How to complete Ritual Altars

The normal encounter order in a Map.

5 steps

1
Kill monsters inside the circle
The altar records monsters slain within its Ritual circle. Kill most of the nearby pack before trying to activate it.
2
Activate the Ritual Altar
Activation closes the encounter area and revives the monsters recorded by that altar.
3
Defeat every revived monster
The encounter ends after the revived wave is cleared. Altar hazards and the area's Ritual variation remain part of the fight.
4
Follow the locusts to the next altar
In Maps, locusts leave a completed altar and point toward the next incomplete Ritual Altar.
5
Use the shared Tribute pool
Each completed altar adds Tribute and reveals another reward group. Spend, reroll, defer, or offer the remaining Tribute after checking every altar.

What to do with Tribute

Four different actions in the Favour screen.

Shared area resource

ActionWhen to use itWhat happens

Buy

Take a Favour now

Spend its full Tribute price and move the item to your inventory. Current endgame Favours are Unique items or Omens.

Reroll

Replace the current offers

Spend Tribute to generate another set of Favours. One reroll is available by default, before passives or other effects.

Defer

Reserve an item you cannot yet afford

Pay 10% of its price plus the displayed fee. The item can return in a later Ritual at a lower price and must be deferred again before it expires from the pool.

Offer Tribute

Advance An Audience with the King

Convert unspent Tribute into King progress. This option is unavailable inside a Rite of the Nameless.

Deferred items need continued attention. If a returning item is repeatedly left undeferred, the interface warns before removing it from the deferral pool.

Normal Ritual and Rite of the Nameless

These encounters share Ritual combat but have different progression rules.

Open Rite guide

Normal endgame Ritual

Favours and King progress

Earn Tribute from revived monsters.
Buy, reroll, or defer Unique items and Omens.
Offer unspent Tribute toward An Audience with the King.
Use a Ritual Tablet to add Ritual Altars to affected Maps.

Rite of the Nameless

Map sequence and effigy pieces

Normally choose five connected Maps from Caer Tarth.
Earlier monsters and bosses return in later Rituals.
Each completed Map gives an effigy piece.
Tribute cannot be offered toward An Audience with the King.

From Ritual to the Bodach

The complete current endgame access chain.

0.5 endgame

01
Fill An Audience with the King
Offer unspent Tribute from normal endgame Rituals until An Audience with the King is complete.
An Audience with the King
02
Defeat the King in the Mists
Use An Audience with the King to reveal the Crux of Nothingness, then defeat the King to obtain the Head of the King.
King in the Mists
03
Bring the Head to Aoife
Take the Head of the King to Aoife in Caer Tarth and choose the connected Maps for the Rite of the Nameless.
Caer Tarth
04
Complete the Rite Maps
The Rite normally spans five Maps. Earlier monsters and bosses return in later Rituals, and each completed Map awards one effigy piece.
Rite guide
05
Assemble the effigy and fight the Bodach
Attach the five named effigy pieces in Caer Tarth for the first encounter. Later attempts use five Call of the Shadows.
The Bodach

Omens obtained from Ritual

Current catalog Omens whose exact acquisition record names Ritual as the reward source.

27 Omens

Omen of Amelioration

Omen of Amelioration can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Answered Prayers

Omen of Answered Prayers can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Bartering

Omen of Bartering can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Catalysing Exaltation

Omen of Catalysing Exaltation can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Chance

Omen of Chance can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Chaotic Monsters

Omen of Chaotic Monsters can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Chaotic Quantity

Omen of Chaotic Quantity can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Chaotic Rarity

Omen of Chaotic Rarity can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Dextral Annulment

Omen of Dextral Annulment can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Dextral Crystallisation

Omen of Dextral Crystallisation can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Dextral Erasure

Omen of Dextral Erasure can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Dextral Exaltation

Omen of Dextral Exaltation can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Gambling

Omen of Gambling can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Greater Exaltation

Omen of Greater Exaltation can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Refreshment

Omen of Refreshment can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Reinforcements

Omen of Reinforcements can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Resurgence

Omen of Resurgence can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Sanctification

Omen of Sanctification can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Secret Compartments

Omen of Secret Compartments can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Sinistral Annulment

Omen of Sinistral Annulment can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Sinistral Crystallisation

Omen of Sinistral Crystallisation can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Sinistral Erasure

Omen of Sinistral Erasure can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Sinistral Exaltation

Omen of Sinistral Exaltation can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of the Ancients

Omen of the Ancients can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of the Blessed

Omen of the Blessed can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of the Hunt

Omen of the Hunt can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Omen of Whittling

Omen of Whittling can appear as a reward in Ritual.

Browse all Omens Browse Unique itemsCurrent endgame Ritual Favours contain Unique items and Omens.

Ritual Atlas passives

Every current notable and keystone in the Ritual Atlas tree. Small nodes grant increased Tribute.

Open Ritual tree

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Ancient Enmities

25% increased Tribute from Spirit-Influenced or Possessed Monsters Sacrificed at Ritual Altars
Azmeri Spirits prefer to materialise within Ritual Circles

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Between Two Worlds

Ritual Altars spawn a Wildwood Wisp

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Bring Forth the Unseen

Ritual Altars have 15% chance to be built on Summoning Circles, summoning an additional Boss when activated

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From the Mists

Rituals contain 1 additional packs of Wildwood Monsters

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Hour of the Nameless

The Rite of the Nameless can rarely offer specific valuable Unique Items

keystone

Invigorated Sacrifices

Choose one of three options for revived-monster Tribute, altar damage and Favour count, or escalating monster difficulty with a larger Tribute-penalty reduction.
The selected option can be changed from the Atlas tree.

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Magnanimous Offerings

Rerolling Favours at Ritual Altars has 20% chance to be a Free Reroll

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Mysterious Rites

Rituals have a 8% chance to be the Queen's Ritual
The Queen's Ritual has more Favours to choose from
The Queen's Ritual has 10 additional Omens in the first set of Favours
The Queen's Ritual has an additional Idol from the Queen

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Ongoing Chants

The Rite of the Nameless lasts 1 additional maps

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Patient Devotion

Deferring Favours at Ritual Altars in your Maps costs 50% reduced Tribute
Favours Deferred at Ritual Altars in your Maps reappear 50% sooner

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Prayer and Pledge

10% of Tribute spent also provides progress towards an Audience With The King

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Reborn in Shadow

Revived Monsters from Ritual Altars have 40% increased chance to be Magic
Revived Monsters from Ritual Altars have 40% increased chance to be Rare

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Royal Tithe

15% increased progress towards an Audience With The King when offering Tribute

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Spreading Darkness

Unique Items have 50% chance to be specific item types, depending on the type of Ritual:
- Contaminated: Weapons and Offhands
- Infested: Body and Boots
- Sapping: Gloves and Rings
- Smothered: Helmets and Amulets
- Tainted: Belts, Charms and Flasks

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