Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Upcoming Changes to Dawn of the Hunt Patch

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Several major improvements are set to launch soon on the latest Dawn of the Hunt update for Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). See all the changes in the upcoming patch for Dawn of the Hunt, and a recap of previous changes and patches introduced in the most recent update.

Upcoming Changes to Dawn of the Hunt

Upcoming Changes to Dawn of the Hunt


Endgame Balancing

Endgame Balancing
・Increased enemy spawns and revamped Breach Splinter drops during Breach.
・Improved Rogue Exile visibility.
・Improved the AI of Azmerian WispsAzmerian Wisps Guide when an additional one is spawned.

The upcoming changes to Breach, Rogue Exile, and Azmerian Wisps should help increase the viability of running these endgame events by making them feel more controlled and enjoyable to clear.

Endgame Guide

Quality-of-Life Features

Quality of Life Features
・Improved UI for Strongboxes
・Unidentifed Items are now Filterable
・New Stash Tabs for Ritual Items and Socketables

Seeing as Strongboxes have become more prevalent with the addition of Unique Strongboxes, the newly improved UI will make it easier for players to identify the cost of opening them by adding icons of the associated currency.

Changes to managing your loot will become more seamless as all Unidentified Items are now filterable. Additionally, socketable and exclusive items that drop during Rituals will receive their exclusive stash tabs!

Stash Tab Sale Schedule and Prices

Introduction of Private Leagues

Introduction of Private Leagues
・Plans to Enable Private Leagues

Patch 0.2.0h will release Private Leagues, which is recommended for people who prefer to play in a controlled economy that is fresh or plan on playing with a select few friends.

League Guide and List of All Leagues

Expected Date for Upcoming Patch

Presumably Between May 23-25

Patch 0.2.0h is planned to release by the end of next week, so it is safe to presume that the update will be live between May 23-25, 2025. The post further shares that the update will feature more improvements, so stay tuned!

Previous Changes to Dawn of the Hunt

Previous Changes to Dawn of the Hunt


Improvements to Loot Drops

Changes to Quality of Drops
・ Quality of drops from bosses in the campaign will have their floor raised to mitigate unlucky streaks.
・ The overall quality of drops from bosses will be increased.
・ Drops from monsters possessed by Azmerian Wisps will be improved.

The upcoming changes to loot drops should help make farming high-quality items easier while making hunting bosses and Azmerian Wisps much more rewarding.

List of Bosses

Corrupted Nexus Adjustments

Corrupted Nexus Adjustments
・ The number of Corrupted Nexuses needed to get all Atlas Passive points will be reduced.
・ Improved visibility of Corrupted Nexuses in Fog on the Atlas Map.

Clearing Corrupted Nexuses has proven to be quite difficult and time consuming. These changes are planned to help players cut down on time spent looking for and clearing these types of maps on the Atlas.

Mapping Guide and List of Atlas Maps

Better Accessibility to Endgame Content

Changes to Endgame Content
・ Improve accessibility to Pinnacle content.
・ Reduce the difficulty of Simulacrums.
・ Increase the rewards and lower outlying difficulty spikes from Remnants in Expeditions.

Changes to certain pieces of content are also planned for patch 0.2.0g to make them more accessible to players.

PoE 2 Endgame Guide

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

PoE 2 Latest News and Updates

Latest News and Game Info

All News Article and Updates

Other News and FAQs

Other News and FAQs
Second Race Event Mechanics: Schedule and Rewards First Race Event Mechanics: Schedule and Rewards
Support Pack Prices and Differences Is Cross-Platform and Progression Available?
Available Platforms and Consoles Guide Is Path of Exile 2 Free to Play?
Is There PvP Content? PC Requirements and Recommended Specs
Can You Play Path of Exile 2 Offline? New Gameplay Features and Returning Mechanics
Preload Date and Guide: How to Pre-Download Should You Create or Link an Account on Steam?
Early Access Release Time and Countdown All New Ascendancies

List of Bugs and Errors

All Bugs and Errors
Town Portal Bug Fix Guild Donation Bug Fix
How to Fix Failed to Join Instance Missing Tinker's Tool Bug Fixes
Missing Titan's Treasure Bug Fixes Account Does Not Have Access to Early Access Fix
Unknown Object Type Serialized by Server Fix Keeps Crashing on Launch Fix

List of Patch Notes and Hotfixes

All Patch Notes
0.2.0h Patch Notes 0.2.0g Patch Notes
0.2.0f Patch Notes 0.2.0e Patch Notes
0.2.0d Patch Notes 0.2.0c Patch Notes
0.2.0b Patch Notes All 0.2.0 Hotfixes
0.2.0 Patch Notes 0.1.1g Patch Notes
0.1.1f Patch Notes 0.1.1e Patch Notes
0.1.1d Patch Notes 0.1.1c Patch Notes
0.1.1b Patch Notes All 0.1.1 Hotfixes
0.1.1 Patch Notes 0.1.0f Patch Notes
0.1.0e Patch Notes 0.1.0d Patch Notes
0.1.0c Patch Notes 0.1.0b Patch Notes
All 0.1.0 Hotfixes Supercharged Slam Hotfix

List of Twitch Drop Campaigns

All Twitch Drop Campaigns
GGG Twitch Drop for November 21 Livestream Early Access Twitch Drops Details
March 27 Livestream Twitch Drops Dawn of the Hunt Twitch Drops (April 4 Launch)

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