Registration Rewards: The 1.0 Launch Bonuses

Alongside the Duelist reveal and the 1.0 date, Grinding Gear Games announced registration rewards — bonuses attached to signing up ahead of the December 11 launch. This short page tracks what is known, how the rewards attach, and the confirmed-versus-speculated line this wiki maintains everywhere.

What Was Announced

The registration rewards were part of the Gamescom 2026 announcement package: players who register ahead of the 1.0 launch receive bonus items at release. The announcement is confirmed as a category — rewards exist and are tied to pre-launch registration. The specific full item list, in the tradition of pre-launch reward programs, is being finalized and disclosed in the run to December, and this page updates each disclosure as it lands. What the community can rely on today: registering before the 1.0 release attaches launch bonuses to your account, and there is no cost to doing so.

How the Claim Works

The mechanics follow the standard pattern for pre-registration programs: an account registered before the December 11, 2026 release becomes eligible for the reward package, with delivery at or shortly after launch through the account system. Players already invested in the Path of Exile ecosystem should confirm their existing account is the one they will play 1.0 on — the rewards attach to the account, not the person, and merging or re-registering later is the classic way launch bonuses go missing. If you plan to roll a PoE2 Duelist on day one, the rewards ride along with whatever account holds the registration.

Confirmed Versus Speculated

The honesty ledger: confirmed — the registration reward program exists, it was announced with the Gamescom reveal, and it ties to the 1.0 launch. Unconfirmed — the complete item list, the exact delivery mechanics at launch, and whether any tiering or regional nuance applies. Speculation has ranged from cosmetic weapon effects to currency head starts, and none of it is worth planning around yet. What is worth planning around: the registration itself is free, takes minutes, and removes the only failure mode that matters — arriving at December 11 eligible for nothing. Register, verify your account, and let the disclosures fill in the details as the release approaches. The rewards page converts to a full list the moment one exists.