Grim Dawn: Fangs of Asterkarn Expansion Now Available

Alongside patch v1.3.0, the largest free quality-of-life update for Grim Dawn, the Fangs of Asterkarn expansion has been released on Steam.

This expansion adds the following features and content:

• Ascendant Game Mode – transforms the campaign into a harder challenge with upgraded enemies and bosses. Allows equipment ascension to new power levels.
• 10th Mastery (Berserker) – a new mastery focused on shapeshifting into beast forms, bringing total mastery combinations to 45.
• New Region (Asterkarn) – an area west of the current map expanding the total game world by 32%. Includes snowy peaks, frozen caverns, ancient forests, and hot springs.
• Potion Customization – allows players to alter potions into tonics that restore vitality or provide unique buffs.
• Affix Transmutation – enables rerolling of rare and magic item affixes to perfect equipment.
• Expanded Crucible – adds 30 additional waves to the Crucible game mode (requires Crucible DLC).
• New Shattered Realm Content – adds new regions and boss arenas to the Shattered Realm mode.
• Hundreds of New Items – new Monster Infrequents, Epic items, and Legendary items.
• Item Awakening – allows many Epic items to be upgraded into more powerful Legendary-level items.
• Three New Factions – the Kurn tribes and other allies with their own questlines and reputations.
• New Enemies – new super bosses, additional Nemesis bosses for old factions, and five new hero monster archetypes appearing across Cairn.
• Two New Rogue-Like Dungeons – to be added via free content updates after launch.

The expansion is billed as Grim Dawn's largest expansion to date and the final expansion for the game.