Rituals are a type of encounter. Rituals are mysterious sacrificial sites built by the The King in the Mists.
A preview of the Ritual mechanic is found in campaign, in the Act 1 areas Hunting Grounds and Freythorn.
Mechanics
Zones containing a Ritual encounter spawn 3 or 4 Ritual altars. Ritual altars can be activated once most of the monsters surrounding the altar are killed. Activating a Ritual altar will enclose the area in darkness, preventing the player from leaving, and begins reviving monsters killed within the Ritual circle. The altar also empowers the monsters or unleashes various attacks depending on its type. Each zone will only contain one type of altar. The encounter will end once all revived monsters have been slain or if the player dies.
Killing monsters within the circle will grant tribute. The amount of tribute earned from killing the monsters during the encounter depends on the monster's rarity, as well as how many times it has appeared in a ritual in that area; it will provide 25% less tribute each time it is revived. One of the options in the atlas keystone Invigorated Sacrifices reduces the penalty by 50%, but with the tradeoff of increasing monster toughness and damage.
After a ritual altar is complete, tribute earned can be spent at the altar for rewards. A swarm of locusts will fly out of completed Ritual altars that point in the direction of the nearest incomplete Ritual altar.
The encounter will be marked as completed once all Ritual altars have been found.
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 favours for purchase, in exchange for tribute. Rituals will offer a variety of Omens or unique items to be purchased. You can also pay tribute to reroll the offered items, up to once by default.
Items on offer can be deferred, paying 10% of its cost plus an additional fee to have it appear in future Ritual encounters with a reduced price. A deferred item may go up in price if it is not deferred again the next time it shows up. If the item remains undeferred too many times, you will receive a warning that it will be removed from the deferral pool if you do not defer it again.
Any unspent tribute can be offered by pressing the "Offer Tribute to the King" button in the bottom, which fills up a bar that indicates the amount of tribute needed to gain An Audience with the KingAn Audience with the KingOn the edge of existence, he watches with ire.Required to reveal the Crux of Nothingness on the Atlas., which is used to find and challenge the King in the Mists. This option does not appear if the current area is part of a Rite of the Nameless.
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 |
| 90 | 270 | Omen of ResurgenceOmen of ResurgenceWhile this item is active in your inventoryfully recover your Life, Mana and Energy Shield when you reach Low LifeRight click this item in your inventory to set it |
| 180 | 520 | Tier 5 Unique items |
| 270 | 780 | Omen of AmeliorationOmen of AmeliorationStack Size: 10While this item is active in your inventory willprevent 75% of Experience loss when you dieRight click this item in your inventory to set it to be |
| 900 | 2600 | Omen of AmeliorationOmen of AmeliorationStack Size: 10While this item is active in your inventory willprevent 75% of Experience loss when you dieRight click this item in your inventory to set it to be |
| 1800 | 5200 | Omen of WhittlingOmen of WhittlingStack Size: 10While this item is active in your inventory your nextChaos Orb will remove the lowest level modifierRight click this item in your inventory to set it to |
| 10000 | 29000 | Omen of Dextral ErasureOmen of Dextral ErasureStack Size: 10While this item is active in your inventory your nextChaos Orb will remove only suffix modifiersRight click this item in your inventory to s |
Rite of the Nameless
After defeating the King in the Mists, the Head of the KingHead of the KingTo bear the head of a king is to send amessage both concise and profound.Bring this proof of your victory to Aoife in Caer Tarth. can be taken to Caer Tarth to begin the Rite of the Nameless. You will then select five (six if the Ongoing Chants atlas notable is allocated) connected maps in sequence for where the Rite will take place. While selecting the maps, each map will also offer an additional reward to be gained from Ritual encounter in that map:
- Foretold Bounty: Adds a specified item on the first Ritual offer.
- Foretold Proliferation: Applies a modifier to all other maps on the Rite of the Nameless after completing the map.
Maps that are part of the Rite will always contain a Ritual altar holding the map boss. The boss must be slain in order for the Rite to continue. The next Ritual encounter in the Rite will summon all the map bosses that have been previously slain in the final Ritual altar. The maps do not need to be completed in the order it was selected. Only one instance of the Rite of the Nameless can be active at a time. Using an additional Head of the King will remove the encounter from maps which already have it active.
Rituals in the Rite of the Nameless cannot have its tribute be offered towards An Audience With the King. Each Ritual you encounter you complete in the Rite will grant an additional reroll to all future Rituals in the Rite.
Each Ritual encounter you complete in the Rite will earn you an effigy piece. Five of these effigy pieces can be placed in the effigy in Caer Tarth to access the Ritual pinnacle boss, The Bodach.
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% movemen | |
| 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. |
| Queen's | File:Queen's Ritual Altar.png | The Queen in the Mists guards this Ritual Has a chance to appear after allocating Mysterious Rites Ritual altar summons the Queen in the Mists The Queen in the Mists has a chance to drop Carved Cunnin |
Related items
| Item | Stats | Description | Droplevel |
| An Audience with the KingAn Audience with the KingOn the edge of existence, he watches with ire.Required to reveal the Crux of Nothingness on the Atlas. | — | — | 1 |
| Brittle ArmBrittle ArmAttach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless.Accept the now.Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the | — | Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless. | 1 |
| Call of the ShadowsCall of the ShadowsAnswer the whispers... as they did.Attach five of this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless. Shift click to unstack. | — | — | 1 |
| Frayed ClothFrayed ClothAttach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless.Accept the end.Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform th | — | Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless. | 1 |
| Freedom of FaithFreedom of FaithRitual TabletAdds Ritual Altars to a Map 5 uses remainingFavours at Ritual Altars in Area costs (10-15)% increased TributeCan Reroll Favours at Ritual Altars in your Ma | Adds Ritual Altars to a Map 5 uses remainingFavours at Ritual Altars in Area costs (10-15)% increased TributeCan Reroll Favours at Ritual Altars in your Maps twice as many times | — | — |
| Head of the KingHead of the KingTo bear the head of a king is to send amessage both concise and profound.Bring this proof of your victory to Aoife in Caer Tarth. | — | — | 1 |
| Mossy ArmMossy ArmAttach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless.Accept the futility.Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the | — | Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless. | 1 |
| Ragged ClothRagged ClothAttach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless.Accept oblivion.Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform t | — | Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless. | 1 |
| Ritual TabletRitual TabletAdds Ritual Altars to a Map 10 uses remainingCan be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map. | Adds Ritual Altars to a Map 10 uses remaining | — | 65 |
| Tangled TorsoTangled TorsoAttach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless.Accept the darkness.Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to per | — | Attach this item to the effigy in Caer Tarth to be able to perform the Rite of the Nameless. | 1 |
Omens
Rituals drop most of the omens that are in the game.
Related atlas passive skills
The following atlas passive skills are related to ritual:
| Name | Stats |
| Increased Tribute | Monsters Sacrificed at Ritual Altars grant 5% increased Tribute |
| Invigorated Sacrifices | Alter the difficulty and rewards of Rituals |
| Traveller's Woe | 100% increased chance to find certain Ritual types |
| Altered Faith | Ritual Tablets also provide 15% increased Rarity of Items Dropped to Ritual Monsters10% reduced Toughness of Ritual Monsters from randomly appearing Ritual Altars in your Maps |
| Ancient Enmities | 25% increased Tribute from Spirit-Influenced or Possessed Monsters Sacrificed at Ritual AltarsAzmeri Spirits prefer to materialise within Ritual Circles |
| Between Two Worlds | Ritual Altars spawn a Wildwood Wisp |
| Bring Forth the Unseen | Ritual Altars have 15% chance to be built on Summoning Circles, summoning an additional Boss when activated |
| From the Mists | Rituals contain an additional pack of Wildwood Monsters |
| Hour of the Nameless | The Rite of the Nameless can rarely offer specific valuable Unique Items |
| In Death, All is Given | — |
| Invigorated Sacrifices: Attrition | Revived monsters from Rituals have 20% increased Toughnessand 10% increased Damage for each time they have been RevivedRevived monsters from Rituals have 50% reduced penalty to Tribute granted |
Version history
| Version | Changes |
| 0.5.2 | Queen's Rituals from the Mysterious Rites Atlas Passive now have 10 additional Omens in the first set of Favours. The Mysterious Rites Atlas Passive now describes all of the other bonuses the Queen's |
| 0.5.1 | (Hotfix 6) Omen of Sinistral ErasureOmen of Sinistral ErasureStack Size: 10While this item is active in your inventory your nextChaos Orb will remove only prefix modifiersRight click this item in your |
| 0.5.0 | New Storyline: Aoife lingers as a restless spirit, bound to the Wildwood and searching for one who might answer her call. The King in the Mists has claimed her flesh, leaving her soul adrift, untether |
| 0.3.0 | Currently, access to most Pinnacle Content requires the same key at the easiest, and most difficult version of the content. This creates a negative feeling where at lower difficulties, instead of want |
| 0.2.1 | The Smothered Ritual type that spawns Chaos Volatiles has had it's spawn frequency halved and the damage lowered. Rat Tornadoes from the Infested Ritual type have had their damage and move speed reduc |
| 0.2.0g | The chance of finding Audiences with the King in Ritual is increased by +50%. |
| 0.2.0 | Extra content, such as Breach, Delirium, Expedition and Ritual, now start spawning further away from The Ziggurat Refuge. Omens now always appear as Ritual Rewards in Map areas. There's also a small c |
| 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. |
