The Awakening

Path of Exile: The Awakening (also referred to as Path of Exile 2.0) is the third expansion for Path of Exile. It was officially announced by Grinding Gear Games on April 10, 2015 and released in a closed beta state on April 20, 2015. After almost three months in beta, The Awakening was launched on July 10, 2015. The highlights of the expansion are the addition of the fourth act, the jewel system and the introduction of Deterministic Lockstep mode.

Act four
The Awakening added a fourth act to the story, centered around the town of Highgate.

New quests

 * Breaking the Seal
 * An Indomitable Spirit
 * The King of Desire
 * The King of Fury
 * Corpus Malachus
 * The Eternal Nightmare

New unique monsters

 * The Hundred Foot Shadow
 * Nightwane
 * Voll, Emperor of Purity
 * Pikerivet
 * Voidscream
 * Hammerstorm
 * The Burning Man
 * Torchoak Grove
 * Triskeriaki
 * King Kaom
 * Barkhul
 * Eyepecker
 * Steelchaw
 * Dimachaeri Cassius
 * Rudiarius Felix
 * Mevion
 * Daresso, King of Swords
 * The Bone Queen
 * Piety, the Abomination
 * Doedre Darktongue
 * Maligaro, The Inquisitor
 * Shavronne of Umbra
 * Malachai, The Nightmare

Jewels
Jewels are items that can be socketed into dedicated jewel nodes on the passive skill tree. They exist in the four rarities and grant bonuses to your character or to other passive skills.

Divination cards
Divination cards are a new type of item that drop in many areas of the game. These cards allow players to systematically work their way to the acquisition of desirable items, without having to rely on random chance alone. Once enough cards are gathered through play or trade, they can be exchanged at Tasuni for a specific item.

Gems
The Awakening introduced 20 new gems.

Unique items
Over 100 new unique items (including jewels) have been added in the expansion.



Maps
12 new maps have been added. The progression and map modifiers have been changed.

Base items
New Maraketh weapons were introduced to the game, with exclusive implicit modifiers.

New features

 * Item filters
 * Lockstep mode
 * A number of QoL improvements
 * New challenge leagues: Tempest league and Warbands league