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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Fractured Lake Explained

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POE 2 - Fractured Lake Explained
Fractured Lake is a unique Atlas map released in Dawn of the Hunt (Patch 0.2.0) in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2), featuring a shifting landscape, mirrored Rare enemies, and a powerful Fragmented Mirror reward. See an explanation of the Fractured Lake Map and the rewards you can get!

Fractured Lake Map Explained

Fractured Lake Mechanics


A Surreal Waterscape of Shifting Terrain

Path of Exile 2 - Fractured Lake Map
The Fractured Lake is a strange and ever-changing landscape, where mirror-like fragments float across the water.

As players move through the map, terrain rises beneath their feet, forming the ground in real time. This constantly shifting environment creates an unpredictable battlefield.

Mapping Guide and List of Atlas Maps

All Rare Monsters Are Mirrored

Path of Exile 2 - Fractured Lake Mirrored Elites
In this Unique Map, all Rare monsters are mirrored, meaning players must fight two identical versions of every Rare enemy at the same time.

This doubling effect significantly increases the difficulty, making survival a true test of skill and strategy.

Claim the Power of the Fragmented Mirror

Path of Exile 2 - Fractured Lake Fragmented Mirror
At the end of the map, players will find a Fragmented Mirror, a powerful altar-like object that contains a special item. The item is a new Base Type, either an Amulet or a Ring, which comes with a unique crafting mechanic.

Fractured Lake Rewards

Powerful Ring or Amulet Base Types

Path of Exile 2 - Fractured Lake Rewards

Tenebrous Amulet ImageTenebrous Amulet Base 46 ・-2 Prefix Modifiers allowed
・+2 Suffix Modifiers allowed
Dusk Ring ImageDusk Ring Base 24 ・+1 Prefix Modifiers allowed
・-1 Suffix Modifiers allowed

At the end of each Fractured Lake, you'll find a Fragmented Mirror that will always contain a powerful yet unusual Amulet and Ring base types. These item bases allows additional Prefixes or Suffixes at the expense of having fewer of the other.

This opens up the possibility of crafting Rings or Amulets with combinations that normally wouldn't be possible, such as having Fire, Cold, Lightning, and All Elemental Resistances as the four suffix modifiers on a ring or amulet.

Because of this, the Fractured Lake is a valuable map for builds that can utilize more Prefixes or Suffixes, making it a key location for players looking to fine-tune their gear with unconventional stat distributions.

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Atlas of Worlds

Atlas of Worlds Endgame Explained

Atlas Guides

Mapping Guide and List of Atlas Maps Atlas Skill Tree Guide
Expedition Guide Breach Guide
Ritual Guide Delirium Guide
The Burning Monolith Explained Realmgate Explained
Azmerian Wisps Guide All Unique Maps
Idol of Estazunti Deadly Map Bosses

Atlas Maps

Atlas Maps
Abyss Augury Backwash
Bloodbowl Bloodwood Blooming Field
Burial Bog Castaway Cenotes
Channel Creek Crimson Shores
Crux of Nothingness Crypt Decay
Deserted Forge Fortress
Fractured Lake Gothic City Hidden Grotto
Hive Lofty Summit Lost Towers
Mineshaft Mire Moment of Zen
Necropolis Oasis Penitentiary
Phaaryl Megaliths Ravine Reliquary Vault
Riverside Rustbowl Sandspit
Savannah Seepage Silent Cave
Simulacrum Slick Spider Woods
Steaming Springs Steppe Sulphuric Caverns
Sump Sun Temple Twisted Domain
Untainted Paradise Vaal City Vaal Factory
Vaal Foundry Vaults of Kamasa Viridian Wildwood
Wetlands Willow Woodland

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