'''Gold''' is a collectible item that drops from monsters and [[chest]]s. Gold can be used to purchase [[item]]s from [[vendor]]s, [[respec]] [[passive skill]]s, and exchange items on the [[currency exchange]]. Gold is [[character]]-bound. It cannot be traded or transferred in any way.
'''Gold''' is a collectible item that drops from monsters and [[chest]]s. Gold can be used to purchase [[item]]s from [[vendor]]s, [[respec]] [[passive skill]]s, and exchange items on the [[currency exchange]]. Gold is account-bound and is shared between all characters within the same [[league]]. It cannot be traded or transferred to other players in any way.
==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
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* Gold can be used to respec passive skills.
* Gold can be used to respec passive skills.
* Gold can be used to change the chosen attribute of [[attribute]] travel nodes, at half the price of respeccing.
* Gold can be used to change the chosen attribute of [[attribute]] travel nodes, at half the price of respeccing.
* Gold is required as a cost for placing orders on the currency exchange.
* Gold is required as a cost for buying and selling items on the [[Currency Exchange]].
* Gold is required to purchase items via [[asynchronous trading]].
==Uses==
==Uses==
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{{Item acquisition}}
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Dropped items have a chance to be converted to gold. This is inversely correlated with the item's [[rarity]]; normal items are significantly more likely to drop as gold than higher rarity items.<ref>https://youtu.be/YgVM8I9ZJIE?si=yEAedn1E6K1A2RXl&t=774</ref>
Dropped items have a chance to be converted to gold. This is inversely correlated with the item's [[rarity]]; normal items are significantly more likely to drop as gold than higher rarity items.<ref>https://youtu.be/YgVM8I9ZJIE?si=yEAedn1E6K1A2RXl&t=774</ref> Only up to 50% of a Unique monster's drops can be gold.<ref>https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3611705</ref>
==Version history==
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 27 August 2025
GoldStack Size: 10000Can be spent at Vendors.Account-bound
Gold is a collectible item that drops from monsters and chests. Gold can be used to purchase items from vendors, respecpassive skills, and exchange items on the currency exchange. Gold is account-bound and is shared between all characters within the same league. It cannot be traded or transferred to other players in any way.
Each town contains a vendor and gambler that can trade the player items for gold.
Item acquisition
Gold can drop anywhere.
Dropped items have a chance to be converted to gold. This is inversely correlated with the item's rarity; normal items are significantly more likely to drop as gold than higher rarity items.[1] Only up to 50% of a Unique monster's drops can be gold.[2]