The King in the Mists

This page is about the endgame Ritual encounter. For the Act 1 boss, see The King in the Mists (Freythorn).

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The King in the Mists
The King in the Mists The King in the Mists
Level(s)	78-82
Location(s)	Crux of Nothingness
Resistance(s)	(Phase 1) (Phase 2)

The King in the Mists is the pinnacle boss of the Ritual map mechanic. He is found in the Crux of Nothingness, accessible by spending Petition SplintersPetition SplinterStack Size: 300Consume at least 50 Splinters at the Realmgate to travel to the Crux of Nothingness. at the Realmgate.

Skills

Phase 2

The player is teleported to a very large arena covered in a maze of thick vines which cannot be crossed. The arena fills with Branching Affliction, a stacking debuff that deals physical and chaos damage over time. Follow the Sacred Wisps' path towards the large purple portal back to the arena.

Unlike in Path of Exile, the maze phase cannot be bypassed by dying or logging out in Difficulty 3. Logging in to town/hideout will consume a respawn attempt.

Difficulty

• Difficulty 1: Area Level 78, unlimited respawn chances. Requires 50x Petition SplinterPetition SplinterStack Size: 300Consume at least 50 Splinters at the Realmgate to travel to the Crux of Nothingness.
• Difficulty 2: Area Level 80, 2 respawn chances. Requires 100x Petition SplinterPetition SplinterStack Size: 300Consume at least 50 Splinters at the Realmgate to travel to the Crux of Nothingness.
• Difficulty 3: Area Level 82, 0 respawn chances. Requires 150x Petition SplinterPetition SplinterStack Size: 300Consume at least 50 Splinters at the Realmgate to travel to the Crux of Nothingness.

Drops

Estimated drop rates from version 0.3.0.

		Difficulty 1	Difficulty 2	Difficulty 3
Sample size				428
Guaranteed Unique	BeetlebiteBeetlebite Velour ShoesEvasion: 74 Energy Shield: 29Requires Level 52, 50 Dex, 50 Int(20–30)% increased Movement Speed (60–120)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield Aggravate Bleeding on Enemies when they Enter your Presence 100% increased Thorns damageThey crawl and chitter and swarm in the shadow of his presence.			?
	IngenuityIngenuity Utility BeltRequires Level 5520% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly Has (1-3) Charm Slots(-20-20)% increased Charm Charges Gained (-10-10)% reduced Charm Charges Used (20-30)% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Left Ring (20-30)% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Right RingExperiments with geomancy taught the Maji more than they ever expected.			12%
	The Burden of ShadowsThe Burden of Shadows Chiming StaffStaffRequires Level 72Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Sigil of Power(20-30)% increased Cast Speed Skill Mana Costs Converted to Life Costs Skills gain 1% of Damage as Chaos Damage per 3 Life CostNothingness is loathe to relinquish its grip. Every moment is a struggle to exist.			?
	From NothingFrom Nothing DiamondLimited to: 1 Radius: SmallPassives in Radius of <Keystone> can be Allocated without being connected to your treeCorruptedThey clawed their way up from the agonising depths of nonexistence, breathing deep with joy the exquisite light of meaning.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.			22%
	PragmatismPragmatism Explorer ArmourArmour: 114 Evasion: 101 Movement Speed: -4.0%Requires Level 33, 39 Str, 39 Dex(200-300)% increased Armour and Evasion +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances -17% to Chaos Resistance Charms use no ChargesIn an endless war against darkness, one must be ever vigilant.			?
	Ritualistic Reliquary KeyRitualistic Reliquary KeyThey knew the truth, but had no choice Generations hence, perhaps, one day, there would be a chanceOpen a Reliquary portal by using this item at The Reliquary Vault. Can only be used once.			<0.5%
Additional drops	Random Ritual omen

Pre-0.3.0 drop rates ▾ [Expand] ▾

Estimated drop table before version 0.2.0

Item	Difficulty 0	Difficulty 1	Difficulty 2	Difficulty 3	Difficulty 4
Sample size	20	266	100		100
BeetlebiteBeetlebite Velour ShoesEvasion: 74 Energy Shield: 29Requires Level 52, 50 Dex, 50 Int(20–30)% increased Movement Speed (60–120)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield Aggravate Bleeding on Enemies when they Enter your Presence 100% increased Thorns damageThey crawl and chitter and swarm in the shadow of his presence.	50~55%	53%	50%		50%
IngenuityIngenuity Utility BeltRequires Level 5520% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly Has (1-3) Charm Slots(-20-20)% increased Charm Charges Gained (-10-10)% reduced Charm Charges Used (20-30)% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Left Ring (20-30)% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Right RingExperiments with geomancy taught the Maji more than they ever expected.	30~35%	32%	30%		30%
The Burden of ShadowsThe Burden of Shadows Chiming StaffStaffRequires Level 72Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Sigil of Power(20-30)% increased Cast Speed Skill Mana Costs Converted to Life Costs Skills gain 1% of Damage as Chaos Damage per 3 Life CostNothingness is loathe to relinquish its grip. Every moment is a struggle to exist.	15%	15%	10%		8%
PragmatismPragmatism Explorer ArmourArmour: 114 Evasion: 101 Movement Speed: -4.0%Requires Level 33, 39 Str, 39 Dex(200-300)% increased Armour and Evasion +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances -17% to Chaos Resistance Charms use no ChargesIn an endless war against darkness, one must be ever vigilant.	—	—	10%		8%
From NothingFrom Nothing DiamondLimited to: 1 Radius: SmallPassives in Radius of <Keystone> can be Allocated without being connected to your treeCorruptedThey clawed their way up from the agonising depths of nonexistence, breathing deep with joy the exquisite light of meaning.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	—	—	—	—	4%

Estimated drop table after version 0.2.0

Item	Difficulty 0	Difficulty 1	Difficulty 2	Difficulty 3	Difficulty 4
Sample size					70
BeetlebiteBeetlebite Velour ShoesEvasion: 74 Energy Shield: 29Requires Level 52, 50 Dex, 50 Int(20–30)% increased Movement Speed (60–120)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield Aggravate Bleeding on Enemies when they Enter your Presence 100% increased Thorns damageThey crawl and chitter and swarm in the shadow of his presence.					45%
IngenuityIngenuity Utility BeltRequires Level 5520% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly Has (1-3) Charm Slots(-20-20)% increased Charm Charges Gained (-10-10)% reduced Charm Charges Used (20-30)% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Left Ring (20-30)% increased bonuses gained from Equipped Right RingExperiments with geomancy taught the Maji more than they ever expected.					23%
The Burden of ShadowsThe Burden of Shadows Chiming StaffStaffRequires Level 72Grants Skill: Level (17-20) Sigil of Power(20-30)% increased Cast Speed Skill Mana Costs Converted to Life Costs Skills gain 1% of Damage as Chaos Damage per 3 Life CostNothingness is loathe to relinquish its grip. Every moment is a struggle to exist.					15%
PragmatismPragmatism Explorer ArmourArmour: 114 Evasion: 101 Movement Speed: -4.0%Requires Level 33, 39 Str, 39 Dex(200-300)% increased Armour and Evasion +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances -17% to Chaos Resistance Charms use no ChargesIn an endless war against darkness, one must be ever vigilant.					5%
From NothingFrom Nothing DiamondLimited to: 1 Radius: SmallPassives in Radius of <Keystone> can be Allocated without being connected to your treeCorruptedThey clawed their way up from the agonising depths of nonexistence, breathing deep with joy the exquisite light of meaning.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.					10%
Ritualistic Reliquary KeyRitualistic Reliquary KeyThey knew the truth, but had no choice Generations hence, perhaps, one day, there would be a chanceOpen a Reliquary portal by using this item at The Reliquary Vault. Can only be used once.					1%

Version history

Version	Changes
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 wanting to run the content, you're often better off just selling it to someone who can run it at maximum difficulty. To address this, each content (excluding The Arbiter of Ash) will now drop Splinters, which will not form into singular Items. Instead of using the singular, combined item in the Realmgate, you can now just bring your Splinters. Upon inserting the splinters into the Realmgate, an interface will appear allowing you to pick your difficulty, each with a different entry cost. Reduced the number of difficulties from 0-4 to 1-3. [Undocumented] Now has 0 respawn chances at Difficulty 3. [Undocumented] As a result of this change, the corresponding Atlas Passive Trees no longer affects the difficulty of the content, and has been changed to purely affect the content in the Maps on the Atlas. Now ranges from Area/Monster Level 78-82, instead of 80-82. [Undocumented]
0.2.0f	Pinnacle Bosses now have unlimited respawn attempts at Difficulty 0.
0.2.0	All Bosses that are affected by Difficulty and Simulacrum can now drop all of their specific unique items at any Difficulty, however rare uniques are even rarer at lower difficulties. This also applies to the drop chances for Reliquary keys from this content. Pinnacle boss content now takes roughly half the amount of time to unlock compared to before. In addition, Pinnacle bosses have been made much easier at Difficulty 0 as well. It's our intention to allow you to face Difficulty 0 of this content much earlier in your endgame progression while still preserving the difficulty of Difficulty 4. Players no longer lose experience from dying in Simulacrum, The Twisted Domain, Olroth's arena inside Logbooks, the Crux of Nothingness, or The Burning Monolith. Players also no longer gain experience from killing monsters in these areas. The Life of the following Pinnacle Bosses has been adjusted: Olroth, The Origin of the Fall, Xesht, We That Are One, The King in the Mists, and The Arbiter of Ash. At difficulty 0 they now have roughly half the maximum Life as before, scaling back up to be unchanged by difficulty 4. The following bosses no longer have armour penetration: Olroth, The Origin of the Fall, Xesht, We That Are One, The King in the Mists, and The Arbiter of Ash.
0.1.1c	Added up to five respawn attempts for the Crux of Nothingness area, based on the area difficulty. If you die before killing The King of the Mists, reviving will place you inside the boss arena and begin the fight again. Respawns can only be triggered by the person who put in the Expedition Logbook, Breachstone or An Audience with the King, and everyone in your party will be respawned at the same time.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.