Path of Exile 2: Ritual Farming Guide

Rituals are one of the most rewarding end-game mechanics in Path of Exile 2, offering the opportunity to farm high amounts of PoE 2 currency and obtain valuable loot. With minimal setup and smart management, it can become a very lucrative activity that can grant items such as Sacred Orbs, Omens, Rare Unique Items, and even an Audience with the King. This guide will walk you through how to farm rituals, strategies to maximize your loot, and tips for making the most of your tribute and Herald Slates.

How to Farm Ritual

Farming rituals involve activating ritual altars during a map run and defeating monsters to earn tribute, which you can use to purchase valuable rewards. Here are step-by-step instructions:

1. Ritual Altars and Encounters

Each ritual map contains three or four ritual altars. To activate a ritual altar, you must defeat a monster near the altar, causing the altar to trigger a ritual encounter. In these encounters:

Monsters resurrect and you must kill them again.

Encounters take place in fixed circular areas that you cannot leave, so be prepared to face large numbers of enemies in confined spaces.

2. Earning Tribute

Tribute is the ritual-specific currency that you need to use to purchase rewards.

Each monster you defeat in a ritual gives you a Tribute, which can be increased through mechanics such as pack size, monster rarity, and delirium.

To optimize your Tribute gains, focus on investing in map mechanics that increase monster density, rarity, or pack size. This will directly increase your Tribute income.

3. Favors and Purchases

After completing a ritual encounter, interact with a cleared ritual altar or the square icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to access the Favors window. This menu displays all purchasable rewards.

Rare items such as Sacred Orbs or T0 Unique items require more Tribute than simple rewards such as Alchemical Orbs.

4. Ritual Passive Tree and Atlas Tree

Ritual Passive Tree:

To get the most out of a ritual, you need to allocate all eight Ritual Passive Points. These points are earned by defeating Mist Lords, with two points awarded for each kill.

Make sure to allocate your passive points to maximize rewards each time before defeating the King again.

Ritual passive points allow you to invest in key nodes that will help increase your tribute gains and improve the overall efficiency of ritual farming.

Atlas Passive Skill Tree:

Focusing on monster pack size, monster rarity, and mechanics that enhance the Forerunner Slate.

These Atlas skill tree nodes work well with ritual farming to increase enemy numbers and improve your chances of getting high-quality rewards.

5. Valuable Loot from Ritual

Rituals can drop some of the most valuable loot in the game, including:

Sacred Orbs: Highly sought after during crafting.

T0 Unique Items: Unique items of the highest tier, are often extremely valuable.

Omens: Special items that boost farming potential.

Audience with the King: One of the most valuable ritual items you can obtain.

Rare Items: Well-crafted items with good affixes can also drop from rituals.

Note: Rare omens like Omen of Right-Handed Revocation only appear in areas above level 80, so if you're targeting these, be sure to run T16 path stones in your character build.

6. Recommended Herald Tablets

Herald Tablets are essential to maximizing your ritual farming. The best Herald Tablets can improve your chances of finding valuable rewards and optimize the farming process. Here are some recommended tablets to invest in:

Rerolling a favor at a ritual altar reduces the cost of tribute.

Ritual altars on your map allow for additional rerolls of favors.

The chance of a ritual favor containing an omen is increased.

These tablets can be stacked, so a four-tower setup with two additional rerolls and two tablets that reduce the cost of tribute will make your ritual farming more efficient and rewarding.

How to Defer Ritual Favors

A deferral strategy is key to making the most of your tribute. Here's how to optimize your spending:

Don't buy the first valuable item you see: this can quickly deplete your tribute and leave you without a reroll.

Reroll until you see something valuable, such as an audience with the king. Once you find it, defer it and then continue to reroll.

Deferring means you postpone purchasing the item until the next ritual encounter. This gives you a chance to find a more valuable item or increase your chances of getting something worth buying.

Continue deferring until you can no longer defer the item or until you have accumulated enough tribute to purchase it outright with no rerolls left.

This strategy helps ensure you maximize your tribute and increase your chances of finding top-tier loot.

Summary and Final Tips

Focus on increasing your tribute through mechanics such as pack size and monster rarity to improve your income.

Use Precursor Slates to improve reroll chances and reduce tribute costs for maximum efficiency.

Allocate all eight ritual passive points to make the most of ritual farming.

Defer valuable items until you have the tribute to purchase them with maximum efficiency.

Ritual farming is a lucrative but strategic endeavor in Path of Exile 2. With patience, the proper setup, and the right Atlas tree, you can farm rituals effectively and make great progress toward obtaining high-value loot such as Sacred Orbs, Unique PoE 2 Items, etc. Happy farming!