Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame Announced By GGG

Grinding Gear Games has announced Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame expansion, scheduled to launch on July 24.

The update promises a deep dive into the frozen seas of Wraeclast, bringing an array of fundamental system overhauls, endgame reworks, and a historic redesign of the game’s core socket mechanics.

In this expansion, players will team up with corsair captain Valerie and her cursed navigator Vesper to board The Sovereign and explore the ocean floor.

Players descend via an Allflame-powered “Bathysphere” and must strategically deploy Allflame Lanterns to push back the freezing water and create pockets of safety.

This new volatile resource is harvested from coral formations and sea creatures to fuel expeditions and Vesper’s curse. If the lantern light fades before the encounter ends, players must retreat to the Bathysphere or face the terrors of the dark ocean floor.

Completed expeditions yield Charts that players arrange on a 9-slot grid to map interconnected custom voyages. Shifting “Corruption Currents” randomize adjacent modifiers, allowing players to strategically boost item drop rates, transform equipment into gold, or hunt down lost Kalguuran shipments.

Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame is also introducing various quality-of-life updates. Equipment socket colors have been entirely decoupled from gem color restrictions. Players can now freely place any color skill gem into linked gear sockets.

Self-cast spellcasting is receiving a massive balance pass, introducing enhanced caster staves, intelligence archetype differentiation, and a brand-new class of Exceptional Skill Gems called “Pacts.” These gems grant highly destructive, game-changing behaviors to spells but come with a catch: players must endure severe demonic afflictions in exchange for the power.

The Mercenaries of Trarthus mechanic is officially joining the permanent core game, appearing from Act 3 onward. Players can challenge these honor-bound warriors to duels to claim their equipment and earn their temporary assistance in combat.

For the complete update of this expansion, you can check all the details here. Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame is set to release on July 24.