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Continue ShoppingPath of Exile 2 Patch 0.5 introduces a major overhaul to character progression and item customization. If you are trying to right-click a Distilled Emotion from your inventory to anoint your amulet, you will quickly notice it no longer works. The mechanics have shifted from a simple inventory click to a dedicated, unlockable endgame crafting ecosystem.
In the current patch, anointing is officially called Instilling. To customize your amulet with a Passive Tree Notable, you must progress into the Atlas endgame, complete a specific Delirium questline, and use the interactive crafting apparatus at the Withered Willow. This guide outlines exactly how to unlock the system and apply your anointments efficiently.
For veteran players who just need a quick reminder of the sequence, follow these exact requirements:
| Requirement Element | Condition & Location Details |
|---|---|
| Unlock Progression | Reach the Atlas map device -> Complete the Delirium node questline (Defeat 5 Delirious map bosses). |
| Crafting Location | The Withered Willow NPC zone (accessible directly via the Atlas map interface). |
| Target Items | Non-corrupted Amulets (Primary), or endgame Waystones (for map juicing). |
| Required Currency | Three specific Distilled Emotions (or Liquid Emotions for Waystones), loaded in a precise order. |
You cannot access the instilling interface during the main campaign. The system is fully integrated into the endgame Atlas network. Follow these progression steps to unlock it:
Open your Atlas and locate the Delirium area (the map marked with a large tree).
Follow the Defeat Delirious Map Bosses questline, which requires you to defeat 5 Delirious map bosses.
Once completed, you will unlock full access to the anointing mechanics at the Withered Willow NPC zone.
Pro Tip on Map Juicing: If you run low on maps naturally connected to the tree node, look out for explicit Delirium rewards or tablet items to ensure your boss kills register for the quest objective tracker.
Unlocking the Withered Willow station requires running high-tier endgame maps, which quickly burns through your map pool and crafting resources. If you run out of Delirium tablets or lack the high-end gear needed to easily smash through these 5 Delirious map bosses, don't waste hours grinding low-tier drops. You can easily skip the tedious resource bottleneck right here on our marketplace—simply stock up on materials or buy cheap PoE 2 Currency to power up your build and unlock your endgame anointments instantly.
Unlike the original Path of Exile where oils dictated the passive tree allocations, Path of Exile 2 uses Distilled Emotions. Every Notable node on your Passive Skill Tree has a rigid, immutable recipe.
Crucial Mechanism Note: Pay close attention to both the types of emotions and their exact visual arrangement. The recipe must be executed in a specific sequence from left to right; swapping the positions of identical ingredients will cause the craft to fail or result in the wrong passive allocation.
With your raw materials and gear ready, return to the Withered Willow to finalize your build upgrade:
To avoid wasting valuable endgame crafting materials, keep these mechanical constraints in mind:
In Path of Exile 1, players could rely on Tainted Oils to modify corrupted amulets. In Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.5, Tainted Oils do not exist. There is absolutely no mechanic available to instill or change an anointment on a corrupted item. Always finish your instilling modifications before corrupting your gear with Vaal mechanics.
If you apply a Sanctification effect to an amulet, its current instilled passive allocation becomes permanently fixed. Once sanctified, you cannot overwrite the passive node, even if you return to the Withered Willow with a brand-new set of Distilled Emotions. Ensure your build configuration is fully optimized before committing to Sanctification.
The Withered Willow station is not strictly reserved for jewelry. You can insert your endgame Waystones into this exact same primary slot and use Liquid Emotions to instill them. Instilling your Waystones raises their internal Deliriousness percentage, drastically ramping up both the monster density and the item drop rewards when run in your Map Device.
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