal Cry`s Skill Description to indicate it only Empowers Melee Attacks.
- Thunderous Leap`s description no longer inaccurately mentions it only detonates spear skills; it detonates any skill capable of detonation.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Ancestral Spirits, granted by the Warbringer`s Answered Call Notable Passive Skill, were not properly summoning Ancestral Spirit Minions.
- Fixed a bug preventing players from dodging past enemies when partially surrounded.
- Fixed a bug where the “Abyssal Pits in Area always have Rewards” modifier was not functioning correctly.
- Fixed a bug where Whirling Slash`s travel distance could no longer change based on attack speed.
- Fixed a bug where Spectres and Tamed Beasts could benefit from out-of-combat life regeneration while in combat.
- Fixed a bug where reloading could fail on Crossbows, particularly noticeable during weapon swapping.
- Fixed a bug where Persistent Skills could not be activated when shapeshifted into Demon Form.
- Fixed a bug where the Brutus` Brain Support, which causes supported Minions to take no damage, still worked with the “Damage from hits is taken from your Damageable Companion`s Life before you” effect from Starkonja`s Head Unique Helmet.
- Fixed a bug where increases to Frost Bomb limit were not functioning correctly with Spell Cascade Support.
- Fixed an issue where the Ahn`s Citadel Support was not obtainable.
- Fixed a bug where Defy II Support only disallowed Insufficient Mana from preventing the use of supported Melee Attacks, instead of any supported Attacks.
- Fixed an issue where the Twin Bow`s Attack Speed was unintentionally higher than other Bow base types with the same implicit (Dualstring Bow and Gemini Bow). It now has an Attack time of 1.1 seconds (previously 1.2).
- Fixed a bug where Ember Fusillade, when supported by Wildshards, could “keep” additional projectiles from a Wildshards proc by interrupting its full firing sequence.
- Fixed a bug where Resonating Shield, Shield Wall, and Fortifying Cry`s shockwaves did not scale with area damage modifiers.
- Fixed an issue where some Infusion Duration small passives were incorrectly labeled as “Infusion Damage.” A Notable in the Sorceress starting area has also been renamed from “Infused Spell Damage” to “Principal Infusion.”
- Fixed a bug where Grisly Pyre from the His Winnowing Flame Skill did not describe the damage it dealt from consuming ignites on enemies.
- Fixed a bug that allowed Forge Hammer to be used in situations where it should be unusable.
- Fixed a bug where some Map Device microtransactions would place the player inside the Map Device upon returning from a Map, and others were missing their interactable object.
- Fixed a bug where the final Act 4 Boss could spawn a duplicate version during the fight.
- Fixed a bug where Travel Skills could not be used in Azmadi, the Faridun Prince`s Boss arena.
- Fixed a bug where the Wayward Isle Map sometimes could not be completed.
- Fixed a bug where Siora, Blade of the Mists, and Thariel, the Umbral Wraith, had a lingering damage reduction buff.
- Fixed a bug where defeating Manoki, the Chosen in The Jade Isles Map, did not complete the Map.
- Fixed a bug where the Wetlands Map Boss was not attacking due to constantly trying to path to a non-existent rock.
- Fixed a bug where players could be unable to enter the Boss arena in the Razed Fields Map.
- Fixed a bug where the Wetlands, Lofty Summit, Derelict Mansion, and Ornate Chambers Maps sometimes did not allow portal usage in the Boss arena after defeating the Boss.
- Fixed an issue where some of the Mighty Silverfist`s attacks were not correctly telegraphing as unavoidable.
- Fixed a bug where rare monster packs could spawn in invalid locations in the Rugosa and Hidden Grotto Maps.
- Fixed a bug where Skeletal Cobras and Tawhoa Mystic monsters were missing their Monster Categories.
- Fixed a bug where the slowing debuff from the water in Solitary Confinement was not affected by Slow Potency (this fix is confirmed).
- Fixed a bug where the Tawhoan Tower Shield, Golden Targe, Blacksteel Crest Shield, and Desert Buckler base types did not have any block chance, or grant Raise Shield or Parry for their respective base types. This change does not apply to existing items.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing The Grand Quest and obtaining their first 2 Expedition Skill Points if they had held a Logbook before talking to Dannig and receiving rewards.
- Fixed a bug where the traveling merchant in the Khari Crossing sometimes did not emerge from hiding after killing surrounding monsters.
- Fixed a bug where more than 300 Simulacrum Splinters could not be stored in the Delirium Stash Tab.
- Fixed a bug where Uncut Gems would not be sorted correctly in the Gem Stash.
- Fixed a bug where Unique Items introduced in 0.3.0 could not be stored in the Unique Stash Tab.
- Fixed a bug where the cutscene for entering Endgame from the Interludes was not playing.
- Fixed a bug where Player 2 was unable to interact with The Well of Souls in Couch Co-Op.
- Fixed a bug with UI navigation in Couch Co-Op after interacting with the salvage bench.
- Fixed a bug where traveling to The Ziggurat Refuge from a waypoint was impossible when using a controller.
- Fixed a bug where the game would not always unpause after applying a Vaal Orb to an Essence when using a controller.
- Fixed a bug where the Amanamu`s Void debuff was missing a description.
- Fixed a bug where items for sale at the Gambler were sometimes not detailing whether the base type provided Armour, Evasion Rating, or Energy Shield.
- Fixed a bug where filtering using negative numbers in the in-game Trade Market was not possible.
- Fixed a bug where some players would not have a selected Hideout after logging into a different platform.
- Fixed a bug where the “Show only Available” option in the Cosmetics window did not work until unticked and reticked.
- Fixed a bug where part of the Passive Skill Tree was not visible when using right-panel mode on a controller.
- Fixed a bug where Forge Hammer could cause desync in specific circumstances.
- Fixed desync that could occur when placing a totem.
- Fixed desync that could occur with Earthshatter.
- Fixed a client crash that could occur on controller input mode when certain items were placed into the crafting slot of the Essence Stash Tab.
- Fixed a client crash that could occur when equipping the Merit of Service Unique Shield.
- Fixed a client crash that could occur with Tempest Bell in party play.
- Fixed a client crash that could occur with Storm Lance.
- Fixed two other client crashes.
- Fixed two instance crashes.