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POE2: Exceptional Base Item Guide - Market Price, Farming, Trading Tips
A detailed guide to valuable Exceptional base item types, market prices, how to search the trade site, and farming tips in the POE2 0.3.0 patch. Provides important information and trading strategies for Opportunity Orb bases, armor, gloves, boots, and helmets.
1. 💰 Understanding Opportunity Orb Bases & Exceptional Items
- ✅ Opportunity Orb: Using it on a normal item to convert it into a unique item can yield high value.
- ✅ Headhunter Base (Heavy Belt): Priced at 10~15 Ex on the CFT sales board.
- ✅ Exceptional Items: Increased quality up to 30%, with benefits such as additional rune sockets. Can be obtained through farming or crafting.
- ⚠️ Hallowed Sphere: Can be converted into the unique item Sphere of Rest. Market price forms at 12 Divine or higher.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Use Opportunity Orb after activating Opportunity Sign | Guaranteed to change the item to a unique item |
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1. 💰 Understanding Opportunity Orb Bases & Exceptional Items
- ✅ Opportunity Orb: Using it on a normal item to convert it into a unique item can yield high value.
- ✅ Headhunter Base (Heavy Belt): Priced at 10~15 Ex on the CFT sales board.
- ✅ Exceptional Items: Increased quality up to 30%, with benefits such as additional rune sockets. Can be obtained through farming or crafting.
- ⚠️ Hallowed Sphere: Can be converted into the unique item Sphere of Rest. Market price forms at 12 Divine or higher.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Use Opportunity Orb after activating Opportunity Sign | Guaranteed to change the item to a unique item |
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2. 🛡️ Exceptional Base Armor: Types and Market Price Information
- ✅ Armor level 81 or higher: Tier 1 Chaos Resistance option possible.
- ✅ Armor level 82 or higher: Tier 1 Elemental Resistance option possible.
- ✅ Evasion Base (Slink Tunic): Higher price the closer it is to 3 sockets or 30 quality.
- ✅ Evasion/Energy Shield Base (Padded Jacket): Higher price the closer it is to 3 sockets or 30 quality.
- ✅ Energy Shield Base (Occultist's Vestment): Higher price the closer it is to 3 sockets or 30 quality.
Since higher tier Exceptional bases have market prices, it is recommended to search the trade site along with the item level.
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3. 🧤 Exceptional Base Gloves: Key Information and Market Price
- ✅ Rune usage is powerful, especially important for securing attack speed in Deadeye builds.
- ✅ Price check is essential even for low-grade bases if they are Exceptional.
- ✅ Gloves level 81 or higher: Tier 1 Dexterity, Tier 1 Chaos Resistance options possible.
- ✅ Evasion Base (Gleaming Claw): Minimum 5 Divine or higher based on movement speed enchant.
- ✅ Evasion/Energy Shield Base (Fingerless Silk Gloves): 16 Divine or higher for two sockets. Lower tier bases also sell for Divine units.
- ✅ Energy Shield Base (Siren's Scale): 200 Ex or higher with movement speed enchant, 40 Ex or higher for 28 quality or higher.
Price check is required for Exceptional two-socket gloves regardless of the base.
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4. 🥾 Exceptional Base Boots: Important Points and Market Price
- ✅ Additional movement speed can be secured through Farrul's Chase in the sockets.
- ✅ Level 81 or higher: Chaos Resistance option possible.
- ✅ Level 82 or higher: Tier 1 Movement Speed option possible.
- ✅ Evasion Base (Wyrmscale Boots): 2 Divine or higher for two sockets.
- ✅ Dragonscale Boots: 70 Ex or higher.
- ✅ Evasion/Energy Shield Base (Two-Toned Boots): 7 Divine or higher based on movement speed enchant. High tier bases also have high value.
- ✅ Tier 1 Base (Slink Boots): 380 Ex or higher for two sockets, 2 Divine or higher for 28 quality or higher.
Since quality bases are also sold for Energy Shield bases, refer to the trade site search.
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5. ⛑️ Exceptional Base Helmet: Key Information and Market Price
- ✅ Focus on Energy Shield base prices.
- ✅ Remaining bases must be level 81 or higher for value increase.
- ✅ Tier 1 Energy Shield Base (Hubris Circlet): 170 Ex or higher for two sockets, 8 Divine or higher for level 81 or higher two sockets.
Since builds are concentrated on Energy Shield bases for helmets, checking the item level is important.
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6. 🔍 How to Search for Exceptional Bases on the Trade Site
- ✅ Enter the base name in the upper left corner.
- ✅ Set item rarity to 'Normal'.
- ✅ Set the minimum item level.
- ✅ Set rune sockets or quality.
- ✅ Check 'No' in the corrupted equipment filter.
- ✅ Change the instant purchase and direct trade options to the top.