Version 3.17.3

Version History
← 3.17.2 March 2, 2022	3.17.3 March 15, 2022	3.17.3b → March 23, 2022

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 3.17.3 released by Grinding Gear Games.^[1]

Controller Support Beta

This patch adds the Beta for Controller Support to Path of Exile.

To access this feature, connect a game controller to your PC, launch Path of Exile and go to the Input Options panel. Change the Input Method option to "Controller (Beta)". It should take effect without you having to relaunch Path of Exile. Some controllers may require additional third-party software.
Please report any bugs related to controller support in the Bug Reports forum.

Fixes and Improvements

Using the Highlight Key when hovering dropped items now displays minimum and maximum defensive values again.

The overkill explosion from the PunishmentPunishmentSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, causing them to be debilitated when they hit enemies and increasing damage they take while on low life.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds
+(0-1) metre to radius
Cursed Enemies take (30-58)% increased Damage while on Low Life
Cursed Enemies are Debilitated for 2.00 Seconds when they Hit

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Cursed Enemies are Debilitated for +(0.05-1) Seconds when they HitPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Curse no longer occurs if the curse is owned by the defender or one of their allies.

Fixed the arena mechanic in The Infinite Hunger boss fight so it now stops once the boss is killed.

Fixed a problem with Scourge ArrowScourge ArrowAttack, Projectile, Channelling, Chaos, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-5) Mana
Attack Speed: 190% of base
Attack Damage: (30-40)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (30-40)%Requires Level 28Channel to infuse an arrow with chaos, gaining stages while it is held. Release to fire it, leaving spore pods in its wake. Each spore pod blooms, firing thorn arrows, which travel for a short time before dissipating. Modifiers that cause additional projectiles to be fired will only apply to the initial arrows, and the spore pods will be divided between those arrows.Arrows Pierce all Targets
(20-113) to (30-169) Added Chaos Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
150% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Stage
Maximum 5 Stages
Leaves 1 Spore Pod per Stage
Each Spore Pod fires 9 Thorn Arrows
Thorn Arrows deal 50% less Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Each Spore Pod fires +(0.1-2) Thorn ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. where projectiles that were forked or split were not placing pods.

Fixed the Increased Minion Cast Speed quality modifier on Bone OfferingBone OfferingMinion, Spell, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 12Consumes a corpse, granting all of your minions the power to block both attacks and spells. The skill consumes other nearby corpses, increasing the duration for each corpse consumed.Base duration is 5.00 seconds
Additional 1.00 seconds Base Duration per extra corpse Consumed
Grants Minions +(25-35)% Chance to Block Attack Damage
Grants Minions +(25-34)% Chance to Block Spell Damage
Grants Minions 4% of Life Regenerated per Second if they have Blocked recently

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Effect of OfferingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. so it can now apply to the player when having Mistress of Sacrifice allocated.

Fixed the Tempest ShieldTempest ShieldSpell, Lightning, Chaining
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%Requires Level 16Enchants your shield with the power of storms, which lashes out to deal arcing lightning damage to attackers when you block them.Deals (38-896) to (115-2688) Lightning Damage
Chains +1 Times
Buff grants +(18-25)% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
Buff grants Immunity to Shock

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% chance to Shock enemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. quality description as it incorrectly said the Chance to Shock was granted by the buff when it's only local to the skill.

Fixed a bug with the Heist NPCs in Grand Heists displaying wrong values in their buff descriptions.

Fixed a bug with applying Footprint Microtransactions where they did not show until changing area.

Fixed a bug where Shrines could fail to spawn with a pack of monsters.

Fixed a bug where the 'Show All' option on the Character Selection screen was not saving.

Fixed the PvP damage scaling not working correctly for TornadoTornadoSpell, Duration, Physical, AoE, Orb
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 95%Requires Level 34Create a Tornado that hinders and repeatedly damages enemies around it. It will move forward for a duration, during which your projectiles can collide with it to deal damage as though it was an enemy. Then it will chase down enemies for a secondary duration, and reflect a portion of the damage it took from your projectiles to them in addition to its own damage.Deals (31-414) to (46-620) Physical Damage
Base duration is 1.50 seconds
Base secondary duration is 4.00 seconds
During initial Duration, can be hit by your Projectiles up to 20 times
Deals Damage every 0.25 seconds
Reflects 10% of Damage Taken to Enemies
Enemies in range are Hindered
Tornado has (0-57)% increased Movement Speed
Maximum 1 Tornado

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Tornado has (1-20)% increased Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Molten ShellMolten ShellSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-12) Mana
Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 4Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. When the buff expires or is depleted, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken from the buff. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 3.00 seconds
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
Buff grants +(50-858) to Armour
75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take Damage equal to 10% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 5000
Reflects (100-3000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Fixed various dialogue audio problems.

Fixed a client crash related to Scorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (2-5) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam raises the burning, adding a portion of the beam's damage in stages. Inflicts Fire Exposure at maximum stages. Enemies who leave the beam continue to burn for a duration. Increasing cast speed also increases the rate at which the beam turns.Deals (13.4-780.7) Base Fire Damage per second
Base duration is 1.50 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages
Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage
Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Additional Debuff stages add +(0.5-10)% of DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Fixed a client crash related to Stygian FirestormStygian Firestorm EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Firestorm becomes a Stygian Effect..