Quick answer: Ange is the currency-trade NPC at Kingsmarch in Act 4. Talking to her unlocks the Currency Exchange (bulk orb swapping at a live market ratio) plus Asynchronous Trading and Hideout Selection — but you don't have to wait for Act 4. Every town already has a Currency Exchange NPC (Finn in Clearfell from Act 1 onward), and you can even use another player's Ange by visiting their hideout through the trade site. If a swap feels like a "robbery," it's almost always the market ratio or a partial fill — not a bug. Here's exactly how she works, in the current Forbidden Rites 0.5.5 league.
The Currency Exchange is the single biggest time-saver in PoE2 trading, and Ange is the name most players search once they hit Act 4 and see "Hideout Selection" and "Asynchronous Trading" light up. This guide covers the unlock path, how the ratio actually works, the pre-Act-4 shortcut, and the three friction points that make people feel cheated.
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Who is Ange in Path of Exile 2?
Ange is a trade NPC located in Kingsmarch, the Act 4 hub. Per Maxroll's campaign walkthrough, "Ange: Unlocks Asynchronous Trading, Hideout Selection and provides access to the Currency Exchange." In other words, she's the point where the full trade toolkit comes online:
- Currency Exchange — an auction-house-style automated market for stackable currency (orbs, runes, Soul Cores, Essences, Omens, Catalysts, Distilled Emotions, boss fragments).
- Asynchronous Trading — list gear from your own Merchant tab and sell it while you're logged off, no whisper required.
- Hideout Selection — pick and manage your hideout.
Important distinction: the Currency Exchange itself is not gated to Act 4. It's available from Act 1 through a matching NPC in every town — you talk to Finn at the Clearfell Encampment, pick "Currency Exchange," and the same trade window opens. Ange is where the asynchronous item selling and hideout systems unlock, and she's the Kingsmarch/hideout access point people remember by name.
How to unlock Ange (and asynchronous trading)
To invite Ange into your hideout and turn on asynchronous item selling, you complete her quest chain:
- Reach Kingsmarch in Act 4 and meet Ange.
- Complete the "Hostile Takeover" quest — it sends you into the Singing Caverns.
- Clear the Shoreline Hideout area she asks you to secure.
- Ange moves into your hideout, unlocking async trading and hideout selection from there on.
Once she's set up, you sell gear by opening the Merchant tab in your hideout, holding Ctrl + Left Click on an item to open the pricing interface, setting a price in any currency you hold (Chaos, Exalted, etc.), and confirming the listing. Buyers can then purchase it while you're offline.
How to use the Currency Exchange before Act 4
You do not have to grind to Act 4 to bulk-swap currency. Two options:
- Use a town NPC. From Act 1 onward, the Currency Exchange option is available on the town currency NPC (Finn in Clearfell, then a matching NPC in each later town). Same window, same market.
- Use another player's Ange (the PSA trick). A widely upvoted r/PathOfExile2 PSA points out you can go to another player's hideout via the trade site and use their Ange for the Currency Exchange before you've reached Act 4 yourself. Handy on a fresh character who's currency-rich but still leveling.
Either route opens the identical market, so there's no penalty for trading early — the ratios are global.
How the ratio actually works (why it isn't a scam)
Here's the part that trips people up. The Currency Exchange is a real order book, not a fixed price list. When you pick "Items I Have" and "Items I Want," the game shows a live market ratio pulled from real orders. As one guide puts it, a "6:1 ratio for Lesser Jeweller's Orbs to Exalted Orbs means six Jeweller's Orbs bought one Exalted a moment ago, for a real player, at that exact rate." The number on screen is what currency is clearing at right now, because every order shown is a real player willing to trade at that number.
You then choose:
- Accept the market rate → instant fill against existing orders. Slightly worse rate, but immediate.
- Set your own limit rate → better rate, but you wait for someone to match it.
Placing the order costs a Gold fee that scales with the size and rarity of the trade — cheap for a stack of Transmutes, heavier for Divines in volume. If your requested rate is within the common exchange rate, the fill is effectively instant.
Live example (Forbidden Rites 0.5.5)
As of September 18, 2026 (community estimates via poe2scout, Forbidden Rites softcore — always verify live before a big swap), the headline rate is roughly:
| You have | You want | Approx. ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Exalted Orbs | 1 Divine Orb | ~495 Exalted : 1 Divine |
| Chaos Orbs | 1 Divine Orb | ~8.8 Chaos : 1 Divine |
| Exalted Orbs | 1 Chaos Orb | ~56 Exalted : 1 Chaos |
So if you dump 495 Exalted expecting a Divine and only see one Divine back, that's not a robbery — that's the going rate. The "I got robbed" feeling almost always comes from watching a big number of small orbs vanish into a single high-value orb at the correct market rate.
What you can (and can't) trade at the exchange
The Currency Exchange only handles stackable currency — this is a deliberate GGG design choice, and it's why bulk orb conversion feels smooth while gear trading is still manual. What clears here:
- Orbs: Divine, Exalted, Chaos, Greater Chaos, Annulment, Regal, Alchemy, Augmentation, Transmutation, Vaal, Chance, and the Jeweller's line.
- League & crafting materials: Runes, Soul Cores, Essences, Omens, Catalysts, Distilled Emotions.
- Boss fragments and other stackable trade goods.
What it does not handle: rare items, uniques, gear, and gems with rolls — those still go through the trade site or Ange's asynchronous Merchant tab (list gear, sell offline). PoE2 has no auction house for items by design; the exchange is the closest thing, and it's restricted to stackables on purpose. If you're trying to "sell" a chest piece at the Currency Exchange, that's why it isn't showing up — wrong window.
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Instant fill vs limit order: which to pick
The single biggest lever on your rate is choosing between the two order types:
- Take the market rate (instant): fills immediately against existing orders, at a slightly worse number. Use this when you need the currency now — mid-craft, about to buy an item, or clearing a small stack.
- Set your own limit rate (wait): you post the rate you want and wait for a match. Better rate, slower fill. Use this for large bulk swaps where the spread (the gap between buy and sell rates) on hundreds of orbs actually adds up to real currency.
Rule of thumb: for anything under a handful of Divines' worth, just take the market rate — the spread is trivial and your time is worth more. For a big wealth conversion (say, cashing out a season's Exalts into Divines), set a limit order a little better than market and check back; you'll pocket the spread. Factor the Gold fee in either way — it scales with trade size and item rarity, so a huge Divine swap costs meaningfully more Gold than a stack of Transmutes.
The 3 things that feel like getting "robbed" (and the fix)
1. Partial fills. Your order for, say, 10 Divines might only fill 4 because that's all the stock at your rate. The unfilled currency isn't gone — take the leftover portion out and relist it, or accept a slightly worse rate to clear the rest. PoE's exchange intentionally won't over-fill at a rate better than you asked without your say-so, which is what strands the remainder.
2. Ratio shock on bulk swaps. Converting a huge pile of low-tier orbs into one Divine looks brutal because the counts are lopsided by design. Check the ratio table before you confirm; the Gold fee and the spread between "take market" and "set limit" are the only real costs.
3. The 2-hour / deferred window confusion. Some players list currency, walk away, and later find the order state changed or the currency "stuck." That's the async/limit-order system working as intended — a limit order sits until matched. If it's not filling, your rate is off the market; cancel and re-place at the live ratio.
Should you buy the orbs you're short instead?
The Currency Exchange is the fastest way to rebalance currency you already have. But if you're short on the high-value orb entirely — you need Divines to buy a build-defining item and you're farming Exalts too slowly — swapping hundreds of low-tier orbs one fill at a time is a grind of its own. That's where buying the exact orb outright saves the session.
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FAQ
Where is Ange in Path of Exile 2? Ange is in Kingsmarch, the Act 4 hub. She provides access to the Currency Exchange and unlocks Asynchronous Trading and Hideout Selection once you complete her quest chain.
How do I unlock Ange and asynchronous trading? Reach Kingsmarch in Act 4, complete the Hostile Takeover quest (which sends you into the Singing Caverns), and clear the Shoreline Hideout area she asks you to secure. She then moves into your hideout and enables selling gear while you're offline via the Merchant tab.
Can I use the Currency Exchange before Act 4? Yes. Every town has a Currency Exchange NPC from Act 1 onward (Finn in Clearfell first), so you can bulk-swap orbs immediately. You can also visit another player's hideout through the trade site and use their Ange before you reach Act 4 yourself.
Why does my Currency Exchange order only partially fill? Because there wasn't enough stock at your rate. The unfilled currency isn't lost — reclaim the remainder and relist it, or accept a slightly worse market rate to clear the rest instantly.
Is the Currency Exchange ratio a scam? No. The ratio is a live rate from real player orders — it's what currency is clearing at right now. A lopsided count (like ~495 Exalted for 1 Divine on Forbidden Rites 0.5.5) is the real market price, not a penalty.
Does the Currency Exchange cost anything? Yes, a Gold fee that scales with the size and rarity of the trade — small for common orbs, larger for Divines in volume. If your rate is within the common range, the fill is effectively instant.
