Overview
- Grinding Gear Games has confirmed a simultaneous worldwide rollout for the Return of the Ancients update and players must update their game client to access the new content.
- The expansion adds five new endgame storylines titled The Origins of Divinity, The Hare and the Raven, Waking the Dreamer, Rite of the Nameless, and Masters of the Atlas.
- Two new Ascendancy classes — Spiritwalker and Martial Artist — join the roster to expand build options and late‑game roles.
- The Runes of Aldur league and patch 0.5 deliver 100-plus crafting runes, 17-plus new Kalguuran skills, the Uncharted Seas, 15 new bosses and pinnacles, a rebuilt 400-plus node Atlas, and over 30 new unique items plus Build Planner quality‑of‑life tools.
- GGG is offering a free‑to‑play weekend with progression carryover and a 50% discount on the early access pack through June 12, and it says this update will be the last major early‑access test before aiming to ship version 1.0 after ExileCon unless player feedback prompts a delay.