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Chaos Orb

Understand how a Chaos Orb changes one random modifier in Path of Exile 2, what remains on the rare item, and why every use carries two separate risks.

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

What happens if you use it?

WHAT CHANGES

One random modifier is removed and one random modifier is added.

WHAT STAYS

Every other modifier and the underlying item remain.

USE IT WHEN

Several modifiers are worth keeping and at least one is expendable.

MAIN RISK

It can remove the best modifier and add a useless replacement.

01Game recordExact sourced facts
Removes a random modifier and augments a Rare item with a new random modifier

Right click this item then left click a rare item to apply it.

Game
Path of Exile 2
Item class
Stackable Currency
Drop level
12
Stack size
20
03What it meansOriginal PoExplorer explanation

A one-for-one modifier gamble.

The Path of Exile 2 Chaos Orb is not a complete reroll. It removes one random modifier from a rare item and then adds one new random modifier. Everything else on the item stays in place, so the result depends on both the modifier that disappears and the modifier that replaces it.

04Practical useDecision context

When one risky swap is worth considering.

It can make sense when a rare item has several modifiers worth keeping, at least one modifier you would happily lose, and enough potential upside to justify the gamble. You cannot choose the modifier that is removed or the one that is added.

Before you use one

A single use makes two random decisions. It can remove the best modifier on the item and add something irrelevant in its place. The PoE 1 version performs a full rare-item reroll, so crafting advice for that game does not describe this item.

02Market contextTime-sensitive

Track the orb, not an assumed price.

Demand comes from players willing to risk an incremental change instead of replacing an item's full modifier set. Its exchange value still moves with league supply, crafting demand, and the currency used for comparison, so a current observation matters more than a remembered ratio.

LIVE MARKET SNAPSHOTForbidden Rites

1 Divine Orb≈9 Chaos Orb

1,786,827 chaos orb traded in the source hour579 tracked exchange pairs

Active-side reference from GGG's official Currency Exchange book—not a guaranteed sale price. Listings can move. Source hour Sep 18, 2026 · 07:00 EDT.

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RETAINED HOURLY HISTORY

Divine Orb in Chaos Orb

Lower -10.0%
Latest
9
Retained low
9
Retained high
11
Observations
166

Change compares the latest observation with the nearest retained observation about 24 hours earlier. This is market context, not a price guarantee or trading recommendation.

OTHER GAMEDo not mix the gamesPoE 1 versus PoE 2
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Removes a random modifier and augments a Rare item with a new random modifier

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