Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra (3.30): release date, the Covens league and the endgame changes

Covens of Umbra is Path of Exile's 3.30 expansion, revealed at ExileCon 2026 in Auckland. It brings the Covens challenge league, a rebuilt endgame, a loot rework and new unique items.^1,2,3 Everything below comes from Grinding Gear Games' own pages, checked on 7 November 2026.

When does Path of Exile 3.30 come out?

On 13 November 2026, Pacific time, free on PC and consoles.^1,4 Grinding Gear Games hasn't posted the launch hour or the patch notes yet. The Curse of the Allflame challenge league ends at 1 p.m. PST on 9 November, so there are four days between the two leagues.³

How does the Covens league work?

Covenites perform gruesome rites to summon their Queen, and stopping them lets you bend the fate of Wraeclast. It works in five steps.¹

1. Disrupt the Coven's magicks in an area. You then choose a Fate for that area's boss.
2. Each Fate makes the boss harder and richer. A fully empowered boss can be a real threat, with rewards to match.
3. Kill the boss for its Viscera, a trophy you place on your own Wickerman to claim a scrap of the boss's power. Every campaign boss and every boss on an Atlas map has a Viscera of its own, so collect the Fates before the kill or you miss it.
4. Take on Grim Fates in the Atlas. They empower the hardest bosses and drop Pinnacle Boss Viscera, the league's top trophies.
5. Face the Coven Queen. Grinding Gear Games only hints that you may be able to hold her back.

What's changing in the endgame?

Endgame changes in Covens of Umbra

Change	What it does
Threads of Creation	Replace Scarabs. Set in the Map device, each Thread adds a league mechanic of your choice and raises monster rarity and difficulty. The more you spend, the better your chance of powerful extra effects
Atlas tree overhaul	A new layout with dozens of new wheels, stats and effects, including many that used to come from Scarabs and can now be guaranteed
Loot rework	Unidentified Magic and Rare items can drop with a tier that improves the whole item, so you can tell which are worth picking up. Rarity on maps and monsters now improves every kind of drop, currency and uniques included
Mirage goes core	Mirages can spawn in maps or roll as a map modifier, and now cover the whole map, so you effectively run it twice
Saresh	Returns as a far harder fight
Endgame leagues	Almost every endgame league mechanic is changed or revamped in some way
Unique items	New uniques join the game

Grinding Gear Games calls the loot changes the most fundamental it has made to how loot drops.¹

Supporter packs

Five Core Supporter Packs are on sale for the expansion. Each includes exclusive cosmetics and store points, and the higher tiers add merchandise, a Path of Exile 2 statue and a chance to have your hideout appear in the Atlas as an anomaly.¹

Is Covens of Umbra in Path of Exile 2?

No. Covens of Umbra is for the original Path of Exile. Path of Exile 2 has its own news from ExileCon: it leaves early access and goes free-to-play on 11 December.² Our Path of Exile 2 full release guide covers it, and everything announced at ExileCon 2026 is in one place.