Path of Exile 2 Orb of Transmutation
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About Orb of Transmutation
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Effect: a currency item that can be used to upgrade a piece of normal equipment to magic.
Obtaining
Dropped by slain monsters, chests, and destructible containers
Obtained by combining 20 Transmutation Shards, which are in turn obtained by selling unidentified magic and rare items to any vendor
Drop from Arcanist's Strongboxes.
Item acquisition
Upgrade paths
| Amount | Ingredient | General Notes |
| 20 | Transmutation Shard | N/A |
| 5 | Emperor's Luck | 5x currency (random) |
Usage in upgrade paths
| Outcome | Amount | Ingredient |
| Agate Amulet | 1 | Amber Amulet |
| 1 | Lapis Amulet | |
| 1 | Orb of Transmutation | |
| Turquoise Amulet | 1 | Lapis Amulet |
| 1 | Jade Amulet | |
| 1 | Orb of Transmutation | |
| Citrine Amulet | 1 | Amber Amulet |
| 1 | Jade Amulet | |
| 1 | Orb of Transmutation |
Spending
The most common use for Orbs of Transmutation is upgrading a normal item into a magic item, often as the first step in a longer crafting process. The resulting item may have a prefix, suffix, or both, each randomly rolled according to the possibilities afforded the original item, also taking into account its item level.
Orbs of Transmutation are also used in the following vendor recipes:
| Result | Recipes |
| 4× Scroll of Wisdom | 1× Orb of Transmutation |
| 1× Agate Amulet |
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| 1× Turquoise Amulet |
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| 1× Citrine Amulet |
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Orbs of Transmutation can also be used to purchase goods from vendors, such as various unidentified magic items. Furthermore, one can purchase an Orb of Augmentation in exchange for 4 Orbs of Transmutation from Nessa.
Finally, Orbs of Transmutation can also be used to craft a variety of low-level affixes onto items using crafting benches provided by Forsaken masters. This can provide a cheap but effective way to improve a player's equipment at low and medium levels, during which one does not want to invest too heavily into equipment since it will quickly be eclipsed at higher levels.