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Delve into Darkness: Path of Exile 2's Delirium Explained [26]

by Brooklyn Feb 13,2025

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. We'll cover initiating Delirium events, understanding the Fog mechanic, accessing the Simulacrum Pinnacle map, utilizing the Delirium Passive Skill Tree, and maximizing rewards.

Understanding the Delirium Fog Mechanic

On the Atlas, Delirium Mirror map nodes are marked with a distinctive black and white icon. You can guarantee a Delirium event by placing a Delirium Precursor Tablet in a Lost Tower.

Within a Delirium map, locate the Delirium Mirror near your spawn. Activating it unleashes a spreading circle of Fog. Enemies within the Fog are significantly stronger but offer superior rewards. Leaving the Fog ends the encounter. Enemies inside the Fog have a chance to drop Distilled Emotions (used in crafting) and Simulacrum Splinters (for summoning the Pinnacle Boss). Fractured Mirrors within the Fog spawn additional waves of enemies and loot.

Random boss encounters with Kosis and Omniphobia can occur during a Delirium event, but these are not Pinnacle bosses.

The Simulacrum Pinnacle Event

Each endgame event offers Pinnacle Bosses. In Delirium, high-tier Waystones yield Simulacrum Splinters. Accumulate 300 Splinters to create a Simulacrum for the Realmgate. This initiates a 15-wave Simulacrum encounter, with increasing difficulty and a higher chance of encountering Delirium bosses. 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) modifies Delirium events. It features eight Notable nodes and eight nodes increasing Simulacrum difficulty. Each Simulacrum completion grants two passive points, requiring increased difficulty for each new Notable node.

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 Rewards

Delirium Fog-affected enemies drop Distilled Emotions. Bosses also frequently drop them. These are used to Anoint amulets with Notable Passive Skills or add guaranteed modifiers to Waystones.

Simulacrum Splinters, dropped by enemies, are combined to create a Simulacrum for the Pinnacle event. Completing the Simulacrum grants 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