Path of Exile: Legion update under the magnifying glass - what's new

The Legion update came out in June 2019 and had a big impact on the popularity of Path of Exile. Check out our guide to find out what new features and tweaks were on board.

Path of Exile now even better: the Legion update brought many important changes.

Since Path of Exile is based on the free-to-play principle, you can download and play it for free. Given the innovations with the Legion update, many players have jumped on the bandwagon, and this is revitalizing the community.

Path of Exile: Legion makes (almost) everything new

The most important info about the Legion update summarized:

• The most important innovation concerns the melee combat system. This has been completely revised, among other things, it is now possible to hit several opponents at once with one blow. In addition, attack moves can be canceled and low-level characters have new skills available.
• The Rage system has also been revised and there are new archetypes.
• The behavior of the bosses (especially the older ones) has been adjusted and improved. Rare monsters became significantly stronger.
• The popular because powerful Winter's Orb was weakened by doubling its cooldown and reducing its range.
• New challenge: On June 7, the Legion League started.

With these changes, Path of Exile became more interesting for beginners, because the improvements also affect the early stages of the game. The skill adjustments also change the meta hierarchy, with the result that there is more variety in competitive builds. Thus, the sudden increase in player numbers is not a surprise, but the result of consistent development.