PoE2 Arcane Surge Desecrated Gloves: Where It Rolls and How Often
In PoE2, the Desecrated Arcane Surge mod (of Kurgal: "(10–15)% chance to Gain Arcane Surge when you deal a Critical Hit") rolls only on gloves with Intelligence (Intelligence, Strength/Intelligence and Dexterity/Intelligence). On Intelligence gloves it is one of 15 Desecrated mods, and on the ExileDesk engine it appeared among the three reveal options 7.4% of the time.
Zundamon
There's an ES glove craft that fills one suffix with a Desecrated Arcane Surge.
Metan
There is. But when we looked into it, we found claims like "only on Intelligence gloves" and "nine Desecrated mods."
Zundamon
Which one is true?! Please count them again.
Metan
We recounted on poe2db and Craft of Exile. Let's go through it step by step.
Arcane Surge Rolls Only on Gloves with Intelligence
Every Desecrated mod on gloves is a suffix with modifier level 65. The count depends on the glove's attributes.
Zundamon
I heard it only rolls on Intelligence gloves.
Metan
Close. It rolls on any gloves that *include* Intelligence, so Strength/Intelligence and Dexterity/Intelligence gloves get it too.
| Glove attributes | Desecrated mods | Breakdown (Amanamu / Kurgal / Ulaman) | Arcane Surge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 15 | 3 / 5 / 7 | yes |
| Strength | 11 | 3 / 3 / 5 | no |
| Dexterity | 13 | 5 / 3 / 5 | no |
| Strength + Intelligence | 15 | 3 / 5 / 7 | yes |
| Dexterity + Intelligence | 17 | 5 / 5 / 7 | yes |
| Strength + Dexterity | 13 | 5 / 3 / 5 | no |
Only gloves with Intelligence get five Kurgal mods, and Arcane Surge is one of them.
Zundamon
Not nine at all. Intelligence gloves have 15!
Metan
Right. Kurgal's five are Arcane Surge, Cast Speed while on Full Life, Mana Cost Efficiency, Dexterity and Intelligence, and Cold and Chaos Resistance.
Metan
Craft of Exile also lists 15 Desecrated suffixes for Intelligence gloves (Item Level 82). That matches poe2db.
Zundamon
There's an Omen that guarantees a Kurgal mod. Can't we just use that?
Metan
That's the Omen of the Blackblooded. Its poe2db text says "weapon or jewellery," so it can't be used on gloves (armour).
Metan
So on gloves, you draw from all 15.
The Odds Are Not 1/15 but 7.4% to Show Up Among the Options
An Unrevealed mod from Desecration lets you pick one of three options when you Reveal it. So the odds are "how often Arcane Surge is among the three options."
Zundamon
One out of 15 means 1/15, right?
Metan
That's the catch. Three options are shown, and you can pick it if it's any one of them.
Zundamon
Are all three options Desecrated mods?
Metan
The engine shows 1, 2 or 3 Desecrated-only mods at 85% / 14% / 1%. That's a community count of 563 tries on rings.
Metan
The other options are normal mods picked by weight. Two mods from the same group never appear together.
| Desecrated-only mods among the options | Share | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85% | The usual case. The other two are normal mods |
| 2 | 14% | More chances for Arcane Surge to show up |
| 3 | 1% | All three are Desecrated-only mods |
Most of the time, only one Desecrated-only mod is among the options.
Zundamon
So how often does Arcane Surge show up among the options?
Metan
We Desecrated Intelligence gloves with full prefixes (Sirenscale Gloves, Item Level 82) using a Preserved Rib.
Metan
Counting the reveal options 5,000 times, Arcane Surge was there 7.40% of the time.
| How to count | Odds | Why |
|---|---|---|
| One of 15 (1/15) | not used | You pick from three options on Reveal, so this doesn't fit |
| Among the three options (engine, 5,000 times) | 7.40% | Assumes all Desecrated-only mods have equal weight |
Zundamon
Is 7.40% an actual count on gloves?
Metan
No. Nobody has published the weights between Desecrated-only mods, so the engine treats them all as equal. It isn't a measurement on gloves.
Zundamon
What if it doesn't show up?
Metan
An Omen of Abyssal Echoes lets you draw one more set of options.
When It Misses, Remove It with Omen of Light
If it still misses, remove the unwanted Desecrated mod and Desecrate again.
Zundamon
Just remove it with an Orb of Annulment.
Metan
With Omen of Dextral Annulment, it can also take out a target mod sitting next to it. In the ES gloves article, that changed the cost a lot.
Metan
With Omen of Light, your next Orb of Annulment removes only Desecrated mods. You take off just the miss.
| How to remove | What gets removed | Which is better |
|---|---|---|
| Omen of Dextral Annulment | Can take out a target mod next to it | You may lose a target mod |
| Omen of Light | Desecrated mods only | Better (removes only the unwanted Desecrated mod) |
A Preserved Rib Is Enough
Gloves (armour) are Desecrated with Ribs. Craft of Exile showed this for Item Level 82 Intelligence gloves.
Zundamon
If I use the most expensive bone, do I hit more often?
Metan
Look at the table. The price gap is huge.
| Bone | Shown | Market (Exalted Orbs) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnawed Rib | unusable (Item Level 64 max) | 6.39 | Can't be used on these gloves |
| Preserved Rib | usable | 6.75 | The natural pick |
| Ancient Rib | usable (Minimum Modifier Level 40) | 4,702 | Removes none of the Desecrated mods |
Zundamon
The Ancient Rib costs 4,702 Exalted Orbs!
Metan
And every Desecrated mod is level 65. A Minimum Modifier Level of 40 removes none of them.
Zundamon
So changing the bone doesn't change what's in the options?
Metan
Neither poe2db nor Craft of Exile says, and we haven't checked it.
Metan
Given the price gap, a Preserved Rib is the natural pick for gloves at Item Level 65 or above.
Which Side It Lands On
Which side a Desecrated mod lands on follows Craft of Exile, and the engine does the same.
Zundamon
Does Desecration go on the prefix side or the suffix side?
Metan
If both sides are open, it's half and half. If both are full, one non-Fractured mod is removed at random and it goes on that side.
Metan
Glove Desecrated mods are suffixes only. So with full prefixes, it lands in the suffixes.
Craft of Exile Can't Calculate Desecration Weights Either
We also checked whether an outside calculator can confirm the odds.
Zundamon
Craft of Exile should give the right odds.
Metan
Here's the thing: Craft of Exile's Desecrated table has no weight column.
Metan
Pick Desecration and a bone, and it shows "No handler for crafting this method." The odds calculation doesn't run.
Zundamon
So there are no numbers for Desecration weights anywhere...
Not yet verified (2)
- 7.40% comes from the engine's assumption that all Desecrated-only mods have equal weight. It is not a count on gloves.
- Whether the bone changes what appears in the reveal options is not stated on poe2db or Craft of Exile, and is unverified.
Arcane Surge rolls only on gloves with Intelligence, and it shows up among the three reveal options 7.40% of the time on the engine. A Preserved Rib is enough, and Omen of Light is the shortcut for removing misses.
Where the Numbers Come From
Show sources (3)
- Counts and names by attribute: poe2db's six glove pages. The 15 on Intelligence gloves also match Craft of Exile's screen.
- 7.40%: the ExileDesk engine, 5,000 tries. It assumes equal weights for Desecrated-only mods; it is not a measurement on gloves.
- Bones: Craft of Exile's screen. Prices: ExileDesk server market (2026-10-20 16:00 UTC).
Try It Yourself
You can Desecrate gloves on the crafting bench to see how the options come up.
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