## What Patch 0.5.5 Brought to Path of Exile 2

Patch 0.5.5 arrived as a mid-cycle league update for Path of Exile 2, positioned between larger content drops. According to DualShockers, the patch introduced a new league intended to carry players toward the 1.0 release later in the year, with new challenges, a new economy, and fresh rewards (DualShockers).

The update reworked existing systems rather than adding a campaign expansion. The Trial of Chaos received a major overhaul, boss resistances were restructured, Corrupted Nexus runs gained retries, and the previous league's expedition mechanics rotated into the endgame map pool. New items, Soul Cores, and Abyss content rounded out the patch.

## How the Trial of Chaos Rework Changed Rewards

The Trial of Chaos rework in 0.5.5 changed both rewards and difficulty. Sportskeeda reports that the update removed gear as the primary reward and replaced it with currency items, with gear now delivered after every room through a separate reward chest that can be claimed immediately (Sportskeeda).

Players can also restart the trial after completing 10 rooms, and Sportskeeda notes that end rewards can grow substantially after 30 rooms. A new category of Wager mods can appear alongside existing room modifiers, doubling certain pending rewards while increasing trial difficulty.

## Which Wager Mods Can Appear in the Trial of Chaos?

Wager mods trade risk for reward, and each has a distinct effect as listed by Sportskeeda. The table below summarizes a selection of them using the in-game descriptions.

Alongside Wager mods, the trial retains tiered penalty modifiers such as Reduced Recovery, Lessened Reach, Time Paradox, Damaged Defences, Reduced Resistances, Drought, Escalating Damage Taken, Monster Speed, Prismatic Monsters, Chaotic Monsters, and Deadly Monsters, each scaling across multiple tiers.

## What Changed with Boss Resistances and Corrupted Nexus?

DualShockers highlights that many endgame bosses, including the Arbiter of Ash and Divinity, Omniphobia, and the Raven Trickster, no longer carry a blanket elemental resistance. Their resistances are now thematic: the Arbiter of Ash resists fire and is weak to cold, while the Arbiter of Divinity resists lightning and is weak to fire (DualShockers).

Corrupted Nexus runs also gained a retry option. Previously, failing the final double boss of a Corrupted Nexus wasted the entire corrupted map run. DualShockers reports that players can now retry the final boss without searching the map for a new spot of corruption.

## What New Items and Content Did 0.5.5 Add?

The patch introduced Sacred Blooms, purchasable with Tribute after completing rituals. According to DualShockers, using a Bloom in an area spawns a Viridian Wildwood where players collect wisps, and finishing the map applies wisp effects to every map within that area.

New Soul Cores arrived in two families. Jiquani Cores socket into weapons and raise the level of skills with matching tags, such as the Soul Core of Abundance adding +1 to Plant Skills or the Soul Core of Munitions working for Grenade Skills. Atziri Soul Cores scale with Corrupted gear, for example granting 1% increased Max Health per corrupted piece equipped. Abyssal Ravines also began appearing as players expanded their endgame maps.

## How Did the Runes of Aldur Rotate Into Endgame?

With the new league, the previous Runes of Aldur league moved into rotation. DualShockers explains that expedition-style content from Runes of Aldur is now accessible through new Tablets that spawn expeditions in maps, with up to 4 tablets active at once. The third tablet grants a second Kalguuran Expedition, and new expedition modifiers were added.

The Runes of Aldur league originally launched with the 0.5.0 Return of the Ancients update on May 29, 2026, as documented by IGN. That update introduced Remnants with 2 to 10 crafting slots, the Verisium currency, the new NPC Farrow with four campaign quests, and the Verisium Runeforging system with the Runic Ward defence (IGN). In 0.5.5, Farrow can be found in the hideout after completing his Act 4 quest.

## What Does Patch 0.5.5b Fix?

Patch 0.5.5b, deployed as update 1.123 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on September 11, 2026, focused on endgame fixes. UpdateCrazy reports that Expedition can now spawn naturally in Endgame, a previously broken behavior, and drop rates for Expedition, Temple, and Delirium Tablets were all increased (UpdateCrazy).

The update also lets players who fail a Chimeral Inscribed Ultimatum obtain another from The Trialmaster at the entrance of The Temple of Chaos. Temple of Kopec now guides players to complete the ritual after defeating Ketzuli, and a rare issue preventing Mastodon Tusks from dropping after defeating Ekbab, Ancient Steed and Iktab, the Deathlord in The Bone Pits was fixed. The patch resolved four client crashes, couch co-op HUD display issues, and controller-related stash tab reordering problems.

## FAQ

What is the Wager of Rarity in Path of Exile 2's Trial of Chaos?

Wager of Rarity destroys all pending rewards and grants 100% more Item Rarity, per the in-game description listed by Sportskeeda. It is one of several Wager mods introduced in the 0.5.5 Trial of Chaos rework.

Can you retry a failed Corrupted Nexus in patch 0.5.5?

Yes. DualShockers reports that patch 0.5.5 allows players to retry the final boss of a Corrupted Nexus instead of losing the entire run.

What did patch 0.5.5b change about Tablet drops?

UpdateCrazy's patch notes state that 0.5.5b increased the drop rates of Expedition, Temple, Delirium Tablets and enabled natural Expedition spawns in Endgame.

Where can you find Farrow after the campaign?

According to DualShockers, Farrow appears in your hideout after completing his Act 4 quest in patch 0.5.5.