Path of Exile's 3.27 Keepers of the Flame league launched with 40 challenges, rewarding dedicated players with exclusive cosmetics such as portal effects, armor sets, and hideout decorations at milestones of 12, 24, 36, and 40. These challenges mix campaign tasks, map grinding, and league-specific Hiveborn encounters, testing builds from early acts to Uber-level bosses PoE 1 Currency.
The early challenges start simple, like defeating Act bosses from Merveil to Kitava, which complete automatically during normal campaign runs. Otherworldly Obstacles asks players to equip a Graft and clear a Hiveborn encounter, while Regretful Requests involves minor quests such as collecting Hive samples or completing unstable breaches, tasks that tick off naturally as you engage with league content.
Mid-tier challenges lean more on maps, including activating 30 shrines, defeating 30 harbingers, or clearing possessed rares. Players can pick three of five options, using atlas passives and scarabs for efficiency. Core Campaigns challenges require multiple completions across league mechanics like Abysses, Expeditions, or Legions. Focusing on easier mirrors like Blight or Delirium helps progress without extra effort. Pantheon upgrades through Divine Vessels on map bosses also contribute steadily, with major souls needing one upgrade and minors three, often sourced from trade or drops.
High-level tasks in Legendary Leagues target level 81+ content, such as completing five Abyssal Depths, T4 Harvest seeds, or Simulacrum wave 60. Many players speed these up through buyable carries, like Heist blueprints or Ritual blood vessels. The Achieve Ascension challenge involves running all four Labyrinths from Normal to Eternal and claiming a Bloodline class from endgame bosses. Cross Contamination mixes old league content, like opening Smuggler's Caches on shrines or defeating Delirious Beyond bosses; completing four of these is enough, usually done with scarab stacking.
Quantity Quandary tracks 50,000% item quantity accumulated across maps using fragments, scarabs, and high-mod rares. Since there's no tier minimum, low-tier maps are ideal for quick progress. Sinew Swarms requires grinding 60 Hive and Unstable Breach encounters plus 10 fortresses in level 81+ areas, while Bolstered Breachlords challenges involve defeating Hiveborn bosses in multiple ways, like dodging blood pools, orb explosions, or lightning attacks.
Oppressive Opponents asks players to defeat four Uber pinnacle bosses such as Sirus, Maven, or Exarch. Grueling Game Grinds includes long-term objectives, like reaching level 100, killing 100 Argus in Labyrinths, completing 75 pinnacle encounters, or clearing 1,000 T14+ maps. Wombgifts, available at item level 81+, tie into crafting, rewarding persistent farmers Divine poe 1.
Keepers of the Flame's challenges emphasize flexibility. Hive synergies and atlas planning make many tasks easier, but completing all 40 requires dedication, often 100–200 hours. Success grants prestige and monetized cosmetics, making hideouts and character pages stand out.
