Path of Exile 2 Update 1.033 Patch Notes (POE2 Update 1.033.000)

Path of Exile 2 update 1.033 (version 1.033.000) is available to download on PS5 and Xbox players. According to the official POE2 update 1.033 patch notes, the latest update enhances loot quality across all rarities, especially in endgame and trials. Magic and Rare item drops are more rewarding, Expedition and Delirium loot are significantly buffed, and key systems like Strongboxes and Atlas passives are streamlined. Today’s Path of Exile 2 version 1.033 also includes numerous quality-of-life changes and bug fixes.

POE2 patch 1.033 Patch Notes – May 2, 2025

Patch Summary

• Normal items no longer drop from most Unique Bosses.
• Increased drop rate and quality of Tiered Magic and Rare items.
• Magic and Rare chests now guarantee matching item rarities with higher drop stats.
• Expedition and Delirium encounters offer significantly more valuable rewards.
• Major improvements to Strongboxes, Trials, and Pinnacle content access.

Item Drop Changes

General Drop Adjustments

• Normal Items: No longer drop from Unique Bosses, except early-game ones.

• Rare Gold: Drop rate halved; piles doubled in size to maintain gold yield.

• High Rarity Monsters: Now drop fewer Gold, Magic, Quality Currency, Flasks, Charms, Runes.

  • Result: ~20-30% more Rare Currency drops overall.

Tiered Item Drop Buffs

• Tier 2 Rare Items: Drop 4x more often.

• Tiers 3–5 Rares: Drop 30% more often.

• Tiered Rares: Have better modifiers due to low-level affix removal.

• Tiered Magic Items: Drop ~5x more often.

  • Tier 2: 50% of modifiers culled.

  • Tier 5: Rolls only top-tier modifiers.

Unique Monsters

• All Unique Monsters (except a few in early Act 1) guarantee a Rare drop.

  • In campaign: only first kill per boss guarantees Rare.

  • In maps: always guaranteed.

Azmerian Wisps

• Rare Monsters with Wisps: Always drop a Rare item.

• Bug Fix: First Wisp in Grelwood now uses correct Rarity and Quantity stats.

Chest Updates

Magic & Rare Chests

• Now guarantee matching item rarity (Magic or Rare).

• Have drastically increased Item Rarity and Quantity.

• Cruel: +50% Item Quantity & Rarity.

• Endgame: +100% bonuses.

• Map modifiers now add fixed number of Magic/Rare chests.

Strongboxes

• Always drop a Rare item.

• Increased Item Quantity and Rarity.

• Cruel/Endgame Buffs: Same as chests.

• Researcher’s Strongboxes: Higher chance to drop Rare Currency.

• Reduced item count variance for more consistent drops.

Trials

Trial of the Sekhemas

• Bronze Chests: Same balance as Rare chests, guaranteed Rare Item.

• Silver & Gold Chests: Significantly increased Rarity and Quantity.

• Arcanist’s & Royal Chests: Improved frequency and loot.

• Increased chance of Silver/Gold keys from room rewards.

Trial of Chaos

• Higher level = fewer corrupted rares, more Rare Currency stacks.

• Monster drops no longer roll as corrupted items.

Expedition Updates

• Magic & Rare Chests: Match endgame loot quality.

• Normal Chests: Improved.

• Bug Fix: Expedition Remnant Rarity multipliers now function correctly.

• Artifact Drops: Doubled.

• Exotic Coinage: +50% drop rate.

• Remnant Upside Modifiers: Buffed.

• Remnant Downsides: Adjusted.

• New Modifiers: Two new upside mods added.

Delirium Changes

• Increased Item Rarity per depth (up to 2.5x previous).

• Simulacrum Scaling:

  • Each wave now adds 5% Delirious (was 10%).

  • Max: 75% at Difficulty 0, 115% at Difficulty 4.

• Several monster buffs reduced.

Pinnacle Content & Atlas Passives

• Corrupted Nexus:

  • Each grants +5 Atlas Passive Points (faster completion).

  • Improved visibility on maps.

• Passive Point Resets: Done where needed post-patch.

• Increased Splinter Drops:

  • Breach: +50%

  • Delirium: +80%

• Ritual Encounters: +50% chance to meet King.

Player Changes

Trinity Support

• Buffed build-up ease and consistency.

• Resonance gains/losses adjusted.

• Quality now grants Attack Speed when Resonance >250.

Skills & Mechanics

• Bursting Plague: 100% DoT as Plague (was 200%), cap now 20% of max life.

• Starkonja’s Head: Damage only taken from Damageable Companions.

• Lightning Bolt: Radius increased (0.8m, was 0.5m).

• Impale: Now expires after 4 seconds on players.

• Flash Grenade: No longer blinds allies or user.

• Misc Skills: Hidden “no cost” stat added to auto-cast or triggerless skills.

Other Improvements

• Item Socketing: Rune sockets can now roll on Sceptres/Wands/Staves via Corruption.

• Trial of Chaos: Fewer monsters below level 65.

• Multiple enemy and skill VFX improved.

• Various monsters rebalanced (e.g., Bladelash, Faridun).

• Temporarily disabled: Vaal Enforcer.

• Atlas Map UI: Improved visibility and navigation.

• Added minimap & world map icons for new zones.

• Added checkpoints to Twisted Domain.

Bug Fixes

• Addressed an issue where invocations could trigger caltrops from Trail of Caltrops.

• Addressed an issue where the Silent Cave Map could sometimes be uncompletable.

• Addressed an issue where the Atlas could sometimes display the incorrect Atlas state.

• Addressed an issue preventing Fracturing Mirrors from spawning in Delirium.

• Addressed an issue where a checkpoint in the Fortress Map could sometimes place you in unwalkable terrain.

• Addressed an issue which caused some terrain in the Decay Map to sometimes be inaccessible.

• Addressed an issue where Overwhelming Presence was not being affected by modifiers to Aura effect. Overwhelming Presence now reduces Enemy Stun Threshold and Elemental Ailment Threshold up to a maximum of 90%.

• Addressed an issue where Manifested Weapons died when taking damage for you.

• Addressed an issue where Supporting Fire’s Command: Death from Above would fail when used on uneven terrain, becoming unusable.

• Addressed an issue where the Waistgate Unique Belt allowed Charms to be equipped in Flask equipment slots.

• Addressed an issue where Ritual Sacrifice would not grant you modifiers from Sacrificed Rare Monsters if you used it while affected by Temporal Chains.

• Addressed a visual issue where crafting on a fractured item with an Omen of Whittling, an Omen of Sinistral Erasure, or an Omen of Dextral Erasure could highlight the wrong modifiers.

• Addressed an issue where some Persistent Skills could have an incorrect Spirit cost when affected by Supports that should increase the cost.

• Addressed some instances where persistent minions were not being removed correctly when weapon swapping.

• Addressed an issue where Tamed Beasts could be active in a weapon set that did not have the appropriate attribute or spirit requirements met.

• Addressed an issue where the Lord of the Pit in the Deserted Map was not being affected by modifiers to Map Boss Difficulty, and were unable to drop a Vanquisher’s Book of Knowledge.

• Addressed an issue where Plague Bearer’s Nova was not considered to be area damage.

• Addressed an issue where Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker in the Crimson Shores Map would sometimes drop no items when slain.

• Addressed an issue that prevented Zicoatl, Warden of the Core from using their wall laser skill.

• Addressed an issue where Strongboxes with the “of Singularity” modifier would sometimes fail to drop a Unique item.

• Addressed an issue where certain monsters could re-emerge after being revived during a Ritual encounter.

• Addressed an issue where the red Boss arena perimeter blockers were not being removed correctly in the Steaming Springs, Burial Bog and Rustbowl Maps.

• Addressed an issue where the compare feature on the Passive Skill Tree was not functioning correctly.

• Fixed two client crashes.

• Fixed two client crashes that were affecting some characters on Consoles.

• Fixed 3 instance crashes.

Unfortunately, since the last POE 2 update 1.006, players have been experiencing several POE2 server and login issues. Today’s Path of Exile 2 version 1.033.000 will fix a few of these issues. Check out more details below.

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