How to Defeat a Possessed Monster in Path of Exile

A possessed monster is very common. The color is green. It always flies in the sky. You can find and kill him easily.

How to Defeat a Possessed Monster

There are serval main ways Possessed Monsters can appear in Path of Exile:

1. Tormented Spirits: This is the more common method. These are ethereal purple entities that can possess any monster in the game, granting them a buff and potentially changing their attacks.

   

2. Atlas Passive Skill: The Atlas Passive Skill "Seance" (located in the Uncharted Realms region) increases the chance for Rogue Exiles to be possessed by Tormented Spirits. This is a more targeted approach specifically for defeating possessed Rogue Exiles.

3. Kirac Map Mods: Area is haunted by 3 additional Tormented Spirits.
4. Torment Scarab: Area is haunted by 5 additional Tormented Spirits

Here's a breakdown of how to defeat Possessed Monsters in Path of Exile:

General Strategies:

• Identify the Possessed Monster: Look for a swirling purple aura around the monster, indicating it's possessed by a Tormented Spirit.
• Focus Fire: Prioritize attacking the Possessed Monster as defeating it will also vanquish the Tormented Spirit.
• Understanding Tormented Spirit Types: There are different types of Tormented Spirits, each with unique effects on the possessed monster. Some may grant buffs to the monster's defenses or attack speed, while others might create lingering area-of-effect damage zones. Adapting your strategy based on the Tormented Spirit type can be beneficial.
• No Special Mechanics Required: There are no specific mechanics you need to employ to defeat a Possessed Monster. Simply focus your attacks on it and utilize your usual combat strategies.

Additional Tips:

• Movement Skills: Having a reliable movement skill like Dash or Blink Arrow can be helpful for dodging attacks, especially if the possessed monster gains increased attack speed.
• Elemental Resistances: If you can identify the Tormented Spirit type beforehand, consider prioritizing resistances against the elemental damage it might buff on the possessed monster (e.g., fire resistance if the Spirit grants fire damage buffs).

Rewards:

• Defeating Possessed Monsters doesn't guarantee any specific rewards.
• However, the Tormented Spirit itself might drop additional loot upon being vanquished.
• In the case of the "Seance" Atlas Passive Skill, defeating a possessed Rogue Exile guarantees additional currency drops.

By following these tips and adapting your strategy to the possessed monster's specific enhancements, you'll be well-equipped to defeat them in Path of Exile.

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Tormented Spirits

Tormented Spirits are the spirits of tormented criminals that yield their ill-gotten gains when slain. Eager to protect their trove, these spirits flee when encountered and imbue nearby monsters with dangerous powers, which improves their item drops. It's also possible for spirits to possess rare and unique enemies, greatly increasing their threat (and value) to treasure-seeking exiles.

The various spirits have differing modifiers that they themselves possess as a spirit, in addition to effects that they bestow on normal and magic monsters that they touch, as well as a powerful modifier that they grant to any rare or unique mobs that they possess (a single monster can be possessed by more than one spirit). Any mob that is bestowed or possessed by a spirit gains a modifier (Spirit's Touch/Grip) based on the spirit that bestowed them, in addition to some slight increase to movement, attack and cast speeds, as well as significantly increased IIQ and IIR. Modifiers are shown in green.

If a tormented spirit is killed, it is guaranteed to drop one rare item. If a rare monster is possessed, at least two rare items are guaranteed to drop, and if a unique monster is possessed, at least three rare items are guaranteed to drop. A Tormented Spirit that is not killed and does not find a monster to possess will eventually break its bonds and vanish, leaving no items. Spirits that do possess a monster will not vanish.

Kirac Map Mods

Name	Kirac’s league modifiers	Cost
Torment	Area is haunted by 3 additional Tormented Spirits.	2 Chaos Orbs

Possessed Scarab

Scarabs are a type of map fragment. They do not open portals to new areas, but are instead used to augment existing areas with various effects.

Name	Description	Limit
Torment Scarab	Area is haunted by 5 additional Tormented Spirits	Limit: 4
Torment Scarab of Peculiarity	Tormented Spirits in Area are replaced with unusual variants	Limit: 1
Torment Scarab of Release	Tormented Spirits in Area have a 25% chance to be set free when Possessed Monsters are slain	Limit: 1

Tumultuous Torment(4) Affliction 3.23

Complete each of the following Torment encounters.

• Defeat Touched monsters (0/300)
• Defeat Possessed Monsters (0/40)
• Be Possessed by a Tormented Spirit
• Defeat a Map Boss that has been Possessed by 3 Tormented Spirits in a Tier 16 Map

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2. Defeat a Possessed Unique Delirium Boss

Keypoint: a map with Delirium + Tormented Spirit.

A single monster can be possessed by more than one Tormented Spirit. If a rare monster is possessed, at least two rare items are guaranteed to drop, and if a unique monster is possessed, at least three rare items are guaranteed to drop.

Preparation

(1) 1x Map. An open layout map makes it easier.

(2) 3+ Delirium Orb. Delirium Orbs can be applied to maps to add layers of Delirium.

Delirium Orbs include: Abyssal Delirium Orb, Amorphous Delirium Orb, Armoursmith’s Delirium Orb, Blacksmith’s Delirium Orb, Blighted Delirium Orb, Cartographer’s Delirium Orb, Decadent Delirium Orb, Delirium Orb, Diviner’s Delirium Orb, Fine Delirium Orb, Foreboding Delirium Orb, Fossilised Delirium Orb, Fragmented Delirium Orb, Imperial Delirium Orb, Jeweller’s Delirium Orb, Obscured Delirium Orb, Portentous Delirium Orb.

(3) 5+ Ending the Torment. Defeat a rare monster and a random Tormented Spirit will spawn.

Note: if Tormented Spirit dies, use Ending the Torment prophecy again and then kill the nearby rare monster.

How to achieve Defeat a Possessed Unique Delirium Boss

3. Fight a Possessed Unique Delirium Boss

(1) Use Delirium Orbs for the map

I recommend using two or more of them.

Keep some of Ending the Torment prophecy in inventory. Use them after encounter the boss.

(2) Open the map and look for a Delirium Boss

Ok. I just met the boss.

Then, move to a safe place for using prophecy.

(3) Use Ending the Torment prophecy

Change skills as necessary to avoid killing the Tormented Spirit.

Next, find a rare monster to complete the Ending the Torment prophecy.

(4) Kill the rare monster to complete prophecy

If the prophecy completed, a random Tormented Spirit may be spawn on the unique Delirium Boss.

(5) Wait for released Tormented Spirit to posses the boss

If Tormented Spirit dies, use the prophecy again and then kill the nearby rare monster.

Tormented Spirit has successfully possessed the boss!

(6) Defeat the Delirium boss and complete this challenge