Conquerors of Wraeclast is Path of Exile 2's launch league, starting with the Full Release on December 11 (PST). You raise an army, build a fortress, fight other players' factions for castles, and send commanders to run your Atlas. Everything here comes from GGG's Full Release page and its ExileCon press release.
The story
You join Varek and his mercenaries. Behind the war sits an older threat: the rival Maraketh clan is bound by a promise from Severa, an ancient vampire lord, and her followers want to bring her back through blood rituals. A new endgame storyline digs into the secrets of the ancient Sanguar bloodline and the pact of the Blood Lord. You conquer the three rival clans, then march on Severa's stronghold to stop her awakening.
Raise an army in the campaign
- Over 70 new points of interest across the campaign, where you recruit troops and take on missions.
- 23 campaign battles: defend villages, assault forts, break down gates.
- Recruit soldiers, mercenaries and powerful beasts, and gather supplies to keep your army going.
- Every unit has strengths and weaknesses, so pick your troops for the fight.
- You fight too. Once a battle starts, your job is to push into the enemy's back line and take down their strongest fighters.
Build your stronghold
In the endgame, Varek helps you set up a stronghold.
- Pick one of three factions: Ezomytes, Maraketh or Karui. Each has its own fortress style and its own troops.
- Over 20 buildings and upgrades per faction, from barracks, taverns and archery ranges to housing for cultists. It grows from a hamlet into a fortress.
- Armies of up to 1,000 soldiers, with siege engines, war elephants and two-headed Chimeras.
Commanders run your Atlas
A new real-time system hands Atlas progress to your own commanders.
- Give a commander troops and Waystones, and their army clears maps and brings back the rewards over time.
- You can have up to three as your stronghold grows.
- Commanders can explore the Atlas, complete Towers, or hunt for specific rewards with Tablets.
Conquer Wraeclast with your faction
Once you've finished the endgame storyline, you join a league-wide war.
- Team up with every player in your faction against the rival factions.
- About 100 castles to siege across the league (GGG's page says "over 100", its press release "100").
- A castle you take gives more item rarity, access to special maps called Hunting Grounds, and faction-wide bonuses.
- Any castle your faction holds is a starting point for exploring the Atlas.
Reforging: the league's crafting
Conquered castles have treasury rooms with gold, useful items and often a new crafting material.
- Reforging swaps item modifiers you don't want for random fractured modifiers. Fractured modifiers stay locked even when you craft the item further.
- Blood-infused materials add powerful new effects on top.
What we're still waiting for
The patch notes should tell us:
- Which troops each faction gets, and what they cost.
- Whether you can switch faction during the league.
- How castle control works over time, and whether solo and SSF players take part.
- The new material's name and drop rates, and how far Reforging goes.
- What commanders can't do, and how their rewards compare with running maps yourself.
On PoE Source
- Path of Exile 2 Full Release: everything GGG has confirmed
- PoE 2 1.0 revealed at ExileCon
- A Conquerors of Wraeclast lesson in the PoE 2 League track comes with the patch notes.
Summarized for PoE Source; see official sources for full details. Logo: GGG's official press kit.
Sources: Path of Exile 2 Full Release (GGG, official) · GGG press release, "Path of Exile 2 Reveals New Shadow Class, Complete Campaign, and Conquerors of Wraeclast League Ahead of December 11 Full Release" (November 7, 2026, official press kit)