Path of Exile 2: Return of the Ancients Two Week Recap

The first two weeks of Return of the Ancients have come and gone, leaving behind a trail of triumphs and hard-fought battles. Together with Lily, our Data Analyst, we've unearthed a collection of highlights that capture the scale of the journey so far. Check out this snapshot of sacrifices made, legends forged, and the most-used skills:

The Return of the Ancients has left a staggering toll across Wraeclast.

• Players opened 219,088,375 Waystones and completed 6,187,370 Unique Maps. Over 8 Trillion Gold was collected.

• 262,915,249 Tablets were used when activating Waystones, with 59,115,949 of them being Abyss Tablets.

• 1,633,511 Maps were overrun by the Abyss, and 1,290,936 Corrupted Nexuses were cleansed.

• Yet every triumph came at a cost. Across the Standard leagues, 170,236,613 Exiles were slain, while 178,753 brave souls met their end in Hardcore.

• The most-played Ascendancies were the Martial Artist, Spirit Walker, and Deadeye, leading the charge against the darkness.

• As for the Arbiter of Divinity, the celestial being was struck down 1,249,367 times, proving that even divine power can be challenged.

Most-Used Skills Across All Realms

• Barrage

• Frost Bomb

• Whirling Slash

• Ice-Tipped Arrows

• Twister

Top 5 Deadliest Bosses

• Arbiter of Ash - 3,516,457 Exiles slain

• Arbiter of Divinity - 2,789,506

• The Bodach - 1,519,439

• Count Geonor (Western Enigma) - 1,284,693

• The Vessel of Kulemak - 909,001