Like its predecessor, POE 2 has a lot of power-enhancing mechanics and features, including orbs, affixes, and Shrine buffs, but like most RPG enhancement options, some are easy to implement and add, but some are not so easy.

Here, we’re going to take a look at Anoint in Path of Exile 2, which can add powerful passive skills to your equipment or add more bonuses to your map. Therefore, a better understanding of how to Anoint in the game is key to developing your character’s power.

How To Unlock Anoint?

However, it’s not that easy to unlock Anoint feature, especially for some newcomers who have just entered POE 2. Because Anointing your Amulets and Waystones is a feature that will only be available in the late game, and this requires a key currency item, Distilled Emotions.

If you are an old player of POE 1, you will know that Distilled Emotions is the exclusive currency in Delirium Maps, combining the characteristics of Delirium Orbs and Blight Oils. Currently, there are a total of 10 types of Distilled Emotions available, namely: Despair, Disgust, Envy, Fear, Greed, Guilt, Ire, Isolation, Paranoia, and Suffering.

Distilled Emotions Farming

As we said before, Distilled Emotions are the unique currency in Delirium, and the best way to get them is naturally to complete Delirium maps. Please note that after completing the map, the drop of Distilled Emotions is completely random, so if you want to get the Emotion you need, it depends on your luck!

In addition to completing the map, Currency Exchange is also a viable place to get Distilled Emotions. If you have enough POE 2 Currency, you can find the tab for selling Emotions you need here, and you can completely skip the grinding map and get these currency items directly.

There are different levels of Distilled Emotions, and if you want to upgrade them, the best way to do so is to use Reforging Bench. However, please note that you need to consume at least 3 Emotions of the same type to upgrade a Distilled Emotion. Although this will drain your inventory quickly, it is the best way to get Emotions you need as soon as possible.

Finally, there is another method that will also reward you with Distilled Emotions, but the rewards of this method are not proportional to the difficulty, and we do not recommend this as your primary farming method unless necessary, which is to clear Simulacrum waves. Each Simulacrum is composed of 15 waves of Delirium monsters, and they are enhanced by modifiers, so the difficulty is quite challenging. They are more challenging than completing Delirium map, and you must have a better build to start this method.

How To Anoint Amulets?

Please note that anointing amulets is not the only option at this time, you can also choose to apply on Waystones to improve the loot quality of the map. However, since the game is in early access, more anointing options may be added in the future, so here we will use anointing amulets as an example to let you understand how to use this mechanism.

When you want to anoint amulets, you can select a Distilled Emotion to open the Instilling window. The so-called Distilled Emotion does not need to be carefully selected, what you need to pay attention to is how to operate to find Distilled Emotion you need.

• First, you need to place the amulet in the middle box.
• Then, place Distilled Emotion in the three boxes at the bottom.

When you hover over a prominent passive skill and press alt on the keyboard or R3 on the controller, you can find the emotion you want to anoint the ability in Passive Skill Tree.

Although you need to find the emotion, you need for the anointing ability to operate, it does not mean that it will not change, on the contrary, it will change depending on your build ability.

If you want to change the passive anointed on the amulet, you can do so by repeating anoint. As the new anoint replaces the old anoint, the skills it generates will also be adjusted to the new stage accordingly.

Benefits Of Anointing Them

Similar to how we talked about how to anoint amulets, you can also choose to do this with Waystones. Although this operation will have a certain degree of challenge, the benefits and risks coexist. You can get more substantial rewards through this operation.

By anointing Waystones and amulets, you can both upgrade them and enhance the power of your current build. For players, it works similarly to the reward mechanism of currency items, and these rewards can play a role in improving the power of equipment. Please note that you must protect Waystones and amulets from corrosion, otherwise you will not be able to anoint them.

In short, if you want to enhance your abilities and characters in POE 2, anointing is an effective method.