Misery Gauntlet Announcement

The Misery Gauntlet hosted by Zizaran (and sponsored by Maxroll & others) is launching February 2nd, 9:00 PM GMT. Do you have what it takes to survive the Gauntlet in solo self-found hardcore and win one of the numerous prizes?

What is Misery Gauntlet?

Here's a short introduction from Zizaran about the Misery Gauntlet including what to expect and some skills which won't be allowed in the competition this time around.

One long year has passed since the last Gauntlet event, this time with deadly new twists!
We're shining a light on the newly introduced Transfigured Gems. You must use a transfigured skill gem as your primary damage source when slaying bosses, in order to receive points from them. More details below.

The Misery Gauntlet has had its difficulty dial turned up significantly, especially on the high-end Uber bosses.

As we want the Misery Gauntlet event to be enjoyed by both players and viewers, we're banning Detonate Dead and all of its versions, together with Arc of Surging and Penance Brand of Dissipation, as they don't align with the general balance of other racing skill gems. We don't want the Gauntlet to boil down to a showcase of non-intended interactions and/or play-styles, so this will be the norm going forward.

These bans only apply to those seeking event points and cash rewards (ladder cash prizes, bounties, and flash bounties). You can still run these gems if you only want to participate in the raffle prize drawings.

As always, we'll be awarding players with a hoard of physical prizes, MTX raffles, and cash bounties that YOU can win!

If you want to participate and try to win some prizes be sure to read the Full Rules Sheet!

Tune In

If you want to catch all the gauntlet action, tune in to live casting on Zizaran's Twitch Channel! Or if you want to catch up with all the day's hottest events you can read our daily Gauntlet summary here on Maxroll!

Prizes

By competing in the Gauntlet you can win several random draw and competitive prizes. Anyone is eligible for the raffle prizes simple achieve the requisite level for a chance to win. However, to win any competitive prizes you must follow some additional rules.

Random Draw:

These are the random prizes, you are restricted to winning 1 prize per category.

Competitive Prizes

The Prize pool is based on donations, and will be split among the following categories;

• The bounties placed by streamers and their communities during the fundraisers
• The bounties placed by sponsors

Maxroll is sponsoring some of the bounties during the Misery gauntlet, get ready to craft your "Max rolled" (6xT1) items!

Prize Pool Allocation

• Rank 1 Overall: 12% Bonus
• Rank 2 Overall: 4% Bonus

• Witches
  • Top Witch: 8%
  • Second Witch: 4%
  • Third Witch: Dreadspire Character Effect + Divine Stygian Portal Effect
• Shadows
  • Top Shadow: 8%
  • Second Shadow: 4%
  • Third Shadow: Dreadspire Character Effect + Divine Stygian Portal Effect
• Rangers
  • Top Ranger: 8%
  • Second Ranger: 4%
  • Third Ranger: Dreadspire Character Effect + Divine Stygian Portal Effect
• Duelists
  • Top Duelist: 8%
  • Second Duelist: 4%
  • Third Duelist: Dreadspire Character Effect + Divine Stygian Portal Effect
• Marauders
  • Top Marauder: 8%
  • Second Marauder: 4%
  • Third Marauder: Dreadspire Character Effect + Divine Stygian Portal Effect
• Templars
  • Top Templar: 8%
  • Second Templar: 4%
  • Third Templar: Dreadspire Character Effect + Divine Stygian Portal Effect
• Scions
  • Top Scion: 8%
  • Second Scion: 4%
  • Third Scion: Dreadspire Character Effect + Divine Stygian Portal Effect

Rules

Here's an overview of the rules you must abide by to win the competitive prizes, for full details check out the official gauntlet website to ensure you are in compliance with all rules & requirements! We've paraphrased the rules here for your reading convienience.

Banned Skills

You are not allowed to equip any banned skills at any time on your character. Doing so excludes you from the main prize pool and bounties! However, if you only care about random draw/raffle prizes you are free to use any skills you want.

• Detonate Dead
• Vaal Detonate Dead
• Detonate Dead of Scavenging
• Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction
• Arc of Surging
• Penance Brand of Dissipation

Public Profile Rule

To earn prizes from the competitive pool or claim bounties, your profile must be set to public at the start of the event and it must remain public throughout your participation.

Boss Kill Point Rules

Uber Bosses are limited to 3 portals in the Misery Gauntlet. However, you only get Boss Kill Points for Pinnacle encounters where you use three or less portals. Entering a fourth portal nullifies the submission.

To submit a boss encounter for Boss Kill Points you must use a Transfigured Gem for your primary damage/main skill while completing the encounter.

Gauntlet Modifiers

How to Join

Upcoming Coverage

We'll be covering Gauntlet highlights daily here on Maxroll, head over to our Discord and select the Path of Exile role in #roles to stay up to date with our content development. Stay sane, Exile!

Written by: Tenkiei

Reviewed by: Dredscythe