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Anointing is a powerful mechanic inPath of Exile 2, which lets you gain the effects of any Notable Passive Skill without being connected to it. While not mandatory, some Anoints can easily elevate your build regarding DPS, defenses, or plain utility.
For instance, Frazzled is an Anointed Passive that grants you Mana Regeneration as well as an increased magnitude of inflicted Shock, which can be very useful on a Stormweaver. Unlike the original POE, only Amulets and Waystones can be Anointed in Path of Exile 2. Here’s how to Anoint your items, get Distilled Emotions, and some of the best Anoints in the game.
Path of Exile 2 is currently inEarly Access. There may be some changes or upgrades to Anoints as the game continues development.
How To Find Distilled Emotions?
Distilled Emotionis atype of currencyintroduced in Path of Exile 2, which essentiallycombines the effectsof Blight Oils andDelirium Orbsfrom the original game. There areten typesof Distilled Emotions in the game:
How to Get
Delirium Maps
The primary method ofobtaining Distilled Emotionis bycompleting Maps/Waystones with the Deliriummechanic. It isdenoted by a white icon– not to be confused with Expedition.
In these Maps, you will noticeDelirium Fog all around the area,with aprogress bar in the bottom-left corner. Your objective is to defeat as many monsters as you canbefore the Delirium Fog dissipates. Once done, you willget a bunch of rewards, includingrandom Distilled Emotions.
Currency Exchange or Trade Website
A far easier wayof getting Distilled Emotions is by using theCurrency ExchangeorTrade Website.
Reforging Bench
You can alsouse the Reforging Benchto upgrade your Distilled Emotions. You will need toput three Distilled Emotions of the same typeto getone of a higher-tier.
This is particularlyhelpful in SSFif you are unable to get your desired Distilled Emotions.
Simulacrum
Completingwaves of Simulacrumcan also provide you with some Distilled Emotions. However, it is anend-game aspirational activitythat requires a fairlystrong build.
When farming Distilled Emotions, attempt to havea fully-specced Delirium Tree,appropriate Precursor Tablets, andTier-15 Waystones.
How To Anoint?
Like the original game,Anointing is asimple mechanicin Path of Exile 2. There are currentlytwo types of itemsthat you can Anoint,Waystones,andAmulets. The process is slightly different, but it is nothing complicated. Here is everything you need to know abouthow to Anoint each item:
Amulets
ToAnoint an Amulet, simplyright-click(Square / X on controller)on any Distilled Emotionto open up theInstilling Window. In this menu,put your Amulet in the slot at the top, andthree Distilled Emotions at the bottom. There are multiple Notable Passive Skills that you can Anoint.
To checkwhich Distilled Emotions are neededfor a specific Anoint, open up the Passive Skill Tree,hover over your desired Notable Passive Skill, andpress Alt(R3 on controller).
Anoints are completely build-dependent; therefore, be sure to double-check what your build needs. If you ever need tochange your Anoint, repeat the same process tooverwrite your previous Anoint.
At the time of writing this, there isno way to Anoint a Corrupted or Mirrored Amulet. The feature is available in the original Path of Exile, so it should nottake long to be implemented in Path of Exile 2.
Waystones
You canAnoint your Waystonestoadd Delirium effectsto them. Depending on the Distilled Emotion used, you can get additional effects likemore monsters,increased Simulacrum Splinters,additional currency drops, etc.
Similar to Amulets, to Anoint a Waystone,click on a Distilled Emotion(Square/X on controller) toopen the Instilling Window. Place your Waystone in there along with the desired Distilled Emotions.
Remember thatAnointing a Waystonemakes itsignificantly harder. Therefore, wedo not recommend doing itunless you havea very strong endgame build.
Also, similar to Amulets, youcannot Anoint a Corrupted Waystone. Here is a completelist of all the Map Modsthat you can get by Anointing your Waystones:
Distilled Despair
20%
You have a chance to get a30% increased stack size of Simulacrum Splinters.
18%
10%
7%
25%
12%
Distilled Guilt
9%
Maps have an8% increased Pack Size. This directly translates into more loot.
15%
Distilled Fear
22%
Rare Monstersin your Maps have a 25% chance of gettingadditional modifiers.
Distilled Isolation
50%
This does not grant an additional effect, but it is reallyhelpful if you want to farm 100% Delirious Maps.
Similar to Amulets, you will need to usethree Distilled Emotions to Anointa Waystone. For instance, if you useGreed,Despair, andIsolation,you will get an80 percent Delirious Waystonewith a 30 percentincreased stack of Simulacrum Splintersand an eight percent increasedrarity of itemsfound.
Best Skills To Anoint
As mentioned earlier, Anoints are largelydependent on the buildyou are playing. However, there aresome Anoints that are fairly universaland can work with multiple builds. Here are some Anoints that areuseful in a number of endgame builds:
Fear
Envy
You get40% increased Elemental Damageafter landing a Critical Hit. You also get a20% Critical Strike Chance.
Herald Skills get a30% increased AOE and damage.
Ire
This gives you12% increased Block Chance, and1% increased Movement Speedfor each time you haveblocked in the past 10 seconds.
Disgust
Shocks you inflict have a50% chance to also Shock nearby enemiesin a 1.5-meter radius.
Greed
While you areon full HP, you get a50% increased Evasion Ratingand a25% increased Stun Threshold.
Guilt
Despair
You get+10 Strength,10% reduced Maximum Mana, and35% increased Critical Hit Chance.
This grants you30% increased Flask EffectDuration,20% increased Life Recoveryfrom Flasks, and5% Life Recoverywhen you use a Life Flask on low HP.
You get an8% increased Attack Speedand10% reduced Cost of Skills.
Remember that you’re able to alwayshover over a Notable Passive Skillin the Skill Tree andhold Alt(R3 on controller) to see the required Distilled Emotions.
