Bug Reports (Path of Exile 1) – Crashes when using Elemental Hit Of The Spectrum against Breach walls (DirectX 12) – Forum

Date: March 10, 2026
Operating System: Windows 11, version 25H2

System Specifications
– CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (8 cores, 16 threads, base 4.20 GHz, current 4.72 GHz)
– Memory: 64 GB DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (2/4 slots used)
– Storage: SSD XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE – 1.9 TB
– GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Driver 32.0.15.9571 – 02/27/2026, DirectX 12 FL 12.2)

Steps to Reproduce
– Enter an instance with an active Breach.
– Use Elemental Hit Of The Spectrum against a Breach wall.
– The client freezes or crashes immediately.

Notes
– The issue occurs only on DirectX 12.
– On Vulkan, the bug does not occur.
– DirectX 11 has not been tested.
– GPU drivers are up to date (02/27/2026).
– The issue is consistently reproducible.