Game Path of Exile 2
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PATH OF EXILE 2 · CRAFTING METHOD EXPLORER

Choose the operation before the currency.

Start with what you are trying to change. Each card separates the part that moves, the part that stays, and the risk you accept.

01 · FOUNDATIONBroad random

Build rarity step by step

Move a normal base toward a rare result while evaluating each added property before committing more currency.

WHAT CHANGES
Item rarity and one or more modifiers.
WHAT STAYS
The chosen base item.
MAIN RISK
Each random addition may consume an open slot with an unwanted property.
02 · REROLLConstrained random

Replace one modifier on a rare item

Use the PoE2 Chaos Orb as a remove-and-add gamble rather than assuming it behaves like the PoE1 version.

WHAT CHANGES
One removed modifier and one newly added modifier.
WHAT STAYS
The remaining modifier set and base item.
MAIN RISK
The removed useful modifier or the new random modifier may make the item worse.
03 · EXPANDBroad random

Add another property

Fill an available property slot while accepting that the added modifier is not chosen directly.

WHAT CHANGES
Adds one modifier where permitted.
WHAT STAYS
Existing modifiers and the base item.
MAIN RISK
A poor addition occupies limited modifier capacity.
04 · VALUESSystem operation

Reroll modifier values

Keep the properties but reroll their numeric values, a different decision from replacing those properties.

WHAT CHANGES
Numeric values on existing modifiers.
WHAT STAYS
Modifier identities and the base item.
MAIN RISK
Strong values can become weaker.
05 · TARGETDirected start

Use an Essence-defined property

Choose an Essence when its stated property matches the direction of the item you are trying to build.

WHAT CHANGES
A property according to the current Essence description.
WHAT STAYS
Depends on the exact Essence and target state.
MAIN RISK
Other outcomes and eligibility remain constrained by current game rules.
06 · CONTROLConditional control

Constrain a later crafting event

Use an Omen only after understanding the specific later event it changes; it is a condition, not a generic upgrade.

WHAT CHANGES
The outcome of the named subsequent crafting event.
WHAT STAYS
Anything outside that Omen's documented condition.
MAIN RISK
Using the wrong sequence wastes the condition or valuable currency.
07 · QUALITYDirected quality

Apply Catalyst quality to jewellery

Choose a Catalyst family whose description matches the modifier family you intend to enhance on a ring or amulet.

WHAT CHANGES
Quality that affects the stated modifier family.
WHAT STAYS
The existing property identities.
MAIN RISK
The wrong Catalyst family may not improve the properties you care about.
NEXT DECISION

Turn the method into a modifier target.

Use the planner to check whether the desired modifiers fit the base and each other. It checks compatibility—not price or guaranteed success.

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