Path of Exile 2 Crafting Guide: Orb of Sacrifice and the +5 Projectile Amulet

Summary

The new patch introduced several new currencies called Orbs of Sacrifice. These orbs open up interesting crafting possibilities, particularly for projectile skill builds that have traditionally been disadvantaged in amulet crafting. If you're looking to experiment with these new mechanics without exhausting your own supply, you can buy POE2 Currency from reputable sellers to stock up on Orbs of Sacrifice and other crafting materials. This lets you focus on perfecting your projectile build's amulet rolls while keeping your farming efforts reserved for the high-end chase items.

Understanding Orbs of Sacrifice

There are four variants of the Orb of Sacrifice, each targeting a specific item type:

Kamasa's Orb of Sacrifice: Works on amulets, rings, or belts

Kopec's Orb of Sacrifice: Works on armor pieces

Yaomac's Orb of Sacrifice: Works on weapons or quivers

Yugul's Orb of Sacrifice: Works on jewels

Each orb performs two functions when used on a corrupted item: it removes a random explicit modifier from the item, and it upgrades any corrupted enchantments on the item to a stronger tier. The upgrade amount can be significant. For example, spirit on a helmet normally corrupts to a maximum of 30, but with the orb it can reach 50. Energy shield percentage can go from a corrupted enchantment range of 15-25 all the way up to 60.

The removed explicit is random. The player cannot choose which modifier gets deleted.

Acquisition

These orbs come exclusively from Atziri, the Red Queen—specifically from her vault drop after defeating her. There is no vendor recipe or alternative farm method. The specific variant that drops is also random, so trading may be required to obtain the needed type.

The Primary Application: +5 Projectile Amulets

For a long time, projectile builds have been the excluded category when it comes to amulet crafting. Attack catalysts work for melee skills, minion catalysts work for minion skills, and caster catalysts work for spell skills—each can push their +3 modifiers to +4, and with a good sanctification roll, +6 total is achievable.

Projectile skills have no catalyst tag, leaving them stuck at +3, with +4 as the maximum through sanctification. The Orb of Sacrifice changes this.

The Method

The strategy is to acquire a +3 to projectile skills amulet, ideally with that modifier fractured. Fracturing protects the modifier from removal during the orb's effect.

The amulet is then corrupted until the +1 to all skills corruption enchantment is obtained. Based on experience, this occurs approximately once in every 50 attempts, though the two-step corruption process provides multiple attempts per item.

Once the +1 to all skills enchantment is present, Kamasa's Orb of Sacrifice is used on the amulet. The orb upgrades that +1 to +2 to all skills while removing a random explicit modifier. Because the +3 projectile skills mod is fractured, it cannot be removed.

The final result is:

+3 to projectile skills (fractured, protected)

+2 to all skills (upgraded from the corruption enchantment)

This yields a +5 to projectile skills amulet. The +2 to all skills also applies to persistent buffs and other skills, making it more versatile than a +5 to projectile skills modifier alone.

Cost Considerations

A +3 projectile fractured amulet with decent other modifiers can be obtained for approximately 1 divine. The Orb of Sacrifice costs around 50 chaos. This is substantially less than the hundreds or thousands of divines required to craft a +6 spell or minion amulet using the traditional method.

The orb works on any base type, so more affordable bases can be used.

Additional Applications

Double-Corrupted Gloves

Gloves can roll +2 to melee skills as a corruption enchantment and +1 to frenzy charges. Testing has shown that the orb can upgrade either enchantment, though the selection appears to be random. One pair upgraded the frenzy enchantment while another upgraded the melee enchantment.

Maximum Energy Shield Armor

A theoretical maximum energy shield item is now possible with these orbs. Starting with a Vile Robe (three sockets, exceptional quality), the player acquires tier one flat energy shield, tier one percentage energy shield, and tier one hybrid energy shield. Fracturing one of the energy shield prefixes protects it.

The item is corrupted to obtain a fourth socket, then 20% energy shield runes are placed in all sockets. A double corruption is performed, aiming for the energy shield percentage enchantment. Kopec's Orb of Sacrifice is then used to push that enchantment to 60%.

Because a prefix was fractured, the orb has a 60% chance to remove a suffix instead of a prefix. If successful, the final calculation yields over 1,500 energy shield on a single item.

Important Mechanics

Sanctification and Rounding

For traditional amulet crafting, understanding rounding is essential. Sanctification on amulets can roll between 0.8x and 1.2x the modifier value. To convert a +3 to +4, a multiplier of at least 1.17 is required (3 × 1.17 = 3.51, rounding up to 4). The successful rolls are 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, and 1.20.

Quality is applied after sanctification and always rounds down. With +4 from sanctification, 50% quality yields exactly +6 (4 × 1.5 = 6). At 49% quality, it would round down to +5.

Orb of Sacrifice and Corrupted Items

The Orb of Sacrifice only functions on items that are already corrupted and have a corruption enchantment. An item without an enchantment receives no benefit. For double-corrupted items with two enchantments, one orb can be used per enchantment, though each use removes another random explicit.

Risk Management

When using the Orb of Sacrifice, the random removal of an explicit modifier must be planned around. If an item has five useful modifiers and one filler, the filler will be removed approximately 20% of the time. Fracturing the most important modifier is therefore essential to the strategy.

Closing Thoughts

The Orb of Sacrifice opens new crafting possibilities, especially for builds that were previously locked out of high-end amulet crafting. The +5 projectile amulet is one example, but there are many other combinations to explore. Further experimentation will likely reveal additional applications. If you want to dive into this crafting system without burning through your entire stash, you can buy POE2 Currency from MMOEXP to stock up on Orbs of Sacrifice and other essential materials—they offer reliable service and competitive prices, making it easier to test multiple amulet variations and discover those hidden powerful combinations.