Trial of the Ancestors is the new Path of Exile Expansion. The PC version will be launched on August 18th, while other console platforms will launch on August 23rd. The game’s official announcement has revealed some of the new expansion’s content.  So, let’s take a look!

Trial of the Ancestors

The trial of the ancestors must be a significant innovation in the new season, and it is an Auto-Chess-style tournament where you enter the afterlife to battle Chieftains and earn valuable rewards. 

This season introduces the collection of Silver Coins, which can enhance your abilities and give you an edge over the competition. You’ll assemble a team of 3 warriors and compete against 10 other Tribes in a double-elimination format. After each round, you can choose which team you want to battle against next, and after a second loss, your tournament run is over!

Different Auto-Battler Style

When starting a match, you’ll see the configuration of the enemy team and get to place your warriors on the battlefield to fight against theirs. Unlike other Auto-Battle style games, you fight with your chosen warrior to destroy the enemy team’s totems. When warriors die, they respawn at their totem after a short time. Once the totem is destroyed, the warrior is instantly killed and can’t respawn. (Of course, Hinekora protects your hardcore character, preventing you from dying in the afterlife)

Warriors

Tactics and strategy are essential to win the game. Different warriors have different strengths, and a reasonable combination can achieve the best results.

Turtle (Tank): Slow but strong and hard to kill, he is perfect for defense or for tanking the enemy front liners. The turtle’s low movement speed means you need to place him where he’ll have easy access to enemies or where enemies will have easy access to him.

Tuatara (Balanced): Quick, deceptive and well balanced for all positions. The Tuatara looks like an ideal warrior to slip past enemy defenses and take out their totems before they have a chance to rally.

Goliath of Night (Disruptor): the Goliath can be placed in the center to intercept enemies chasing after you and disrupt enemies going for your totems. His control effects help give you enough time to deal with an enemy push.

Favour & Rewards

At the end of a match, you gain Favour and other special rewards. Favour is gained individually with each Tribe and is used to purchase Warriors, Field Items, and Equipment for the upcoming battle. This will help you optimize your team by strengthening and forming unique combinations.

Success in a tournament increases your ranking with the associated Tribe. Each round won grants a unique reward, which is visible as you’re selecting which Tribe to play against next. One new exclusive reward is Passive Skill Tattoos, these allow you to enhance your Passive Tree by replacing your basic attribute nodes.

A new item, the Omen, has also been added to the Trial of the Ancestors rewards.

Hinekora’s Lock

A new currency that allows you to see the result of the next currency item used on a craft.

Content updates other than the Trial of the Ancestors

16 New Atlas Passive Keystones

By adding 16 new Passive Keystones, they’ve changed the game’s ending, opening up more ways to play and a better game experience for Path of Exile.

14 New Support Gems

The META is changing a lot and 14 new Support Gems will be altering the way many skills are used.

14 New Unique Items

These 10 items are only earned by defeating that Tribe through the Trial of the Ancestors tournament.

Hinekora, the Goddess of Death, offers 4 additional Uniques to tournament winners.

Sanctum to Core

Sanctum is back this Expansion and it’s better than ever.

All New Chieftain

The Marauder’s Chieftain Ascendancy got a full redesign.

Guardian Revamped

The Templar Ascendancy Guardian also got a revamp and some much-needed buffs.