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The King in the Mists is an Act 1 Optional Boss in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). See the location, the drops or rewards, tips on how to beat The King in the Mists, and all of his moves here.
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The King in the Mists is encountered by completing all the Rituals in Freythorn during Act 1.
Freythorn Location, Quests, and Bosses
It is important to note that the areas are randomly generated and that the maps used are meant to serve as a general guide to the map layout.
You can fight the pinnacle version of The King in the Mists by using the An Audience with the King item in the Realmgate. The Realmgate is found beside the starting node of your Atlas Map.
An Audience with the King is a rare Favour you can buy for Tributes in the Ritual league mechanic.
This item will costs around 400 to defer, so make sure you'll have an extra 400 or even more Tribute before you reroll Favours, as you don't want to accidentally run out of Tribute once An Audience with the King shows up as a Favour.
| Tips on The King in the Mists |
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| Ritual Mechanic | |
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 Ritual of Meditation |
Effect: Stop moving or you will be imprisoned. |
 Ritual of Dance |
Effect: Keep moving or you will be imprisoned. |
The King in the Mists fight has a lot of ground degen effects which becomes much more challenging with the Ritual of Meditation and Ritual of Dance debuffs which imprisons you if you fail the mechanic.
When affected by the Ritual of Meditation, take a moment to look for a safe spot to go to and stay still until the debuff expires. However, when affected by the Ritual of Meditation you have to keep moving until the timer expires to avoid being imprisoned.
During the first phase of the fight, the King in the Mists will summon Mystic Fetishes and Affliction Totems which either summons various Ritual hazards or continuously inflict damage over time effects. You should destroy these totems as soon as possible to stop their effects.
There are platforms during the first phase where you can avoid a lot of pressure and damage. However, staying here gives you the stacking Portent Vapors which increases damage you take for a significant amount of time.
You can go to these platforms if you plan on destroying the Mystic Fetishes, but you would have to do it as fast as possible.
During the transition phase between Phase 1 & 2, you'll be sent to a maze where a swarm of insects that deals lethal damage races you to the exit. Follow the glowing wisps in this maze to find the exit.
| King in the Mists Moves by Phase | |
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| Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
| Moves | Details & How to Dodge |
|---|---|
| “Rith!” or “Keep running!” Ritual of Dance |
A purple curse is cast on you which immobilizes you when you stop moving. Keep moving to avoid getting immobilized and open yourself to powerful attacks or ground effects. |
| “Slaogarn!” or “Traveler's bane!” Ritual of Meditation |
A red curse is cast on you which immobilizes you when you continuously move a significant distance. Stop on your tracks and slowly dodge any attacks with small movements to avoid getting immobilized. |
| “Fàs!” or “Invasive growth!” or “Sprout!” or “Grow!” or “An dire ed!” Unblockable Slam |
The King in the Mists glows red and slams his staff on the ground dealing a lot of damage in an area of effect around him. Phase 2 has a larger AoE so be careful and keep a good distance to avoid damage. |
| “Nothingness approaches!” or “Bid the darkness!” Mystic Fetish |
The King in the Mists teleports on top of one of the platforms and summons a Mystic Fetish which enables a random Ritual stage hazard. Destroy these the fetishes by getting on the platform to stop the hazards. Note that staying on these platforms inflicts you with a stacking Debuff which makes you take increased damage. |
| “Leth-creag!” or “Agrik armach!” or “Dark effigy!” Affliction Totem |
A totem is summon in the boss arena which pulses and inflicts you with a stacking Physical Damage Over Time Debuff. Destroy this totem as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary damage. |
| “Lonnsaigh!” or “Thorngrip” Thorngrip |
The King in the Mists summons thorns in a cone in front of him to deal damage. You can move sideways to dodge this move. |
| Moves | Details & How to Dodge |
|---|---|
| “Atá... oré Wisps maah!” Maze |
At around 40% Life, you are transported to a maze where a swarm of insects that deals lethal damage slowly creeps into the exit of the maze. Follow the wisps in the maze to guide you to the exit and reach the boss fight again. |
| “Gate to nothingness!” Unblockable Chaos Pustules |
The King in the Mists charges up and fires a large purple projectile which explodes on impact and leaves purple pustules on the ground which explode when stepped on. Move to the edges of the arena before he releases the projectile to hopefully direct it to a location that would not affect you as much. |
| Soulrend Swarm | Numerous purple swarms of insects surround the arena during phase 2 which deals more Physical Damage Over Time as you stay within them. Always be careful of your position and the other stage hazards to hopefully avoid damage. |
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| Location | Act 1 Freythorn |
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| Resistances |
・ Physical ・ Chaos |
| Weaknesses | ・ None |
| Damage Types | ・ Physical, Chaos |
| Debuffs |
・ Ritual of Dance ・ Ritual of Meditation ・ Boiling Blood ・ Maim ・ Soulrend |
 Beetlebite Velour Shoes
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 Ingenuity Utility Belt
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 The Burden of Shadows Chiming Staff
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 Pragmatism Explorer Armour
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 From Nothing Diamond
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Defeating the pinnacle version of The King in the Mists drops one of the Unique Items listed above. Some of these uniques drop less often and may require a specific difficulty level for them to drop.
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・ Gembloom Skull - Grants +30 Maximum Spirit ・ Spirit Skill Gem Level 4 |
Defeating The King in the Mists grants these rewards, either as direct drops or as a quest completion bonus.
List of Permanent Buffs from the Campaign
| Other Boss Guides | |
|---|---|
| All Spirit Bosses | - |
| Bahlak, the Sky Seer | Uxmal, the Beastlord | Chetza, the Feathered Plague |
| Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker | Terracota Sentinels | Ashar, the Sand Mother |
| Zarokh, the Temporal | Xesht, We That Are One | The Arbiter of Ash |
| The Trialmaster | Kosis, the Revelation | Omniphobia, Fear Manifest |
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I killed him and opened the "favors" option but the map still shows this as if I haven't done it. Any ideas ?