Unlocking the Ritualist archetype in Remnant 2’s Awakened King DLC opens a thrilling new path for players craving dark magic and strategic debuffs. Journey through the haunting Forlorn Coast, defeat sinister foes in a hidden cave, and claim the mysterious Ragged Poppet-your key to unleashing the Ritualist’s powerful abilities. Ready to harness forbidden rituals and reshape your gameplay? Here’s how to unlock this enigmatic class on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
In this Remnant 2 guide, we’ll show you how to start The Awakened King DLC and how to unlock the Ritualist archetype.
If you’re looking to get the original classes, here’s how to unlock all archetypes in Remnant 2.
How to start The Awakened King DLC
To start The Awakened King DLC in Remnant 2, head to Ward 13 and interact with the World Stone. From there, enter Adventure Mode and select the Awakened King campaign to immediately access the new overworld called the Forlorn Coast. This area serves as the starting point for the DLC content, where you will progress through unique zones and challenges specific to The Awakened King expansion.
Assuming you already have a character, go to any checkpoint and activate Adventure Mode. Reroll a new Adventure Mode scenario if you already have one active and select The Awakened King.
If it’s your first time playing The Awakened King, The game will ask you if you want to play the DLC as a “One Shot.” Say yes. This means you’ll be guaranteed to see the new content in Losomn and not the stuff you’ve already seen in the base game.
Once you’ve set the DLC up, open the new Losomn area and head down into the flooded city.
How to unlock the Ritualist archetype in Remnant 2
To unlock the Ritualist archetype in Remnant 2’s Awakened King DLC, start by entering the DLC world, the Forlorn Coast, through the World Stone at Ward 13 in Adventure Mode. Progress through the area until you reach the dockyard with floating boats. Carefully traverse the boats to find a hidden cave where you will defeat enemies and collect the Ragged Poppet. Return to Ward 13 and give the Ragged Poppet along with five Lumenite Crystals to Wallace, who will upgrade it into the Cursed Effigy. Equipping this item unlocks the Ritualist archetype, allowing you to use its unique status effect-based abilities.
You’ll need to play The Awakened King for a bit before you’re able to unlock the Ritualist.
From the new area in Losomn, continue your adventure until you reach a large canal with a bunch of boats connected to one another. For us, this was in the Forlorn Coast area, in the middle of the city. To reach the flooded area, we first had to battle through the Cotton Kiln’s dungeon.
When you find the caravan of boats, start jumping along them, adventuring deeper into the canals of the city. Eventually, you’ll find yourself under the docks in a solitary canal area. Look for an opening in the wall which leads to a dirt path. Follow it and you’ll come across a ritual where a witch is sacrificing a pig. Kill them both.
With both enemies dead, look to the middle post in the back of the cave. Walk up to it and you’ll find a Ragged Poppet nailed to the post. Grab the Ragged Poppet and head back to Ward 13 via any checkpoint. Head up to Wallace and pay him his usual fee to upgrade the Ragged Poppet into the Cursed Effigy. This new item will give you access to the Ritualist archetype.
The Ritualist is all about status effects – both placing them on enemies and reducing their effectiveness against you. Its Prime Perk is Vile, which causes all negative status effects you inflict to also apply Infected. Infected causes enemies to take increased damage from status effects and spread those same status effects to all nearby enemies when they die.
What secret steps lead to unlocking the Ritualist in Remnant 2’s DLC
To unlock the Ritualist archetype in Remnant 2’s Awakened King DLC, follow these secret steps:
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Start the DLC and travel to the Forlorn Coast, a cliffside village in the Losomn region.
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Progress through the overworld until you reach the dockyard area with several boats. Note that direct paths to the docks are blocked by doors, so you must detour through the Sunken Haunt zone, defeating mobs and a boss witch along the way.
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After defeating the boss, return to the previously inaccessible side of the Forlorn Coast to reach the docks.
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Carefully jump across the boats to reach a hidden cave beneath the docks.
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Inside the cave, defeat the enemies and a witch performing a ritual, then pick up the Ragged Poppet item.
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Return to Ward 13 and speak to Wallace. Exchange the Ragged Poppet along with five Lumenite Crystals to upgrade it into the Cursed Effigy engram.
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Equip the Cursed Effigy to unlock the Ritualist archetype, which can be used as a primary or secondary class on any character.
This process reveals a new gameplay style focused on status effects and debuffs, enriching your Remnant 2 experience on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
What hidden clues or items are essential for unlocking the Ritualist in DLC
The essential hidden clues and items for unlocking the Ritualist in Remnant 2’s Awakened King DLC center around the Ragged Poppet, a key item found in a secret cave beneath the dockyard area of the Forlorn Coast. To reach it, players must navigate through the Sunken Haunt zone to bypass blocked doors, defeat a boss witch, and then return to the docks. Carefully jumping across boats leads to the hidden cave where the Ragged Poppet is located. After obtaining it, players must return to Ward 13 and trade the Ragged Poppet along with five Lumenite Crystals to Wallace, who upgrades it into the Cursed Effigy engram, unlocking the Ritualist archetype.
