Path of Exile 2: Ritual Guide

Path of Exile 2's Atlas offers four major endgame events: Breaches, Expeditions, Delirium, and Rituals. Rituals, drawing inspiration from the original Path of Exile's Ritual League, are a revived seasonal mechanic. This guide details Ritual event initiation, mechanics, the Ritual Passive Skill Tree, the Pinnacle boss ("The King in the Mists"), and the unique Tribute and Favour reward system.

Understanding PoE 2 Rituals and Altars

Atlas map nodes hosting guaranteed endgame events are marked with specific icons. Ritual Altars are indicated by a red pentagram icon with a demonic face. A Ritual Precursor Tablet, inserted into a completed Lost Tower, guarantees a Ritual encounter on a chosen node.

Upon entering a map with a Ritual, several Altars will appear. Each map features a shared, random modifier impacting the event's mechanics and enemies. Modifiers might introduce massive rat swarms or pools of life-draining blood.

Locate an Altar, examine its Modifiers, and interact to unleash a wave of enemies. Remain within the designated circle; venturing into the shadows ends the event without reward. Successfully completing all Rituals on a map marks it as complete.

The King in the Mists: Ritual Pinnacle Boss

"An Audience With The King," a unique Ritual currency item, unlocks access to The Crux Of Nothingness, where The King in the Mists resides. Use this currency at your Realmgate on the Atlas map.

The King in the Mists' mechanics mirror his campaign counterpart. Practice is available in Act 1 Cruel difficulty's Freythorn zone. Victory yields two Ritual Passive Skill points, a chance at unique PoE 2 items, powerful currencies, and Omen items.

The Ritual Passive Skill Tree

The Atlas Passive Skill Tree's Ritual section modifies the event for increased rewards. It reduces Tribute requirements, improves rewards, and boosts unique currency drop rates.

Access it via the Atlas Map's top-left button; the Ritual tree is in the bottom right, identifiable by its red color and five prongs. Eight Notable nodes and eight King in the Mists difficulty-increasing nodes are present. Each King in the Mists victory provides two skill points, necessitating increased difficulty for each new Notable node.

Notable Node Prioritization: Begin with "From The Mists," "Spreading Darkness," and "Ominous Portents" for optimal reward increases. Then, pursue "Tempting Offers" and "He Approaches" for enhanced Omen and "An Audience With The King" chances. The table below summarizes Notable nodes and their effects:

Notable Delirium Passive Effect Requirements Promised Devotion Ritual Altar skills deal 25% increased Damage. Deferring Favours at Ritual Altars requires 50% less Tribute, and they appear 50% sooner N/A From The Mists Rituals contain 2 extra packs of enemies N/A Reinvigorated Sacrifices Every time a monster Revives in a Ritual it gains 20% Toughness and deals 10% more damage. Revived monsters no longer penalize Tribute. From The Mists Spreading Darkness There are always 4x Ritual Altars in maps with a Ritual N/A Between Two Worlds Rituals always contain a Wildwood Wisp, which increases Tribute earned Spreading Darkness Ominous Portents Rituals spawn monster waves 25% faster, but Favours are 50% more likely to contain an Omen N/A He Approaches Revived monsters in Rituals have a 20% chance to be Magic or Rare. Rituals have a 50% chance to contain An Audience With The King Ominous Portents Tempting Offers You may re-roll Favours in a Ritual an extra time, and it costs 25% less Tribute to re-roll N/A

PoE 2 Ritual Event Rewards

Tribute and Favours

Completed Rituals award Tribute, a temporary currency exchanged for randomized Favours. More Altars completed equate to more Tribute and unlocked Favours. Early Favours are typically Magic items or low-level currencies, progressing to Rare gear and high-tier currencies with more Ritual completions. "An Audience With The King" is exclusively obtained via Favours.

Omen items, powerful consumables enhancing other currency items, are a potential Favour reward. Their effects are triggered upon use. Examples include Omens of Annulment and Alchemy, which refine the effects of their respective orbs. Omens are highly valuable, either for use or trading.

Beyond the Tribute/Favour system, Ritual enemies drop high-tier currencies like Exalted and Vaal Orbs. The King in the Mists has a chance to drop Uniques from a Ritual-exclusive pool.

All PoE 2 Omen Currencies

• Omen of Sinistral Alchemy
• Omen of Dextral Alchemy
• Omen of Sinistral Coronation
• Omen of Dextral Coronation
• Omen of Refreshment
• Omen of Resurgence
• Omen of Corruption
• Omen of Amelioration
• Omen of Sinistral Exaltation
• Omen of Dextral Exaltation
• Omen of Greater Annulment
• Omen of Whittling
• Omen of Sinistral Erasure
• Omen of Dextral Erasure
• Omen of Sinistral Annulment
• Omen of Dextral Annulment
• Omen of Greater Exaltation