In Path of Exile, Breaches appear randomly throughout your exploration of zones in the game. Here's how Breaches work:
Encountering a Breach: As you explore a zone, you'll occasionally come across a purple swirling portal with a hand-like structure in the center. This signifies a Breach.
Entering the Breach: Simply walk through the hand-like structure in the portal to activate the Breach.
In 3.24, we changed them to no longer require clicking to open, just run near them and they’ll open automatically.
Breach Mechanics: Upon entering, the Breach expands outwards in a circle, spawning monsters specific to that Breach type. The faster you kill these monsters, the faster the Breach expands, revealing more area and potentially more monsters.
Breach Duration: A Breach has a limited lifespan. Killing monsters extends this duration, while neglecting them allows it to shrink and eventually close completely.
Clasped Hands and Breachstones: As you clear the Breach area, look out for smaller blue and red hand structures called Clasped Hands. These contain loot and sometimes Splinters of specific Breach types. You can combine these Splinters in your inventory to create Breachstones.
Breachstones: Breachstones are consumable items that, when used in the Map Device, open a dedicated Breach encounter filled with monsters and a Breach boss specific to the Breachstone type.
Here are some additional things to keep in mind about Breaches:
Scarabs are a type of map fragment. They do not open portals to new areas, but are instead used to augment existing areas with various effects.
Name | Description | Limit |
---|---|---|
Breach Scarab |
| Limit: 4 |
Breach Scarab of the Dreamer |
| Limit: 1 |
Breach Scarab of Lordship |
| Limit: 1 |
Breach Scarab of Splintering |
| Limit: 2 |
Breach Scarab of Snares |
| Limit: 1 |
Breach mechanics in Path of Exile revolve around encountering and interacting with temporary dimensional portals called Breaches. Here's a breakdown of their core aspects:
Encountering a Breach:
Activating and Expanding the Breach:
Core Mechanic: Timed Monster Clearing:
Maximizing Rewards:
Breachstones and Targeted Breaches:
Additional Points:
By understanding these mechanics and prioritizing efficient monster clearing, you can maximize your rewards from Breaches in Path of Exile.