A complete guide on how to get Fractured Orbs in Path of Exile (PoE 2), including how to farm them, where they drop, crafting strategies,Path of exile currency and how to use them to crack mods on items.

What are Fractured Orbs?

Fractured Orbs are a powerful crafting currency in Path of Exile that are used to crack a single random mod on a rare item, making it permanent and unchangeable. This is essential for high-end crafting, as it allows you to lock in powerful affixes (such as +2 skill gems or a % health boost) while continuing to modify the rest of the item.

Example: a "All Spell Skill Gem Level +1" suffix on a Fractured Staff, which allows you to safely reroll the prefix without losing the mod.

How to Get Fractured Orbs

1. Drop Locations: Ritual Maps and Map Bosses

Fractured Orbs are rarely dropped from high-level map bosses, especially in level 14 and above maps where they are quite abundant in both quantity and rarity. However, they are very rare and cannot be obtained in the most efficient way through natural drops.

Best area to farm: Tier 16 maps, using Ritual, Expedition, or Outriders mods.

2. Outriders - Rift Fragments

The most common way to get Rift Orbs is through Rift Fragments, which are dropped by Outriders, especially by Outriders bosses that appear in higher-level maps.

Rift Fragments (20 = 1 Orb) drop from:

Outriders packs in maps containing Outriders Scarabs

Beachhead featured maps

Kirak Quest containing Outriders

Atlas talent tree (Wandering Path) containing Outriders

Tip: Use Outriders Scarab Shaping and Sextant to force out Outriders content.

3. Beachhead (Outriders featured map)

Running Beachhead (especially at T14 and above) gives:

Outriders bosses

High chance of Rift Fragments

Chance of getting Currency Fragments and Exotic Fragments

Use the Outriders Map Device mod to craft these maps, or purchase them from players.

4. Scarabs and Sextants

Ways to increase the drop rate of Shattered Orbs:

Gilded or Winged Harbinger Scarabs

Sextants like "Zones Contain Extra Harbinger Packs"

Map Equipment Mod: "Zones Contain Extra Harbingers"

Use them as a stack in scarab high-spawn strategies (especially in Strand, Graveyard, or Dune maps).

5. Trade (PoE Trade or TFT Discord)

Since Shattered Orbs are so rare, many players choose to buy them using Sacred Orbs through:

TFT (Forbidden Vault) Discord: A common place to find traders with a lot of currency.

Expect to spend 3-6 Sacred Orbs, depending on league inflation and supply.

How to Use Shatter Orb

Only works on rare items

Only affects random mods (suffixes or prefixes)

Shatter mods are locked and cannot be modified

Cannot be used on items that:

Affects

Shatter mods already exist

Synthesize or mirror base types

Best Use Case: Craft powerful gear by detaching key affixes and shattering them, then use Chaos Strike, Aisling, or Essence to modify the rest.

Shatter Strategy: Crafting Godly Items

Here is an overview of a typical Shatter crafting configuration:

Find an item base with the desired mods (e.g., Hunter Stygian Vise with T1 health).

Use Essence or Alteration/Imperial to get the desired mods.

Use Shatter Orb when the target mod is detached.

Continue crafting with a Workbench, Aisling, or Reforged Fortress prefix/suffix.

Use Sublime Slam or Metacrafting Workbench to finish crafting.

Fission mods like "+1 Socketed Gem", "Health", "Move Speed", or "Attack Speed" can double or triple the value of an item.

Atlas Tree for Fission Orb Farming

Focus on the following Atlas passives:

Herald Swarm

Wealth of the Sea - Increases the number of Harbingers.

Unspeakable Offensive - Boss Harbingers drop more shards.

First and Last Wave - Harbinger Packs contain additional bosses.

Map Durability and Pack Size

Stream of Consciousness

Wandering Path

Shaping the Sky

Stack Quantity and Scarabs for more efficient farming.

Final Tips

Always run a damaged, 8-module, fully-filled map to maximize shard drop potential.

Stock up on shards to redeem full Fission Orbs (20 each).

Use Teamfight Tactics Bulk Trade to quickly sell excess loot and buy shards/orbs.

Don't Fission until you have a full crafting route planned - wasting Fission Orbs is painful.

Summary

Method efficiency description

Pioneer map farming ★★★★★ Best method, requires Atlas investment

Beachhead ★★★★☆ Good shard income per hour, but not upgradeable

Scarab + Sextant ★★★★☆ Juice map drop

Boss/map drop ★★☆☆☆ Very rare natural drop

Trading ★★★★★ Expensive, but can be obtained immediately

Pro Tip: Buying Fission POE orbs

If time is limited, you can safely buy Fission Orbs using a trusted third-party currency store (eg: MMOEXP). Always verify seller ratings and league details.