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Path of Exile: Mirage Launches March 6 With Major Atlas Overhaul and New Scion Ascendancy

The expansion reshapes the decade-old Atlas to a center-out progression using astrolabe-shaped regions.

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A screencap of the Path of Exile: Mirage expansion trailer. A woman wearing red and white robes crosses her arms to summon a bright light. Her right arm is attached to a chain that is dragged down by something off-screen.

Overview

  • Grinding Gear Games sets the league start for March 6 at 2 p.m. ET, with March 7 rollouts in some regions.
  • Mirages create Astral copies of areas that let players replay and amplify map content, guided by pre-run Wishes and dropping new Coins that corrupt max-level skill gems with support effects.
  • Atlas progression is reworked so maps are no longer tied to specific areas, keys open Atlas nodes, and players push outward from a central start toward pinnacle encounters.
  • New astrolabe items generate Shaped Regions that impose guaranteed modifiers across clusters of maps for higher difficulty and rewards tied to specific league mechanics.
  • Content additions include the Scion’s Reliquarian Ascendancy, Holy skills, 40+ Exceptional Support Gems, a Coin of Restoration to revert corrupted Afarud Uniques, the endgame boss Saresh with exclusive drops, and the removal of T17 maps while their bosses remain targetable.