Path of Exile Crafting Orbs

Crafting in Path of Exile is rarely a straight line. One item might need Alterations. Another needs Alchemy, Scouring, or Annulment. Sometimes you are rolling maps. Sometimes you are fixing flask behavior. Sometimes you are gambling with a Vaal Orb and hoping the item does not turn into regret fuel.

That is normal PoE crafting.

This category includes Ancient Orbs, Orbs of Alteration, Orbs of Augmentation, Orbs of Transmutation, Orbs of Alchemy, Orbs of Annulment, Orbs of Scouring, Orbs of Chance, Orbs of Regret, Vaal Orbs, Orbs of Binding, Instilling Orbs, Enkindling Orbs, and Blessed Orbs.

Some of these orbs are used for early item setup. Others are for rerolling modifiers, changing item rarity, corrupting gear, adjusting passive trees, improving flask automation, or preparing maps for better returns. The value depends on the job: quick crafting, serious rare-item work, flask tuning, map rolling, or just cleaning up a build mistake.

Use this page when you need the everyday crafting tools that keep a PoE character moving from “usable” gear toward something sharper.