The core orbs of Path of Exile 2 that this step uses
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Your first Rare, step 2: make it Magic

Use an Orb of Transmutation, then an Orb of Augmentation, to turn a plain base into a Magic item with two modifiers.

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Make it Magic

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Make it Magic

Make the item Magic

Drag an Orb of Transmutation onto the item. It turns Magic and gets one random modifier. Then drag an Orb of Augmentation onto it for a second.

Plan B

If the lines are no use for your goal, you can't undo them. In the game you would start again on a new base. Here, press Start over to try again. An Orb of Augmentation only works on a Magic item with one modifier, so use Transmutation first.

Pick up an orb and drop it on the item, or pick it up and click the item.

Finish the practice to go on.

Read it as text

This is step 2 of 5. You have a base with the item level you want.

What you are doing

You are making the item Magic, which is the first step up from plain. A Magic item can carry modifiers. You will use two cheap orbs to get there.

What to do

  1. Click an Orb of Transmutation, then click the item. The item turns Magic and gets one random modifier.
  2. Click an Orb of Augmentation, then click the item. It adds a second modifier to a Magic item that only has one.

What you will see

A blue-named item with one modifier after step 1, and two after step 2. Which lines you get is random.

Plan B

  • The lines are not what you wanted. PoE 2 has no Orb of Alteration to reroll a Magic item, and no Orb of Scouring to go back to plain. If the lines are no use for your goal, start again on a new base. This is why step 1 matters.
  • You want a Rare straight away. An Orb of Alchemy takes a plain item to Rare with four random modifiers and skips Magic. You give up the chance to shape the item in these first steps.

Try it on the bench

Open the craft bench, pick your base, and click Transmutation then Augmentation to see the result. The bench is in beta.

Next

Step 3 turns the item Rare, and you choose between a Regal Orb and an Essence.

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