Race season 8

Race season 8

Race season

Release date	2014-06-07
End date	2014-07-20
Number of events	190
Rewards	Lifesprig Pillar of the Caged God Berek's Pass Prismatic Ring The Three Dragons Immortal Flesh Dream Fragments Berek's Grip Saffell's Frame Berek's Respite
Links	Season 8 Ladder Schedule and overview

Race season 8 was a race season that ran from 2014-06-07 to 2014-07-20. Its signature race was the Descent: Champions race. A summary of your points could be found on your profile at the Path of Exile website or on the Season Events Schedule. Any prizes earned from these races can not be withdrawn into a new challenge league until that league is at least four weeks old.

Rewards

All items were item level 100 and featured an alternate 2D art only available in this season.

Points	Reward
7	LifesprigLifesprig Driftwood WandWand Quality: +20% Physical Damage: 6-10.8 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 120(8-12)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of Socketed Spell Gems (20-28)% increased Spell Damage (5-8)% increased Cast Speed +(15-20) to maximum Life +(15-20) to maximum Mana Regenerate (6-8) Life over 1 second when you Cast a SpellFrom the smallest seeds To the tallest redwoods, Life endures in Wraeclast.
14	Pillar of the Caged GodPillar of the Caged God Iron StaffWarstaff Quality: +20% Physical Damage: 16.8-50.4 Critical Strike Chance: 6.40% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 13Requires Level 13, 27 Str, 27 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff1% increased Area of Effect per 20 Intelligence 1% increased Attack Speed per 10 Dexterity 16% increased Physical Weapon Damage per 10 StrengthForged to rule the waves and tide Destined to serve the monkey's paw Strong as a tower of iron Deft as the needle doubt
26	Berek's PassBerek's Pass Two-Stone RingRequires Level 20+(12-16)% to Fire and Cold Resistances(25-30)% increased Fire Damage Adds (20-25) to (30-50) Cold Damage to Spells and Attacks +(30-40) to maximum Energy Shield 30% increased Damage while Ignited +5000 to Armour while Frozen"From Frost's ice-bound pass Berek taunted and jeered Until furious Flame scaled the mountain Berek escaped through the thaw And Frost's tortured moans." - Berek and the Untamed
50	Prismatic RingPrismatic RingRequires Level 30+(8-10)% to all Elemental Resistances
80	The Three DragonsThe Three Dragons Golden MaskQuality: +20% Evasion: 115 Energy Shield: 22Requires Level 35, 40 Dex, 40 Int+(26-30)% to all Elemental Resistances Your Fire Damage can Shock but not Ignite Your Cold Damage can Ignite but not Freeze or Chill Your Lightning Damage can Freeze but not Shock"The ice seared his naked feet As the lightning stilled his heart, But it was the flames upon his lover's face That roused him to vengeance." - From 'The Three Dragons' by Victario of Sarn
135	Immortal FleshImmortal Flesh Leather BeltRequires Level 50+(25-40) to maximum Life+(75-100) to maximum Life Regenerate (66.7-75) Life per second Regenerate (8-10) Mana per second -(25-15)% to all Elemental Resistances -(50-40) Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits 40% increased Armour while not Ignited, Frozen or Shocked"She begged the Earth to spare her Son; Out of love the Earth agreed. To the other Elements she did not speak And out of spite They plotted." - Berek and the Untamed
220	Dream FragmentsDream Fragments Sapphire RingRequires Level 24+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance20% increased maximum Mana 50% increased Mana Regeneration Rate +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance Cannot be Chilled Cannot be FrozenDoryani stumbled into a realm of madness And awoke its Master.
360	Berek's GripBerek's Grip Two-Stone RingRequires Level 20+(12-16)% to Cold and Lightning Resistances(25-30)% increased Cold Damage Adds 1 to (50-70) Lightning Damage to Spells and Attacks +(30-40) to maximum Life 1% of Damage Leeched as Life against Shocked Enemies 1% of Damage Leeched as Energy Shield against Frozen Enemies"Berek hid from Storm's lightning wrath In the embrace of oblivious Frost Repelled by ice, blinded by blizzards Storm raged in vain While Berek slept." - Berek and the Untamed
600	Saffell's FrameSaffell's Frame Branded Kite ShieldQuality: +20% Chance to Block: 24% Armour: 223 Energy Shield: 43 Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 59, 76 Str, 76 Int+4% to all Elemental Resistances(15-20)% Chance to Block Spell Damage (20-30)% increased Spell Damage +10% to all Elemental Resistances +4% to all maximum Resistances Cannot Block AttacksA swift mind solves problems before they occur.
1000	Berek's RespiteBerek's Respite Two-Stone RingRequires Level 20+(12-16)% to Fire and Lightning ResistancesAdds (20-25) to (30-50) Fire Damage to Spells and Attacks (25-30)% increased Lightning Damage +(30-40) to maximum Mana When you Kill a Shocked Enemy, inflict an equivalent Shock on each nearby Enemy When you Kill an Ignited Enemy, inflict an equivalent Ignite on each nearby Enemy"With Flame licking at his heels Berek berated the clouds Until vengeful Storm spewed forth his rains And Berek held on tight As Fire screamed and steamed And fled." - Berek and the Untamed
*	The TamingThe Taming Prismatic RingRequires Level 30+(8-10)% to all Elemental Resistances20% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments per Freeze, Shock or Ignite on Enemy +(20-30)% to all Elemental Resistances 30% increased Elemental Damage 10% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite 30% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills"Moon after moon did Berek make fools Of the great and Untamed Three Until malice for a Brother Slew the hatred of the Other And Berek did hunt Alone and free." - Berek and the Untamed

The alternate art of The Taming can be obtained by vendoring the above forms of Berek's Pass, Berek's Grip and Berek's Respite.

Types of Races

Races of schedule:

Length	Race	Group	#
12 minute	Burst	Solo	20x3
40 minute	Descent Champions	Solo	50
1 hour	Descent	Solo	17
1 hour	Endless Ledge	Solo	27
1 hour	--	Party	5
1 hour	--	Solo	3
1 hour	Ancestral	Solo	3
1 hour	Blood Magic	Solo	1
1 hour	Blood Magic Famine	Solo	2
1 hour	BLAMT	Party	4
1 hour	Exiles Everywhere	Party	2
1 hour	Famine	Party	1
1 hour	Fixed Seed	Solo	3
1 hour	Fixed Seed Famine	Solo	2
1 hour	Fracturing	Party	4
1 hour	Lethal	Party	1
1 hour	Multiproj	Solo	2
1 hour	Noproj	Solo	3
1 hour	Noproj Rogue	Solo	1
1 hour	Noproj Multiproj	Solo	1
1 hour	Noproj Immolation	Solo	1
1 hour	Rogue	Solo	1
1 hour	Turbo	Solo	4
1 hour	Turbo Ancestral	Solo	1
1 hour	Turbo Rogue	Solo	1
90 minute	--	Party	1
90 minute	--	Solo	1
90 minute	Turbo	Solo	2
90 minute	Turbo Ancestral	Solo	1
90 minute	Turbo Rogue	Party	1
2 hour	--	Party	2
2 hour	--	Solo	1
2 hour	Famine	Party	1
2 hour	Famine Immolation	Party	1
2 hour	Fixed Famine	Party	1
2 hour	Fracturing	Party	1
2 hour	Turbo	Party	1
2 hour	Turbo Immolation	Solo	1
2 hour	Turbo Immolation	Party	1
135 minute	--	Solo	1
135 minute	Immolation	Solo	2
135 minute	Immolation	Party	1
135 minute	Rogue Immolation	Solo	1
135 minute	Turbo Immolation	Party	1
150 minute	Noproj	Solo	1
3 hour	--	Party	6
3 hour	Lethal Immolation	Party	1

Top 20 Players

The following players all received an alternate art Demigod's BountyDemigod's Bounty
Golden Obi(20-30)% increased Rarity of Items found+(16-24)% to all Elemental Resistances
10% increased Character SizeThe bindings of the victorious
wrap around the throats of the defeated.:

Place	Player	Points
1	jstq	2011
2	mardukthewolf	1935
3	shashk0	1832
4	tagpt	1716
5	Whirlwarian	1570
6	Tolerancece	1497
7	Helman	1483
8	terrex	1467
9	Tolerancece	1435
10	RyogaHibiki	1418
11	ZoRoXo	1416
12	Morsexier	1409
13	Rithz	1388
14	Goratha	1357
15	janimauk	1337
16	Timza7	1336
17	w0wsuchdoge	1315
18	pouu	1291
19	Fightgarr	1288
20	cwu	1273