While crafting is available inPath of Exile, it works a bit differently.

Here, you might learn just that.

This will cover simple modifier crafting with specific items, as well as how to use the Crafting Bench.

A player in Path of Exile standing next to a Crafting Bench in their hideout.

What Can Be Crafted?

Below, it’s possible for you to check out somecurrency items that are used in crafting.

Item

What It Does

Orb of Chance

Use on a normal item to upgrade it to a random quality.

Image from Path of Exile showing player summoning a minion while holding a weapon above their head.

Orb of Alchemy

Use on a normal item to make it rare.

Orb of Transmutation

Use on a normal item to make it magic.

Regal Orb

Use on a magic item to make it rare.

Player hovering over a normal quality belt from their inventory.

Chaos Orb

Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers.

Orb of Scouring

Removes all modifiers from an item.

Orb of Alteration

Reforges a magic item with new random modifiers.

A player hovering over an Orb of Transmutation in the shop.

Orb of Augmentation

Augments a magic item with a new modifier.

Vaal Orb

Corrupts an item and changes its modifiers.

Divine Orb

Randomizes the numeric values of an item’s random modifiers.

A player in Path of Exile hovering over a recipe that can be applied to four types of weapons.

Blessed Orb

Randomizes the numeric values of an item’s implicit modifiers.

Not every recipe can be applied to every item though.

Thesedictate how the modifier is applied to the item,but you will also see the category ‘Other’.

A player looking at the crafting categories in Path of Exile.

This is great if you have an item with good modifiers, butneed to tweak the gem slots.

If you miss a recipe, don’t worry!

What Are Essences?

A player hovering over the Weeping Essence of Greed in their stash.

Now, let’s take a look at essences.

After all the monsters have been killed, you’re free to then claim the essence reward.

Overall, we suggestcrafting with high-level items,as it can feel more meaningful.

A player in Path of Exile hovering over someone else while in Highgate.

As such, you don’t have to focus on crafting if you feel like it’s too difficult.

There are numerous Trials of Ascendancy scattered throughout the world in Path of Exile.

Here, you’re able to learn how to find them all.

Witch-class player in Path of Exile standing near a trial plaque.

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