Ancient OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a unique item as another of the same item classRight click this item then left click a unique item to apply it. Shift click to unstack.
Ancient Orb is a currency item that can be used to reforge a unique item as another of the same item class in the broader sense of the term, such as "flask" instead of life/mana/hybrid/utility flask.[1]
Ancient Orb has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Drops from Harbingers or Harbinger-related rewards.
Recipes
Ancient Orb can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Notes
Description
Meta
20
Ancient ShardAncient ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes an Ancient Orb.
N/A
N/A
M
1
Foreboding IncubatorForeboding IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds incubated valuable Currency Shards or a Harbinger item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Requires ilvl 68 or above Incubator
valuable Currency Shards or Harbinger Item (random)
M
Spending
Reforging a unique item means the base item type can change when the orb is applied. Ancient Orbs do not change the inventory size of an item, so 2x4-sized "tower shields" for example stay within that group[2].
Notably, unique items specific to past temporary leagues, such as HeadhunterHeadhunter Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength +(40-55) to Dexterity +(50-60) to maximum Life (20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat. The head is where the Man is." - Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom can be obtained with an Ancient Orb only while standing in a map to which the appropriate league's mod has been added with Zana's Map Device.
According to player video, unlike Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it., Ancient Orb ignore item level of the original item.[3] For example, an ilvl 1 Storm CloudStorm Cloud Long BowBow Elemental Damage: 1-85 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: (1.77-1.95)Requires Level 9, 38 DexNo Physical Damage Adds 1 to 85 Lightning Damage (36-50)% increased Attack SpeedCenturies of development in steel armoursmithing turned the armies of the Eternal Empire into very effective lightning rods. can be flipped to Death's HarpDeath's Harp Death BowBow Physical Damage: (53.2-57.4) to (138.7-149.65) Critical Strike Chance: (6.50-7.50)% Attacks per Second: 1.32Requires Level 32, 107 Dex(30-50)% increased Critical Strike Chance(90-105)% increased Physical Damage 10% increased Attack Speed +50% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier BowAttacks fire 2 additional ArrowsThe mournful music of the strings, The creaking arch, the arrow sings. A choking cry, a rattled breath, The Reaper's Song, the Harp of Death. by using Ancient Orb.
It is worth noting that using Ancient Orb will remove any influences, as well as remove enchantments from the item.