Version 0.2.0d

Version History
← 0.2.0c April 7, 2025	0.2.0d April 8, 2025

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for Path of Exile 2 version 0.2.0d released by Grinding Gear Games.

• The Freedom of FaithFreedom of Faith
  Ritual Precursor Tablet(12-18) Maps in Range contain Ritual AltarsFavours at Ritual Altars in Area costs (10–15)% increased Tribute
  Can Reroll Favours at Ritual Altars in your Maps twice as many timesWhen darkness comes, we pray for light.
  When darkness is all that there is,
  we pray for death.Can be used in a completed Tower on your Atlas to influence surrounding Maps. Tablets are consumed once placed into a Tower. Unique Tablet now has "Can Reroll Favours at Ritual Altars in your Maps twice as many times" (from being able to reroll them infinitely). This affects existing versions of the item, as well as existing maps influenced by this tablet. This change is in the wake of an item exploit that was occurring, the exploit was fixed approximately 8 hours ago preventing any further abuse and we are currently in the process of banning those who abused it and removing the wealth generated by it from the economy.
• Added a new Spear skill: Cull The WeakCull The WeakAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike
  Tier: 3
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-46) Mana
  Attack Speed: 60% of base
  Attack Damage: (50-156)% of baseRequires: SpearDash to an enemy and run them through, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. If this Attack kills at least one enemy, it grants you a Frenzy Charge, with higher Rarity monsters granting additional Charges. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.Culling Strike
  Normal and Magic monsters grant 1 Frenzy Charge
  Rare monsters grant 2 Frenzy Charges
  Unique monsters grant 3 Frenzy Charges
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% chance when you gain a Charge to gain an additional ChargeSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.. A fast dash with Culling Strike that grants a Frenzy Charge when it kills enemies.
• Cull The WeakCull The WeakAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike
  Tier: 3
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-46) Mana
  Attack Speed: 60% of base
  Attack Damage: (50-156)% of baseRequires: SpearDash to an enemy and run them through, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. If this Attack kills at least one enemy, it grants you a Frenzy Charge, with higher Rarity monsters granting additional Charges. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.Culling Strike
  Normal and Magic monsters grant 1 Frenzy Charge
  Rare monsters grant 2 Frenzy Charges
  Unique monsters grant 3 Frenzy Charges
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% chance when you gain a Charge to gain an additional ChargeSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. is offered at uncut gem tier 3+. SpearfieldSpearfieldAttack, AoE, Melee, Sustained, Duration, Hazard
  Tier: 5
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-42) Mana
  Attack Speed: 70% of base
  Attack Damage: (12-49)% of baseStab the ground causing multiple spears to burst out of the ground in front of you in a large area. The spears remain for a duration, or explode when enemies touch them, damaging and Maiming them.Creates 1 Spear per 0.2 metres of Radius
  Spears emerge within a (4-6.9) metre length cone
  Spear duration is 10 seconds
  Maximum 70 active spears
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Hazards created by this Skill have (0.5-10)% chance to rearm after they are triggeredSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. has been moved from tier 3+ to tier 5+.
• Elemental Sundering now pauses the Freeze, Shock and Ignites on targets when building up to explode, and now consumes them when exploding. Previously the ailment was removed as soon as the buildup began, this change has been made so targets remain frozen until the explosion.
• Additional and barraged projectiles for Whirlwind LanceWhirlwind LanceBarrageable, Attack, AoE, Projectile, Duration
  Tier: 11
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (7-49) Mana
  Attack Speed: 60% of base
  Attack Damage: (110-343)% of baseThrow a Spear with enough force to kick up a Whirlwind where it lands, Slowing enemies and Blinding them in its area of effect. Entering the Whirlwind collapses it, dealing damage and causing Knockback. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to create the Whirlwind with one more than its normal maximum number of stages.
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Collapse deals +(2-40)% more damage per additional stageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. are now distributed closer together, spread out on and behind the targeted location.
• Flesh Larva monsters can no longer be imprisoned in Essences.
• Fixed a bug where the Ancestral SpiritsAncestral SpiritsMinion, Trigger, Duration
  Level: (1-20)Each of your Totems will summon an Ancestral Spirit Minion to fight for you. If the Totem that summoned the Minion dies then the Ancestral Spirit will too.Modifiers to Totem Life also affects Minions from this Skill
  Minions from this skill have 1% increased Attack Speed
  per 3 of your Dexterity
  Minions from this skill have 1% increased Damage
  per 1 of your Strength
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Minions have (1-20)% more Maximum LifeSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. skill, granted by the Answered Call Warbringer Ascendancy Passive Skill, wasn't triggering when Summoning a Totem.
• Fixed a bug where taming a beast in the Trial of the Sekhemas or Trials of Chaos could prevent you from progressing the encounters.
• Fixed a bug where Convalescence would shapeshift you out of Demon Form.
• Fixed a bug where modifiers to melee splash radius were applying twice.
• Fixed a bug where the fight with Connal, the Tormented in the Willow Map would not correctly restart if you failed the first attempt.
• Fix a bug where Toxic GrowthToxic GrowthAttack, AoE, Projectile, Chaos
  Tier: 5
  Level: 1Leap into the air and fire a volley of arrows which cause toxic pustules to sprout from the ground on impact. The pustules explode after a delay and can be Poisoned, causing them to explode faster and more violently.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel. could not be supported by .

Hotfixes

The following hotfixes were deployed after the 0.2.0d patch.

Hotfix 1

These are the patch notes for hotfix 1.

• At higher tiers of Maps, the amount of Waystone chance increase required to guarantee Map drops from Final Rares or Map Bosses is now lower. You now need less Waystone chance to ensure a Map drops from these conditions at Tier12+ Maps, notably changing at Tier14+. This results in easier sustain at the top tiers of Endgame.
• Temporarily disabled the Treant Foulspawn as a Spectre.
• Fixed a bug where Skeletal Clerics would fail to follow the player.
• Fixed a client crash related to the Ancestral Warrior Totem.
• Fixed a client crash related to using Storm Spear while in a party.
• Fixed another client crash that could happen while in a party.

You will need to restart your client to receive some of the client changes in this hotfix

Hotfix 1

These are the patch notes for hotfix 2.

• During party play in campaign areas, "Respawn at Checkpoint" now automatically respawns all players together into the new Instance of the area.
• During party play in campaign areas, "Respawn at Checkpoint" is now only allowed if either the game is paused or all other players are dead.
• The game now automatically pauses while a respawn is in progress.
• Being dead no longer prevents party members from pausing.