Trial of Chaos Guide

The Trial of Chaos is one of the Ascension Trials in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Discover how to access the Trial of Chaos and follow a step-by-step guide to navigate the challenges it presents, a list of tribulations, bosses, and the rewards you can get by completing the Trial of Chaos!

How to Access The Trial of Chaos

How to Access The Trial of Chaos
Defeat Xyclucian and Collect its Inscribed Ultimatum Receive an Ultimatum from the Trialmaster

Defeat Xyclucian and Collect its Inscribed Ultimatum

Upon defeating Xyclucian during the Legacy of the Vaal quest, collect the Chimeral Inscribed Ultimatum it dropped to obtain a new objective where you're tasked to go to the Temple of Chaos to begin the trial.

Legacy of the Vaal Quest Walkthrough

Receive an Ultimatum from the Trialmaster

Entry to the Trial of Chaos requires a token from the Trialmaster. Afterwards, you'll have to make a choice between three tribulations that makes the challenges harder for the rest of the trial.

The Trial of Chaos Guide

Step-by-Step Guide

#	The Trial of Chaos
1	Choose a Tribulation Before beginning each chamber, you'll receive a reward and you'll have to pick one modifier that affects buffs the monsters and hazards until the end of the trial.
2	Complete Challenges Each room in the Trial of Chaos have different challenges you'll have to overcome. Some may require you to survive a wave until the timer runs out. Another is to escort a stone idol to its destination while fending off hordes of mobs. After completing a room, make a choice to receive all rewards so far, or continue to the next room and increase the reward and difficulty by choosing another tribulation.
3	Defeat the Boss After Three Rooms You'll encounter your first boss in the Trial of Chaos after completing three rooms. The order of the boss is random, but one of the bosses revealed is the Scourge of the Skies.
4	Claim Rewards and Ascendancy After defeating the boss, claim the rewards you've accumulated, as well as the Ascendancy class of your choosing.

All Trial of Chaos Tribulations

List of Tribulations

The table above lists the best tribuilations to pick or avoid, and tribulations worth considering whether your class uses ranged or melee weapons.

The Trial of Chaos Bosses List

1. Xyclucian, the Chimera
2. Scourge of the Skies
3. Bahlak the Sky Seer

Xyclucian, the Chimera

Xyclucian is a three-headed boss capable of dealing damage using multiple elements. This boss can be first found in the Deadly Nest in the Chimeral Wetlands during Act 3.

Xyclucian, the Chimera Boss Guide

Scourge of the Skies

The Scourge of the Skies appears to be a large, reanimated bird that manipulates the earth and blood to deal damage.

Bahlak the Sky Seer

Bahlak the Sky Seer appears to also be a large reanimated bird like the Scourge of the Skies, but has three heads like Xyclucian.

The Trial of Chaos Rewards

1. Vaal Orbs
2. Soul Cores

Vaal Orbs

Vaal Orbs can be used to corrupt items, causing that item to change its effects randomly to either provide new enchantments or reroll up to half of an item's modifiers, even adding more sockets to maxed out equipment! Do note that corruption will prevent an item from being modified further.

How to Get Vaal Orb

Soul Cores

Soul Cores are powerful socketable items with mods that cannot be obtained from regular runes. The mod that you can utilize from a Soul Core will depend on the item you slot it in.

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