Path of Exile 2 Runes of Aldur: When Does the League End and Can You Still Finish Challenges?
Runes of Aldur runs until Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release on 11 December, but GGG hasn't set an exact end time. What that means for your challenges.
Path of Exile 2's Runes of Aldur league runs until the game's 1.0 full release, which Grinding Gear Games has set for 11 December (Pacific time). As of 9 November, GGG hasn't published an exact end time, and that gap matters if you still have challenges to finish.
When does Runes of Aldur end?
Runes of Aldur ends with the 1.0 full release, due on 11 December. GGG's Forbidden Rites FAQ, published in August, says the league "is not going anywhere and will be running until the 1.0 full release".
We couldn't find a GGG post giving a date or hour for the league itself. The FAQ ties it to 1.0, and 1.0 has a date, but GGG hasn't published a timeline for the switch.
Could it end before 11 December?
Yes, possibly by a few days. GGG hasn't said so for this league, but it has done so before:
- Dawn of the Hunt ended on 26 August 2025 at 5 PM PDT, three days before The Third Edict launched on 29 August.
- For the last update, GGG said only that "Fate of the Vaal will end right before 0.5.0 is released".
So treat 11 December as the latest possible end, not a guaranteed one. If you have unfinished business in the league, aiming for the first week of December is the safer plan (our advice, not GGG's).
When does Forbidden Rites end?
At the same moment. GGG's FAQ says the Forbidden Rites event league "will run until the 1.0 full release" and "will end alongside Runes of Aldur". It launched with patch 0.5.5 on 4 September, with a fresh economy and its own challenges, and it isn't the one-month event some players expected.
Can I still finish my Runes of Aldur challenges?
Yes. GGG's FAQ answers this directly: the league stays open until 1.0, so you can keep playing it and complete what's left. Runes of Aldur has eight challenges, and every two you complete reward a piece of the Knight of Aldur armour set or a Totem Decoration.
What happens to my characters when the league ends?
GGG hasn't said yet for these two leagues. Neither its FAQ nor its full release page covers it.
Past Early Access leagues give the likely answer. When Dawn of the Hunt ended, GGG moved all characters and items to the Standard or Hardcore Early Access leagues and said "There will not be any wipes". Whether 1.0 changes anything for Early Access characters is unconfirmed.
What replaces Runes of Aldur?
The Conquerors of Wraeclast Challenge League, which arrives with 1.0. Runes of Aldur itself isn't disappearing as content: GGG's FAQ says it "is being added to the core game", so its features are also available in Standard.
The 1.0 release adds Acts 5 and 6 and two new classes, the Shadow and the Duelist, and the game goes free to play that day. If you plan to return for it, the registration rewards are worth claiming first.
