Path of Exile 2's Atlas Endgame: A Comprehensive Guide to Delirium
Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) features four major endgame Atlas map events: Rituals, Breaches, Expeditions, and Delirium. This guide focuses on Delirium, a returning mechanic from previous PoE leagues, detailing its initiation, mechanics, rewards, and the Simulacrum Pinnacle event.
Understanding the Delirium Fog Mechanic
On the Atlas, map nodes hosting Delirium are marked with a distinctive white and black icon resembling the Delirium Mirror. You can guarantee a Delirium event by placing a Delirium Precursor Tablet in a Lost Tower.
Within a Delirium map, locate the multicolored, shattered-glass Delirium Mirror near your spawn. Activating it unleashes a swirling circle of Fog. This Fog expands, increasing enemy difficulty. Leaving the Fog ends the encounter and resets the map.
Enemies within the Fog are enhanced and drop unique rewards: Distilled Emotions (used in crafting) and Simulacrum Splinters (for summoning the Pinnacle Boss). Fractured Mirrors within the Fog spawn additional mobs and loot.
Random boss encounters with Kosis and Omniphobia can occur; these are full bosses, not just rare enemies. They can also appear during the Simulacrum Pinnacle event.
The Simulacrum Pinnacle Event
Every endgame event offers Pinnacle Boss summoning items. High-tier Waystones in Delirium drop Simulacrum Splinters. Accumulate 300 splinters to create a Simulacrum, placing it in the Realmgate to access the 15-wave Simulacrum event. Difficulty escalates with each wave, increasing the chance of encountering Delirium bosses. Completion rewards two Delirium Passive Skill points.
The Delirium Passive Skill Tree
Located within the Atlas Passive Skill Tree (top-right section), the Delirium Passive Skill Tree modifies Delirium events. It features eight Notable nodes and eight nodes increasing Simulacrum difficulty. Each Simulacrum completion grants two passive points, necessitating increased difficulty for each new Notable node.
| Notable Delirium Passive | Effect | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Get Out Of My Head! | Waystones have a 20% chance to have an Instilled Emotion effect. | N/A |
| Would You Like To See My Face? | Delirium Fog doubles difficulty scaling and Splinter stack size. | Get Out Of My Head! |
| You Can't Just Wake Up From This One | Delirium Fog dissipates 30% slower. | N/A |
| I'm Not Afraid Of You! | Delirium Bosses have 50% increased Life, but drop 50% more Splinters. | You Can't Just Wake Up From This One |
| They're Coming To Get You... | Unique Bosses spawn 25% more often; slaying rares pauses Fog dissipation. | N/A |
| Isn't It Tempting? | 30% chance for an extra reward; Delirium Demons deal 30% increased damage. | N/A |
| The Mirrors... The Mirrors! | Delirium Fog spawns Fractured Mirrors twice as often. | N/A |
| It's Not Real, It's Not Real! | Delirium enemies drop 50% more reward progress; Fog dissipates 50% faster. | N/A |
Prioritize "You Can't Just Wake Up From This One," "Get Out Of My Head!," and "They're Coming To Get You" for optimal rewards without significant drawbacks.
Delirium Rewards
Delirium Fog-affected enemies drop Distilled Emotions. Bosses also frequently drop them. These currencies anoint amulets with Notable Passive Skills, eliminating the need for passive skill point investment. They also add guaranteed modifiers to Waystones, increasing Delirium mob density and power.
Simulacrum Splinters, also dropped by enemies, combine to form a Simulacrum for the Pinnacle event. Completing the Simulacrum yields Delirium Passive points and a guaranteed unique item.
(Shows various Distilled Emotions)
This comprehensive guide provides a thorough understanding of PoE 2's Delirium endgame event, enabling players to maximize their rewards and conquer the challenging Simulacrum.
