Path of Exile 2: A Comprehensive Guide to Delirium Endgame Events
Path of Exile 2's Atlas features four major endgame encounters: Rituals, Breaches, Expeditions, and Delirium. This guide focuses on Delirium, a returning mechanic from previous PoE leagues, explaining how to initiate events, navigate the encounter, utilize the passive skill tree, and maximize rewards.
Understanding the Delirium Fog Mechanic
On the Atlas, Delirium map nodes 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 Delirium Mirror near your spawn. Activating it unleashes a circle of expanding Delirium Fog. Enemies within the fog are enhanced, and the challenge increases with distance from the mirror. Leaving the fog ends the encounter.
Enemies within the fog drop valuable rewards: Distilled Emotions (used in crafting) and Simulacrum Splinters (for summoning the Pinnacle Boss). Fractured Mirrors within the fog offer additional mob waves and loot. Be aware of the potential for random boss encounters with Kosis and Omniphobia, possessing full boss HP bars.
The Delirium Pinnacle Event: Simulacrum
High-tier Waystones yield Simulacrum Splinters. Accumulate 300 splinters to create a Simulacrum, which you place in the Realmgate. This initiates a 15-wave challenge with increasing difficulty. Kosis and Omniphobia have a higher chance of appearing in later waves. Completion rewards two Delirium Passive Skill points.
The Delirium Passive Skill Tree
Located on the Atlas Passive Skill Tree (top-right), the Delirium Passive Skill Tree (distinguished by its white color and mirror shape) modifies Delirium events. It features eight Notable nodes and eight nodes increasing Simulacrum difficulty. Each new Notable node requires increasing Simulacrum difficulty.
Notable Delirium Passive Nodes:
| 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? | Doubles fog difficulty scaling, but doubles 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, but 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, but 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.
Delirium Event Rewards
Delirium Fog-affected enemies and bosses drop Distilled Emotions. These currencies anoint amulets with Notable Passive Skills, eliminating the need for passive skill point investment.
Distilled Ire
Distilled Guilt
Distilled Greed
Distilled Paranoia
Distilled Envy
Distilled Disgust
Distilled Despair
Distilled Fear
Distilled Suffering
Distilled Isolation
Distilled Emotions also add guaranteed modifiers to Waystones, increasing mob density and power within the Delirium Fog. Simulacrum Splinters, also dropped by enemies, combine to create the Simulacrum for the Pinnacle event, rewarding Delirium Passive points and a unique item.
