Corpses that you can use to Raise as Spectres can now be found as a reward in Ritual. These Corpses have been rebalanced to be appropriate for the core game compared to their debut in Affliction League.
The lowest-tier Ritual bases cannot be found in Maps, and the highest-tier can only be found in Maps with an Area Level of 83 or higher.
The Archdemon Crown Implicit modifier is now -2 to Level of Socketed Support Gems, and +2 to Level of Socketed Skill Gems, instead of "Socketed Skills apply Fire, Cold and Lightning Exposure on Hit" and -10% to all Elemental Resistances.
The Brimstone Treads Implicit modifier is now "50% increased Stun and Block Recovery, and "20% reduced Stun Threshold", replacing "+4-5% Chance to Block Attack Damage" and "You take 20% of Damage from Blocked Hits".
The Debilitation Gauntlets have been renamed to Thwarting Gauntlets. The Implicit modifier is now "+5-6% Chance to Block Attack Damage" and "You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits". This replaces the previous "Exerted Attacks deal 40-50% increased Damage" and "Warcry Skills have +2 Seconds to Cooldown".
The Dreamquest Slippers Implicit modifier is now 10% reduced Movement Speed, and 45-50% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate of Movement Skills (previously 30-40%).
The Sinistral Gloves have been renamed to Trapsetter Gloves. They no longer provide 25% reduced Attack Damage with Main Hand, and 40-50% increased Attack Damage with Off Hand as an Implicit modifier. Instead, they now provide 30% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate for throwing Traps, and cause Trap Skills to have 20-25% increased Skill Effect Duration.
The Penitent Mask Implicit modifier now provides +4% to maximum Chaos Resistance instead of +2-3 to maximum Fortification.
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This is a message for players of Path of Exile (PoE) who like the challenge mode called Ritual! There are some updates to how Ritual rewards work, and to some special items you can get from it.
New Minions from Ritual: You can now find special corpses in Ritual that you can use to summon powerful minions called Spectres. These are different from the ones you could get in a past league, and are balanced to fit in with the main game.
Better Rewards in High-Level Maps: Some of the most powerful rewards from Ritual can now only be found in very high-level maps. This makes those maps even more exciting to explore!
Changes to Special Items: Some special items you can get from Ritual have been changed to have different effects. Here’s a quick rundown:
Archdemon Crown: This helmet now makes your main skill gem stronger but weakens your support gems. It no longer applies damage over time effects to enemies when you hit them.
Brimstone Treads: These boots now help you recover from stuns and blocks faster, and make it a little harder to get stunned. They no longer give you a chance to block attacks, but they also don’t make you take extra damage from attacks you do block.
Thwarting Gauntlets (formerly Debilitation Gauntlets): These gloves now give you a chance to block attacks, and reduce some damage you take when you do block. They no longer make your slam attacks stronger or increase the cooldown of your warcry skills.
Dreamquest Slippers: These shoes now slow you down a bit, but make your movement skills recover faster.
Trapsetter Gloves (formerly Sinistral Gloves): These gloves no longer make your off-hand weapon stronger, but they make your trap skills last longer and recover faster.
Penitent Mask: This mask now gives you more chaos resistance, but no longer gives you a bonus to fortification.