Private Leagues and New Stash Tabs Launch in Path of Exile 2

A fresh update is now live in Path of Exile 2, introducing two major features: Private Leagues and stash tabs designed specifically for Rituals and Socketable items. With Patch 0.2.0h deployed, players can now organize their own Private Leagues, creating a new economy and gameplay experience either solo or with friends. These leagues support both PC and console platforms, though setup requires the classic game’s website.

Key points for Private Leagues:

• Choose ‘PoE2’ from the dropdown when creating your league

• Customize league length, type, and player limits

• Crowdfunding allows friends to pool points together

• Invite players manually or share a join link

• Players may leave anytime, similar to solo self-found modes

• Ladders track player rankings for each league

• Trade is enabled within leagues when logged in

While custom modifiers aren’t available yet, further features are promised soon.

Two new stash tabs also arrive with this patch, now available in the in-game store:

• Ritual Tab: Meant for storing Omens and items related to the King’s Audience

• Socketable Tab: Holds Runes, Talismans, and Soul Cores

The Socketable Tab even allows rune upgrades directly from the stash, eliminating the need to visit a Reforging Bench.

Note: These stash tabs are exclusive to Path of Exile 2 and don’t function in the original game.

Other patch highlights include stash and UI improvements like:

• Flask stash tab now supports Charms

• Improved sorting of Gems within the Gem Tab

• Quick-Travel button added near Waypoints

• Bulk currency moving with CTRL + Right-Click or controller buttons

• Hotkeys to assign attribute nodes faster on the passive tree

• New filter tag for Unidentified Item Tiers in Magic/Rare filters

• Better labeling on Expedition Chests, Logbooks, and Precursor Tablets

Loot and shrine balance changes also arrive, such as:

• Increased drop rates for Greater and Perfect Jeweller’s Orbs

• Level 20 Uncut Gems appear earlier in the endgame

• Spring Hare and Fox Spirits spawn three times more frequently

• Greed and Corrupting Shrines disabled

• Rare Shrines like Diamond and Divine show up more often

• Shrine buffs now last longer, typically 60 to 90 seconds

Combat and breach updates improve gameplay:

• Breach spawns work better in tight maps and corridors

• Breach events now last at least 20 seconds, scaling with Magic/Rare kills

• Splinters auto-collect and appear at the player’s feet afterward

• Rogue Exiles visible on the minimap with enhanced lighting

• Wisps target improvements ensure both follow the same Rare enemy

Additional fixes and tweaks include:

• Arbiter of Ash’s flame corridor made more visible and easier to react to

• Flask stash affinity now supports Charms

• Spectre and Tame Beast added as possible Prism of Belief rewards

• Twilight Reliquary can yield 132 more foiled Uniques

• Resolved 6 instance crashes and 10 client crashes

• Numerous smaller fixes for visuals, interactions, and progression

Since the patch launch, two hotfixes were released:

• Hotfix 1 fixes a UI bug where the Recombinator interface stretched off-screen

• Hotfix 2 resolves an issue where currency use on Strongboxes could cause WASD-controlled characters to get stuck

Both hotfixes require a client restart to take effect.