POE2 Ritual Guide: Unlock Rewards with Passives, Tributes, and Favors

Path of Exile 2's Endgame Rituals: A Comprehensive Guide

Path of Exile 2 introduces several endgame events, including Breaches, Expeditions, Delirium, and Rituals. This guide focuses on Rituals, a revived mechanic from previous PoE leagues, detailing how to initiate them, their mechanics, the unique rewards, and the Pinnacle boss encounter.

Identifying and Initiating Ritual Events

On the Atlas, Ritual Altar map nodes are marked with a distinctive red pentagram icon. A Ritual Precursor Tablet, inserted into a completed Lost Tower, guarantees a Ritual encounter on a chosen node.

Once in a map with a Ritual, several Altars will spawn. Each map features a shared random modifier affecting enemy types and mechanics (e.g., massive rat swarms or life-draining blood pools).

Interact with an Altar after noting its modifiers. A large enemy wave will spawn within a designated circle. Remaining within this zone is crucial; leaving it prematurely ends the event and forfeits rewards. Completing all Rituals on a map marks it as complete.

The King in the Mists: The Ritual Pinnacle Boss

'An Audience With The King,' a unique currency item obtained from Ritual Favors, unlocks the Crux of Nothingness, home to the King in the Mists Pinnacle Boss. This boss shares mechanics with its Act 1 counterpart. Defeating him yields 2 Ritual Passive Skill points, a chance at unique PoE 2 items, powerful currencies, and Omen items.

The Ritual Passive Skill Tree

The Ritual Passive Skill Tree, accessible via the Atlas Passive Skill Tree, enhances Ritual events. It offers nodes to reduce Tribute requirements, improve rewards, and boost unique currency drop chances. The tree features eight Notable nodes and eight nodes increasing the King in the Mists' difficulty. Defeating the King in the Mists awards 2 Ritual Passive Skill points, necessitating increased difficulty for each new Notable node.

Notable Ritual Passive Nodes:

Prioritize 'From The Mists,' 'Spreading Darkness,' and 'Ominous Portents' initially, then 'Tempting Offers' and 'He Approaches.'

Ritual Rewards: Tribute and Favours

Completing Rituals grants Tribute, a temporary currency exchanged for randomized Favours. More Altars completed increase Tribute and unlock more Favour options, ranging from Magic items and low-level Currencies to Rare gear and high-tier Currencies. 'An Audience With The King' is exclusively obtained through Favours.

Omen Currencies: Powerful and Coveted

Omen items, powerful and highly sought-after, enhance other Currency items. Examples include Omens of Annulment and Alchemy. Their effects are consumed upon use. Consider trading them for valuable currencies if unsure about immediate use.

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.

Beyond Favours, Ritual enemies drop high-tier Currencies (Exalted Orbs, Vaal Orbs, etc.). The King in the Mists has a chance to drop Uniques from a Ritual-exclusive pool.