Common bugs and glitches reported during Test of Cunning Barya runs in Path of Exile 2 include the following issues:
Visual and UI Bugs: Some players experience visual inconsistencies where the trial or coin appears incorrectly in the UI, such as showing the wrong test name or not updating progress properly. This can cause confusion about which trial you are actually entering or completing.
Trial Progression Bugs: There have been reports where completing parts of the trial (like the Test of Strength or Test of Will) does not properly unlock subsequent floors or ascendency points. Sometimes the game fails to register that you have completed a test, preventing progression or reward acquisition.
Respawn and Retry Issues: While you can normally get another Barya coin from Balbala to retry the trial after death, some players have encountered bugs where the coin does not drop or the trial does not reset correctly, forcing them to restart the game or lose progress.
Trap and Environment Interaction Glitches: Occasionally, traps such as fire plates, quicksand, or pressure plates may not trigger correctly or may cause unintended player damage or immobilization, disrupting smooth navigation through the trial.
Affliction and Modifier Inconsistencies: The trial applies afflictions and modifiers that increase difficulty, but sometimes these effects stack incorrectly or fail to apply, leading to unpredictable difficulty spikes or drops.
Boss Encounter Bugs: The final boss, Ashar the Sand Mother, may sometimes have attack patterns that behave erratically or hitboxes that don’t align properly, causing unfair damage or making the fight more frustrating than intended.
These bugs are generally acknowledged by the developers and are often addressed in patches, but players should be prepared for occasional glitches during Test of Cunning runs. If you encounter critical issues, restarting the game or reloading the trial usually helps. Reporting bugs through official channels can also speed up fixes.