For the mechanics, see Breach

Breach league Challenge league Release version 2.5.0 Release date 2016-12-02 20:00:00 UTC End date 2017-02-27 21:00:00 UTC

Tears in the fabric of reality have formed throughout Wraeclast. Engage them to expose an alternate realm and reveal those who dwell there. Slay monsters inside the Breach to keep it open long enough to reap your bounty. Description on the official Path of Exile website [1]

The Breach league and Hardcore Breach league were past challenge leagues. The leagues started on 2016-12-02[1] along with the release of version 2.5.0, and ended on 2017-02-27. There were 40 optional challenges, and players were rewarded with Breach-themed microtransactions after finishing 12, 24, and 36 challenges.

In this league, there were breaches that appeared in zones. Approaching a breach opened a parallel realm containing otherworldly monsters. The breach continued to expand as more breach monsters were killed until it eventually collapsed. Splinters dropped from enemies within the breach, which can be combined into a Breachstone to challenge the Breachlord in their realm.

All characters and stashes were moved to Standard league and Hardcore league respectively when the leagues end. Characters that died in the Hardcore Breach league were immediately moved to the permanent Standard league.

Challenges and Rewards

The Breach leagues included 40 optional challenges. Completing them awarded the following microtransactions:





Modifiers

All areas had:

Area contains Breaches

Breach Monsters

Items

These items were exclusive to the Breach leagues.

Exclusive base item types

Breach Ring Breach Ring Properties are doubled while in a Breach Corrupted

Skill Gem

Vaal Breach Vaal Breach Vaal, Spell

Souls Per Use: 100 (N) /

Can Store 1 Use(s)

Soul Gain Prevention: 40.000 sec

Cast Time: 2.50 sec Souls Per Use: 100 (N) /Can Store 1 Use(s)Soul Gain Prevention: 40.000 secCast Time: 2.50 sec Requires Level 10 Creates a breach, making you vulnerable to its powerful inhabitants. Per 1% Quality:

3% increased Cast Speed Monsters from the Breach do not grant Experience or drop Items

Corrupted Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Currency

Splinters: Splinter of Xoph Splinter of Xoph Stack Size: 100 Combine 100 Splinters to create Xoph's Breachstone.

Shift click to unstack. Splinter of Tul Splinter of Tul Stack Size: 100 Combine 100 Splinters to create Tul's Breachstone.

Shift click to unstack. Splinter of Esh Splinter of Esh Stack Size: 100 Combine 100 Splinters to create Esh's Breachstone.

Shift click to unstack. Splinter of Uul-Netol Splinter of Uul-Netol Stack Size: 100 Combine 100 Splinters to create Uul-Netol's Breachstone.

Shift click to unstack. Splinter of Chayula Splinter of Chayula Stack Size: 100 Combine 100 splinters to create Chayula's Breachstone.

Shift click to unstack.

Blessings: Blessing of Xoph Blessing of Xoph Stack Size: 10 Upgrades a breach unique item to a more powerful version Right click this item then left click an applicable breach unique item to upgrade it.

Shift click to unstack. Blessing of Tul Blessing of Tul Stack Size: 10 Upgrades a breach unique item to a more powerful version Right click this item then left click an applicable breach unique item to upgrade it.

Shift click to unstack. Blessing of Esh Blessing of Esh Stack Size: 10 Upgrades a breach unique item to a more powerful version Right click this item then left click an applicable breach unique item to upgrade it.

Shift click to unstack. Blessing of Uul-Netol Blessing of Uul-Netol Stack Size: 10 Upgrades a breach unique item to a more powerful version Right click this item then left click an applicable breach unique item to upgrade it.

Shift click to unstack. Blessing of Chayula Blessing of Chayula Stack Size: 10 Upgrades a breach unique item to a more powerful version Right click this item then left click an applicable breach unique item to upgrade it.

Shift click to unstack.



Map items

Xoph's Breachstone Xoph's Breachstone Can be used in a personal Map Device.

Tul's Breachstone Tul's Breachstone Can be used in a personal Map Device.

Esh's Breachstone Esh's Breachstone Can be used in a personal Map Device.

Uul-Netol's Breachstone Uul-Netol's Breachstone Can be used in a personal Map Device.

Chayula's Breachstone Chayula's Breachstone Can be used in a personal Map Device.

Unique items

Breach items

Breach monsters had a chance of dropping special unique items when slain, depending on the domain they came from.





Blessed items

These unique items were not dropped. Rather, they were obtained by using a certain Blessing on the corresponding unique item.

Version history

Version Changes 2.5.0 Introduced to the game.

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