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Path of Exile 2 Delirium Guide - Everything You Need to Know
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Overview
This video explains the Delirium mechanic in Path of Exile 2, a challenging end-game system that increases monster difficulty and map rewards. It covers how to apply Delirium using tablets and Grand Mirrors, the importance of the Delirium Atlas passive tree, and the rewards gained from engaging with Delirium content, such as Simulacrum splinters. The guide details various Delirium mirror types, the progression through a Delirium map, the creation and running of Simulacrums, and the use of Liquid Emotions to anoint passive skills onto amulets and helmets. Finally, it touches upon the pinnacle boss, Tangmazu, and the rare 'Voices' unique jewel obtainable from Simulacrums.
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- Delirium is an end-game mechanic that enhances map difficulty and rewards by adding more monsters and making them tougher.
- Delirium can be applied to maps using Delirium tablets or by interacting with Grand Mirrors.
- New players should progress the Delirium questline starting from the Withered Willow to gather Atlas passive points and unlock related content.
- Completing the Delirium questline involves fighting the pinnacle boss, Tangmazu, for Atlas points, which can be re-challenged using Raven's Reflections.
Understanding how to access and progress through Delirium content is crucial for unlocking its full potential and rewards in the end-game.
Starting the Delirium questline by traveling from the Ziggurat Refuge to the Withered Willow to gather Atlas passive points.
- Applying Delirium to a map increases monster density and difficulty, leading to greater rewards, including Simulacrum splinters and Liquid Emotions.
- Interacting with a Delirium mirror initiates the Delirium fog, which gradually spreads across the map.
- A progress bar indicates the spread of the fog, and a diamond icon shows the player's position relative to the fog's edge.
- Fracturing mirror shards appear as question marks and reveal their type and effect when approached, offering various benefits or challenges.
Learning to navigate and interact with Delirium mirrors is fundamental to maximizing the benefits of Delirium encounters within maps.
Walking through a Delirium mirror to shatter it and begin the fog's spread, then observing the progress bar and diamond icon on the screen.
- Regular mirrors are common and spawn additional Delirium monsters.
- Purple mirrors summon stronger Delirium monster variants.
- Teal mirrors pause the dissipation of the Delirium fog, helping players stay within its boundaries.
- Orange mirrors spawn Delirium bosses like Omniphobia or Kosis.
- Red mirrors open a portal to the Loathsome Mire, a zone that rewards distorted or twisted amulets with instilled modifiers.
Recognizing and prioritizing different fracturing mirror shards allows players to control the Delirium encounter's difficulty and rewards.
Interacting with a teal mirror shard to pause the Delirium fog, preventing it from dissipating and causing a timer to appear if the player is outside.
- Grand Mirrors are obtained by killing map bosses in maps with Delirium and can be used to apply static Delirium fog to maps on the Atlas.
- Using a Grand Mirror allows players to select a map on their Atlas to apply Delirium, which can then spread to adjacent maps.
- Maps with Grand Mirror effects are indicated by surrounding fracturing mirror shard icons.
- The 'deliriousness' percentage (up to 200%) on maps indicates the increased difficulty and rewards.
Grand Mirrors offer a strategic way to apply persistent Delirium to specific areas of the Atlas, enabling more controlled and widespread Delirium content.
Using a Grand Mirror to apply Delirium fog to a cluster of city maps on the Atlas, causing the fog to spread across them.
- Collecting 300 Simulacrum splinters, earned from Delirium encounters, allows the creation of a Simulacrum.
- A Simulacrum is a seven-wave gauntlet-style encounter that increases in difficulty with each wave.
- Running Simulacrums offers a chance to obtain the rare and valuable 'Voices' unique jewel, which adds extra jewel sockets.
- At the end of each Simulacrum wave, players can make selections from options like Apex Predators (more bosses), Pure Emotions (more monster packs), or Escalating Threats (more modifiers), with a chance for multiple selections.
Simulacrums are high-risk, high-reward encounters that are a primary source for extremely valuable items like the 'Voices' jewel.
Completing a wave in a Simulacrum and being presented with choices to add more bosses, monster packs, or area modifiers for the remaining waves.
- The Withered Willow is a hub where players can fight the pinnacle boss Tangmazu using Raven's Reflections.
- The Decanter of Madness at the Withered Willow allows players to 'anoint' passive skills onto amulets and helmets using Liquid Emotions.
- Liquid Emotions are currency items obtained from Delirium content, with different types required for specific passive skills.
- Players can use the 'View Notables' option or search 'can instill' to see available passive skills that can be anointed based on their Liquid Emotions.
- Hidden notables, like Zerox's Gift, can be discovered through external tools like Path of Building.
Anointing passive skills provides a powerful way to customize gear and gain significant character bonuses, directly impacting build effectiveness.
Using Liquid Guilt, Envy, and Isolation to anoint the 'Zerox's Gift' notable onto a helmet, granting a free Sinister Jewel Socket.
Key takeaways
- Delirium is a core end-game mechanic that significantly boosts challenge and loot potential.
- Progression through the Delirium questline and Atlas passive tree is essential for maximizing Delirium benefits.
- Understanding the different types of Delirium mirrors and their effects is key to navigating encounters effectively.
- Grand Mirrors provide a strategic method for applying persistent Delirium to the Atlas.
- Simulacrums are challenging but highly rewarding encounters, especially for obtaining rare jewels.
- Anointing passive skills using Liquid Emotions offers deep character customization and powerful bonuses.
- The pinnacle boss, Tangmazu, is accessible via Raven's Reflections at the Withered Willow and grants significant Atlas points.
Key terms
Delirium MirrorDelirium FogFracturing Mirror ShardSimulacrum SplintersSimulacrumGrand MirrorDeliriousnessLiquid EmotionsAnointWithered WillowTangmazu, the Raven TricksterVoices Jewel
Test your understanding
- What are the two primary methods for applying Delirium to a map?
- How does interacting with different colored fracturing mirror shards affect a Delirium encounter?
- What is the purpose of a Grand Mirror, and how is it obtained?
- What is a Simulacrum, and what is its primary high-value reward?
- How can players anoint passive skills onto their gear, and what currency is required?