Vaal Orb

Vaal Orbs are a currency item that can corrupt an item, causing unpredictable and possibly powerful results. Once an item is corrupted, it can no longer be modified with currency. This includes restoring imprints from an Eternal OrbEternal OrbStack Size: 10Creates an imprint of an item for later restoration
The imprint can't be applied to Fractured ItemsRight click this item then left click on an item to create an imprint. This imprint can later be used to restore this specific item to that imprinted state..

Corruption yields one of many possible outcomes and has different effects depending on what type of item it is. Corruption is currently the only way to obtain white sockets, certain implicit modifiers, skill gems with level or quality higher than 20, maps with eight mods, and various other exotic item states.

Corruption may as well change the rarity, sockets, and links of an item, as well as downgrade unique item to the rare one with the same base type. So as stated in the patch notes, they should be used with caution on expensive items.

When using Vaal Orbs on a Strongbox some or all of the items within the Strongbox will become corrupted.

Version history

Version	Changes
1.1.1	Vaal Orbs can now generate more corrupted implicit mods than before.
1.1.0d	Fixed a problem that would allow a 0% quality gem to reach 23% quality with one Vaal Orb.
1.1.0	Added a new currency item: Vaal Orb. It corrupts a target item, modifying it unpredictably. Once an item is corrupted, further currency cannot be applied to it. This includes restoring imprints. There are many possible outcomes of corruption, some of which may be undesirable. Consider its use carefully!