Path of Exile: What's changed in patch 3.27.0d

Since the launch of Path of Exile Keepers League, Grinding Gear Games has made multiple changes to the game through minor patches. The most recent update, patch 3.27.0d, also brings several QoL changes players were asking for. The update itself wasn’t big, but the changes are very noticeable, especially the new feature for Hive Fortress encounters.

Let’s have a look at all the useful changes GGG made with Path of Exile’s latest update that will improve the overall experience for the remainder of the current League.

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All major changes in Path of Exile’s patch 3.27.0d

Hive Fortress

You can now destroy all walls in Hive Fortress

The Hive Fortress encounter has undergone a few changes since release, and with patch 3.27.0d, a new prompt will now allow you to destroy all walls around Ailith at the beginning of the encounter. At the start of the Keepers League, there were no walls, which was getting overwhelming for a few players.

A later update added walls with openings that prevented players from getting swarmed, but many complained about the efficiency of running maps. The latest update finally resolves the issue, but note that the option to remove walls will remain available only for the first four enemy waves.

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Sirus boss fight

Sirus on his throne

Path of Exile Keepers League removed Chayula and Atziri from ‘The Feared’ invitation and added Sirus and the Incarnation of Dread. The latest update made some changes to Sirus, allowing him to use more attacks from his regular fights. Additionally, the life thresholds that restricts hits from one-shotting the boss are no more.

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Merchant Tab changes

Quick search shortcut now also works in sales tab

The Merchant Tab mostly received QoL updates and now allows you to search the sales history by using CTRL+F. Alongside that, GGG also fixed the bug that prevented anyone from typing ‘h’ in sales history and greyed out items that are untradable through the Merchant Tab and can only be traded at the currency exchange.

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Orb of Scouring

Swapping between Alch and Scouring is much quicker

You can now make a quick swap to Orb of Scouring while using an Orb of Alchemy or an Orb of Chance. Simply pressing ‘Alt’ will change the orb you’re using, speeding up the crafting a little. It also prevents you from using the wrong currency on a gear, which could break a useful item or cause you to waste a useful currency.

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Incarnation boss fights

Incarnation of Neglect

The Incarnation bosses are some of the most challenging fights in the game, and Path of Exile: Keepers League introduced their Uber variants. However, those playing the game in Ruthless mode weren’t getting boss-exclusive drops.

Patch 3.27.0d fixes the issue, while also nerfing Incarnation of Neglect's Ice Nova slam and Ice Comets, as both skills were doing more damage than intended. Additionally, the Incarnation of Dread fight will now correctly spawn the chilled ground across random locations in the arena.

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Check out other related guides and features:

• Path of Exile Foulborn Items explained
• Path of Exile Genesis Tree crafting guide

Edited by Mayank Singh Rathour