Orb of Augmentation

An Orb of Augmentation is a currency item that can be used to enhance a piece of magic equipment with an additional random affix. This can only be used on an item with one affix, since magic items can have at most one prefix and one suffix.

Item acquisition

Orb of Augmentation can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Orb of Augmentation can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
5	Emperor's LuckEmperor's Luck55x CurrencyThe house always wins.	5x currency (random)	M
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Vendor recipes

Orbs of Augmentation can also be obtained using the following vendor recipes:

Result	Recipe
1× Orb of Augmentation	item with six affixes
1× Orb of Augmentation	1 x normal, 1 x magic, 1 x rare item of the same base type
2× Orb of Augmentation	1 x normal, 1 x magic, 1 x rare (all unidentified) of the same base type

Spending

Orbs of Augmentation are most often used to add an additional affix to a magic item with only one affix. Unlike its much rarer cousin the Exalted OrbExalted OrbStack Size: 20Augments a rare item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers., Orbs of Augmentation are commonly and frequently used by all players, often in conjunction with an and Orbs of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.. At low levels or in races, they may be used to quickly craft useful magic items before stronger rare items can be found to replace them. They are also used on strongboxes to potentially improve the items dropped. At high levels, Orbs of Augmentation are used in conjunction with Orbs of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it. to craft magic items with top-tier affixes as the first step in a long crafting process to produce a high-end rare item. They are also used to craft desirable affixes on maps.

Orbs of Augmentation can be used to purchase certain low-level magic items directly from vendors. One can also sell 4 Orbs of Augmentation to Nessa in exchange for an Orb of AlterationOrb of AlterationStack Size: 20Reforges a magic item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.. They also are used in the following vendor recipes:

Result	Recipes
Magic Boots with 10% increased Movement Speed ×1	White Boots ×1 Any rarity Quicksilver Flask x1 1× Orb of Augmentation
Magic Boots with (X+5)% increased Movement Speed ×1	Magic Boots with X% Movement Speed ×1 Any rarity Quicksilver Flask x1 1× Orb of Augmentation
Weapon with x added damage ×1	Weapon ×1 or Weapon with x added damage ×1 Orb of Augmentation ×1 Granite FlaskGranite FlaskLasts 6.00 Seconds Consumes 30 of 60 Charges on use +1500 to ArmourRequires Level 27Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. ×1 (Physical Damage) or Ruby FlaskRuby FlaskLasts 8.00 Seconds Consumes 20 of 50 Charges on use +40% to Fire Resistance +5% to maximum Fire ResistanceRequires Level 18Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. ×1 (Fire Damage) or Sapphire FlaskSapphire FlaskLasts 8.00 Seconds Consumes 20 of 50 Charges on use +40% to Cold Resistance +5% to maximum Cold ResistanceRequires Level 18Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. ×1 (Cold Damage) or Topaz FlaskTopaz FlaskLasts 8.00 Seconds Consumes 20 of 50 Charges on use +40% to Lightning Resistance +5% to maximum Lightning ResistanceRequires Level 18Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. ×1 (Lightning Damage)
Ring or amulet with +x to Chaos Resistance ×1	Ring or amulet ×1 Orb of Augmentation ×1 Amethyst FlaskAmethyst FlaskLasts 6.50 Seconds Consumes 35 of 65 Charges on use +35% to Chaos ResistanceRequires Level 18Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. ×1

Lastly, Orbs of Augmentation are used for a very large number of crafting bench recipes.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Quality from catalyst no longer affect the spawn weight thus the help text of this currency has also changed.
3.9.0	Help text revised to reflect the interaction with catalysts [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
2.3.0d	Fixed a bug where Orbs of Augmentation and Exalted Orbs could be used on unidentified maps, providing information about the number of mods on that map.
0.8.3	Reduced drop rate of Orbs of Augmentation.
0.6.0	Made Orbs of Augmentation stackable.
0.5.9	Fixed bug with Orb of Augmentation adding multiple prefixes.