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Path of Exile Reveals 3.27 'Keepers of the Flame' With Breach Sequel, Bloodlines, In-Game Trading

The sequel-style league centers on a Breach overhaul with persistent progression systems that expand build depth and trading.

Overview

  • Grinding Gear Games unveiled 3.27 as the series’ first true sequel league, revisiting 2016’s Breach with Ailith-led encounters, stabilized rifts, Breach Hives, and tougher bosses.
  • The Genesis Tree introduces graftable limbs called Grafts that collect Graftblood to grow gear and currencies, with 16 graft types and Foulborn variants that enable targeted, higher-tier crafting outcomes.
  • Ten Bloodline ascendancies function as a secondary class unlocked by defeating specific bosses, letting players allocate points alongside their existing Ascendancy.
  • Asynchronous in-game trading arrives via Faustus and Merchant tabs so items can be listed and sold without external sites, a system GGG says accounts for roughly 40–50% of trades in PoE 2.
  • New skills and support gems arrive alongside quality-of-life updates such as mass identification in towns and Heist rogues starting at maximum level, with outlets split on the launch date: PC Gamer and PCGamesN cite October 31, while ComicBook.com lists October 23.