Ritual

Rituals are a type of encounter. Rituals are mysterious sacrificial sites built by the The King in the Mists. Interacting with a ritual altar after defeating the enemies in a circle marked around the altar will begin the encounter. A dark mist will surround a circle around the altar, preventing the exile from leaving, and previously killed monsters will be resurrected.

The pinnacle encounter of Ritual is the The King in the Mists, accessed through using An Audience with the King.

A preview of the Ritual mechanic is found in campaign, in the act 1 areas Hunting Grounds and Freythorn.

Mechanics

Killing monsters within the circle will grant tribute. After a ritual altar is complete, tribute earned can be spent at the altar for rewards. Multiple ritual altars will appear in a given map, and monsters sacrificed at previously completed altars will reappear at following altars. Each time a monster is revived, it gives less tribute than before, unless the atlas notable Reinvigorated Sacrifices is taken.

It is possible to "drag" monsters (e.g. Rogue Exiles) into the Ritual area before killing them to cause them to be resurrected during the ritual encounter. Similarly, monsters that move out of the area before dying will not be resurrected.

Ritual Rewards

The reward screen offers a selection of items for purchase, in exchange for tribute. Rituals in maps always contain at least one Omen, with a chance for an additional Omen.

The rewards are split into three groups, with each group revealed after completing one of the rituals in the map. The rewards are sorted based on price, so the last group revealed contains the most expensive items.

Each item rewarded by ritual is grouped into a tier, and will always cost a similar amount.

Lowest Cost	Highest Cost	Items in tier
100	270	Omen of Resurgence, Omen of Refreshment, Omen of Greater Exaltation
180	520	Omen of Dextral Alchemy, Omen of Sinistral Alchemy, Omen of Dextral Coronation, Omen of Sinistral Coronation Orb of Transmutation, Orb of Augmentation Magic equipment Tier 5 Unique items
270	780	Omen of Corruption, Omen of Amelioration, Omen of Dextral Exaltation, Omen of Sinistral Exaltation Regal Orb, Exalted Orb, Uncut Gem Magic Waystones Rare equipment Tier 4 Unique items
900	2600	Orb of Alchemy, Vaal Orb, Chaos Orb Rare Waystones Tier 3 Unique items
1800	5200	Omen of Whittling, Omen of Greater Annulment Orb of Chance, Orb of Annulment, Divine Orb An Audience with the King Tier 2 Unique items
12000	29000	Omen of Dextral Erasure, Omen of Sinistral Erasure, Omen of Dextral Annulment, Omen of Sinistral Annulment Mirror of Kalandra Tier 1 Unique items Tier 0 Unique items

Ritual variations

All Ritual altars in an area share the same Ritual variation. They can create environmental hazards or provide buffs or debuffs.

Type	Image	Affixes
Contaminated	File:Contaminated Ritual Altar.png	Waves of Blood pass through the Ritual Site Waves of blood travel cross the arena, dealing physical damage and inflicting knockback.
Infested	File:Infested Ritual Altar.png	Tornadoes of Rats traverse the Ritual Site Creates a tornado of rats that follows the player, dealing physical damage.
Sapping		Clouds of Elemental Disturbance slow you, lower your Elemental Resistances and enhance Monster Resistances Purple clouds inflict Elemental Weakness (-30% elemental resistances) and Hinder (30% movement speed slow) on players while standing on them, and +30% elemental resistances to monsters standing on them.
Smothered	File:Smothered Ritual Altar.png	Chaotic Plants release explosive Pods Similar to Volatile Plants, creates purple volatile orbs that follow and explode near the player dealing chaos damage.
Tainted	File:Tainted Ritual Altar.png	Chaotic Boils grow and explode when Touched Periodically creates purple bubbles on the ground that explode when a player is nearby, dealing chaos damage.

Related items

Item	Stats	Drop level
An Audience with the King	—	—
Freedom of Faith	(12-18) Maps in Range contain Ritual AltarsFavours at Ritual Altars in Area costs (10–15)% increased Tribute Can Reroll Favours at Ritual Altars in your Maps twice as many times	—
Ritual Precursor Tablet	(12-18) Maps in Range contain Ritual Altars	65

Unique items

The following unique items are obtained only from The King in the Mists.

Item	Base item		Stats
From Nothing	Diamond	1	Passives in Radius of <Keystone> can be Allocated without being connected to your treeCorrupted
Pragmatism	Explorer Armour	33	(200-300)% increased Armour and Evasion +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances -17% to Chaos Resistance Charms use no Charges
Beetlebite	Velour Shoes	52	(20–30)% increased Movement Speed (60–120)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield Aggravate Bleeding on Enemies when they Enter your Presence 100% increased Thorns damage
Ingenuity	Utility Belt	55	20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly Has (1-3) Charm Slots(20-30)% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Left Ring (20-30)% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Right Ring (-20-20)% increased Charm Charges Gained (-10-10)% reduced Charm Charges Used
The Burden of Shadows	Chiming Staff	82	Grants Skill: Level (18-19) Sigil of Power(20-30)% increased Cast Speed Skill Mana Costs Converted to Life Costs Skills gain 1% of Damage as Chaos Damage per 3 Life Cost

Omens

Main page: Omen

Omens are an exclusive reward from ritual altars.

Version history

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Version	Changes
0.2.0	Omens now always appear as Ritual Rewards in Map areas. There's also a small chance for an additional Omen to appear. Lowered the maximum number of monsters that can be alive at once in Ritual encounters, particularly earlier in the game. The Treant Fungalreaver Ritual Monster now correctly deals damage, and their damage and behaviour has been adjusted.
0.1.1	Chaos Pustules in Ritual encounters have had their visuals improved. Increased the chance for Omens to appear as Ritual Rewards.
0.1.0f	Fixed a bug where Ritual Altars could sometimes fail to activate.
0.1.0e	(Hotfix 7) Fixed a visual bug with item deferral cost in Ritual.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.