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Continue ShoppingIn Path of Exile 2, Vaal Orbs continue their role as chaotic and powerful crafting tools, introducing unpredictable outcomes to all kinds of items—including jewels. Jewels, whether unique or non-unique, can be corrupted to unlock exclusive benefits or suffer irreversible transformations. Understanding the specific corruption mechanics helps players make more informed decisions when gambling with their most prized socketables.
Below, we break down the outcome chances and effects when applying a Vaal Orb to both non-unique and unique jewels.
Corrupting a non-unique jewel offers a diverse range of modifications, often transforming its power or rarity.
| Outcome | Chance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| No Change | 25% | The jewel becomes corrupted but retains all existing modifiers without alteration. This is the safest outcome but locks the jewel from future modification. |
| Reroll Up to Three Explicit Modifiers | 25% | Up to three of the jewel's explicit modifiers are rerolled. This may result in a more powerful or less useful jewel, depending on RNG. |
| Adds a Special Vaal Enchantment | 25% | Grants a unique Vaal-only enchantment to the jewel, offering effects unavailable through regular crafting. These enchantments can offer potent, build-defining bonuses. |
| Adds or Removes an Explicit Modifier | 25% | A modifier is either added or removed, potentially increasing or decreasing the jewel's overall power. Notably, this outcome ignores the typical affix limit of 2 prefixes and 2 suffixes on rare jewels. Magic or normal jewels may also be upgraded in rarity during this process. |
If you're looking to experiment with high-value jewels or build-defining modifiers, it's worth preparing extra copies—and accepting the risk. And when you're ready to amplify your builds further, don't forget you can always buy Cheap PoE 2 currency online at U4N to streamline your crafting journey.
Vaal corruption on unique jewels offers more limited but impactful outcomes, typically focused on numerical changes or enchantments.
| Outcome | Chance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| No Change | 25% | The unique jewel remains exactly the same, but becomes corrupted and unmodifiable. |
| Adds a Special Vaal Enchantment | 25% | The jewel gains a unique enchantment exclusive to Vaal corruption, potentially offering a valuable build enhancement. |
| Randomises Numerical Values of Explicit Modifiers | 25% | The values of existing modifiers are rerolled similarly to a Divine Orb. Then, a multiplier ranging from 0.78x to 1.22x is applied to these values before rounding. This outcome can lead to significantly stronger or weaker versions of the original jewel. |
| No Change | 25% | Another chance of no visible change—this second entry confirms that not all outcomes are unique. This duplicate entry is intentional and not overridden by tools like Omen of Corruption. |
While Vaal Orbs offer a gamble with your jewels, they can also unlock some of the most powerful modifiers and enchantments in Path of Exile 2. The potential to reroll, enchant, or even exceed the normal affix limits makes corruption a compelling tool for mid- to endgame crafting.
