Fossil Crafting



What are Fossils?

Fossils were introduced in Delve league, they are extremely useful tools used to craft powerful items in Path of Exile.


What are Resonators?


Resonators are used to apply the fossils crafting effects onto items, the minimum number of sockets a resonator can have is one and the maximum is four.


What Can I Use Fossils For?


Fossils can be used to craft almost anything in Path of Exile, they are so powerful because they can be used to block modifiers and target specific modifier types with a greater chance to hit the craft. There are so many different fossils with cool effects – you can give an item 30% Quality, add a Vaal modifier, give it a lab enchantment and you can even make it sell for more to NPC’s, we’ll include a full list of fossils and their effects below.


List of Fossils


Below is a list of every fossil in Path of Exile & its effect:


Fossil NameFossil Effect
Aberrant FossilMore Chaos Modifiers, No Lightning Modifiers
Aetheric FossilMore Caster Modifiers, Fewer Attacks Modifiers
Bloodstained FossilHas a Vaal Modifier
Bound FossilMore Minion, Aura or Curse Modifiers
Corroded FossilMore Physical Ailment or Chaos Ailment modifiers, No Elemental modifiers
Dense FossilMore Defence modifiers, No Life Modifiers
Enchanted FossilHas a Labyrinth Enchantment
Encrusted FossilMore sockets, Can have white sockets
Faceted FossilMore Gem modifiers
Fractured FossilCreates a mirrored copy
Frigid FossilMore Cold modifiers, No Fire modifiers
Gilded FossilItem is overvalued by vendors
Glyphic FossilHas a corrupt essence modifier
Hollow FossilHas an Abyssal socket
Jagged FossilMore Physical modifiers, No Chaos modifiers
Lucent FossilMore Mana modifiers, No Speed modifiers
Metallic FossilMore Lightning modifiers, No Physical modifiers
Perfect FossilImproved Quality
Prismatic FossilMore Elemental modifiers, No Physical Ailment or Chaos Ailment modifiers
Pristine FossilMore Life Modifiers
Sanctified FossilNumeric modifier values are lucky, High Level modifiers are more common
Scorched FossilMore Fire modifiers, No Cold modifiers
Serrated FossilMore Attack modifiers, Fewer Caster modifiers
Shuddering FossilMore Speed modifiers, No Mana modifiers
Tangled FossilCan have any Fossil modifiers


List of Resonators


Below you’ll find the different resonators and sockets you can use in Path of Exile:


Resonator NameAmount of Sockets & Effect
Primitive Alchemical ResonatorOne Socket, Upgrades a normal item to a rare item
Primitive Chaotic ResonatorOne Socket, Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers
Potent Alchemical ResonatorTwo Sockets, Upgrades a normal item to a rare item
Potent Chaotic ResonatorTwo Sockets, Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers
Powerful Alchemical ResonatorThree Sockets, Upgrades a normal item to a rare item
Powerful Chaotic ResonatorThree Sockets, Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers
Prime Alchemical ResonatorFour Sockets, Upgrades a normal item to a rare item
Prime Chaotic ResonatorFour Sockets, Reforges a rare item with new random modifiers