Orb of Storms

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Orb of StormsLightning, Spell, AoE, Chaining, Orb
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (80-110)%
Requires Level 4Creates a stationary electrical orb that strikes enemies in its area of effect with beams of lightning that can then split to hit more enemies. Modifiers to cast speed will increase how frequently it does this. Casting this skill again will replace the previous orb.Deals (3-304) to (8-913) Lightning Damage
Strikes every (3.50-2.55) seconds, and when you use a Lightning Skill near the Orb
Strikes every 0.50 seconds while Channelling a Lightning Skill near the Orb
Beam Splits towards 3 additional targets
Orb disappears after (10-29) Strikes

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Beam Splits towards (0.1-2) additional targets
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop level: 5
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemOrbOfStorms

Orb of Storms is a lightning spell that creates a stationary orb of lightning. Beams from the orb strike nearby enemies every few seconds, as well as when the user uses a Lightning-tagged skill within the orb's radius.

Skill functions and interactions

Strikes: Lightning strikes occur on an interval, as well as whenever a lightning-tagged skill is used near the orb; whether this skill use results in attacking, casting, or throwing/summoning a proxy does not matter. This secondary method does not appear to have an internal cooldown, though channelling skills only cause lightning to strike every 0.5 seconds.[citation needed]

Area of effect: The orb is always summoned near the player's location. Its beams will only target enemies within its area of effect, modified by area of effect modifiers. However, damage dealt by Orb of Storms is not area damage.

Chaining: Orb of Storms does not chain by default, but can be granted chains by e.g. Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
Icon: c
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Supported Skills Chain +2 times
Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Chaining range
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
. Beams can chain to enemies beyond the primary area of effect.

Critical strikes: Unlike most skills, Orb of Storms performs a new critical strike roll for each damaging event.

Duration: The orb does not have a skill effect duration. It will disperse after a certain number of lightning strikes instead.

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Damage
Effectiveness
Lightning
Damage
Max
Strikes
Strike
Delay
Exp.Total Exp.
1416480%3 to 8103.5000
2620580%3 to 10113.45841841
3927590%5 to 14123.4030993940
41233690%6 to 18133.35743311373
51641790%9 to 26143.302289534268
62050790%12 to 36153.254972583993
72458890%16 to 48163.2095714179707
82867990%22 to 65173.15169595349302
932751090%29 to 86183.10283759633061
10368310100%38 to 113193.054539961087057
11409211100%49 to 147203.007031281790185
124410012100%63 to 190212.9510612232851408
134810912100%82 to 245222.9020658704917278
145211713100%105 to 314232.8525071107424388
155512314100%126 to 377242.8025737319998119
165813014100%150 to 451252.75761135117609470
176113615110%180 to 540262.701343790831047378
186414215110%215 to 644272.652505214756099525
196714816110%256 to 768282.604386943699968961
207015516110%304 to 913292.55242081178342050139
217215917110%342 to 1025302.50
227417110%383 to 1149312.45
237618110%429 to 1288322.40
247818110%481 to 1442332.35
258018110%538 to 1615342.30
268219110%602 to 1807352.25
278419110%674 to 2021362.20
288619110%753 to 2259372.15
298820110%841 to 2524382.10
309020110%940 to 2819392.05
319120110%993 to 2979392.00
329220110%1049 to 3148401.95
339321110%1108 to 3325401.90
349421110%1171 to 3513411.85
359521110%1237 to 3711411.80
369621110%1306 to 3919421.75
379721110%1380 to 4139421.70
389822110%1457 to 4371431.65
399922110%1538 to 4615431.60
4010022110%1624 to 4873441.55

Item acquisition

Orb of Storms can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Orb of Storms can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
13The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Random corrupted level 21 Spell gemA
6The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gemA
3Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% qualityA
1Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing {0} monsters
Right click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs
Act 1
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs
Act 1
Nessa
YesYesNoNoNoYesYes
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Yes
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth
Yes

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Orb of Storms.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Orb Of Storms Cast Speed 166Merciless LabyrinthOrb of Storms has 20% increased Cast Speedhelmet 75
Enchantment Orb Of Storms Cast Speed 275Eternal LabyrinthOrb of Storms has 30% increased Cast Speedhelmet 75
Enchantment Orb Of Storms Damage 166Merciless LabyrinthOrb of Storms deals 25% increased Damagehelmet 75
Enchantment Orb Of Storms Damage 275Eternal LabyrinthOrb of Storms deals 40% increased Damagehelmet 75
Enchantment Orb of Storms Critical Strike Chance 166Merciless Labyrinth60% increased Orb of Storms Critical Strike Chancehelmet 75
Enchantment Orb of Storms Critical Strike Chance 275Eternal Labyrinth90% increased Orb of Storms Critical Strike Chancehelmet 75
Enchantment Orb of Storms Area Of Effect 166Merciless Labyrinth16% increased Orb of Storms Area of Effecthelmet 75
Enchantment Orb of Storms Area Of Effect 275Eternal Labyrinth24% increased Orb of Storms Area of Effecthelmet 75

Alternate skill effects

Orb of Storms has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription
Celestial Orb of Storms EffectCelestial Orb of Storms EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Orb of Storms becomes a celestial effect.Your Orb of Storms becomes a celestial effect.
Demonic Orb of Storms EffectDemonic Orb of Storms EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Orb of Storms becomes a Demonic Effect.Your Orb of Storms becomes a Demonic Effect.

Version history

Version Changes
3.25.0
  • Now has 80% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1, scaling up to 110% at gem level 20 (previously 110% at all gem levels).
3.23.0
  • Quality now causes Beams to Split towards 0-2 additional targets, instead of providing 0-20% increased Lightning Damage.
3.17.0
  • Orb of Storms has been redesigned as a single target tool for lightning casters:
    • Now deals 3 to 8 Lightning Damage at gem level 1 (previously 2 to 7), up to 304 to 913 at gem level 20 (previously 185 to 555).
    • Now strikes every 3.50 seconds at gem level 1 (previously 1.50 seconds), and every 2.55 seconds at gem level 20 (previously 1.02 seconds).
    • Beams now split towards 3 additional targets at all gem levels (previously 2 additional targets at gem level 1, up to 4 at gem level 20).
    • Now has 110% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 65%).
    • No longer requires splitting from the caster when they cast a Lightning spell in its area. Instead it will zap an enemy in range every time you cast a Lightning spell from within the Orb of Storm's area, making positioning much more flexible.
    • No longer has a duration. Instead, it now has "Orb disappears after 10 Strikes" at gem level 1, up to 29 at gem level 20.
  • Quality on Divergent Orb of Storms now has "Penetrates 0-5% Lightning Resistance" and "Orb disappears after 0 to -5 Strikes". It no longer has "0-20% less Skill Effect Duration" or "0-20% increased Cast Speed".
3.13.0
  • Got the Orb tag.
3.11.0
  • The visual effects have been improved.
  • Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 65% (from 70%).
  • An error which caused Orb of Storms' strike frequency to benefit doubly from increased cast speed was fixed, which has affected the balance of this skill, particularly for high cast-speed builds.
3.9.0
  • Now deals 2 to 7 Lightning Damage at gem level 1 (from 3 to 9), up to 185 to 555 at gem level 20 (from 195 to 584).
  • Now strikes every 1.5 seconds at gem level 1, up to 1.02 seconds at gem level 20 (from 1 second at all gem levels).
3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 4 (was 11).
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 16 (was 28).
  • Now deals 3 to 9 Lightning damage at gem level 1 (from 2 to 5) and 195 to 584 Lightning damage at gem level 20 (from 118 to 353).
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 70% (from 45%).
3.5.0
  • Added physics interactions.
3.4.0
  • Can now be cast by mines, traps, totems, and can be triggered.
3.3.0
  • Now deals 2-5 lightning damage at gem level 1 (up from 1-3), up to 118-353 lightning damage at gem level 20 (up from 59-177).
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 45% (up from 20%). Increases to cast speed now affect Orb of Storms strike rate.
3.1.0
  • Orb of Storms can now trigger lightning strikes from channelled skills.
3.0.0b
  • Using channelled lightning skills will no longer trigger Orb of Storms.
2.6.0
  • Now has a base skill duration of 6 seconds (down from 10).
2.2.0
  • Added to the game

References