About r/pathofexile
In its own words:
Discussion about Path of Exile, a free ARPG made by Grinding Gear Games
Community guide
r/pathofexile (#978, about 1.1 million) discusses Path of Exile, Grinding Gear Games’ free action RPG—builds, leagues and drops for this title, not item trades or unrelated ARPGs.
What belongs
Game discussion (about 24 posts/day; mostly text). Rules require English, Path of Exile content and kindness; they ban accusations and incitement, harassment, low-effort posts, misinformation, duplicate hot-topic threads, trading or requesting items and services, excess self-promotion, and unrestricted item showcases or explicit content.
Versus general gaming rooms
Platform-wide gaming hubs bury league mechanics and lab talk. This room stays on Path of Exile itself.
Practical pointers
Don’t list items for trade; check megathreads before repeating a hot topic.
The community was created on Apr 8, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 327 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/futebol (#977) and ahead of r/economy (#979) in our ranking.
What sets r/pathofexile apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 22.0× as many posts as the quietest (01:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/pathofexile went up from 1,083,661 to 1,085,589 subscribers (+1.9K, +0.18%). That is about 44 new members per day. The chart shows 9 weekly subscriber counts.
What r/pathofexile talks about
Looking at the titles of 223 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “league”, “poe”, “exile”, “path” and “ssf”. Other frequent themes are exilecon, teaser, lab, players, start and questions. Recurring phrases include “daily lab”, “lab layouts”, “four labs” and “labs solved”. By format, 54% are text posts, 22% are images and 9% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Question (52), Discussion (49), Fluff & Memes (39), Game Feedback (28), Information (17), Tool (7).
Activity and best time to post
r/pathofexile gets about 24 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,048,303 posts and 22,527,558 comments in total, about 21.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (36 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (27). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/pathofexile
The moderators of r/pathofexile list 12 rules. In short:
- Proper use of Path of Exile and the Subreddit
- Accusations & incitement
- Harassment & "Be Kind Rule"
- Content must feature Path of Exile
- Low effort content
- Misinformation or misleading content
- Duplicate topics, Megathreads, and Hot Topic threads
- Do Not Trade, Sell, or Request Items/Services
- Self-Promotion Limits
- Item Showcases
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/pathofexile and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/pathofexile have?
r/pathofexile has 1,085,589 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #978 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,928 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/pathofexile created?
r/pathofexile was created on Apr 8, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jul 31, 2011.
Is r/pathofexile still active?
Yes. r/pathofexile gets about 24 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,048,303 posts and 22,527,558 comments. In a sample of 223 recent posts we counted 171 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/pathofexile?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/pathofexile?
The community describes itself as: “Discussion about Path of Exile, a free ARPG made by Grinding Gear Games” Recent post titles often mention league, poe, exile, path and ssf. Most posts are text posts (54%).
Is r/pathofexile SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/pathofexile as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/pathofexile?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/pathofexile accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Proper use of Path of Exile and the Subreddit”; “Accusations & incitement”; “Harassment & "Be Kind Rule"”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/pathofexile.