The release of Synthesis will also see the Betrayal expansion integrated into the core game, with Jun Ortoi becoming a Forsaken Master who appears in the Maraketh Desert beginning in Act Nine. The content has been rebalanced so that it will occur less often than it did during Betrayal, but there will be more Immortal Syndicate activity to deal with when you do encounter it POE currency trade .

Synthesis will also incorporate a whole-game rebalancing of spells that Grinding Gears hopes will bring them all into power level equivalence, and that will put an increased emphasis on manual spellcasting, six new primary damage spells for two new character archetypes—the Chaos Spellcaster and the Holy Spellcaster—and a pair of new support gems.

Path of Exile: Synthesis is set to come to PC on March 8, followed by the Xbox One release on March 11 and the PS4 in the not-yet-specific mid-March. Grinding Gear said that it plans to release three more Path of Exile expansions in 2019, expected in June, September, and December. Details about the Synthesis expansion are up at pathofexile.com.

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In Path of Exile's June expansion, Legion, players will trot around the world to find Timeless Monoliths that reveal battles stuck in time between the titular Legions and their ancient leaders. You'll be able to free them from their eternal brawl by beating them up and getting lots of lovely loot.

These Monoliths are dotted around Wraeclast, and once they're activated, you have a short window of time to untether monsters and chests, which you'll then be able to fight and loot once the timer ends. The more powerful the enemy, the better the reward. Some of them will have symbols revealing what they'll drop, so you can determine the best ones to free and fight.

Legion enemies also drop items that can be turned into an Emblem belonging to the Legion. Plonk down two or more of these Embers in a map device and you'll be able to enter the Domain of the Timeless Conflict, where all five Legions fight in the infinite war.

Unique Legion jewels, 12 new items, 14 Divination Cards and an early-game monster rebalance are all coming, along with new build archetypes. With the Blood and Sand Gladiator archetype you can use new reservation effects to switch between two different stances that modify existing skills, like transforming Bladestorm into the bleeding Bloodstorm. The Rage Berserker can use new attack skills to generate Rage, a stacking buff that offers attack bonuses and no downside. There are new defensive and mobility skills, too, so it might be time to play with some new builds POE currency for sale .