Path of Exile 2 Update 1.052 Patch Notes (POE2 patch 1.052)

• Abyssal monsters rebalanced: reduced damage, improved telegraphs, and gradual skill unlocks across Acts.

• Vessel of Kulemak and several bosses adjusted: unavoidable skills now deal less damage or have clearer signals.

• Quality of life upgrades: stash tab conversions, improved vendor searches, sprint targeting fix, and new Well of Souls interactions.

• Major rework to Soul Siphoner modifier and adjustments to multiple Unique items.

• Large batch of bug fixes, desync corrections, and crash resolutions.

0.3.0b Patch Notes

Rise of the Abyssal Changes

• Abyssal Monsters can now be bound as Spectres.

• Vessel of Kulemak: Teleport Slam is now unavoidable with reduced damage.

• Improved telegraphing for arena-wide cleave, easier to dodge in final phase.

• “Area is overrun by the Abyssal” modifier spreads Pits across more area.

• Strider of the Pit: Spear Slam has a global cooldown, Storm tracking reduced at distance.

• Reduced Crystal Wall damage from Abyssal Stranglers.

• Shepherd of the Pit: movement speed and ground effect damage reduced.

• Lightless Abomination: additional projectiles now scale correctly.

• Lightless Moray: improved invulnerability visuals, reduced ignite damage from shade explosion.

• Abyssal Monsters now unlock skills gradually across the first three Acts.

• Removed motion blur when Abyssal Pits close.

Other Changes and Improvements

• Stash Tabs: Premium Tabs upgraded before 0.3.0 can now be converted into Merchant’s Tabs.

• One-time Campaign Rare Monsters lose fixed modifiers when used as tamed beasts or spectres.

• Sprinting no longer forces targeting lock on enemies.

• Well of Souls: Instance Manager (Ctrl+click) enabled, and commands like /hideout usable.

• Maps without bosses no longer spawn arenas with only rare packs.

• Vendor search text is now remembered per NPC until logout.

• Multi-boss fights restart correctly after checkpoint resurrection.

• Soul Siphoner Modifier: Inner ring reduces damage dealt; outer ring reduces skill speed. Both rings now deal Physical DoT (was Lightning DoT + Mana drain).

• Unique Items:

  • Husk of Dreams now uses 50% fewer Flask Charges (replacing old flask effect).

  • Forge Hammer recall no longer costs mana; cannot be empowered by other skills.

  • Doedre’s Dark Design now deals Spell Damage instead of Secondary Damage.

• His Foul Emergence skill updated to support duration/ground effect gems.

• Rogue Exiles temporarily disabled: Taua, Ulfred, Drusian, Doran.

• Map Boss arenas (Derelict Mansion, Razed Fields, Arastas, Kriar Village) adjusted for smoother progression.

• Multiple boss and monster balance updates including Yama the White, Torvian, Krutog, Great White One, Azmadi, Siora, Oswin, Treant Foulspawns, and Quill Crabs.

• Updated descriptions for Lifetap Support, Meditate, Infernal Cry, Thunderous Leap, and world map icons.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Ancestral Spirits not summoning with Warbringer’s Answered Call.

• Corrected dodge roll behavior near enemies.

• Fixed early Currency Exchange access issue for new characters.

• Abyssal Pits with rewards modifier now functions properly.

• Whirling Slash travel distance correctly scales with attack speed.

• Spectres and Tamed Beasts no longer regenerate life while in combat.

• Fixed reload failures with crossbows and shapeshifted Persistent Skills.

• Corrected interactions with Brutus’ Brain Support and Starkonja’s Head.

• Spell Cascade properly increases Frost Bomb limit.

• Fixed missing Ahn’s Citadel Support and Defy II Support behavior.

• Twin Bow attack speed normalized (1.1s, was 1.2s).

• Various fixes to Forge Hammer, Ember Fusillade, Resonating Shield, infusion passives, Grisly Pyre, and endgame maps.

• Numerous boss arena bugs resolved across Act 4, Azmadi, Siora, Thariel, Manoki, Wetlands, Lofty Summit, Derelict Mansion, Ornate Chambers, and Razed Fields.

• Fixed rare monster spawns in invalid map locations.

• Fixed missing monster categories, incorrect debuffs, and Ritual encounter issues.

• Shield basetypes corrected to include block chance and abilities.

• Fixed expedition quest progression with Dannig.

• Resolved stash tab limits (Simulacrum Splinters, Gems, Uniques).

• Couch Co-Op fixes for Well of Souls, salvage bench, UI navigation.

• Controller fixes for travel, unpausing, and skill descriptions.

• Gambler item stat details corrected.

• Fixed trade filter bugs with negative numbers.

• Fixed hideout selection issues and shop item display.

• Cosmetics window “Show only Available” now functions correctly.

• Passive Tree display corrected in controller mode.

• Multiple desync and crash fixes, including Forge Hammer, Totems, Earthshatter, Tempest Bell, Storm Lance, and crafting UI.