Avoid Common Mistakes When Using Primary Calamity Fragment

[Matthew]

Primary Calamity Fragments demand precise handling in Path of Exile 2 to avoid wasting their high value as Uber Arbiter keys. Common errors stem from poor preparation, market misreads, and mechanical failures that turn scarcity into total loss.​

Skipping Atlas and Waystone Prep

Failing to allocate 10+ boss tree points or juice waystones below 200% drop chance yields only basic Crisis Fragments, not Calamities—always verify upgrades via tooltip previews before Citadel runs. Rushing without Visions of Paradise or quantity tablets caps you at 1 fragment per clear, halving ROI compared to doubled outputs from proper stacking.​

Burning Sets Too Early

Combining incomplete sets at the Burning Monolith without 95+ million DPS leads to instant downgrades on death, consuming fragments without loot—test on standard Arbiter first to master bullet hell and chasms. Mid-league oversupply crashes singles to 1 divine; hoarding through Week 1-2 ensures peak value before selling or burning.​

Ignoring Group and Market Dynamics

Solo Uber pushes without carry groups waste sets on failed mechanics, while trading singles during dips locks in losses—monitor poe.ninja for 20%+ spikes post-patch. Neglecting Secondary/Tertiary parity strands Primaries uselessly; rotate Citadel farms equally to maintain set liquidity.​

Mechanic and Loot Mismanagement

Positioning poorly in Phase 2 sword slams or seed phases wipes runs, and salvaging Uber drops prematurely skips corrupts or synths that multiply value 3-5x. Always path to towers for instant Citadel hops instead of manual traversal, saving 20% time per loop.​