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PATH OF EXILE 1 · STACKABLE CURRENCY

Chromatic Orb

Understand how a Chromatic Orb reforges socket colours on Path of Exile 1 equipment, what remains unchanged, and why the required linked gem arrangement comes first.

Current source recordReviewed Aug 11, 2026
10-SECOND DECISION GUIDE

What happens if you use it?

WHAT CHANGES

Socket colours on the equipment item are reforged.

WHAT STAYS

The item, modifiers, socket count, and links remain.

USE IT WHEN

The existing count and links are correct but the gem colour arrangement is not.

MAIN RISK

The random result can lose usable colours and may require many attempts.

01Game recordExact sourced facts
Reforges the colour of sockets on an item

Right click this item then left click a socketed item to apply it. The item's quality increases the chances of non-white sockets.

Game
Path of Exile 1
Item class
Stackable Currency
Drop level
20
Stack size
20
02What it meansOriginal PoExplorer explanation

Reroll equipment socket colours without changing the item itself.

A Path of Exile 1 Chromatic Orb reforges the colours of sockets on a socketed item. The equipment, its modifiers, socket count, and links remain; the colour arrangement is the random layer being replaced.

03Practical useDecision context

Work backward from the gems and links the equipment must support.

List the active gem and supports, translate them into required colours, and confirm that the item already has the necessary socket count and links. The source directions say item quality increases the chance of non-white sockets, so target state matters before repeated attempts.

Before you use one

The colour result is random and can replace a usable arrangement with a worse one. The orb does not add sockets or links. PoE2 targets a socket on a Skill Gem, so its advice does not describe this equipment-wide reroll.

04Market contextTime-sensitive

Repeated colour attempts create the real cost.

A single Chromatic Orb's exchange value does not describe how many random attempts a demanding colour arrangement may require. Current supply, league demand, and the selected equipment base all matter when estimating practical expense.

LIVE MARKET SNAPSHOTAllflame

1 Divine Orb≈87 Chromatic Orb

81,354 chromatic orb traded in the source hour6 tracked exchange pairs

Active-side reference from GGG's official Currency Exchange book—not a guaranteed sale price. Listings can move. Source hour Aug 11, 2026 · 08:00 EDT.

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05Do not mix the gamesPoE 1 versus PoE 2
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Reforges the colour of sockets on an item

PATH OF EXILE 2

Change the colour of a socket on a Skill Gem

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