At ExileCon this November, we'll host live competitive Path of Exile 1 events on the main stage. The series culminates in a final where the top racers from four qualifier events compete for the championship.

Players will compete to be the first to kill Kitava in Act 5 in a Standard Solo Self-Found fixed seed environment. While this is not a Hardcore Event, players will incur a penalty upon death where they will not be able to move until a 2.5 minute period has lapsed.

The qualifier events are PC only.

In order to join, click the "Join" button for the race in the Character Select screen. You'll then be prompted to create a character. Once you've spawned in, you won't be able to move your character until the race starts.

Path of Exile 1 Qualifier Event Times and Dates

• Qualifier One - September 4 2PM PDT or Sep 03, 2026 5:00 PM (EDT) in your local time.
• Qualifier Two - September 11 2PM PDT or Sep 10, 2026 5:00 PM (EDT) in your local time.
• Qualifier Three - September 18 2PM PDT or Sep 17, 2026 5:00 PM (EDT) in your local time.
• Qualifier Four - September 25 2PM PDT or Sep 24, 2026 5:00 PM (EDT) in your local time.

The above times are listed in your local time. You will need to be logged into your Path of Exile account and have the correct timezone settings to be able to view this.

We suggest that you join the races early, as each race will start at the same time for all players.

Prizes

The first player to kill Kitava will receive the following:

• Flights to Auckland, New Zealand for the weekend of ExileCon
• Accommodation in Auckland for the weekend of ExileCon
• Entrance into the ExileCon Path of Exile 1 Race Finale
• An Ultra VIP ExileCon ticket
• A choice between one of the following Body Armors:
• Thunderstruck Body Armour
• Engineer's Body Armour
• Crystallised Body Armour
• Demonic Stygian Armor

Rules to Qualify:

• These races are free to participate in and anyone is welcome to join.
• You must connect your Path of Exile account to Twitch and stream your participation (on the linked account) for the whole event. If we can't watch any portion of your streamed entry, you are not eligible to win.
• If you win one of the qualifier events, you are not eligible to win another.
• If for some reason one of the event winners is not able to come to New Zealand, their ExileCon tickets, accommodation and flights will transfer to the person who achieves the next fastest time in any event. They will still receive their chosen reward, but the other prizes will be transferred to the next eligible person.
• You must abide by Path of Exile's Terms of Service and Twitch's Terms of Service
• Unsportsmanlike conduct at any time in the leadup to ExileCon may result in you being disqualified from the event.
• Past and present Grinding Gear Games employees are not eligible to win prizes in these events.

Where to Watch

Each of these events will be hosted live on twitch.tv/pathofexile with shoutcasting by ZiggyD and RaizQT. Co-streaming is welcome!

We look forward to seeing the results! Good luck to everyone who is planning to participate.