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Orb of Augmentation

Understand how an Orb of Augmentation adds a random modifier to a Path of Exile 2 magic item, what remains unchanged, and why the existing modifier should justify the gamble.

Current source recordReviewed Aug 11, 2026
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What happens if you use it?

WHAT CHANGES

A magic item gains one random modifier.

WHAT STAYS

Its current modifier stays intact.

USE IT WHEN

The existing property is worth preserving and a second slot is open.

MAIN RISK

The second modifier may not help, and you cannot choose it.

Augments a Magic item with a new random modifier

Right click this item then left click a magic item to apply it. Magic items can have up to two random modifiers.

Game
Path of Exile 2
Item class
Stackable Currency
Drop level
1
Stack size
30

Expand a magic item without replacing its current modifier.

The Path of Exile 2 Orb of Augmentation adds one new random modifier to a magic item. The modifier already on the item remains, and the source directions state that magic items can carry up to two random modifiers.

Use it to complete a promising one-modifier magic item.

The orb makes sense when the current modifier is valuable enough to preserve and the item still has room for a second. It advances an incremental crafting path, but the second modifier cannot be selected or previewed.

Before you use one

The added property may not support the item or build, and the orb cannot improve a full magic item. Do not mistake preserving one good modifier for guaranteeing a useful final pair.

Common crafting demand still needs a current clock.

Because the orb participates in ordinary magic-item progression, player demand can be broad while its exchange ratio continues to move with league supply. Keep the live observation separate from the stable two-modifier rule.

LIVE MARKET SNAPSHOTForbidden Rites

1 Divine Orb≈135 Orb of Augmentation

7,620 orb of augmentation traded in the source hour23 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 Orb of Augmentation

Lower -31.1%
Latest
135
Retained low
50
Retained high
220
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.

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