PoE Defeat The King in the Mists without Taking Damage from Ritual of Meditation or Ritual of Dance

The King of the Mists is the major antagonist of the Affliction league and the Viridian Wildwood. He is also a formidable boss associated with Rituals. Defeating him without taking damage from his Ritual of Meditation or Ritual of Dance abilities is a significant challenge. This guide will help you navigate and conquer this encounter.

Entry

The King in the Mist’s boss arena, Crux of Nothingness, can be accessed by using the item An Audience With The King on the map device, which can appear as a reward from Ritual encounters.

Mechanics

Phase 1

The battle begins in a circular arena with three raised platforms accessed via walkways. A large Ritual altar stands in the center, with three smaller "Mystic Fetish" altars on the platforms.

  • Vine Cascade – Thorngrip!/Lonnsaigh!: Creates a cascade of physical and chaos conversion tendrils.
  • Vine Nova – Invasive growth!/Grow!/Sprout!/Fás!: Raises his staff before slamming it down, creating an Ice Nova that Chills the player.
  • Teleport – Nothingness approaches!/Bid the darkness!: Teleports to a platform, activating a Mystic Fetish, causing players to gain stacks of Portent Vapors, increasing damage taken and causing arena hazards:
    • Exploding Toads: Creates a patch of Viscous Swamp, spawning purple toads that explode upon reaching the player, dealing chaos damage.
    • Blood Ritual: Creates large red patches of boiling blood that inflict physical damage over time.
    • Caustic Ground: Creates small green patches of Caustic Ground.
    • Soulrend: The central ritual altar fires slow-moving purple Soulrend projectiles.
    • Summon Plagued Rats
  • All altars activated – Embrace nothingness!/The darkness, exultant!
  • Summon Effigy – Dark effigy!/Marked for death!/Leth-creag!/Agrik armach!: Creates an effigy.
  • Ritual of Dance – Keep running!/Rith!: Inflicts a debuff for 8 seconds, imprisoning players if they stand still and inflicting Maim afterward.
  • Ritual of Meditation – Traveler’s bane!/You are seen!/Slaogarn!: Inflicts a debuff for 8 seconds, imprisoning players if they move and inflicting Maim afterward.
  • Maze Teleport – The border of my realm grows closer…/A sliver of what my home feels like.: Teleports players to a maze, starting phase 2.

Phase 2

The player is teleported to a very large arena covered in a maze of thick vines that 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 toward the large purple portal back to the arena.

Phase 3

The player returns to the arena from Phase 1, where the King in the Mists’ body disintegrates and reemerges as a large treant. The platforms are now covered in purple fire.

  • Become a Treant – The Wildwood’s power… is mine!: Starts phase 3.
  • Treant Slam – Oblivion awaits!/An dire ed!
  • Soulrend: The central ritual altar fires slow-moving purple Soulrend projectiles.
  • Bug Bomb – Gate to nothingness!/The end of meaning is nigh!: Fires a large purple orb, dealing physical and chaos damage and inflicting Shadow Surge, an accelerating physical damage over time.
  • Summon Effigy – Dark effigy!/Marked for death!/Leth-creag!/Agrik armach!: Creates an effigy.
  • Ritual of Dance – Keep running!/Rith!: Inflicts a debuff for 8 seconds, imprisoning players if they stand still and inflicting Maim afterward.
  • Ritual of Meditation – Traveler’s bane!/You are seen!/Slaogarn!: Inflicts a debuff for 8 seconds, imprisoning players if they move and inflicting Maim afterward.
  • Exploding Toads: Creates a patch of Viscous Swamp, spawning purple toads that explode upon reaching the player, dealing chaos damage.
  • Blood Ritual: Creates large red patches of boiling blood that inflict physical and fire damage over time.
  • Caustic Ground: Creates small green patches of Caustic Ground.
  • Standing near the King in the Mists while he raises his staff to use a skill inflicts a short-duration debuff called Mystic Miasma, dealing cold and chaos damage over time.

Items Found from This Monster

Item Drop Level Required Level
Pragmatism N/A 49
The Untouched Soul N/A 48
The Light of Meaning N/A 1

The King in the Mists also has a chance to drop a corpse item.

Strategies to Avoid Damage from Rituals

To defeat the King in the Mists without taking damage from the Ritual of Meditation or Ritual of Dance, players need to stay vigilant and react quickly to the debuff cues. During the Ritual of Dance, keep moving to avoid being imprisoned. For the Ritual of Meditation, stay still and avoid movement until the debuff expires.

Conclusion

The King in the Mists is a challenging encounter that requires keen awareness and quick reflexes. By understanding his phases and mechanics, especially the Ritual of Meditation and Ritual of Dance, players can successfully defeat him without taking damage from these abilities.

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