Can't figure out why I can't use this bow...

New league started and this char was moved to standard, but when i equip this bow I can't use it. I am sure there is something I am overlooking but I can't seem to figure it out.



Last bumped on Dec 29, 2025, 5:05:35 PM
You might have a skill equipped that does not use a bow.

Try removing all skills.
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I have tried that and it makes no difference:


When in my inventory it shows as I can equip it. But as soon as I do it turns red and shows the message I posted above. I able to equip other bows with all my skills.

You are correct, I just logged into Standard. My crossbow does not work.

I even reset my tree & it did not help.

Guess it is a bug.
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Path of Exile 2, only one Thane Leld's Rune of Spring can be applied to a single item because the item is marked as "Limited to: 1"

Sure the bug isn't that you have managed to get two Thane's into the item?
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New league started and this char was moved to standard, but when i equip this bow I can't use it. I am sure there is something I am overlooking but I can't seem to figure it out.


The reason's right there in the screenshot, but since PoE2 is in Early Access and systems can change quite a bit, here's the relevant 0.4.0 patch notes:

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Rune Sockets have been renamed to Augment Sockets.
Non-jewel items that go into Augment Sockets have been renamed from Socketables to Augments.
Existing Augment Talismans have been renamed to Idols.
Existing items that have invalid Augment Sockets from the following Limit changes will be unable to be used until the Sockets are once again valid.


In addition to the above, many runes/idols/soul cores were given a limit of one, as seen in your screenshot: "Thane Leld's Rune of Spring is now Limited to: 1."

The enchantment line for your bow shows twice the effect of Thane Leld's Rune of Spring. Since the rune is now limited to 1 and your bow is socketed with 2, your bow can't be used until one rune is replaced.
Ah, thank you for the info!
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Jadian#0111 wrote:
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New league started and this char was moved to standard, but when i equip this bow I can't use it. I am sure there is something I am overlooking but I can't seem to figure it out.


The reason's right there in the screenshot, but since PoE2 is in Early Access and systems can change quite a bit, here's the relevant 0.4.0 patch notes:

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Rune Sockets have been renamed to Augment Sockets.
Non-jewel items that go into Augment Sockets have been renamed from Socketables to Augments.
Existing Augment Talismans have been renamed to Idols.
Existing items that have invalid Augment Sockets from the following Limit changes will be unable to be used until the Sockets are once again valid.


In addition to the above, many runes/idols/soul cores were given a limit of one, as seen in your screenshot: "Thane Leld's Rune of Spring is now Limited to: 1."

The enchantment line for your bow shows twice the effect of Thane Leld's Rune of Spring. Since the rune is now limited to 1 and your bow is socketed with 2, your bow can't be used until one rune is replaced.



Thank you for taking the time to post! I missed it in the patch notes.
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