Path of Exile 2 League Challenges Explained

League Challenges are a set of objectives that can be completed for rewards. Find out what these challenges are and the rewards you get for completing them.

What are League Challenges

League Challenges are broken into two grouping, the Challenge itself, and the Tasks that make up the Challenge. A Challenge will typically target specific league mechanics, currency usage, or Endgame content.

Challenges

There are typically several Challenges (POE1 typically has 40 for example) covering the currently existing mechanics, new mechanics, and various endgame content. For their introduction in Path of Exile 2 with the Runes of Aldur League, there are only a total of 8 Challenges to complete.

As you complete Challenges in each League, your name in global chats, as well your posts on the forums will display the number you have completed. As the number and difficulty of challenges increases, this will become more and more of a way to show off what you’ve done in the current league.

Challenge Tasks

Each Challenge itself is split into Tasks, which can vary in difficult themselves. Using an example from the list above from the Runes of Aldur League, here’s what the League-specific Challenges, The Runeseeker, looks like.

Not every challenge will require every task be completed, but the vast majority of the more attainable challenge will. The tougher or lengthier the challenge tends to be, the more options it typically offers to give some flexibility.

Common Challenges

As the leagues go on, the list of commonly used Challenges will grow. Below are the ones expected to show up every league and what their requirements are. This list in subject to change as leagues progress and more mechanics go core.

Of these challenges, Vanquisher will be among the toughest, especially for new players, as it will take a while to reach and defeat the required Pinnacle Bosses after reaching endgame.

The Cartographer is another long task, requiring all off the Atlas passive points to be allocated, which can be done by completing Waystones in the Fortress of the Arbiter of Divinity, or if you’re strong enough, defeating the Arbiter of Divinity a total of 4 times.

Runes of Aldur Specific Challenge

In addition to seven of the eight league challenges being generic and likely to show up most leagues, there is one that is specific to the Runes of Aldur League.

This challenge is called The Runeseeker, and will task you to complete Runes of Aldur Encounters using recipes of varying length.

League Challenge Rewards List

Each league not only has its own set of Challenges, but rewards for those challenges as well. These are the main reason to make the push to complete as many of the challenges as possible.

Runes of Aldur League

The Runes of Aldur League offered the Runes of Aldur Challenge Trophy, as well as the Knight of Aldur Cosmetic Armor Set.