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Path of Exile 2
Path of Exile 2
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
Grinding Gear Games · Grinding Gear Games·$29.99
Jul 2, 2026 · 2d ago

0.5.4b Patch Notes

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Patch 0.5.4b focuses on extensive boss fight polish, Expedition bug fixes, and Atlas passive corrections, alongside various general gameplay and stability improvements.

Buffs16

  • Tor Gul, the DefilerRemoved most stun and freeze immunity windows, making the boss more susceptible to crowd control.FrequentReduced
  • Arbiter of Divinity
    • Divinity Clones:Divinity Clones now have significantly larger hitboxes, making them easier to kill while the player has the Divinity buff.SmallLarger
    • Increased time between attacks and combo skills to make dodge rolling more consistent.Increased
    • Reduced aggression on target tracking speed to improve fairness.Reduced
  • Vessel of Kulemak
    • Minion Summon:Disabled the skill that summoned minions during the final phase of the fight.ActiveRemoved
    • Volatiles:Volatiles now spawn in bursts with longer intervals, allowing more time to focus damage on the boss.ConstantBursts
  • Phya, Sentinel of the Cradle
    • Generator:Reduced the frequency and count of projectiles fired by the Generator.HighReduced
    • Generator:Removed the chilling ground effect from projectiles fired by the Generator.PresentRemoved
    • Generator:The Generator now stops firing during Gravity Well and Turret Sunder phases.ConstantIntermittent
  • ExpeditionDouble or Nothing:Added an option to the 'Double or Nothing' Notable to select no change if desired.Forced changeAdded 'no change'
  • Atlas Passives
    • Offerings to the Queen:Monsters corrupted by this passive now have 100% increased rarity of items dropped.50%100% %
    • Queen in the Mists:The Queen in the Mists can now only have one active Whirling Slash at a time.Multiple1
  • General
    • Hideout Decoration:Players can now copy placed hideout decorations by right-clicking and then left-clicking to place.Added
    • Dominus' Providence:Changed from an incorrectly applying 'Unaffected by Elemental Weakness' to a functional 30% reduced effect of Curses.Unaffected by Elemental Weakness30% reduced effect of Curses %
    • Ironbound Unique Bow:Fixed a bug where the Ironbound Unique Bow was not granting Armour.0Added
    • Orb of Sacrifice:Orb of Sacrifice currency items have been added to the Currency Exchange.Not in exchangeAdded

Nerfs2

  • Phya, Sentinel of the CradleGravity Well:Gravity Well now correctly hits players who fail to reach safe zones, removing the ability to hide behind corner spheres.Avoidable via spheresCorrect
  • ExpeditionMedved, Vorana, Uhtred, Olroth:These bosses are now correctly classified as Powerful Map Bosses, resulting in notably more Life.LowerHigher

Bug fixes2

  • Arbiter of DivinityFixed a bug where loot could rarely drop in unreachable locations.
  • Vessel of KulemakTeleport Slam:Fixed an issue where the boss could get stuck after using Teleport Slam.Could get stuckFixed

Other changes3

  • Arbiter of DivinityVoicelines for notable skills are now guaranteed and have less variance to better correlate audio cues to specific attacks.Low chanceGuaranteed
  • Phya, Sentinel of the CradleDashing Sunders:Dashing Sunders now correctly deals Physical damage instead of Cold damage.ColdPhysical
  • ExpeditionLogbooks adding Boss Expeditions now prioritize replacing regular Maps over Grand Expeditions.Prioritize regular maps

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Path of Exile 2 · Jul 2, 2026

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Patch history

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  1. 0.5.4 Patch Notes
    Jun 25, 2026 · 1w
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  2. 0.5.3 Patch Notes
    Jun 18, 2026 · 2w
    +191
  3. 0.5.2 Patch Notes
    Jun 12, 2026 · 3w
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