PoE2 Fracturing Orb: Desecrated Mods Can't Be Fractured
In PoE2, a Fracturing Orb can't fracture a Desecrated mod. Desecrated mods count toward the "four or more mods" requirement, but they are never the one that gets fixed. The owner used a Fracturing Orb 24 times in game, and a Desecrated mod was fractured 0 times.
Zundamon
I want to lock in the strong mod I got from Desecration with a Fracturing Orb!
Metan
Sounds handy, right? But a Desecrated mod can't be fractured.
Zundamon
Wait, I'm sure ExileDesk let me fracture it!
Metan
It did. We built it that way once, then got it wrong again while fixing it. In the end, counting in game settled it.
How Does the Fracturing Orb Pick a Mod?
First, here is the current rule in one table.
| Item | Rule | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Can be used on | A Rare with four or more mods | Not usable on a Rare with fewer mods |
| Mods fixed | One | Only one, however many there are |
| How it picks | Evenly among eligible mods | You can't choose the one you want |
| Counts toward the four | Every mod, including Desecrated mods and Unrevealed slots | Whether you can use it depends on the full count |
| Not eligible | Unrevealed slots, Desecrated mods (even revealed), normal mods added by a bone | They count, but aren't in the draw |
| Eligible | Normally rolled mods, Essence mods, crafted mods | One of these is picked evenly |
The key point: they count, but they aren't in the draw.
Zundamon
So with four mods, any of them might get fractured?
Metan
With four mods you can use the orb. But Desecrated mods sit outside the draw from the start.
Why We First Built It Wrong
The first mistake was v0.1.464.
Zundamon
What did v0.1.464 do?
Metan
In the starting-item editor, we let you mark a Desecrated mod as Fractured too.
Metan
That mod then carried both labels, Desecrated and Fractured.
Zundamon
Did you check that in game?
Metan
We didn't. We just assumed Desecrated mods fracture like any other mod.
Metan
We made it possible without testing it in game.
Fix 1: Desecrated Mods Leave the Pick (v0.1.466)
Two versions later, v0.1.466 stopped Desecrated mods from being fractured, even once revealed.
Zundamon
Even revealed ones are out?
Metan
Yes. The Fracturing Orb counts Desecrated mods toward the four but leaves them out of the pick.
Metan
We also blocked manually fracturing a Desecrated mod.
Metan
The patch note said that allowing it in the earlier version was a mistake.
Fixes 2 and 3: What About Normal Mods from Bones?
Then we second-guessed ourselves.
Zundamon
Reveals from bones can give normal mods too. Those should be fracturable, right?
Metan
We thought so too. In v0.1.469, we made normal mods added by a bone fracturable again.
Metan
The idea was to exclude only Unrevealed slots and Desecrated-only mods.
Zundamon
That was wrong too?
Metan
It was. The owner used a Fracturing Orb 24 times in game, and a mod added by Desecration was fractured 0 times.
Metan
So in v0.1.471, normal mods added by a bone are left out of the pick as well.
| Version | Desecrated-only mods | Normal mods from a bone | Result | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.1.464 | Fracturable | Fracturable | Wrong | Made fracturable without checking |
| v0.1.466 | Not fracturable | Not fracturable | Right | Desecrated mods left out of the pick, even revealed |
| v0.1.469 | Not fracturable | Fracturable | Wrong | Only normal mods from a bone put back |
| v0.1.471 | Not fracturable | Not fracturable | Current (checked in game) | Matched to 0 out of 24 |
Zundamon
Wrong twice...
Metan
Both times, we guessed at what the text doesn't say. For small rules the effect text leaves out, firing the orb and counting beats guessing.
Not yet verified (3)
- The item used for the 24 tries (base, mods, how many Desecrated mods it had) wasn't recorded.
- 0 out of 24 is an in-game count, not a rule stated in the orb's text.
- "Picked evenly among eligible mods" follows Craft of Exile's implementation (EmulatorManager.fracture). We haven't counted the split in game.
What This Means for Your Craft
If you use a Fracturing Orb after Desecrating, the Desecrated mod stays on the item but never gets fixed.
Zundamon
What if I fracture first to protect the mod I got from Desecration?
Metan
That doesn't work. Desecrated mods aren't eligible to be fixed.
Zundamon
Then what should I fracture?
Metan
Aim for a normally rolled mod, or an Essence or crafted mod.
Metan
And the Desecrated mod still counts toward the four.
Desecrated mods count toward the Fracturing Orb's four, but never get fixed. Pick the mod you want to fracture from normally rolled mods, Essence mods or crafted mods.
Where the Numbers Come From
Show sources (5)
- 0 out of 24: the owner's in-game count (ExileDesk v0.1.471 patch note and our confirmed-rules record). In game
- Version-by-version changes: ExileDesk patch notes v0.1.464, v0.1.466, v0.1.469, v0.1.471. Engine
- "Rare with four or more mods, fixes one": checked in game by the owner (rule checklist, 2026-10-17). In game
- "Picked evenly among eligible mods": matches Craft of Exile's implementation (rule checklist, 2026-10-17). CoE
- "Essence and crafted mods can be fractured": our confirmed-rules record. In game
Try It Yourself
On the crafting bench, use a Fracturing Orb on a Rare with a Desecrated mod to see the Desecrated mod left out of the pick.
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