Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.5 ("Return of the Ancients", Runes of Aldur league) delivers one of the most impactful Mercenary reworks to date, fundamentally reshaping crossbow scaling, ascendancy identity, banner systems, and passive tree structure.
The 0.5 Return of the Ancients update has introduced one of the most innovative minion skills in Path of Exile 2: Spiraling Conspiracy. Unlike traditional summoner builds that rely on managing multiple minions
The 0.5 update for Path of Exile 2 fundamentally reshapes campaign flow, zone layouts, and endgame progression. Grinding Gear Games has explicitly confirmed that memorized routing is largely obsolete due to reworked tilesets and redesigned connections.