7. Essence Crafting – Guaranteed Affixes
Essences are another deterministic crafting method that allows you to Path of exile currency force specific affixes onto the gear.
How Essences Work:
When used, they reroll an item into a rare item with a guaranteed mod.
Some essences provide exclusive modifiers that aren’t available elsewhere.
They are particularly useful for crafting weapons and armor with desired attributes.
Example: Essence of Contempt always adds flat physical damage, making it perfect for melee weapon crafting.
8. Meta-Crafting & High-End Crafting
For advanced players, meta-crafting mods from the crafting bench allow more precise control over item rolls.
Popular Meta-Crafting Techniques:
“Cannot roll attack mods” (used to isolate specific mods for caster items).
“Suffixes cannot be changed” (protects good modifiers while rerolling the rest).
“Prefixes cannot be changed” (preserves strong prefixes before rerolling suffixes).
These methods are expensive but essential for POE currency for sale high-end min-maxing.