How To Loot from 250 Twilight Reliquary Keys in PoE 2?

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The Twilight Reliquary in Path of Exile 2 offers players a unique loot experience with guaranteed foil unique items. This extensive experiment documents the results of opening 250 Twilight Reliquary Keys, revealing the true drop rates, potential profits, and overall value of this exclusive content. With each key costing approximately 20 exalted orbs, this represents a significant investment of over 50 divine orbs.

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Twilight Reliquary Basics: Introduced in the Dawn of the Hunt update, the Reliquary contains 453 possible unique items submitted by players who purchased the Liberator of Raekclast supporter pack. Each key guarantees one foil unique, though chase items like Headhunter require special boss keys.

Investment and Expectations

Preparing for this massive opening required careful budgeting and realistic expectations about potential returns:

Item Quantity Unit Price Total Cost
Twilight Reliquary Keys 250 20 exalted 5,000 exalted
Total Cost – – ~53 divine orbs

Break-even Point

2 Headhunters

or 1 Headhunter + Astramentis

Most Wanted Items

Astramentis

Ryslatha's Coil

Chernobog's Pillar

Tabula Rasa

Key Features

100% unique drop rate

Foil rainbow coloring

Custom supporter messages

Notable Drops During Opening

Throughout the 250 openings, several items stood out either for their value or memorable messages:

Item Quantity Notable Features
Trench Timber 1 Perfect +2 minion roll (30ex value)
Ventor's Gamble 3 One decent roll with double rarity
Everlasting Gaze 1 Currently low demand
Yix 1 Least desirable stellar amulet

The Great Duplicate Race

Three items dominated the duplicate counts, creating an unexpected competition:

Winner: Widowhail (27 drops) – Over 10% of all openings

Runner-up: Pillar of the Caged God (25 drops)

Third Place: Oakworn Sigil (20 drops)

Many of these included humorous custom messages mocking stat-stacking builds.

Complete Financial Results

After carefully tracking all 250 openings and evaluating each item's market value:

Total Investment

53 divines

5,000 exalted orbs

Total Returns

~5 divines

From valuable rolls only

Net Result

48 divines

Significant loss

Key Takeaways: Despite the massive investment, no ultra-rare items like Headhunter or Astramentis dropped. The best returns came from a perfectly-rolled Trench Timber and one decent Ventor's Gamble. The majority of drops were common uniques with little market value, highlighting the gamble's high-risk nature.

Full Drop Distribution Analysis

Detailed tracking revealed interesting patterns in the 250 openings:

Item Category Quantity Percentage
Widowhail 27 10.8%
Pillar of the Caged God 25 10%
Oakworn Sigil 20 8%
Bloodthorn 18 7.2%
Briar Patch Boots 16 6.4%
Three Dragons 15 6%
Other Uniques 129 51.6%

The experiment proves that while the Twilight Reliquary offers an exciting loot experience with its guaranteed unique drops and custom messages, it remains a high-risk gamble with poor expected returns. Players should approach it as entertainment rather than a profit-making strategy unless they're willing to invest heavily and accept potential significant losses.