Path of Exile buffs its poison mechanic

Poison is poised to be deadlier than ever in Path of Exile, as Grinding Gear Games is shoring up the system with its next big patch.

“We’ve decided to modify the poison mechanic in a few ways, and introduce tools to let dexterity-aligned attack characters use and specialize in poison without having to use daggers or a limited set of unique items,” the studio said.

Among the changes to poison include the ability to stack, a restriction to just chaos and physical attacks, the addition of a poison support gem, and the inclusion of more passive skills to support the mechanic.