Orbs, Scraps, Whetstones, Baubles, Etchers, Prisms, Mirrors, and Shards are just a few of the various currencies you’ll encounter in Path of Exile 2. Whether you want to level up your character, upgrade your equipment, finish story content, or do all three, each of these has a purpose. In other words, to advance and assemble a respectable build in Path of Exile 2, you will need to understand where each form of cash can be discovered and what it is utilized for.
However, there are instances when you end up with far less of a currency you’re essentially softlocked without and significantly more of a currency you don’t need. To obtain more of your preferred currency, you could either visit the in-game currency exchange, which is completely safe and legal, or you might grind for hours. This article contains all the information you require on the PoE 2 Currency Exchange, along with a list of the current exchange rates.
How To Unlock Currency Exchange in POE2
You must finish the early access version of the game on Standard mode before moving on to Cruel difficulties to unlock the Currency Exchange. After you finish Act Three for the first time, this occurs almost automatically. After the whole game is launched, the procedure might be altered; it will undoubtedly take a few more hours of playtime to reach Cruel mode, with a total of six acts anticipated in the finished product.
Find The Right NPC
You can unlock the Currency Exchange by talking to the item merchant NPC in any town almost quickly after you start Cruel. Finn in the Clearfell Encampment. From that point forward, each settlement will have a Currency Exchange. One is even available in your hideout.
PoE 2 Currency Exchange Rates: Understanding Market Ratios
You just need to speak with the merchant in your closest town and select that dialogue option after you have unlocked the Currency Exchange. The “I want” and “I have” menus will display a selection of currencies and ask you to select which one you want and what you’re willing to exchange for it. You can then place your order or view any number of open orders that other players have posted that meet your search parameters.
At the top of the screen, you might also see a statistic that says “Market Ratio.” Based on recent transactions, this provides you with the average exchange rate for the currencies you have chosen. However, the following graphic shows the Market Ratio for all currencies as of this writing, in case you don’t want to visit the website yourself or don’t have the time to go through all the options.
| Details | Mirror of Kalandra | Perfect Jeweller’s Orb | Divine Orb | Greater Jeweller’s Orb | Orb of Annulment | Orb of Chance | Gemcutter’s Prism | Chaos Orb | Glassblower’s Bauble | Exalted Orb | Artificer’s Orb | Orb of Alchemy | Armourer’s Scrap | Regal Orb | Vaal Orb | Arcanist’s Etcher | Blacksmith’s Whetstone | Lesser Jeweller’s Orb | Orb of Transmutation | Orb of Augmentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror of Kalandra | 1:1 | 90:1 | 1:341 | 1:625 | 1:4,688 | 1:4,688 | 1:10,714 | 1:12,500 | 1:30,000 | 1:39,474 | 1:46,875 | 1:50,000 | 1:62,500 | 1:75,000 | 1:75,000 | 1:75,000 | 1:75,000 | 1:93,750 | 1:375,000 | 1:750,000 |
| Perfect Jeweller’s Orb | 1:90 | 1:1 | 5:1 | 7:1 | 52:1 | 52:1 | 1:121 | 1:142 | 1:340 | 1:447 | 1:531 | 1:567 | 1:708 | 1:850 | 1:850 | 1:850 | 1:850 | 1:1,062 | 1:4,250 | 1:8,500 |
| Divine Orb | 341:1 | 1:5 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 13:1 | 13:1 | 31:1 | 37:1 | 90:1 | 1:116 | 1:138 | 1:147 | 1:183 | 1:220 | 1:220 | 1:220 | 1:220 | 1:275 | 1:1,100 | 1:2,200 |
| Greater Jeweller’s Orb | 625:1 | 1:7 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 7:1 | 7:1 | 17:1 | 20:1 | 47:1 | 62:1 | 76:1 | 83:1 | 1:100 | 1:120 | 1:120 | 1:120 | 1:120 | 1:150 | 1:600 | 1:1,200 |
| Orb of Annulment | 4,688:1 | 1:52 | 1:13 | 1:7 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 5:2 | 6:1 | 8:1 | 10:1 | 10:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 | 20:1 | 83:1 | 1:160 |
| Orb of Chance | 4,688:1 | 1:52 | 1:13 | 1:7 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 5:2 | 6:1 | 8:1 | 10:1 | 10:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 | 16:1 | 20:1 | 83:1 | 1:160 |
| Gemcutter’s Prism | 10,714:1 | 121:1 | 1:31 | 1:17 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 5:4 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 4:1 | 4:1 | 5:1 | 7:1 | 7:1 | 7:1 | 7:1 | 9:1 | 34:1 | 71:1 |
| Chaos Orb | 12,500:1 | 142:1 | 1:37 | 1:20 | 2:5 | 2:5 | 4:5 | 1:1 | 5:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 4:1 | 5:1 | 5:1 | 5:1 | 5:1 | 5:1 | 7:1 | 30:1 | 58:1 |
| Glassblower’s Bauble | 30.000:1 | 340:1 | 1:90 | 1:47 | 1:6 | 1:6 | 1:3 | 2:5 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:3 | 2:1 | 5:2 | 5:2 | 5:2 | 5:2 | 3:1 | 12:1 | 25:1 |
| Exalted Orb | 39,474:1 | 447:1 | 116:1 | 1:162 | 1:8 | 1:8 | 1:3 | 1:3 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:2 | 9:1 | 18:1 |
| Artificer’s Orb | 46,875:1 | 531:1 | 138:1 | 1:76 | 1:10 | 1:10 | 1:4 | 1:3 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 4:3 | 5:3 | 5:3 | 5:3 | 5:3 | 2:1 | 8:1 | 16:1 |
| Orb of Alchemy | 50,000:1 | 567:1 | 147:1 | 1:83 | 1:10 | 1:10 | 1:4 | 1:4 | 3:5 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:4 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 7:1 | 14:1 |
| Armourer’s Scrap | 62,500:1 | 708:1 | 183:1 | 100:1 | 1:13 | 1:13 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 3:4 | 4:5 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:1 | 12:1 |
| Regal Orb | 75,000:1 | 850:1 | 220:1 | 120:1 | 1:16 | 1:16 | 1:7 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 1:1 | 3:5 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:4 | 5:1 | 10:1 |
| Vaal Orb | 75,000:1 | 850:1 | 220:1 | 120:1 | 1:16 | 1:16 | 1:7 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 1:1 | 3:5 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:4 | 5:1 | 10:1 |
| Arcanist’s Etcher | 75,000:1 | 850:1 | 220:1 | 120:1 | 1:16 | 1:16 | 1:7 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 1:1 | 3:5 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:4 | 5:1 | 10:1 |
| Blacksmith’s Whetstone | 75,000:1 | 850:1 | 220:1 | 120:1 | 1:16 | 1:16 | 1:7 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 1:1 | 3:5 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 5:4 | 5:1 | 10:1 |
| Lesser Jeweller’s Orb | 93,750:1 | 1,062:1 | 275:1 | 150:1 | 1:20 | 1:20 | 1:9 | 1:7 | 1:3 | 2:5 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 4:5 | 4:5 | 4:5 | 4:5 | 1:1 | 4:1 | 8:1 |
| Orb of Transmutation | 375,000:1 | 4,250:1 | 1,100:1 | 600:1 | 1:83 | 1:83 | 1:34 | 1:30 | 1:12 | 1:9 | 1:8 | 1:7 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 1:4 | 1:1 | 2:1 |
| Orb of Augmentation | 750,000:1 | 85,000:1 | 2,200:1 | 1,200:1 | 160:1 | 160:1 | 1:71 | 1:5 | 1:25 | 1:18 | 1:16 | 1:14 | 1:12 | 1:10 | 1:10 | 1:10 | 1:10 | 1:8 | 1:2 | 1:1 |
There are two things to keep in mind: the item in the row is represented by the second number in each ratio, and the item in the corresponding column by the first number. To exchange Greater Jeweller’s Orbs for Orbs of Annulment, for instance, you would need to exchange seven of the former for one of the latter. It should be noted that these figures are subject to change and might not be precise for the game you are playing at the moment.
Why Tracking PoE 2 Exchange Rates Matters: Benefits and Drawbacks
Daily currency exchange rate tracking is not important for the typical player. Each currency will always be useful for something in-game, even if it turns out to be one of the lower-value currencies on the market. It’s not like any one of them will ever become worthless and you’ll lose all of your investment. In the worst situation, you can just use the Stash to move it to a different character. The exchange lets players trade stuff they have extra for ones they don’t want to grind for, primarily for convenience.
However, in Path of Exile 2, manipulating the Currency Exchange can be a simple way to make money. It’s generally a good idea to monitor the market’s fluctuations if you find that your design makes farming a specific currency kind of simple and that it has a favorable exchange rate with something you frequently find yourself wanting more of. Though some players will undoubtedly check it more frequently than others, everyone should do it sometimes.
You’ve passed Wraeclast Economics 101: The Fundamentals of the Currency Exchange System. Since the free market is unpredictable and always changing, mastering the ability to read the market ratio and recognize patterns now could pay off handsomely later. One of the more entertaining and lively features of Path of Exile 2 is this, so keep an eye out for any developments.
