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'''Orbs''' are a piece of equipment you can carry in your off-hand. Unlike [[shields]], they provide no defensive value, but come with one of several unique egos:
 
'''Orbs''' are a piece of equipment you can carry in your off-hand. Unlike [[shields]], they provide no defensive value, but come with one of several unique egos:
  
*[[Attunement]] - Duplicates the main enhancer type of your magical staff, as well as occasionally restoring 1-3 MP when you melee attack with that staff.
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*[[Energy]] - Provides two sources of passive [[channeling]]
*[[Energy]] - Provides two sources of passive [[channeling]]. Now scales with Evocations.
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*[[Guile]] - Reduces [[willpower]] of both the wielder and their targets
*[[Glass]] - Applies Vitrify occasionally to nearby enemies you damage, more often if you have large Evocations.
 
*[[Guile]] - Reduces [[willpower]] of both the wielder and their targets. Now scales with Evocations. It will take 16 Evocations for Guile to return to its old power level, but it can go even further beyond.
 
 
*[[Light]] - Surrounds the wielder with a 3-tile [[halo]]
 
*[[Light]] - Surrounds the wielder with a 3-tile [[halo]]
 
*[[Mayhem]] - May send enemies into a [[frenzy]]
 
*[[Mayhem]] - May send enemies into a [[frenzy]]
*[[Mesmerism]] - Inflicts Daze around you when you take damage in melee. The daze duration, cooldown, and effect radius are improved by Evocations skill.
 
*[[Pyromania]] - Adds a Fire enhancer, and a chance of unleashing a radius 2 explosion (like Flame Wave's tier 2) when something dies to a spell, evocable or (a)bility. Damage and trigger chance scales with Evocations.
 
*[[Stardust]] - Condenses MP you pay into a swarm of "shooting stars", which are basically heavy foxfires with trampling. Each MP point = 1 shooting star, and their damage increases with Evocations.
 
 
*[[Wrath]] - Has a 20% of inducing [[berserk]] rage when the wielder attacks
 
*[[Wrath]] - Has a 20% of inducing [[berserk]] rage when the wielder attacks
  
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==History==
 
==History==
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{{CBA|0.34|new orb egos: [[Attunement]], [[Glass]], [[Mesmerism]], [[Pyromania]], and [[Stardust]] will be introduced. Light will be removed from orbs, while Guile and Energy will now scale with Evocations.}}
 
*Prior to [[0.30]], orbs could not appear as [[randart]]s. Also, three [[unrand]] orbs were introduced in this version (all formely staff unrands).
 
*Prior to [[0.30]], orbs could not appear as [[randart]]s. Also, three [[unrand]] orbs were introduced in this version (all formely staff unrands).
 
*Equippable orbs were added in [[0.28]].
 
*Equippable orbs were added in [[0.28]].

Latest revision as of 07:30, 13 October 2025

Version 0.32: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

This page refers to the type of equipment. For the object of your quest, see Orb of Zot. For the spell, see Orb of Destruction.

Name Orb
Size to wear Any
Armour Class 0
Encumbrance rating +0
Maximum Enchantment +0
Grants special
Time to Wear 5


A sphere of crystal, carried in place of a shield. Magic scintillates within its interior.

Orbs are a piece of equipment you can carry in your off-hand. Unlike shields, they provide no defensive value, but come with one of several unique egos:

Orbs will always spawn with one of the egos listed above. Randart orbs will always spawn with one of these egos.

History

  • In 0.34, new orb egos: Attunement, Glass, Mesmerism, Pyromania, and Stardust will be introduced. Light will be removed from orbs, while Guile and Energy will now scale with Evocations.
  • Prior to 0.30, orbs could not appear as randarts. Also, three unrand orbs were introduced in this version (all formely staff unrands).
  • Equippable orbs were added in 0.28.
Image
Regular Orb.png
Artefact Orb randart1.png Orb randart2.png Orb randart3.png Orb randart4.png
Unrandart Orbs
Sphere of Battle Sphere of battle.png
Orb of Dispater Orb of Dispater.png
crystal ball of Wucad Mu Crystal ball of wucad mu.png
Charlatan's Orb Urand charlatan's orb.png


Armour
Body Armour Leather armourRing mailScale mailChain mailPlate armourCrystal plate armour

RobeAnimal skinTroll leather armourSteam dragon scalesAcid dragon scales
Swamp dragon scalesQuicksilver dragon scalesFire dragon scalesIce dragon scales
Pearl dragon scalesShadow dragon scalesStorm dragon scalesGolden dragon scales

Miscellaneous HatHelmetCloakScarfGlovesBootsBarding
Shields BucklerKite shieldTower shieldOrb