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Curse of the Allflame Economy Guide

Read 14 major changes from GGG's patch notes. Compare 149 gems on PoB Codes or open the related PoeHow tools.
Last reviewed July 19, 2026
Valerie holding a glowing allflame lantern

Data status

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Pre-launch information

Stage

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Current

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Live calculations

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What changes in 3.29

Search the major changes or filter by section and verdict. Each card links to the matching section of GGG's patch notes.

14 of 14 changes

Category
Verdict
  • League & crafting

    Charts and Voyages

    New

    Use Charts to reveal seafloor areas for The Sovereign. Connect enough areas to start a Voyage with stronger rewards.

    Official source Developer interview details for Charts and Voyages
  • League & crafting

    Ducats and Allflame crafting

    New

    Recover Ducats on the seafloor and spend them on ship systems. One Allflame craft splits an item into spectral outcomes and lets you keep one.

    Official source
  • League & crafting

    Mercenaries and Luminary

    Rework

    Mercenaries of Trarthus now appears from Act 3 onward with Warrants, Atlas passives, and Trarthan Scarabs. Scion can choose the new Luminary path.

    Official source
  • Skills & builds

    Universal gem sockets

    Rework

    Socket any gem in any equipment socket. A red, green, or blue socket grants 10% quality when its colour matches the gem.

    Official source
  • Skills & builds

    New Pacts and gems

    New

    GGG added four Exceptional Pact skills, two Exceptional support gems, and several new or transfigured gems.

    Official source
  • Skills & builds

    Ascendancy changes

    Mixed

    GGG gave Inquisitor, Occultist, Hierophant, Assassin, Luminary, and Reliquarian new nodes, replacements, or numerical changes.

    Official source
  • Skills & builds

    Self-cast spell gains

    Buff

    GGG raised damage, cast speed, critical chance, projectile behaviour, or cooldown recovery for spells including Discharge, Divine Ire, Incinerate, and Winter Orb.

    Official source
  • Skills & builds

    Totem and mine support reductions

    Nerf

    Spell Totem, Blastchain Mine, and High-Impact Mine now impose larger damage penalties or higher cost and reservation multipliers.

    Official source
  • Endgame & loot

    Abyss rework

    Rework

    Kill monsters near an open Abyss to feed it souls. GGG also added an Abyss pinnacle boss and moved Abyss Jewels and Stygian Vises into Abyss content.

    Official source
  • Endgame & loot

    Legion rework

    Rework

    Use Enshrouding Crystals in the Domain of Timeless Conflict to transform certain Unique items. Releasing 90% of a Legion encounter now releases the rest.

    Official source
  • Endgame & loot

    Talisman rework

    Rework

    Talismans return with new acquisition rules and item behaviour.

    Official source
  • Endgame & loot

    Breach tuning

    Mixed

    Unstable Breaches now spawn fewer monster packs and allow fewer breaches at once. Kills grant more progress.

    Official source
  • Endgame & loot

    Unique item changes

    Mixed

    GGG added 15 Unique items and changed many existing ones. The list includes buffs, nerfs, and mechanical rewrites.

    Official source
  • Endgame & loot

    Divination Card changes

    Mixed

    GGG added three Divination Cards. Several old cards no longer drop or now award different items.

    Official source

Developer interview insights

These reviewed details come from the linked developer interviews. Each speaker-and-time link names and opens the source supporting that card; planned and undecided work is labeled explicitly.


Compare 149 gem changes on PoB Codes

PoB Codes lists old and new values for 149 active, Vaal, and support gems. Search by name, compare stats such as damage or mana cost, and filter by Buff, Nerf, or Mixed.

Open detailed gem changes
Buffed examples
Discharge
Divine Ire
Incinerate
Winter Orb
Nerfed examples
Kinetic Blast
Spell Totem
Blastchain Mine
Mixed examples
Kinetic Rain
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