Ritual league

Ritual league

Challenge league

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Release version	3.13.0
Release date	2021-01-15 20:00:00 UTC
Links	Official page

Twisted spires of flesh, blood and sinew now stand scattered across Wraeclast's landscape. Their origins and purposes unknown, they seemingly have a hunger for blood and death and are willing to richly reward those who can sate it.

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

A Bitter Ritual in progress with rotating icy beams displayed

Main page: Ritual

Main page: Horticrafting

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 (Ritual League) at the ritual altar and pick from a list of various pre-identified items that cost favor.

The Ritual league also introduced a variant of the Harvest mechanic, where instead of players creating their own farm, players are instead presented with pre-created groves (The Sacred Grove) on maps, where they can directly begin Horticrafting. Players can also add a Horticrafting Station to their hideout within which 10 Horticrafting can be stored and used at a player's convenience.

Items

These items are introduced to the Ritual leagues and are exclusive to Ritual league:

The following items are/were exclusive to Ritual crafting mechanics :

Item	Help Text
Blood-filled VesselBlood-filled VesselRituals have 20% improved Favour Rewards Rituals spawn Monsters 20% faster Rituals have 20% more maximum monsters aliveCan be used in a personal Map Device alongside a Map to add the monsters stored from a previous Ritual Altar to a Ritual Altar in that Map.	Can be used in a personal Map Device alongside a Map to add the monsters stored from a previous Ritual Altar to a Ritual Altar in that Map.
Ritual SplinterRitual SplinterStack Size: 100Combine 100 Splinters to create a Ritual Vessel. Shift click to unstack.	Combine 100 Splinters to create a Ritual Vessel. Shift click to unstack.
Ritual VesselRitual VesselStack Size: 10Stores the monsters slain for the first time from a completed Ritual Altar for future useRight-click this item then left-click a Ritual Altar to store the monsters from the completed Ritual in this item. Cannot be used on a Ritual in a map opened with a Blood-Filled Vessel. Shift click to unstack.	Right-click this item then left-click a Ritual Altar to store the monsters from the completed Ritual in this item. Cannot be used on a Ritual in a map opened with a Blood-Filled Vessel. Shift click to unstack.
Gauche GlovesGauche GlovesEvasion: 35Requires Level 10, 18 Dex25% reduced Attack Damage with Main Hand (40–50)% increased Attack Damage with Off Hand	N/A
Leyline GlovesLeyline GlovesEnergy Shield: 8Requires Level 10, 18 Int30% reduced maximum Mana (25–30)% chance when you pay a Skill's Mana Cost to gain that much Mana	N/A
Taxing GauntletsTaxing GauntletsArmour: 35Requires Level 10, 18 StrExerted Attacks deal (25–30)% increased Damage Warcry Skills have +2 seconds to Cooldown	N/A
Gale CrownGale CrownEvasion: 42 Energy Shield: 9Requires Level 15, 20 Dex, 20 IntAdds (3–4) to (5–6) Cold Damage Your Hits treat Cold Resistance as 10% higher than actual value	N/A
Imp CrownImp CrownArmour: 42 Energy Shield: 9Requires Level 15, 20 Str, 20 Int-10% to all Elemental Resistances Socketed Skills apply Fire, Cold and Lightning Exposure on Hit	N/A
Sorrow MaskSorrow MaskArmour: 42 Evasion: 42Requires Level 15, 20 Str, 20 Dex(20–25)% increased Effect of Fortify on you You are Crushed	N/A
Basemetal TreadsBasemetal TreadsArmour: 68Requires Level 20, 39 Str+(4–5)% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 20% of Damage from Blocked Hits	N/A
Cloudwhisper BootsCloudwhisper BootsEvasion: 68Requires Level 20, 39 Dex1 to (5–6) Added Attack Lightning Damage per 200 Accuracy Rating 25% less Accuracy Rating	N/A
Duskwalk SlippersDuskwalk SlippersEnergy Shield: 14Requires Level 20, 39 Int10% reduced Movement Speed (30–40)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate of Movement Skills	N/A
Aetherwind GlovesAetherwind GlovesEnergy Shield: 26Requires Level 40, 59 Int30% reduced maximum Mana (25–30)% chance when you pay a Skill's Mana Cost to gain that much Mana	N/A
Gruelling GauntletsGruelling GauntletsArmour: 132Requires Level 40, 59 StrExerted Attacks deal (30–40)% increased Damage Warcry Skills have +2 seconds to Cooldown	N/A
Southswing GlovesSouthswing GlovesEvasion: 132Requires Level 40, 59 Dex25% reduced Attack Damage with Main Hand (40–50)% increased Attack Damage with Off Hand	N/A
Atonement MaskAtonement MaskArmour: 122 Evasion: 122Requires Level 45, 51 Str, 51 Dex(20–25)% increased Effect of Fortify on you You are Crushed	N/A
Demon CrownDemon CrownArmour: 122 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 45, 51 Str, 51 Int-10% to all Elemental Resistances Socketed Skills apply Fire, Cold and Lightning Exposure on Hit	N/A
Winter CrownWinter CrownEvasion: 122 Energy Shield: 24Requires Level 45, 51 Dex, 51 IntAdds (15–20) to (28–35) Cold Damage Your Hits treat Cold Resistance as 10% higher than actual value	N/A
Darksteel TreadsDarksteel TreadsArmour: 164Requires Level 50, 89 Str+(4–5)% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 20% of Damage from Blocked Hits	N/A
Nightwind SlippersNightwind SlippersEnergy Shield: 32Requires Level 50, 89 Int10% reduced Movement Speed (30–40)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate of Movement Skills	N/A
Windbreak BootsWindbreak BootsEvasion: 164Requires Level 50, 89 Dex1 to (5–6) Added Attack Lightning Damage per 200 Accuracy Rating 25% less Accuracy Rating	N/A
Debilitation GauntletsDebilitation GauntletsArmour: 236Requires Level 70, 101 StrExerted Attacks deal (40–50)% increased Damage Warcry Skills have +2 seconds to Cooldown	N/A
Nexus GlovesNexus GlovesEnergy Shield: 45Requires Level 70, 101 Int30% reduced maximum Mana (25–30)% chance when you pay a Skill's Mana Cost to gain that much Mana	N/A
Sinistral GlovesSinistral GlovesEvasion: 236Requires Level 70, 101 Dex25% reduced Attack Damage with Main Hand (40–50)% increased Attack Damage with Off Hand	N/A
Archdemon CrownArchdemon CrownArmour: 185 Energy Shield: 36Requires Level 75, 79 Str, 79 Int-10% to all Elemental Resistances Socketed Skills apply Fire, Cold and Lightning Exposure on Hit	N/A
Blizzard CrownBlizzard CrownEvasion: 185 Energy Shield: 36Requires Level 75, 79 Dex, 79 IntAdds (75–85) to (115–128) Cold Damage Your Hits treat Cold Resistance as 10% higher than actual value	N/A
Penitent MaskPenitent MaskArmour: 185 Evasion: 185Requires Level 75, 79 Str, 79 Dex(20–25)% increased Effect of Fortify on you You are Crushed	N/A
Brimstone TreadsBrimstone TreadsArmour: 236Requires Level 80, 124 Str+(4–5)% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 20% of Damage from Blocked Hits	N/A
Dreamquest SlippersDreamquest SlippersEnergy Shield: 47Requires Level 80, 124 Int10% reduced Movement Speed (30–40)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate of Movement Skills	N/A
Stormrider BootsStormrider BootsEvasion: 236Requires Level 80, 124 Dex1 to (5–6) Added Attack Lightning Damage per 200 Accuracy Rating 25% less Accuracy Rating	N/A

Challenges and rewards

Main page: List of ritual league challenges

The Ritual leagues include 40 optional challenges. Completing them awards the following microtransactions: List of ritual league challenges

When you complete 12 challenges, you will receive the Ritual Weapon Effect. When you reach 24 challenges, you will receive the Ritual Character Effect. At 36 challenge completed you'll receive the Ritualist's Hideout. These microtransactions are only obtainable in this league.

From the 19th challenge onwards and for every third challenge after that, you will receive pieces of the Ritual Totem Pole decoration to display in your hideout. The Totem Pole permanently showcases how many of the Ritual challenges you completed during the league.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	Introduced to the game.