Crafting a mirror-tier physical bow in Path of Exile 2 is the ultimate goal for any Lightning Arrow Deadeye player. Unlike temporary upgrades, this weapon becomes the centerpiece of your build, offering unparalleled damage scaling, projectile speed, and clear speed potential. The process, however, is notoriously complex and expensive, requiring careful planning, precise crafting methods, and a significant investment of currency. This guide, shared by Spicysushi PoE on his YouTube channel, walks you through the entire process. Let’s dive in.
Step 1: Fracturing Critical Strike Chance
The very first goal is to secure 5% critical strike chance on the bow.
Why fracture crit?
Fracturing this stat locks in the maximum value permanently. This avoids the need to divine it later and simplifies suffix management.
Target value: Exactly 5.00%. Anything less (e.g., 4.99%) is considered suboptimal and will devalue the bow.
Once fractured, the crit chance becomes a guaranteed suffix, freeing resources for the more expensive prefix work.
Step 2: Rolling Tier 1 Flat Physical Damage
The next critical prefix is T1 flat physical damage.
Method: Use regular Chaos Orbs rather than greater chaos. While greater chaos can be effective, regular chaos is more cost-efficient at this stage.
Reasoning: The weight on T1 Physical Damage is extremely low, so this mod should be targeted early before other expensive investments are made.
Expect to spend significant currency here—it is roughly a 1 in 800 chance to hit. If you don’t want to spend countless hours farming, you can always buy PoE 2 Chaos Orbs at MmoGah, which provides fast and secure delivery to keep your crafting progress moving forward.
Step 3: Blocking and Whittling with Accuracy
Once physical damage is secured, the next step is to manipulate prefixes using accuracy as a blocker.
1. Add T2 or higher accuracy via desecration or omen rolling.
2. Begin whittling – a process where you repeatedly remove the lowest-level modifier until only the desired options remain.
3. Target either:
- T1 Lightning Damage (best DPS scaling)
- Hybrid Physical Damage (acceptable fallback)
Because accuracy and T1 Physical Damage share the same item level (82), the pool is limited, making this step deterministic with enough patience.
Step 4: Securing the +2 Arrows Suffix
With prefixes completed, attention shifts to the suffixes. The key goal here is +2 arrows, the single most impactful suffix for bow performance.
Method:
- Apply Essence of Battle to block projectile skill levels.
- Use greater chaos whittling to repeatedly strip undesired suffixes until +2 arrows appears.
- If Essence of Battle is removed during whittling, simply reapply it and continue.
Note: +4 attack levels block +5, which streamlines the mod pool and makes +2 arrows more achievable.
This step is currency-intensive and may require multiple suffix resets.
Step 5: Perfecting the Item with Divine Orbs
Once all prefixes and suffixes are in place, the bow must be optimized with Divine Orbs.
- Target range: Aim for rolls within 98–99% of maximum values.
- Community standard: To be considered mirror-worthy, the bow should not lag behind comparable listings on TFT.
Expect to sink hundreds of Divines during this step. Debt or community funding is often required at this stage due to the enormous cost.
Final Result
The completed bow should have:
- Fractured Suffix: 5% Critical Strike Chance
- Prefixes: T1 Flat Physical Damage, T1 Lightning Damage (or Hybrid Physical Damage), Open for +Arrows
- Suffixes: +2 Arrows, optimized supporting rolls
A properly finished mirror-tier bow will carry a name (e.g., Tempest Volley) and is ready to be mirrored by others.
Tips & Warnings
- Plan every step. One wrong move can brick the item, wasting hundreds of divines.
- Always fracture crit first. This simplifies suffix rolling and guarantees max crit.
- Don’t settle for near-perfect crit. A 4.99% fractured bow will be ridiculed and lose value.
- Budget for divines. The divine spam at the end is unavoidable and often costs more than all previous steps combined.
- Track TFT standards. Your bow should meet or exceed current mirror-service items to justify the investment.
Conclusion
Crafting a mirror-tier bow in Path of Exile 2 is a monumental task that blends deterministic methods with extreme RNG and heavy currency investment. By following the fracture–flat physical damage–accuracy–lightning–arrows path outlined above, you can systematically build one of the most powerful weapons in the game. The process is long, stressful, and expensive, but the payoff is a true mirror-worthy item.
