The Trial of Ancestors League is on now inPath of Exile. The league mechanic this time is an auto battler featuring collectible warriors that do battle against enemy NPC teams. In order to get started, you will need to collect an item known as Silver Coins, which can be found starting in the Mud Flats. This league mechanic is pretty complicated, and it took me awhile to pick it up.
How to Play Trial of the Ancestors League Mechanic in PoE 3.22
Beginning in the first Mud Flats, you can start to find Silver Coins. For those who have been playing PoE for a while, you may recognize both the item Silver Coin and the NPC that is asking for them: Navali. She was a big part of Prophecy League all the way back in 2016. Silver Coins are picked up as random as drops from enemies and from chests. The first coin collected will allow you to begin interacting with the auto-chess battler found in the Halls of the Dead.
All Tribes in the Trial of the Ancestors
There are a total of ten tribes in Trial of the Ancestors, not including Navali’s “Tribe” of generic units that can also be purchased. You start each Trial with three generic Karui warriors on your team. When you take on a challenger and win, you will earn favor with teams that oppose them. Each team has at least three teams they are in opposition with, a head NPC to buy from and sell to, and a unique that can be earned in auto battle.
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Navali’s Tribe
How to Interact with the Ancestors League Mechanic - PoE
After the first time you enter Halls of the Dead, you can visit it again through any Waypoint. Once inside, you will see all the different tribes' leaders and learn how to earn their favor, buy units, and play matches.
At the beginning, you will only have your starting team and no favor, so you will need to take on an enemy team. Head to the southeast corner of the map of the Halls of the Dead and look for a shining door called theEye of Destiny. Click on it to start a match.
Choosing a match
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In the first round, you may choose from any of the other tribes to battle, but as the rounds continue, fewer and fewer teams will make it through, leaving you with fewer choices to take on. Choose who to battle based on the favor you will earn from winning, the rewards, and the theme of the tribe. For example, if your build and your team is particularly strong against, say, fire, you would want to choose Ngamahu to battle, if available.
Deploying units
While you will only have your generic Karui warriors to start with, in the later rounds you will have the favor to buy more units. You can place units in each of these positions to help, attack, or defend. There are 16 total positions (four of each type).
Once all the units you have are assigned, you can also assign items you have purchased in any of the empty slots on your side of the battlefield. Items can include things likeField Items and Equipment(e.g. Dying Roar—a Ngamahu item costing 500 favor that makes the enemy’s revive timer 50% longer).Field Items are single use.
Playing a Round
Now that all the units you want have been placed, start the match. The player character will need to support the units on the field while going after the enemy totems. Here are some things to keep in mind while battling:
How to win Trials of the Ancestors Matches in PoE
While everyone has their own unique ways of making matches go their way, I have a few pointers that have helped me to snowball wins in the Trials of the Ancestors league. I hope some of these can also help you to build a great team, get some wins, and better loot.
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