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Chromatic Orb

Understand how a Path of Exile 2 Chromatic Orb changes the colour of a socket on a Skill Gem and why this is not the PoE1 equipment-colour system.

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

What happens if you use it?

WHAT CHANGES

The colour of a socket on a Skill Gem changes.

WHAT STAYS

The Skill Gem and its support-socket capacity remain.

USE IT WHEN

A planned Support Gem needs a different socket colour.

MAIN RISK

Colour does not add capacity, and PoE1 equipment-socket advice does not apply.

01Game recordExact sourced facts
Change the colour of a socket on a Skill Gem

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

Game
Path of Exile 2
Item class
Stackable Currency
Drop level
5
Stack size
20
02What it meansOriginal PoExplorer explanation

Change one Skill Gem support-socket colour.

The Path of Exile 2 Chromatic Orb changes the colour of a socket on a Skill Gem. It targets the Skill Gem's support setup rather than reforging all socket colours on an equipment item.

03Practical useDecision context

Choose the support first, then solve its colour requirement.

Identify the Skill Gem, the Support Gem you intend to attach, and the socket whose colour blocks that plan. The imported record begins at drop level 5 and stacks to 20. Capacity and colour are separate: Jeweller currencies handle the number of support sockets.

Before you use one

Changing a colour does not add another support socket or choose the Support Gem for you. Do not follow PoE1 guidance about equipment attributes, full socket-colour rerolls, or linked equipment sockets.

04Market contextTime-sensitive

Price the specific support change, not a PoE1 recolour strategy.

Demand follows players adjusting Skill Gem support setups, while the exchange ratio moves with league supply. Use the current observation to price attempts without importing assumptions from PoE1 equipment crafting.

OFFICIAL EXCHANGE DIGESTRunes of Aldur

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05Do not mix the gamesPoE 1 versus PoE 2
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Change the colour of a socket on a Skill Gem

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Reforges the colour of sockets on an item

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