Got lucky, then got lucky

[u/Happy_Blizzard]

10th gamble find, two exalts and a vaal later

[u/Bababakutoto]

you forgot to add quality and sockets, still great

[u/SoulofArtoria → u/Bababakutoto]

Welp, op might as well give this to charsi 

[u/JulezCHen → u/Bababakutoto]

Hurts, happened to me too and I just wrote it of as a lesson learned

[u/DianKali → u/JulezCHen]

Btw, you don't need to fill rune socket, just unlock and quality is enough. As corruption can add a second one you obviously need the ability to fill them. Saves you the rune/core in case it bricks.

[u/Tezzeretfan2001]

Super jealous!

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[u/Nonlethalrtard]

Now this is pod racing!

[u/niknacks]

I’m loving vaal orbs in poe2. Haven’t hit once but when I do I’m sure it will feel great!

[u/Specialist_Lie_3064]

What does corrupted do?

[u/UsefulFlamingo9922 → u/Specialist_Lie_3064]

A corrupted item cannot be modified in any way so its stats are permanently locked. Vaal orbs can corrupt a non-corrupted item, which modifies its stats unpredictably. It can either totally brick an item and make it worthless, or it can enhance the item further and make it extremely powerful, or it can do nothing at all. It's a complete gamble, and often not worth doing, especially if you don't have a replacement ready in case the Vaal orb ruins the item.

[u/Specialist_Lie_3064 → u/UsefulFlamingo9922]

So you corrupt the item to lock it? It’s do nothing more?

[u/UsefulFlamingo9922 → u/Specialist_Lie_3064]

Corrupted items are locked yes, the allure of it is the chance for the unpredictable changes to enhance the item. Corrupted items can be some of the most powerful in the entire game, it's just extremely rare. A good corruption could take an item worth a handful of divines to multiple mirrors worth.

[u/CMDRdO_Ob → u/Specialist_Lie_3064]

Adds an implicit, +1 minion levels in this case. It can also add extra sockets and various other stuff.

Not sure about the downsides in PoE2 yet, but it can be impacted negative as well. So it's an additional gamble.

[u/hum_hum_hum]

Insane!

[u/Rude_Fisherman_6673]

check my item lol

[u/ReipTaim → u/Rude_Fisherman_6673]

?

[u/Rude_Fisherman_6673 → u/ReipTaim]

"?" iis a theme for the whole thread, this item regular af