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Path of Exile 2: Ritual Guide – Passives, Tributes, And Favours

Author : Nathan

Jan 21,2025

Path of Exile 2's Atlas offers four significant endgame encounters: 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 initiating Ritual events, key mechanics, the Ritual Passive Skill Tree, the Pinnacle boss encounter (The King in the Mists), and the unique Tribute and Favour reward system.

Understanding PoE 2 Rituals and Altars

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

Maps with Rituals feature multiple Altars, each with a shared random modifier impacting enemy types and mechanics (e.g., massive rat swarms or life-draining blood pools). Interact with an Altar to trigger a large enemy wave. Remain within the designated circle; venturing into the shadows ends the event without rewards. Successfully completing all Rituals on a map marks it as complete.

The Ritual Pinnacle Boss: The King in the Mists

'An Audience With The King,' a unique Ritual currency item, unlocks the Crux of Nothingness, home to the King in the Mists Pinnacle Boss. Use this item in your Atlas Realmgate. The King in the Mists shares mechanics with his Act 1 Cruel counterpart (Freythorn zone). Defeating him yields 2 Ritual Passive Skill points, a chance at unique PoE 2 items, valuable currencies, and Omen items.

The Ritual Passive Skill Tree

The Ritual Passive Skill Tree, accessible via the Atlas map, enhances Ritual events. It offers nodes to reduce Tribute requirements, improve rewards, and boost unique currency drop rates. The tree has a red design with eight Notable nodes and eight nodes increasing King in the Mists difficulty. Each Notable node requires defeating the Pinnacle boss at increased difficulty.

Notable Delirium Passive	Effect	Requirements
Promised Devotion	25% increased Altar skill damage; 50% less Tribute, 50% faster Favour appearance at Altars	N/A
From The Mists	2 extra enemy packs in Rituals	N/A
Reinvigorated Sacrifices	Revived monsters gain 20% Toughness, 10% damage; Tribute penalty removed for revived monsters	From The Mists
Spreading Darkness	Always 4 Ritual Altars per map	N/A
Between Two Worlds	Rituals always include a Wildwood Wisp (increased Tribute)	Spreading Darkness
Ominous Portents	25% faster monster waves; 50% increased chance for Omens in Favours	N/A
He Approaches	20% chance for Magic/Rare revived monsters; 50% chance for 'An Audience With The King'	Ominous Portents
Tempting Offers	Extra Favour re-roll; 25% less Tribute for re-rolling	N/A

Prioritize 'From The Mists,' 'Spreading Darkness,' and 'Ominous Portents' for increased rewards with minimal drawbacks. Then, focus on 'Tempting Offers' and 'He Approaches' for better Omen and 'An Audience With The King' chances.

PoE 2 Ritual Event Rewards

Completing Rituals grants Tribute, a temporary currency exchanged for Favours (randomized items). More Altars completed increase Tribute and unlock higher-tier Favours, including Rare gear and high-value currencies. 'An Audience With The King' is exclusively obtained through Favours.

Omens, exceptionally powerful items enhancing other currency items, are possible Favour rewards. They are consumed upon use. Examples include Omens of Annulment and Alchemy. Omens are highly sought after for crafting and trading.

Beyond Tribute and 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 pool exclusive to the Ritual event.

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.