Path of Exile 2's Endgame: Mastering the Delirium Encounter

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) offers four major endgame map events: Rituals, Breaches, Expeditions, and Delirium. Delirium, a returning mechanic from previous PoE leagues, is a challenging and rewarding endgame experience. This guide details how to initiate Delirium events, navigate the encounter, access the Simulacrum Pinnacle map, utilize the Delirium Passive Skill Tree, and maximize your rewards.

Understanding the Delirium Fog Mechanic

Atlas map nodes offering guaranteed endgame events are marked with specific icons. A Delirium Mirror node is identified by a black and white icon resembling the mirror itself. 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 point. Approaching it activates the encounter, summoning a large circle of Delirium Fog. This Fog expands across the map, increasing enemy difficulty as you progress. Leaving the Fog ends the event and resets the map.

Enemies within the Fog are enhanced and can drop unique Delirium rewards: Distilled Emotions (used in crafting) and Simulacrum Splinters (for summoning the Pinnacle Boss). Fractured Mirrors, when encountered, trigger additional mob waves and loot. Two randomly spawning bosses, Kosis and Omniphobia (with full boss HP bars), can appear during the encounter but are not Pinnacle bosses.

The Simulacrum Pinnacle Event

Each endgame event provides items to summon a Pinnacle Boss. High-tier Waystones in Delirium Fog 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. Completing the Simulacrum 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 and Effects:

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 also frequently drop them. These currencies anoint amulets with Notable Passive Skills, eliminating the need to allocate passive skill points. They also add guaranteed modifiers to Waystones, enhancing the Delirium debuff. Simulacrum Splinters, also dropped by enemies, combine to form a Simulacrum for the Pinnacle event, rewarding passive points and a unique item.

All PoE 2 Distilled Emotions:

Distilled Envy Distilled Fear Distilled Isolation

Mastering the Delirium encounter requires understanding its mechanics and strategic use of the passive skill tree. By following this guide, you can maximize your rewards and conquer this challenging endgame event.