Patch 0.2.0f Adds Ascendancy Respecs and Huge QoL Fixes

Grinding Gear Games just revealed another large update for Patch of Exile 2, Patch 0.2.0f.

This patch is packed with long-requested quality-of-life changes, including the ability to respec Ascendancy classes, big improvements to charms, totems, and stash tabs, and dozens of bug fixes.

As always, we have compiled a full breakdown of what is coming in the patch (planned for today) in an easy-to-view list, covering the most important points.

Ascendancy Respecs Are Finally Here

You can now respec your Ascendancy class by redoing a Trial, as long as you have zero Ascendancy points allocated. Talk to Balbala or the Trialmaster to refund your points first.

• 7-chamber Trials: Level 60 → 55
• 10-chamber Trials: Level 75 → 65

Charm System Overhaul

Charms are getting a huge overhaul:

• New Belts (Level 30+) now come with 1–3 implicit Charm Slots
• Old Charm Slot mods will no longer drop
• Prefixes that restore Life, Mana, or Guard when using Charms have been massively buffed
• Charms now recharge faster (half the charges and half the cost)
• Stone Charm duration increased from 2.5s to 3s

Stash Tab Affinity Upgrades

New stash affinities have been added for:

• Socketables
• Fragments (including Tablets and Trial Keys)
• Breach, Expedition, and Ritual

Atlas Bookmarks

You can now bookmark Atlas locations with icons and labels:

• Up to 16 custom bookmarks
• Bookmarks appear around your screen and can be clicked to quickly navigate
• Also viewable in a list under the map legend

Endgame Map and Boss Improvements

• Unlimited respawns on Pinnacle Bosses at Difficulty 0
• Tower/Hideout Maps now guarantee a same-tier map drop from the final rare (if Waystone chance is high enough)
• Added UI tracking for rares and uniques in special maps

Crafting and Rune Drop Changes

• Lesser and Medium Runes removed from the drop pool at higher levels
• Greater Runes will drop more past level 52
• Sceptres can now have sockets and new minion-focused Talisman mods

Totem Buffs

• All totems now gain Elemental + Chaos Resistance scaling with gem level
• Ironwood Support now gives supported totems +10% max Elemental Resist

Stun System Rebalance

• Reduced Light Stuns from monsters, especially from ranged/projectile sources
• New passive cluster for ES-based stun mitigation near Chaos Inoculation
• More stun mitigation coming in future passive updates

Player Skill and UI Improvements

• Shockwave Totem base attack time halved; damage rebalanced
• Shard Scavenger now refreshes grenade cooldowns and prevents bolt use for 2s
• Frozen Locus can now interrupt actions like dodge
• Multiple support interactions updated (Raise Shield, Storm Lance, Glacial Lance, etc.)
• New Equipped Gems section added to the gemcutting UI
• Vendors now show rarity borders on items

Monster Balance Pass

• Reduced minion-targeting and AoE spam from several monsters
• Adjusted pack compositions in Sanctum, Aggorat, Utzaal
• Damage tuning and AI fixes across dozens of enemy types
• Endgame monsters no longer over-pursue if you retreat mid-attack

Bug Fixes (Over 40 Total)

• Fixed scaling issues with Iron Reflexes, Raise Shield, Shard Scavenger, and more
• Fixed bugs with Spectre gem levels, rune displays, projectile chains, map objectives
• Visual bugs, skill tooltip issues, and multiple crashes resolved
• Also: you can no longer accidentally hurt the Spirit of the Bear 🐻

As previously mentioned, Patch 0.2.0f is expected to roll out later today (on all platforms). You can read the full official patch notes preview here.