Harbinger league

Harbinger league

Challenge league

Release version	3.0.0
Release date	2017-08-04 20:00:00 UTC
End date	2017-12-04 21:00:00 UTC
Links	Official page

Mysterious Harbingers have appeared throughout Wraeclast. Harbingers use a language never before heard by the people of Wraeclast. Their true nature remains a mystery to be solved.

Description on the official Path of Exile website

The Harbinger league and Hardcore Harbinger league were a pair of challenge leagues. The leagues started on 2017-08-04 along with the release of Version 3.0.0 and ended on 2017-12-04.

This league introduced Harbingers, otherworldly enemies which can only be defeated by destroying its minions. Harbingers drop shards of currency items, including shards for currency not normally found in Wraeclast. All characters and stashes were moved to Standard league and Hardcore league respectively when the leagues ended. Characters that died in the Hardcore Harbinger league were immediately moved to the permanent Standard league.

Challenges and Rewards

Main page: List of Harbinger League challenges

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

Challenges	Reward
12	Harbinger Challenge EyesHarbinger Challenge EyesHelmet AttachmentAdds a pair of Harbinger Eyes to any equipped headdress.
19	Harbinger Challenger TrophyHarbinger Challenger TrophyHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout8 Variations
22	Harbinger Challenger TrophyHarbinger Challenger TrophyHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout8 Variations
24	Harbinger Challenge CrownHarbinger Challenge CrownHelmet SkinChanges the appearance of any equipped helmet to the Harbinger Crown.
25	Harbinger Challenger TrophyHarbinger Challenger TrophyHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout8 Variations
28	Harbinger Challenger TrophyHarbinger Challenger TrophyHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout8 Variations
31	Harbinger Challenger TrophyHarbinger Challenger TrophyHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout8 Variations
34	Harbinger Challenger TrophyHarbinger Challenger TrophyHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout8 Variations
36	Harbinger Challenge EffectHarbinger Challenge EffectCharacter EffectAttaches the Harbinger Challenge Effect to your belt.
37	Harbinger Challenger TrophyHarbinger Challenger TrophyHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout8 Variations
40	Harbinger Challenger TrophyHarbinger Challenger TrophyHideout ItemCreates an object in your hideout8 Variations

Modifiers

All areas have:

• Mysterious Harbingers roam Wraeclast and Oriath

Items

These items are "exclusive" to Harbinger monster of the Harbinger leagues. After the league end there are additional ways to encounter Harbinger monster or spawning loot container that contains Harbinger league reward directly, such as Incursion, Delve, Legion and Blight.

Currency shards

Shards are primarily dropped by Harbingers. Some shards can be obtained in other ways, such as from vendor recipes.

Item
Ancient ShardAncient ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes an Ancient Orb. Shift click to unstack.	1
Annulment ShardAnnulment ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes an Orb of Annulment. Shift click to unstack.	1
Binding ShardBinding ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes an Orb of Binding. Shift click to unstack.	1
Chaos ShardChaos ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes a Chaos Orb. Shift click to unstack.	1
Engineer's ShardEngineer's ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes an Engineer's Orb. Shift click to unstack.	1
Exalted ShardExalted ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes an Exalted Orb. Shift click to unstack.	1
Harbinger's ShardHarbinger's ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes a Harbinger's Orb. Shift click to unstack.	1
Horizon ShardHorizon ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes an Orb of Horizons. Shift click to unstack.	1
Mirror ShardMirror ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes a Mirror of Kalandra. Shift click to unstack.	1
Regal ShardRegal ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes a Regal Orb. Shift click to unstack.	1

Currency

These items are primarily acquired from combining currency shards:

Item		Effect(s)
Ancient OrbAncient OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a unique item as another of the same item classRight click this item then left click a unique item to apply it. Shift click to unstack.	1	Reforges a unique item as another of the same item class
Engineer's OrbEngineer's OrbStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a StrongboxRight click this item then left click a Strongbox to apply it. Has greater effect on lower rarity Strongboxes. The maximum quality is 20%. Shift click to unstack.	1	Improves the quality of a Strongbox
Harbinger's OrbHarbinger's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of a higher tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. Shift click to unstack.	1	Reforges a map item as another of a higher tier
Orb of AnnulmentOrb of AnnulmentStack Size: 20Removes a random modifier from an itemRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item to apply it. The item's Catalyst quality decreases the chance of removing a modifier which matches the quality type. Removes 20% Quality applied by Catalysts on use. Shift click to unstack.	1	Removes a random modifier from an item
Orb of BindingOrb of BindingStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare item with up to four linked socketsRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. Shift click to unstack.	1	Upgrades a normal item to a rare item with up to four linked sockets
Orb of HorizonsOrb of HorizonsStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of the same tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. Shift click to unstack.	1	Reforges a map item as another of the same tier

In addition, Orb of AnnulmentOrb of AnnulmentStack Size: 20Removes a random modifier from an itemRight click this item then left click on a magic or rare item to apply it. The item's Catalyst quality decreases the chance of removing a modifier which matches the quality type. Removes 20% Quality applied by Catalysts on use.
Shift click to unstack., Orb of HorizonsOrb of HorizonsStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of the same tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it.
Shift click to unstack. and Orb of BindingOrb of BindingStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare item with up to four linked socketsRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.
Shift click to unstack. were exclusive to Harbinger league in version 3.0. However, since 3.1, 3.7 and 3.14 respectively, they are added to the main loot table.

Unique items

These items were exclusive to the Harbinger leagues. Except the unique map, they still exclusively from combining the unique pieces. The unique pieces themselves are dropping from The Beachhead maps. While the creation of that map is "exclusively" from the Harbinger currency: Harbinger's OrbHarbinger's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of a higher tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it.
Shift click to unstack..

Item	Base Item		Stats

Unique maps

Beachhead map are primarily acquired from using Harbinger's OrbHarbinger's OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a map item as another of a higher tierRight click this item then left click a map to apply it.
Shift click to unstack. on maps:

Item		Stats

Unique pieces

Unique pieces are acquired from Beachhead maps only:

Item