PoE 2 Unveils Delirium: Explore Fog, Perks, and Rewards

Path of Exile 2's Atlas Endgame: A Comprehensive Guide to Delirium

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) features four primary 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

Atlas map nodes offering guaranteed Delirium events are marked with a distinctive white and black icon resembling the Delirium Mirror. To guarantee a Delirium event, place 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 Delirium Fog. This fog expands, increasing enemy difficulty. Leaving the fog ends the encounter.

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. Be aware of Kosis and Omniphobia, full-fledged bosses that can randomly appear.

The Simulacrum Pinnacle Event

Each endgame event offers Pinnacle Boss summoning items. High-tier Waystones in Delirium yield 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 grants two Delirium Passive Skill points.

The Delirium Passive Skill Tree

The Delirium Passive Skill Tree, located within the Atlas Passive Skill tree (top-right), modifies Delirium events. It features eight Notable nodes and eight nodes increasing Simulacrum difficulty. Each Simulacrum completion rewards two passive points, necessitating increased difficulty for each new Notable node.

Notable Delirium Passive Nodes: Prioritize "You Can't Just Wake Up From This One," "Get Out Of My Head!," and "They're Coming To Get You..." for optimal reward increases without significant drawbacks.

Delirium Rewards

Delirium Fog-affected enemies drop Distilled Emotions. Bosses yield these as well. These currencies anoint amulets with Notable Passive Skills, eliminating the need for passive skill point investment.

Distilled Emotions also modify Waystones, increasing the Delirious debuff for enhanced mob spawns. Simulacrum Splinters, also dropped by enemies, combine to form the Simulacrum for the Pinnacle event, rewarding passive points and a unique item.

All PoE 2 Distilled Emotions

Distilled Envy Distilled Fear Distilled Isolation

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the Delirium endgame event in PoE 2. Mastering these mechanics will significantly enhance your endgame progression.