There are a lot of ways to upgrade gear in Path of Exile 2. You can add Sockets and Runes to create new abilities, use Exalted and Augmentation Orbs to add modifiers, and you can use Transmutation Orbs and Regal Orbs to upgrade Item Rarity. One other way you can upgrade your gear is by increasing its Quality.
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In Path of Exile 2, Armor Quality and Weapon Quality is tied to the base stats of that piece of equipment. Its base Damage, Speed, defensive values like Armor and Energy Shield, and other base stats will all be improved as you increase Quality. PoE 2 players should be careful when increasing Armor & Weapon Quality, though, as the Currency required is relatively uncommon.
How To Increase Armor Quality In PoE 2
And How To Get Armorer’s Scrap
To upgrade Armor Quality, Path of Exile 2 players must find or craft Armorer’s Scrap. This Currency PoE 2 players can get is a single-use consumable that increases Quality of Armor by 4%, up to a maximum of 20%. Armor Quality improves the intrinsic stats on a piece of gear, not the Modifiers – Armor, Evasion Rating, and Energy Shield are all affected by Armor Quality.
To get Armorer’s Scrap, you must go out into a map and farm enemies (and open chests) until one drops. It is a relatively uncommon drop, but more will appear the later you get into the game, especially in Cruel difficulty. Unfortunately, you cannot Craft Armorer’s Scrap, it can only be acquired as a random drop.
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How To Upgrade Weapon Quality In PoE 2
And How To Get Blacksmith’s Whetstone and Arcanist’s Etcher
There are two methods to increase Weapon Quality Path of Exile players can use depending on weapon type. Both of these items increase Quality by 4% up to a maximum of 20%.
- Path of Exile 2 players who are using Wands, Staffs, or Sceptres must use a Currency called Arcanist’s Etcher.
- If you use Martial weapons, which encapsulates every other PoE 2 weapon type, you must use Blacksmith’s Whetstone to increase Weapon Quality.
Both of these items can only be acquired as a random drop. Just like the Armorer’s Scrap, Path of Exile 2 players cannot craft a Blacksmith’s Whetstone or Arcanist’s Etcher to upgrade their Weapon Quality. Both of these Currencies drop relatively rarely from enemies and chests until you reach Act 3, Cruel difficulty, and the endgame.
It’s a good idea to save every Blacksmith’s Whetstone and Arcanist’s Ether Path of Exile 2 players find in the Stash until the endgame. This way you can quickly upgrade the Quality of a weapon when you reach Cruel difficulty and the endgame and hit a sudden increase in difficulty. Unless you are having serious trouble in an earlier Act, save all of your Armor and Weapon Quality upgrade materials until absolutely necessary (or you reach the max Stack size of 20).
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