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Orb of Alchemy

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Orb of Alchemy Recipe

Outcome Vendor Recipes Difficulty Alchemy Shard(A stack of 20 shards becomes an Orb of Alchemy.) unique items, most corrupted and enchanted mods, etc. See below. Easy 1× Orb of Alchemy 1 x normal, 1 x magic, 1 x rare (all 20% quality) of the same base type Hard 2× Orb of Alchemy 1 x normal, 1 x magic, 1 x rare (all 20% quality and unidentified) of the same base type Hard 1× Orb of Alchemy 3 x Identified rare items with same name Hard 1× Orb of Alchemy 2 x Identified rare items with same name and both 20% quality Hard

As the following example shown, I sell four unique items to a vendor in exchange for an Orb of Alchemy.

Alchemy Shard

Complete Orb of Alchemy recipe challenge by vendor unique items or other items with the following mods:.

Certain rarer affixes may yield Alchemy Shards instead of Alteration Shards. 20 Alchemy Shards automatically combine to form an Orb of Alchemy.

Result Item mod 1x Alchemy Shard

  • +#% Chaos Resistance

2x Alchemy Shard

  • # Life gained when you Block
  • #% chance to deal Double Damage
  • #% chance to Shock
  • #% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge
  • #% increased (Rarity/Quantity) of Items found
  • #% increased Burning Damage
  • +#% Chance to Block
  • Minions have #% increased maximum Life

4x Alchemy Shard

  • #% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments
  • #% Chance to Block Spell Damage
  • #% chance to Freeze
  • #% chance to Ignite
  • +# Level of all Minion Skill Gems
  • +# Level of all (Fire/Cold/Lightning/Physical/Chaos/Minion) Spell Skill Gems
  • +# Level of Socketed (Fire/Cold/Lightning/Physical/Chaos/Melee) Gems
  • +#% to maximum (Fire/Cold/Lightning/Chaos) Resistance

6x Alchemy Shard

  • #% of Damage taken Recouped as Life
  • +#% to all maximum Resistances

Most corrupted and enchanted mods yield Alchemy Shards. 20 Alchemy Shards automatically combine to form an Orb of Alchemy.

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Orb of Alchemy Guide

Orb of Alchemy upgrades a normal item to a rare item. The resulting rare has randomly chosen affixes and has a random number of affixes (ranging from four to six [three to four if used on jewels]). It does not change the socket color or socket numbers.

PoE Orb of Alchemy Farming

1. Orb of Alchemy Recipe Easy

Pick up every unique item and vendor for Alchemy Shards. 20 Alchemy Shards combine to an Orb of Alchemy automatically. This is the easy vendor recipe for the Orb of Alchemy. The reason is most of the unique items have the mods that can vendor for Alchemy Shards.

2. Farming Alchemy Orb by slain monsters

The drop level of Orb of Alchemy is 2 and the drop rate is around 2.754%. You can farm it by killing enemies, opening chests, and destroying destructible containers. They also drop from Arcanist’s Strongboxes.

3. Purchase from vendor: Clarissa

  • 1x Orb of Alchemy = 1x Orb of Regret

Clarissa is an NPC in Act 3 and Act 8. She sells it with the cost of an Orb of Regret.

4. Trade currency for Orb of Alchemy

You can exchange currency items for Orb of Alchemy. The price of an Orb of Alchemy is equal to either a Chromatic Orb, or 1/9 Chaos Orb, or 1/1584 Exalted Orb. The ratio of Orb of Alchemy to Chaos Orb is 9:1. These orbs are both crucial to players when leveling up one’s character. Orb of alchemy upgrades a normal item into a rare item, while Chaos Orb reforged a rare item with new random mods.

5. Orb of Alchemy Divination Cards and Prophecy

Amount Divination Card General Notes Drop Areas 1The Alchemist1x Orb of AlchemyObjective: Kill any Undying Alchemist in one of the following locations: Act 3 – The Sewers, Act 8 – Doedre’s Cesspool (The Toxic Conduits), Map – Cells, Map – Toxic Sewer, Map – Shore (rare), Map – Channel (rare), Olmec’s Sanctum Reward: 1x Orb of Alchemy3The Survivalist7x Orb of AlchemyThe Wetlands (Act 2) • Flooded Mine Map • Mineral Pools Map • Underground Sea Map5Emperor’s Luck5x currency (random)The Imperial Gardens • The High Gardens • Courtyard Map • Orchard Map • Terrace Map

PoE Shards and Fragments

Shards and fragments are obtained by selling items to vendors or dropping from Harbingers. They can be combined to form certain currency items by stacking them.

Item DropLevel StackSize Tab Stack Size Help Text Alchemy Shard N/A 20 N/A An Alchemy Shard is a currency item obtained by selling certain items to vendors (See Vendor Recipes). It can be combined with other shards to form an Orb of Alchemy. Alteration Shard N/A 20 N/A An Alteration Shard is a currency item obtained by selling certain items to vendors (See Vendor Recipes). It can be combined with other shards to form an Orb of Alteration. Scroll Fragment N/A 5 N/A A Scroll Fragment is a currency item obtained by selling certain items to vendors (see Vendor recipes). It can be combined with other fragments to form a Scroll of Wisdom. Splinter of Chayula 1 100 5000 A Splinter of Chayula is a currency item obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damaging Chayula inside of a Breach. It can be combined with other splinters to form Chayula’s Breachstone. Splinter of Esh 1 100 5000 A Splinter of Esh is a currency item obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damaging Esh inside of a Breach. It can be combined with other splinters to form a Esh’s Breachstone. Splinter of Tul 1 100 5000 A Splinter of Tul is a currency item obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damaging Tul inside of a Breach. It can be combined with other splinters to form a Tul’s Breachstone. Splinter of Uul-Netol 1 100 5000 A Splinter of Uul-Netol is a currency item obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damaging Uul-Netolinside of a Breach. It can be combined with other splinters to form Uul-Netol’s Breachstone. Splinter of Xoph 1 100 5000 A Splinter of Xoph is a currency item obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damaging Xoph inside of a Breach. It can be combined with other splinters to form Xoph’s Breachstone. Transmutation Shard N/A 20 N/A A Transmutation Shard is a currency item obtained by selling certain items to vendors (see Vendor recipes). It can be combined with other shards to form an Orb of Transmutation.

How to use Orb of Alchemy

1. Upgrading a normal item to a rare item

While leveling your character, Orbs of Alchemy are often used to upgrade a normal item to a rare item.

  • It adds more mods to the new rare item.
  • It does not change the socket color or socket numbers.

2. Orb of Alchemy on Maps

  • Many players sell low-tier maps for Orb of Alchemy and high-tier maps of Chaos Orb.
  • Using Orb of Alchemy upgrade a normal map to a rare map. The map will have up to six affixes, one can take advantage of the large item quantity bonus.

3. Purchase items from vendor or other players

You can use Orb of Alchemy to buy various items from vendors or other Path of Exile players, including maps, skill gems, and rare items, etc.

4. Crafting bench recipes

A lot of crafting bench recipes require Orbs of Alchemy.

Orb of Alchemy vs Orb of Chance

Orb of Chance upgrades an item randomly. The new item may be a Magic, a Rare, or even a Unique. In fact, the most commonly will be resulting in a Magic item, uncommonly a Rare item. However, Orb of Alchemy upgrades a normal item to a Rare item with 100% guaranteed. The price of an Orb of Chance is approximate to an Orb of Alchemy.

This post was last modified on 10/10/2023 19:58

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