Ancient Orb

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.

Acquisition
Drop level: 1Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Currency Item
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Currency/CurrencyRerollUnique

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. This will also change the sockets (if any) on the item.

Item acquisition

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

Ancient Orb are acquired from combining shards. There are additional ways to acquire league-exclusive currencies including the Ancient Orb, however.

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. Unique cluster jewel are in the same group in other 1x1 jewel as well.

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, like 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 ignores item level of the original item. A unique item that have a low ilvl, can be flipped to item that have higher required level to equip or on a base that have a higher drop level.

For example, an ilvl 2 PrismweavePrismweave
Rustic SashRequires Level 25(12-24)% increased Global Physical DamageAdds (14-16) to (30-32) Fire Damage to Attacks
Adds (10-12) to (24-28) Cold Damage to Attacks
Adds 1 to (60-68) Lightning Damage to Attacks
+(6-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
30% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask EffectNothing is as vivid as the rage of battle can be flipped to Belt of the DeceiverBelt of the Deceiver
Heavy BeltRequires Level 20+(25-35) to Strength(15-25)% increased Global Physical Damage
You take 30% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes
+(30-40) to maximum Life
+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
Nearby Enemies are IntimidatedIn battle, virtue matters not.
Only victory. (a unique Heavy BeltHeavy BeltRequires Level 8+(25-35) to Strength, which the base requires lvl 8 to drop)

Another 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
Bow Attacks 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. (on a bow base that requires lvl 32 to drop) by using Ancient Orb (skipping lower required level 2x4 sized bows Roth's ReachRoth's Reach
Recurve BowBow
Physical Damage: (24-27) to (72-81)
Critical Strike Chance: 6.70%
Attacks per Second: 1.25Requires Level 18, 65 Dex+(15-25)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier(60-80)% increased Physical Damage
Skills Chain +2 times
30% increased Projectile Speed
(60-80)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills"Exiled to the sea; what a joke.
I'm more free than I've ever been."
- Captain Weylam "Rot-tooth" Roth of the Black Crest (lvl 18) and DoomfletchDoomfletch
Royal BowBow
Physical Damage: (26-30) to (76-80)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.59-1.65)Requires Level 28, 95 Dex(20-24)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack SkillsAdds (12-16) to (20-24) Physical Damage
(10-14)% increased Attack Speed
60% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Gain 100% of Weapon Physical Damage as Extra Damage of each Element"Toasted or frozen
Or twitching in the light
I'm not fussy
And neither is Death."
- Koralus Doomfletch (lvl 28) ).

Yet another example, by using ilvl 41-43 unique belts, streamer mbXtreme still able to roll Soul TetherSoul Tether
Cloth BeltRequires Level 48(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-40) to Intelligence
Gain (4-6)% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
Immortal AmbitionVaal bloodpriests were among the earliest intellectuals on record.
It was they who found that a newly freed soul would
desperately cling to any other source of life. (base drop level 16; unique requires character level 48 to equip) as 2 of his 111 outcome. His another attempt, using ilvl 40-42 unique belts, yielded a similar result: ilvl cannot block Soul TetherSoul Tether
Cloth BeltRequires Level 48(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-40) to Intelligence
Gain (4-6)% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
Immortal AmbitionVaal bloodpriests were among the earliest intellectuals on record.
It was they who found that a newly freed soul would
desperately cling to any other source of life.. Despite out of his 1337 attempts, no other belts (such as Immortal FleshImmortal Flesh
Leather BeltRequires Level 50+(25-40) to maximum Life+(75-100) to maximum Life
Regenerate (200-350) Life per second
Regenerate (8-10) Mana per second
-(25-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
-(50-40) Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits
40% increased Armour while not Ignited, Frozen or Shocked"She begged the Earth to spare her Son;
Out of love the Earth agreed.
To the other Elements she did not speak
And out of spite They plotted."
- Berek and the Untamed that have a higher required character level than Soul Tether, have been rolled.

In other words, using low ilvl unique belt may or may not be able to block the chance of getting high level unique belt when using Ancient Orb to try to get the 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.

It is worth noting that using Ancient Orb will remove any influences, as well as remove enchantments from the item. Links and Sockets are re-rolled as well.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.0.0	Introduced to the game.