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Minor Patch|0.4.0|Jan 13, 2026
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Path of Exile 2 0.4.0d Patch Notes Preview

3/5 Moderate

Patch 0.4.0d introduces Temple of Atziri quality-of-life improvements, boss damage rebalancing, and enhanced UI transparency for character stats.

All Changes

🏛️League Mechanics(3)

  • changeTemple of Atziri: Players can now respawn in a new instance of the Temple after dying to Architect or Atziri boss fights.
  • changeTemple of Atziri: The Temple now requires a minimum of 1 room placed before opening to prevent accidental runs.
  • newTemple Map UI: Added user feedback on the Temple Map for completed or unreachable rooms and hover info for upgrades.

📊UI & Quality of Life(3)

  • newCharacter Sheet: Character sheet now displays item-specific armour, evasion, and energy shield values.
  • newSkill UI: Skills that reserve spirit now display their final, modified reservation value on skill popouts.
  • changePassive Skill Tree: Passive Skill Tree Notable Anointments can now be viewed by holding ALT without needing a Distilled Emotion.

⚔️Balance & Combat(4)

  • nerfBahlak, The Sky Seer: Lowered the damage dealt by Bahlak, The Sky Seer in the Trial of Chaos.
  • buffUxmal and Quadrilla: Increased the damage dealt by Uxmal, the Beastlord and all Quadrilla monster variants.
  • changeSlow Keyword: Monsters can no longer be slowed below 25% of their base speed.
  • buffDevour Skill: The Devour skill is now able to consume the player's minions.

🐛Bug Fixes(2)

  • fixMovement Speed: Fixed movement speed bugs involving Amanamu's Gaze and Queen of the Forest.
  • fixStability: Resolved several client crashes on Xbox and specific crashes related to Firestorm and Hollow Palm.

Summary

This update focuses on refining the Fate of the Vaal league mechanics, specifically improving Temple of Atziri accessibility by allowing respawns in new instances and adding clearer room upgrade information. Significant UI enhancements include detailed item stat displays on the character sheet and modified spirit reservation values on skill popouts, alongside various boss balance adjustments and stability fixes.