PoE 2 currency is the stack of orbs that double as crafting materials and the trade economy, with Exalted Orbs as the bulk unit and Divines as the top-tier store of value. Below is every orb, its rarity, and what it’s actually moving for in the current league.
Last updated: April 14, 2026, patch 0.4 (The Last of the Druids).
What counts as poe 2 currency and why is it different from PoE 1?
PoE 2 currency covers every orb, scroll, or shard you pick up that crafts items or trades between players. Exalted Orbs are the new base unit instead of Chaos, and old PoE 1 staples like Alteration, Fusing, and Chromatic orbs are gone because sockets auto-link and all start white.
That second fact matters more than people realize. GGG cut the entire “link your sockets” minigame, so the orbs that fed it went with it. Chromes, Fuses, Jewellers in the old form? Dead.
Exalts replacing Chaos as the bulk unit is the bigger adjustment. If you came from PoE 1 and keep pricing everything in chaos in your head, you’ll misprice every trade. I did this for my first 20 hours on patch 0.4 and overpaid for a chest piece I later got listed at half the Ex cost.
The full PoE 2 orb list, ranked by rarity (patch 0.4)
Here’s the lineup per the Fextralife PoE 2 wiki and the Mobalytics currency guide, sorted from drops-every-map to drops-once-a-league.
| Orb | Rarity | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Orb of Transmutation | Very common | White → Magic, adds 1 mod |
| Orb of Augmentation | Very common | Adds 1 mod to a Magic item |
| Orb of Alchemy | Uncommon | White → Rare with 4 mods |
| Regal Orb | Uncommon | Magic → Rare, adds 1 mod |
| Vaal Orb | Uncommon | Corrupts item, unpredictable outcome |
| Exalted Orb | Uncommon | Adds 1 mod to a Rare (bulk trade unit) |
| Chaos Orb | Very uncommon | Removes 1 mod, adds 1 new random |
| Orb of Chance | Very rare | White → Unique, or destroys it |
| Orb of Annulment | Very rare | Removes 1 random mod |
| Divine Orb | Very rare | Rerolls numeric values on an item |
| Mirror of Kalandra | Extremely rare | Duplicates a non-unique item |
Outside the main orb line, you’ll also trade Lesser, Greater and Perfect Jeweller’s Orbs (for skill gem sockets), Gemcutter’s Prisms, Distilled Emotions, Essences, Catalysts, and Breachstones. The Maxroll currency guide flags all of these as “worth price checking” before you auto-sell.
How much is each PoE 2 currency type worth right now?
Prices swing hard by league week. These ranges are ballpark from the current 0.4 league, anchored to live trade listings.
- Exalted Orb: the base. 1 Ex = 1 Ex. Everything else is priced in these.
- Divine Orb: 5 to 100 Exalts depending on how deep the league is, per Mobalytics’ live pricing section. When I logged in yesterday on patch 0.4, div was sitting roughly in the middle of that window.
- Chaos Orb: fallen off hard. Low single-digit Exalts. Players use them less because rerolling a rare tends to brick your good mods instead of fixing the bad one.
- Vaal Orb: fractional. Most dump them for last-step corrupts or bench them for double-corrupts.
- Mirror of Kalandra: headline number in the hundreds-of-Divines range. You will not see one for your first thousand hours and neither will I.
I ran around 180 tier-15 Waystones last league on a Witchhunter with a Breach-heavy atlas and walked out with 4 Divines total. That’s the honest drop floor for a mid-rolling build without a dedicated currency farm setup.
(If Divines are the real goal, map density and atlas tree matter more than your character’s DPS. I learned this the slow way.)
Which poe 2 currency types should you actually farm?
Three answers, depending on your hours.
Under 40 hours: pick everything up, set a loot filter loud on Ex and Div, and sell stacked Transmutes and Augs to vendors. Don’t craft yet. Save Exalts.
40 to 150 hours: price-check Jeweller’s Orbs and Gemcutter’s Prisms before vendoring. I had 600 Lesser Jewellers I was auto-selling last league that turned out to be close to 2 Divines stacked. Felt dumb.
150+ hours: Breach, Expedition and Essence stacks are where your real Divine-per-hour comes from. Mob density is king, build optimization second.
Short on time and still want endgame gear? You can buy PoE currency and skip straight to gearing out your character. Your call.
Trade tips the guides gloss over
A few things I wish I’d known before wasting hours in 0.3:
- Never accept Chaos as payment for a Divine-priced item. Chaos is volatile in PoE 2. Always quote in Exalts or Divines and let the buyer bring those.
- List in bulk when selling orbs. A stack of 100 Ex at 1:1.02 Div moves faster than ten listings of ten.
- The in-game Currency Exchange is the floor. If someone offers worse than the exchange rate, say no and point them at it.
- Patch 0.5 details are landing end of April 2026 per GGG’s February 19 announcement, with community speculation pointing at a May launch. Prices always swing when a new league drops. Dump hoarded niche currency before wipe.
Hot take. I think GGG will nerf Chaos Orbs again in 0.5.0 because the remove-random-mod-and-reroll pattern doesn’t fit how crafting works in PoE 2. Happy to be wrong, but I wouldn’t hoard them.
FAQ
Q: What is the main currency in Path of Exile 2?
A: Exalted Orbs are the bulk trade unit in PoE 2. They replaced Chaos Orbs from PoE 1 for this role. Divine Orbs sit one tier above them for high-value trades.
Q: Why are there no Chromatic or Fusing orbs in PoE 2?
A: Socket linking was removed. All sockets start white and gems link automatically, so orbs that rerolled socket colors and links are no longer in the game.
Q: How rare is a Mirror of Kalandra in PoE 2?
A: Extremely rare per the Fextralife wiki, with most players never seeing one. Expect a Mirror to trade for hundreds of Divines when it does appear.
Q: Can I trade PoE 2 currency for real money?
A: No. Selling PoE 2 currency for real money violates GGG’s Terms of Service. Third-party services that broker this exist but carry account risk.
Q: What’s the best way to farm PoE 2 currency in the current league?
A: Tier-15 Waystones with Breach, Essence or Expedition nodes on the atlas tree. Mob density beats build DPS once you clear maps comfortably. Price-check Jeweller’s Orbs and Gemcutter’s Prisms before auto-selling.
Wrapping up
PoE 2 currency isn’t complicated once you accept Exalts are the new Chaos and the old socket orbs are gone for good. Learn the rarity ladder, price-check before you vendor, and watch patch 0.5 news closely if you’re sitting on a stash. Skip the farm and grab currency here if the grind isn’t your thing this league.