New in Crucible is Vaal Reap, which conjures a ring of scythes that deal damage to all enemies in a circular area, leaving behind a pool of damaging blood. It grants a large number of the blood charges used by normal Reap, as well as temporarily higher maximum blood charges.
The Pathfinder has also been revamped, allowing you to specialise in Concoction skills, or turn your other skills into Concoction-like abilities.
The Saboteur Ascendancy Class has been significantly reworked in Path of Exile: Crucible. Check it out!
In order to grant greater access to certain types of Masteries and allow greater investment in various mechanics, we've added several passive skill clusters to the skill tree . For example, we've added an attack cluster by the Templar, and one between the Ranger and Shadow.
Many Masteries on Path of Exile's Passive Skill Tree have been adjusted in the Crucible expansion. For example, some of the new Life Mastery options provide the ability to manipulate your low life and full life thresholds.
Abyss is also being revamped. Abyssal Depths now always contain an Abyssal Lich. While the rate of encountering Abyssal Liches is unchanged, Abyssal Depths are rarer than before. Check out more details in the patch notes!
In Path of Exile: Crucible, we're revamping Breach. Check out the changes to Breachstones, Breach encounters, and a bunch of other Breach content in the patch notes!
Path of Exile: Crucible introduces Atlas Gateways. These are nodes that you can allocate on the Atlas Tree that allow instant travel between two locations. There are three pairs of gateways, each allowing travel from the left side of the tree to the right side or vice versa.
Crucible also features its own unique items you can earn. For example, El'Abin's Visage, a unique helmet, is special in that it's the only armour piece other than shields that can receive crucible passive skill trees.
To combine Crucible Trees on unique items together, you'll want to find a Crystalline Geode and crack it open to reveal the secret higher level version of the Forge of the Titans. We won't say too much about it, but it will let you do some interesting things with Crucible Trees.
By default, you can only add Crucible Trees to non-unique items. But it's possible to get a mod on the Forge of the Titans unique map that allows you to imbue a unique item with a Crucible Tree, which can then be levelled up via regular Crucible encounters.
If you survive the Forge of the Titans, you'll find the aforementioned Forge, which allows you to merge crucible trees on two items together.
In endgame Crucible encounters, you'll occasionally find Igneus Geodes, currency items that can be cracked open to reveal a Primeval Remnant. This is a map-like item that grants access to The Forge of the Titans, the culmination of your Crucible journey.
In addition to all types of weapons, shields can also be empowered with their own crucible trees. Here's a relatively simple low level example. It gets a bit crazier as you approach the endgame.
As you get deeper into a tree, more and more experience is required to unlock skills. The final depths can take quite an investment and can only be found rarely on endgame items, but also have some of the most powerful properties.
In order to forge crucible trees onto your weapons, you'll need to complete Crucible encounters. Select your weapon and channel it at the Crucible Forge to spawn monsters. The longer you channel for, the more dangerous and rewarding the encounter becomes.
Use the power of the Titans to imbue your weapons with their own passive skill trees. Here's an example of a Crucible tree that can be forged onto a bow.
In Path of Exile: Crucible, you'll learn about the ancient titans who once shaped the primordial surface of Wraeclast. If you're powerful enough, you will earn the ability to forge their power onto your weapons.
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