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] This will also change the sockets (if any) on the item.
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, 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.,[3]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.[4] 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. (on a lvl 32 bow base) 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 AttackSkills"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 AttackSkillsAdds (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) ).[5] In other words, using low ilvl unique belt 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 1.0.0g Patch note: The 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. can now generate Uniques that are higher than the itemlevel of the base type you're trying to roll.
Ancient ShardAncient ShardStack Size: 20A stack of 20 shards becomes an Ancient Orb.
Foreboding IncubatorForeboding IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds incubated valuable Currency Shards or a Harbinger item to an equippable item
HeadhunterHeadhunter
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.
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.
,[3] 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.[4] For example, an ilvl 1 
Storm CloudStorm Cloud
can be flipped to 
Death's HarpDeath's Harp
(on a lvl 32 bow base) by using Ancient Orb (skipping lower required level 2x4 sized bows 
Roth's ReachRoth's Reach
(lvl 18) and 
DoomfletchDoomfletch
(lvl 28) ).[5] In other words, using low ilvl unique belt may not be able to block the chance of getting high level unique belt when using Ancient Orb to try to get the