The Atlas of Worlds is the end-game system map used in Path of Exile 2. Check out what the Atlas of Worlds is, its mechanics, and all the end-game systems associated with it in this guide.

How to Unlock the Atlas of Worlds

Finish All Acts in Cruel Difficulty

Once you've finished all three acts in Cruel difficulty, you'll be able to unlock the Atlas. You'll be transported to the Ziggurat Refuge where the Map Device, a device used to travel between maps in the Atlas, is found.

Walkthrough and List of Acts

Atlas of Worlds Guide

Maps are Accessible Areas in the Atlas

Maps are nodes on the Atlas that you can enter to defeat enemies, do activities, and ultimately claim rewards. To finish a map, you must defeat all the enemies and bosses within the map.

Factors like the surrounding biome, the corruption nearby, and the waypoint modifiers determine the characteristics of each map, including its enemies and rewards. Icons and symbols are found atop each map to determine what kind of encounters each map has.

Mapping Guide and List of Atlas Maps

Unlock Passives in the Atlas Tree

Like the player, the Atlas also comes with its own passive skill tree. Skill nodes on the Atlas tree modify the different features of the Atlas and its maps such as having more difficult enemies, additional mechanics, or higher-tiered rewards.

Atlas Skill Tree Guide

Atlas of Worlds End-Game Events

1. Breach
2. Ritual
3. Delirium
4. Expedition
5. The Burning Monolith
6. Realmgates

Breach

The Breach end-game system involves players opening breaches that connect their world to the otherworld and fighting all the monsters that spawn from it. The more enemies players defeat, the higher the quality and quantity of the loot they receive.

Breach Endgame Mechanic

Ritual

The Ritual end-game system involves players killing and sacrificing enemies within ritual sites built by the King of the Mist to gain tribute. Players can use tributes to purchase different favors or items from these ritual sites, such as Omens.

Ritual Endgame Mechanic

Delirium

The Delirium end-game system involves players stepping into a looking glass and fighting monsters in a nightmare filled with a mist. The longer players stay in this mist, the more difficult enemies become and the better the rewards will be.

Delirium Endgame Mechanic

Expedition

The Expedition end-game system involves players helping Kalguuran settlers find Verisium artifacts by using explosives on marked dig sites. However, to get these artifacts, players must also defeat ancestral corpses reanimated by the corruption.

Expedition Explained

The Burning Monolith

The Burning Monolith is one of, if not the most difficult, end-game system in Path of Exile 2. It involves players collecting three keys from three different enemy factions. These keys are then used to gain entry into a large fortress containing mazes and enemies that players must conquer.

The Burning Monolith Explained

Realmgates

Realmgates grant access to other realms depending on the items you insert via the Map Device. This is also a way to face a Pinnacle Boss of a specific map event, depending on the item you used to access the Realmgate.

Realmgate Explained

What is the Atlas of Worlds?

End-game System Map and Hub

The Atlas of Worlds, simply called Atlas, is the core of Path of Exile 2's end-game. It is an infinite map that expands in all directions and is the hub for all the end-game content and systems players can experience.

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Path of Exile 2 Wiki Contents
Builds	Classes
Tips and Tricks	Bosses
Walkthrough	Quests
Gems	Items
Weapons	Armors
Accessories	Passives
Skills	Ascension Trials
Glossary	Atlas of Worlds
Leagues	Characters
Cosmetics	Microtransactions
News and Updates	-

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