Ritual league

Settlers Patch Notes

• Corpses that you can use to Raise as Spectres can now be found as a reward in Ritual. These Corpses have been rebalanced to be appropriate for the core game compared to their debut in Affliction League.
• The lowest-tier Ritual bases cannot be found in Maps, and the highest-tier can only be found in Maps with an Area Level of 83 or higher.
• The Archdemon Crown Implicit modifier is now -2 to Level of Socketed Support Gems, and +2 to Level of Socketed Skill Gems, instead of "Socketed Skills apply Fire, Cold and Lightning Exposure on Hit" and -10% to all Elemental Resistances.
• The Brimstone Treads Implicit modifier is now "50% increased Stun and Block Recovery, and "20% reduced Stun Threshold", replacing "+4-5% Chance to Block Attack Damage" and "You take 20% of Damage from Blocked Hits".
• The Debilitation Gauntlets have been renamed to Thwarting Gauntlets. The Implicit modifier is now "+5-6% Chance to Block Attack Damage" and "You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits". This replaces the previous "Exerted Attacks deal 40-50% increased Damage" and "Warcry Skills have +2 Seconds to Cooldown".
• The Dreamquest Slippers Implicit modifier is now 10% reduced Movement Speed, and 45-50% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate of Movement Skills (previously 30-40%).
• The Sinistral Gloves have been renamed to Trapsetter Gloves. They no longer provide 25% reduced Attack Damage with Main Hand, and 40-50% increased Attack Damage with Off Hand as an Implicit modifier. Instead, they now provide 30% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate for throwing Traps, and cause Trap Skills to have 20-25% increased Skill Effect Duration.
• The Penitent Mask Implicit modifier now provides +4% to maximum Chaos Resistance instead of +2-3 to maximum Fortification.

Ultimatum Patch Notes

Ritual Changes

• Ritual Altars can now be found once you reach maps. Each map has a 8% base chance to contain Ritual Altars. Deferred items will reappear at later Areas at a higher rate to account for these changes.
• Ritual Splinters will no longer be offered as rewards from Ritual encounters in maps that have been opened with a Blood-filled Vessel.
• Added four Ritual Atlas passive nodes to the Haewark Hamlet Atlas region, which grant various bonuses to Ritual encounters. Please read the Atlas Passive Balance section for more information.
• Added three Ritual Watchstone modifiers, which grant various bonuses to Ritual encounters.

Introduction

The Ritual league is a challenge league that launched on January 15, 2021 alongside the Echoes of the Atlas expansion.

In this league, a Ritual Altar can be found in each zone. Interacting with the altar encloses the player into a ritual circle, and they must fight a wave of enemies. Rituals award Tribute which can be exchanged for items, including exclusive item bases.

League mechanic

The Ritual league introduced the Ritual mechanic, which appears during the Acts and in Maps. Rituals allow players to activate Ritual Altars, slay enemies, and gain drops. It is one of the few mechanics in the game that allows players to select a drop of their choice. After activating the ritual altar you have to fight off a wave of enemies, who give you favor by defeating them; after the fight is over you can spend Tribute at the ritual altar and pick from a list of various pre-identified items that cost favor.

Minimap

These new icons are introduced to the minimap: