Patch 1.2 Update

Tombs of the Erased is the next, long-awaited update releasing on April 17, 2025. After a long time without any new content, we finally receive a major patch, with tons of changes to both general gameplay and endgame. Tombs of the Erased brings updates to endgame progression, balance, crafting, a complete rework of the Sentinel class, and major quality-of-life improvements. This patch also marks the start of Season 2, featuring a new seasonal mechanic and the introduction of the Woven, a mysterious new endgame faction.

Here are the biggest changes coming with Patch 1.2.

• New Seasonal Mechanic and The Woven Faction
  • You can find Tombs and Cemeteries of the Erased in Monoliths.
  • Fight Possessed enemies and collect Memory Amber currency.
  • Interact with the Altar of the Weaver to add Woven Echoes to your timeline.
  • Earn points for the Weaver Tree, a passive-style endgame tree with powerful Monolith bonuses.


• Woven Echoes
  • 36 unique Woven Echoes that offer exclusive encounters and endgame bosses.
  • Includes new bosses like Uber Aberroth
  • Defeating them grants exclusive Uniques not found anywhere else.


• Idol Enchanting System
  • Found at the end of Tombs, Cemeteries, and Woven Echoes.
  • Grants Heretical Idols with powerful affixes that can upgrade over time.
  • New idol affixes can reach Tier 7, higher than normal idols.


• Six New Endgame Crafting Systems
  • Set Shattering: Break Set items into shards to craft Reforged Set gear.
  • Attribute Swapping: Replace Strength/Dex/Int/Attunement on gear.
  • Experimental Crafting: Add experimental affixes to Belts, Boots, Gloves.
  • Legendary Rerolling: Use the Sacrificial Altar to reroll stats on Uniques.
  • Legendary Potential Rerolling: Risk rerolling LP to gain more - or lose it all.
  • New Crafting Runes: Including Rune of Weaving, Havoc, and Redemption.


• New Unique Items and Idols
  • New Uniques across all classes and new Weaver's Will Uniques.
  • Unique modifiers for idol types, including Weaver Idols with exclusive affix pools.

• New Skill: Heartseeker (Marksman)
  • Single-target projectile with a unique Recurve mechanic for repeated hits.
  • Full specialization tree with damage conversions and recurve-based buffs.


• Volatile Reversal Rework (Sentinel)
  • Now a traversal + combo attack skill.
  • New uses for melee, spell, and Void Knight builds.


• Symbols of Hope Rework (formerly Sigils of Hope)
  • Now passively generates symbols and can be activated for ward and damage reduction.


• Massive Passive Reworks
  • Over 65 Sentinel passives updated across Paladin, Void Knight, Forge Guard.
  • New passives like Sword of Rahyeh, Forgemaster's Might, and Rot Grip.


• Skill Updates
  • 22 of 26 Sentinel skills reworked or rebalanced.
  • Big changes to  Devouring Orb,  Javelin,  Vengeance,  Shield Throw,  Smelter's Wrath, and more.

• Ward vs Health Balance
  • Intelligence Ward Retention reduced from 4% → 2%.
  • New affixes for Ward per Second, Ward Decay Threshold, and Hybrid Rings.
    
  • Buffs to Health Regen, Added Health, and Potion Healing.


• Boss Ward Changes
  • No longer found on minor enemies like Nemeses or Exiled Mages.
  • Only major bosses retain Boss Ward; the decay rate has been doubled.


• DoT Damage Scaling
  • Players now take 15% less Damage over Time across the board.
  • DoT scaling from Corruption has been halved.

• Mastery Respecialization
  • You can now respec your Mastery by speaking to Chronomancer Lerinne.


• Dungeon Reworks
  • Dungeons are smaller, faster, and more rewarding.
  • Keys now stored in a dedicated UI tab.
  • Portal Charms let you skip straight to the boss.
  • Scale Charms increase loot lizard spawns.


• Dungeon Respawns
  • You can now respawn directly inside a dungeon after death using a key.
  • Hardcore characters excluded.


• Campaign Skip Improvements
  • Defeating each Dungeon boss now grants Idol Slot + 2 Passive Points.
  • Monolith unlocks are now shared across characters who share a stash.


• Auto-Storing and Inventory Tabs
  • You can now toggle auto-storing for Runes, Shards, Keys, Echoes, and more.
  • Separate inventory tabs added for keys and Woven Echoes.


• Death Vacuum
  • Loot now returns with you to the Monolith hub if you die during an Echo.


• Controller Targeting Overhaul
  • Huge improvements to skill behavior, precision, and logic.

The full list of updates can be found on the Official Last Epoch Forums.