Crafting in Path of Exile 2 is equal parts art, science, and gambling. With the sheer amount of currencies, essences, omens, and new mechanics introduced, the possibilities are endless—but so are the pitfalls. One wrong slam and an expensive piece can turn into vendor trash.

Today, we’re diving into a practical and repeatable methodology for crafting one of the strongest spear weapons in the game. Whether you’re playing a spear build directly or adapting some of these methods to bows or other attack-based weapons, this guide will show you how to get powerful results without relying purely on insane RNG or an endless bank account.

This approach blends safety, POE2 Currency, and smart use of Path of Exile 2’s new crafting systems—especially fractured mods, essences, omens, and desecration loops. The goal? A finished spear that rivals mirror-tier items from the old days, while protecting your investment along the way.

Step 1: Start With a Strong Foundation

The backbone of this craft is fractured percent physical damage, ideally Tier 1. If you can’t afford Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 can still work, but higher tiers obviously lead to stronger outcomes. Fracturing is critical here because it permanently locks in one of the most valuable stats for any physical spear build.

Why fracture percent physical damage instead of critical chance? Simply because the odds are better and the path is safer. Hitting high-tier fractured crit on an item-level 82 spear is almost impossibly rare without hemorrhaging Divine Orbs. By starting with fractured physical damage, we anchor the craft around a deterministic and stable base.

At this point, the spear should be rare with a clean fractured mod, ready for manipulation.

Step 2: Chaos Spam Until You Hit Flat Crit

The next step is straightforward but currency-intensive: chaos spam until you hit flat critical strike chance.

Flat crit is one of the core offensive stats that takes the spear from “good” to “deadly.”

It doesn’t matter if you land Tier 3 or Tier 2 at this stage—those are still excellent. Of course, Tier 1 is the dream, but don’t throw away progress if you land something slightly lower.

Expect to burn 10–15 Divine Orbs worth of chaos orbs here, depending on luck and whether you mix in greater chaos for slightly better odds.

Once flat crit is secured alongside the fractured physical damage, you’ve locked in the two most important offensive pillars of the weapon.

Step 3: Lock in Suffixes With Essences and Omens

Here’s where the craft takes advantage of new PoE2 systems. By combining Omen of Sinestral Crystallization with specific essences like Perfect Essence of Haste and Essence of Perfect Battle, you can deterministically fill out strong suffixes while leaving prefixes open.

Once suffixes are locked, they’re protected.

No matter what you do next, you won’t lose them—meaning your critical damage, resistances, or accuracy suffixes are completely safe.

This is one of the key innovations of the process: protecting half the item early, so later risky rolls don’t threaten the foundation.

Step 4: Peel Prefixes and Rebuild

Now that the suffixes are safe, prefixes become the playground. Using Essence of Abyss combined with Omen of Crystallization, you can forcibly remove undesired prefixes while keeping everything else intact.

This stage is all about controlled cycling:

Slam with Greater Exalted Orbs to add new prefixes.

If the rolls are bad, use Omens of Light to peel off junk prefixes.

Rinse and repeat until something worthwhile sticks.

It’s a grind, but it ensures prefixes can be cycled infinitely without risking suffixes or the fractured base.

Step 5: Chasing the Perfect Fifth Modifier

Here’s where the craft can get spicy. Once you’ve got four solid modifiers, it comes down to landing the critical fifth. Often this is another high-value offensive stat, such as:

Flat physical damage

Hybrid flat/percent modifiers

Attack speed

The process here is essentially a 50/50 desecration loop:

Use Essence of Abyss to rip off bad prefixes.

Reslam with Omen of Crystallization until you hit the desired outcome.

Sometimes you’ll get lucky on the first attempt, other times you’ll spin the wheel dozens of times. Each loop costs roughly 5–6 Divines, but it’s still cheaper than letting RNG wipe the entire weapon.

Step 6: Recycling Desecrated Mods

The final stretch involves recycling desecrated mods until you hit something that completes the spear. This process uses:

Omens of Light (to peel off unwanted mods)

Desecration crafts (to add new ones, ideally from high-value pools like Ancient Jawbone)

Abyssal Echoes (to get extra unveil looks at mods, increasing odds of a strong roll)

Each cycle is expensive, but completely safe. The fractured physical damage and locked suffixes guarantee that no matter how many times you cycle, the core of the spear remains intact.

This step is time-consuming, but it’s where the spear transforms from “strong” into endgame viable, capable of competing with the best weapons in the game.

Alternative Starts: Budget Options

Not everyone can afford to start with a fractured Tier 1 rare. For budget-conscious players, there are alternatives:

Magic Bases From Trade: Sometimes you’ll find a magic spear with two good mods (like flat fizz and crit damage). From there, essences can fill in a third mod deterministically.

Essence Rolling: Certain essences guarantee powerful attack stats (Tier 2 attack speed, Tier 3 flat crit, etc.), making them cheaper entry points.

Loot Filter Pickups: With updated filters, it’s easier than ever to pick up viable spear bases while farming. Even unassuming drops can roll into something worth investing in.

These approaches won’t give mirror-tier outcomes, but they can produce deadly weapons at a fraction of the cost.

Gloves as a Side Project

While the spear is the centerpiece, many crafters experiment with gloves on the side. Using Essence of Horror, Omens of Corruption, and corrupted essence routes, you can roll high-value gloves with flat damage, attack speed, crit multi, and even defensive mods.

The beauty of these side projects is cost: often just a few Exalts for a shot at dozens-of-Divines tier outcomes. They’re riskier, but far more accessible for players who don’t want to sink everything into one weapon.

Risk vs Reward

What makes this spear-crafting method so powerful is its balance between safety and investment:

By protecting suffixes early, you remove the risk of catastrophic bricking.

By relying on cycling with Omens and Essences, you turn pure RNG into repeatable, deterministic progress.

By budgeting Desecration loops, you control costs while still chasing mirror-tier results.

The spear described here reached over 540 DPS before even adding attack speed or the final sixth modifier—a testament to just how potent this method is when executed well.

Final Thoughts

Crafting in Path of Exile 2 is still in its experimental stage, with players constantly discovering new interactions and efficiencies. The system rewards creativity, persistence, and knowledge of both old and new mechanics.

This spear craft is just one example of how to leverage fractured mods, cheap POE2 Currency, and omens to build a truly endgame-tier weapon. Yes, it’s expensive. Yes, it requires patience. But it’s also safe, repeatable, and scalable, making it one of the best spear crafting methods currently available.

Whether you’re aiming for a top-tier weapon or just dipping your toes into PoE2’s crafting systems, the lessons here—protect suffixes, fracture key mods, recycle safely—apply across the board. And as the game evolves, these principles will likely form the backbone of future meta-crafting strategies.

So next time you pick up a high-item-level spear base, think twice before vendoring it. With the right plan, it could become the cornerstone of your build, and maybe even your proudest creation in Path of Exile 2.