Are you annoyed by the large amount of unused loot in the game that takes up your inventory space? The recycling mechanism in Path of Exile 2 brings great convenience to players. When you have some old equipment that you don’t need, you can recycle them in Salvage Bench in exchange for other parts.
However, Salvage Bench needs to complete tasks to unlock, and there are some restrictions on the items that can be recycled. So how to use Salvage Bench to recycle items in Path of Exile 2? This article will help you.
How To Unlock Salvage Bench?
In POE 2, you can use Salvage Bench to recycle some unwanted items to obtain some materials, which can be used to upgrade equipment and synthesize POE2 Currency. But you must unlock Salvage Bench before you can use the item recycling function.
Salvage Bench will be unlocked after you complete Finding the Forge task in Act 1. The prerequisite for obtaining Finding the Forge quest is to solve Secrets In The Dark. If you can’t see Finding the Forge quest, you may need to complete the previous quest first.
The following is a guide for Finding the Forge quest.
Talk To Renly To Get The Quest
First, you need to find the blacksmith Renly in the base camp and talk to him to get the quest. Renly will ask you to go to Ogham Village to help him find his old smithing equipment. After accepting and completing this commission, you will get Salvage Bench.
Note that the monster level in the area where Ogham Village is located is 13, so your character level needs to reach level 13 or above to go to this area. Before setting off, you can buy POE 2 Currency to upgrade your magic equipments, which will help you complete the mission more smoothly.
Go To Ogham Village To Find The Forge
Enter Ogham Village, you will see a sea of fire, and buildings scattered everywhere. You need to find the forge here.
Since the map of POE 2 is randomly generated each time, you cannot find POE 2 items you want in a fixed area. But there are some ways to determine where the forge is.
When looking for the forge, pay attention to the map. You can try to find a group of buildings divided by a thin path in between the farmland and fields and in Ogham Village. If you see a checkpoint at the entrance to this area, then what you are looking for is here.
If you can’t find this checkpoint, you can try to check the map border. This group of buildings usually appears between the map borders.
Pick Up Renly’s Tools And Complete The Quest
After finding the forge, enter Renly’s workshop. Renly’s forging tools are located on the workbench. Please note that the font of the forging tools is green. You will encounter a group of monsters here, but don’t worry, it’s not particularly difficult to deal with them.
After defeating the enemies and picking up Renly’s tools, a portal will open to return to town. Give the forging tools you found to Renly to complete the quest and unlock Salvage Bench. You will then see Salvage Bench above the camp and you can visit it whenever you need it.
How To Use Salvage Bench To Recycle Items?
Now that you have unlocked Salvage Bench, you can use it to recycle items you don’t need! So, how do you use it?
You can use Salvage Bench in every Act in POE 2 or in your set hideout. Click on Salvage Bench and a hammer icon will pop up. Click the hammer icon and then click on Path Of Exile 2 Items you want to recycle to recycle it.
You can destroy unwanted items on Salvage Bench in exchange for something useful. However, please note that the destruction process is irreversible, so please be careful when doing so and make sure you will never use the items you are recyclable for again.
If you just want to clear your inventory, you can transfer excess items to a stash, which can also be found in camp hub.
What Items Can Be Recycled On Salvage Bench?
Not all items can be recycled on Salvage Bench. You can only recycle the following items.
- Weapons with quality: Recycle to obtain Blacksmith’s Whetstones.
- Armour with quality: Recycle to get Armourer’s Scraps.
- Items with sockets: Recycle to get Artificer’s Shards.
You can use these recycled materials to upgrade your equipment.
It is worth noting that when you get 10 Artificer’s Shards, you can use them to make an Artificer’s Orb, so recycling items with sockets is also a way to help you get Artificer’s Orb. Artificer’s Orb allows you to add an additional Rune Sockets to your equipment, which will help you improve the equipment attributes.
The above is how to unlock and use Salvage Bench in Path of Exile 2. Salvage Bench provides players with a more convenient way to exchange unwanted items for other useful materials. You no longer need to spend a lot of time going back and forth to the town to sell items, and you don’t have to worry about too many useless materials crowding your inventory space.
