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PATH OF EXILE 2 · STACKABLE CURRENCY

Greater Chaos Orb

Learn how a Greater Chaos Orb removes one random modifier and adds another on a Path of Exile 2 rare item, with a level-72 drop threshold.

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

The rare item and its other surviving modifiers remain.

USE IT WHEN

The item can tolerate a random loss and still has valuable improvement potential.

MAIN RISK

A key modifier can be lost and replaced with an unusable result.

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
72
Stack size
20
02What it meansOriginal PoExplorer explanation

Replace one random rare modifier with another.

A Greater Chaos Orb removes a random modifier from a rare item and augments it with a new random modifier. Unlike a full rare-item reroll, the operation changes one random slot while leaving the other surviving modifiers in place.

03Practical useDecision context

Count the good and bad removable modifiers first.

Evaluate how many existing modifiers you can afford to lose and whether the item has room for an appropriate replacement. The outcome combines two uncertainties: which modifier is removed and which one is added.

Before you use one

The removal is random and can hit the item's best modifier. The added modifier is also random, so the same use can make an item worse in two different ways.

04Market contextTime-sensitive

Selective replacement carries premium risk.

Its exchange activity reflects demand for higher-tier rare-item crafting. Market value cannot measure the odds that the removed modifier is expendable or that the new modifier improves the item.

LIVE MARKET SNAPSHOTRunes of Aldur

1 Divine Orb≈3 Greater Chaos Orb

8,665 greater chaos orb traded in the source hour36 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 · 10:00 EDT.

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