0.5.5 · Forbidden Rites

Tribute is earned by defeating the revived monsters. Favours are the items offered in exchange. Buying an item, rerolling the selection and deferring a reward all compete for that resource; opening the reward window does not mean you can take everything.

Deferral pays part of an item’s cost so it can be offered again later. WDguide advice: check whether a cheap immediate equipment upgrade is more useful than committing your Tribute to a future purchase.

In 0.5.5, party members can earn Tribute and receive a personal, limited reward selection. That party-member selection cannot be rerolled. Do not assume every player sees the map owner’s reward options.

Forbidden Rites adds @Sacred Bloom as a possible Ritual reward. It brings the Viridian Wildwood to a cluster of Atlas maps; it is not a guaranteed reward for completing a campaign altar.

Inside the Wildwood, follow and gather wisps. After you leave, the collected wisps affect monsters in the map, increasing both their power and rewards. This is the endgame extension of the league, separate from the campaign boss chains.

The Trial can be left and resumed at the same room. Reward chests now appear after each room; the completion pool focuses on Currency and Soul Cores rather than Corrupted equipment. Check the next room before continuing a long run.

Farrow and Expedition enter the core campaign and Atlas. Outside the original Runes of Aldur league, the Act 4 Runeseeker quest unlocks the Verisium Anvil. Do not follow the original league’s Act 1 unlock instructions in this version.

This patch changes several Soul Core effects and limits. An older saved item description may no longer describe the current effect. Inspect the augment on the intended equipment type before reusing an older build.

League challenges award cosmetics at 2, 4, 6 and 8 completions. The Totem records further challenge progress.

For regular Ritual Favours, compare the cost of buying an upgrade now with deferring an expensive reward. Rerolling also consumes Tribute.

WDguide advice: favour reliable recovery and movement over a small damage increase when repeated boss waves are your next obstacle.

Buying, rerolling and deferring compete for Tribute. WDguide advice: inspect the reward selection before committing to a reroll.

Earlier bosses return in later Rituals in the cluster. WDguide advice: leave recovery and movement ready for the growing encounter.

@Sacred Bloom brings the Wildwood to connected Atlas maps. It is not the same encounter as a campaign boss Ritual.

WDguide example: your weapon is falling behind and a usable replacement is offered. Compare its requirements and cost before paying for another reroll. Currency such as Vaal Orb has a different purpose from an immediate equipment upgrade; a reward being available is not a reason to use it now.

Deferral reserves an offered item for later rather than putting it in your inventory. Keep that decision separate from @Sacred Bloom, which adds Wildwood content to an Atlas map cluster. A campaign boss chain does not automatically unlock that map reward.

The next fight can include bosses already defeated in that cluster. WDguide advice: identify a movement route and recovery option before activating the encounter. The campaign chain and an ordinary map Ritual are different progression steps.

Patch 0.5.5e fixed a case where killing certain bosses prevented Rituals from starting. Treat advice built around that bug as outdated. In party play, the 0.5.5 rules also require everyone in the area to hear Aoife’s introduction before starting the encounter.

Patch 0.5.5c fixed deferred-item costs updating more than once in an area when Favours were rerolled. WDguide advice: read the cost actually shown before spending; an old screenshot is not a price promise.

The 0.5.5 Trial of Chaos can be left and resumed in the same room. Room-end chests reduce the risk of losing all rewards. WDguide advice: use a safe stopping point when your setup is struggling instead of assuming you must finish the whole run in one session.

@Sacred Bloom artwork. Review the Wildwood reward and crafting rules before spending it; availability is not a guaranteed drop.