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 leagues, detailing how to initiate events, navigate the encounter, utilize the passive skill tree, and maximize rewards.
Understanding the Delirium Fog Mechanic
On the Atlas, Delirium Mirrors are marked with a distinctive black and white icon. To guarantee a Delirium event, place a Delirium Precursor Tablet in a Lost Tower. Within a Delirium map, locate the multicolored Delirium Mirror near your spawn. Activating it unleashes a swirling circle of Fog.
The Fog's radius expands, increasing enemy difficulty. Leaving the Fog ends the encounter. Enemies within the Fog are stronger but drop valuable 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 wary of Kosis and Omniphobia, powerful bosses that can appear randomly.
The Simulacrum Pinnacle Event
High-tier Waystones yield Simulacrum Splinters. Accumulate 300 splinters to create a Simulacrum, placing it in the Realmgate to access a challenging 15-wave encounter. Delirium bosses have an increased chance of spawning as you progress, culminating in a significant reward. Completing the Simulacrum grants two Delirium Passive Skill points.
The Delirium Passive Skill Tree
Accessible from the Atlas Passive Skill Tree (top-left button, then top-right), the Delirium Passive Skill Tree (distinctively white, mirror-shaped) offers modifiers to enhance rewards or add complexity. Eight Notable nodes and eight Simulacrum difficulty-increasing nodes exist. Each Simulacrum completion rewards two passive points, necessitating increased difficulty with each Notable node acquisition.
Notable Delirium Passive Nodes:
| Notable Delirium Passive | Effect | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Get Out Of My Head! | 20% chance for Waystones 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 reward maximization.
Delirium Rewards
Delirium Fog-affected enemies drop Distilled Emotions. Bosses also frequently drop these unique currencies. Distilled Emotions are used to Anoint amulets with Notable Passive Skills or add guaranteed modifiers to Waystones.
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.
All PoE 2 Distilled Emotions:
Distilled Ire
Distilled Guilt
Distilled Greed
Distilled Paranoia
Distilled Envy
Distilled Disgust
Distilled Despair
Distilled Fear
Distilled Suffering
Distilled Isolation
Mastering the Delirium encounter significantly enhances your endgame progression in Path of Exile 2.
