Path of Exile’s Blight expansion is just about to go live for PC players

Path of Exile’s brand-new Blight expansion and league is officially live later this afternoon, approximately one hour from the publication of this piece. The servers went down at 1 p.m. this afternoon for patching and are expected to return at 4 p.m. EDT. That’s for PC, mind you; the console launch is expected on Monday. Blight’s claim to fame is the addition of content that draws from tower defense design.

“Path of Exile: Blight introduces a new NPC, Sister Cassia, who educates the player about the dangerous fungal grows that are spreading through Wraeclast. These growths infect and control the minds of nearby monsters, but Sister Cassia has built a pump that can drain the ichor from the growths to render them harmless. Players must deploy a range of towers to help protect the pump while it does its work. As with all Path of Exile expansions, Blight introduces a wide selection of new skills, items and balance changes.including significant revamps to a few key character archtypes; the Necromancer, the Poison Assassin and the Mine Saboteur.”

Want something to read while you wait? Our own Wandering Wraeclast columnist deep-dived Blight with a detailed interview just a few weeks ago.

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