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Distilled Emotions inPath of Exile 2are a Delirium-specific currency that combines the effects of Delirium Orbs and Blight Oils. These are used to Anoint your Amulets with Notable Passive Skills and to add Delirium Effects to your Waystones for endgame mapping. To get them, you’ll be dealing with some Delirium!
Knowing how to use Distilled Emotions is not only needed to min-max your endgame builds, but to also improve your farming strategies. This guide will detail everything there is to know about Distilled Emotions, from how to get them to how to use them.
Path of Exile 2 is currently in Early Access. The information in the guide is subject to change as the game continues further development.
How To Get Distilled Emotions
The primary way of getting Distilled Emotions is torun maps with a Delirium encounter. These maps are denoted by asmall white iconon theendgame Atlas. The first thing that you will notice upon entering these maps is theDelirium Fog. Your objective is tostay in the Delirium Fogwhilekilling as many monstersas you possibly can.
As you are killing monsters,a meter in the bottom-left cornerof your screen will continue tofill up with rewards. The higher number of rewards you get, the more Distilled Emotions you will receive at the end of the encounter. To get the most out of it, try toadd Pack Size,Monster Rarity, and any additional encounter that adds extra monsters, likeRitual or Expedition.
If you areunable to spawn Delirium naturally, you may alsouse a basic Precursor Tabletto force it.
Trading
If you do not want to farm Distilled Emotions yourself, you may also trade for them either using thein-game Currency Exchangeor theTrade Website.Currency Exchangeis unlocked after youcomplete Act-3on ‘Normal’ difficulty. Once unlocked, speak withFinn,Risu, orAlvainany of the Settlements.
Open the Currency Exchange, select your requiredDistilled Emotionin the ‘I Want’ section, andExalted Orbin the ‘I Have’ section. After that, add in the amount you need, check the current market rate, and consider paying an additional Exalted Orb for a quicker trade. Unless the in-gameeconomy is unstable, none of theDistilled Emotions should costyou inDivine Orb, especiallylater in the leaguewhen everyone is farming them.
Once thetrade is fulfilled, you will see yourpurchased items in the Currency Exchange– drag them to your inventory to start using them.
If you areplaying Solo Self-Found, do not forget to use thethree-to-oneReforging Benchrecipe.
If you put inthree similar Distilled Emotions, you willget an upgraded one. This is particularly helpful when you have a lot of common Distilled Emotions, but want a rare one.
Trade Websites, on the other hand, aremuch simpler(and sometimes cheaper) to use. Open the website, search for the required Distilled Emotion, and make sure that theBuyout Price at the bottomisset to Exalted Orb. If you need them in bulk, make sure touse the Bulk Item Exchange.
How To Use Distilled Emotions
Distilled Emotions serve two primary purposes, e.g.Anointing Amuletsand addingDelirium Effects to your Waystones. The process is fairly simple, but there are a few things to keep in mind.
Anoint Amulets
Anointing essentially lets you get thebenefits of a Notable Passive Skillwithout having to allocate it on the Passive Tree. This can be veryhelpful in endgame buildswhen you need a specific Passive Skill, but donot have enough Skill Pointsto path to it.
For instance,Icebreakeris an excellent Anoint for aStormweaver Spark buildthatprovides Freeze immunity, but to actually travel to that node, you will need around ten additional Skill Points.
In order toAnoint an Amulet,interact with any Distilled Emotion(right-click on PC, X/Square on consoles) in your inventory to open up theAnointing Menu. In this window, place the requiredDistilled Emotions at the bottom, and yourAmulet in the top slot.
Keep in mind that theorder of the Distilled Emotionscan change the Anoint, so make sure to double-check it.
Once ready,click the‘Anoint’button at the bottomto add your desired Anoint (effects of a Notable Passive Skill) to your Amulet. At any point, tocheck which Distilled Emotionsa Notable Passive Skill requires, open up the Passive Tree, hover over a node, andpress Alt(R3 on consoles).
If you do not want to go through the trouble of checking every Notable Passive Skill, you’re able to simplyuse thisAnoint Calculatorto see what different combinations of Distilled Emotions will allocate.
At the time of writing this guide, there isno way to Anoint a Corrupted or a Mirroreditem. This feature is available in the original Path of Exile, so it should not take long to get added to Path of Exile 2.
Anoint Waystones
In addition to Anointing an Amulet, you may alsouse Distilled Emotionsto add variousDelirium Effects to your Waystones. Doing so allows you toadd additional layers of rewardsthat you can get from running these Waystones.
Similar to Amulets, right-click (X/Square on consoles) on any Distilled Emotion toopen the Installing Menu. Place your desiredDistilled Emotions at the bottom, and yournon-Corrupted Waystone at the top.
It is important to mention thatDelirium Maps are significantly harder, so you will need a fairlystrong buildto complete them.
The table below shows a completelist of Distilled Emotions,Delirious Effects, and theadditional rewards they givewhen applied to a Waystone:
20%
Distilled Disgust
18%
You have a chance to get 30% morePrecursor Tabletsin your Waystones.
15%
Distilled Fear
22%
Rare Monsters in your maps have 25% increased modifiers. This can make them much harder to deal with.
10%
Distilled Guilt
9%
Monsters in your maps have an 8% additional Pack Size. This is a good way to add more monsters to your maps.
Distilled Ire
7%
Your maps have 20% more Magic Monsters. This, combined with Distilled Paranoia, can spawn a lot of monsters in your maps for endgame juicing.
Distilled Isolation
50%
This does not provide any additional benefit, but it is needed if you want to run 100% Delirious Maps.
Distilled Paranoia
12%
Your maps have 15% more Rare Monsters. Consider pairing it up with Distilled Guilt and Distilled Ire to add a lot of monsters to your maps.
Distilled Suffering
25%
All the Unique Monsters in your maps get an additional modifier. This can really beef up some Essence Monsters, bosses, etc.
