Path of Exile: Sacrifice of the Vaal Expansion Coming Next Month

While a much more elaborate revealing will transpire on February 28th, Grinding Gear Games has teased us with a brief forum post announcing plans for a Path of Exile: Sacrifice of the Vaal "mini-expansion" that will have us facing the Vaal and Atziri on a much grander scale. To sweeten the deal, the add-on is only a few weeks away, too:

Path of Exile's first mini-expansion, Sacrifice of the Vaal, launches at 1pm PST on March 5. It expands the core game and sets the pace for our ongoing four-monthly updates. Today we're proud to announce both the name and theme of the update, while teasing some of the scope of how far the Vaal corruption has spread through Wraeclast.

More information will be teased and released over the following two weeks, with a full reveal of content on February 28 at the culmination of our upcoming press tour!

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Fueled by the sacrifice of her people, Atziri's power is spreading throughout Wraeclast. The Vaal influence has corrupted equipment, skill gems, maps, and even areas of the Wraeclast itself. Power-hungry exiles must risk everything to harness the Vaal corruption for their own gain. The new climactic final encounter poses one question: How much will you sacrifice to defeat Atziri?