Highest possible bonus on Orb
- Thread starter Heskla
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Cattleya
Well-known member
Well, +3 FM will give you +21% fire damage, so yup, that theoretical orb would beat even the best Eschuta's for damage. (Of course, the extra FCR on Eschuta's might make up the difference in damage/time.)
Luca Rescigno
New member
And the same applies to basically every rare item. Sure, perfect rare items can theoretically beat uniques, but they're SO rare that there's really not much point in looking for them. You can go ahead and ID every rare orb you find, but you'll probably find several Death's Fathoms before you come across a rare that spanks them all.
I believe rares only get 1 socket, it's magical items where you can get more.
A good orb can be nice skillpoint wise, but usually lacks on some aspects.
They rarely have resistances, FCR, ...
the oculus has 30%, and an Eschuta's or a HotO 40%.
Oculus has 20% res all, hoto 30-40%
These are not very common on decent skill wise magical / rare orbs.
These details usually speak for the uniques (or runeword)
Randall
^^^ Actually it would be quite easy.
Magefist: 20% FCR
Arachnid's Mesh: 20% FCR
Skin of Vipermagi: 30% FCR
Spirit shield: 35% FCR
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Total: 105% FCR
The only thing you would have to work for is Archnid's Mesh. Runes for Spirit are dirt cheap - so rerolling should not be a problem - until you get the 35% FCR one.
Magefist: 20% FCR
Arachnid's Mesh: 20% FCR
Skin of Vipermagi: 30% FCR
Spirit shield: 35% FCR
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Total: 105% FCR
The only thing you would have to work for is Archnid's Mesh. Runes for Spirit are dirt cheap - so rerolling should not be a problem - until you get the 35% FCR one.
Ah, true. Forgot about the mechanical prefix.
I was thinking more generally to the Socket Quest reward, which only adds one socket to rares but can add 2 sockets to a magical item.
I did not say rare orbs can not useful or possible, just that the uniques / runeword have the advantage of having FCR and/or res to all.
Randall
Well, one could easily throw in a Wizardspike...ok, no +skills, but still great:grin: I wouldn't use anything else on my sorceress...unless I'd find 15 perfect Shimmering Small Charms of Vita
But maybe that's just my MF-crazy self lacking resists all the time???
EDIT
stephan: true enough...my bad...maybe with the next patch? ;-)
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I got a +5 lightning, 20 fcr orb:
One-Hand Damage: 21 to 46
Durability: 18 of 20
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 52
Orb Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 99
Fingerprint: 0x317be4de
+59 to Mana
Poison Resist +16%
Adds 7-28 cold damage over 1 seconds
Replenish Life +3
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
20% Faster Cast Rate
+1 to Blizzard (Sorceress Only)
+1 to Chilling Armor (Sorceress Only)
+3 to Lightning (Sorceress Only)
Level 10 Charged Bolt (40/67 Charges)
One-Hand Damage: 21 to 46
Durability: 18 of 20
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 52
Orb Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 99
Fingerprint: 0x317be4de
+59 to Mana
Poison Resist +16%
Adds 7-28 cold damage over 1 seconds
Replenish Life +3
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
20% Faster Cast Rate
+1 to Blizzard (Sorceress Only)
+1 to Chilling Armor (Sorceress Only)
+3 to Lightning (Sorceress Only)
Level 10 Charged Bolt (40/67 Charges)
pancakeman
New member
I have this, but unfortunately no +Fireball.
Plague Whorl
Sacred Globe
One-Hand Damage: 3 to 8
Durability: 27 of 30
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 30
Orb Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 40
Fingerprint: 0x6e992df2
+12 to Energy
+19 to Life
+20 to Mana
Fire Resist +11%
20% Faster Cast Rate
+3 to Meteor (Sorceress Only)
Half Freeze Duration
+2 to Fire Skills (Sorceress Only)
Plague Whorl
Sacred Globe
One-Hand Damage: 3 to 8
Durability: 27 of 30
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 30
Orb Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 40
Fingerprint: 0x6e992df2
+12 to Energy
+19 to Life
+20 to Mana
Fire Resist +11%
20% Faster Cast Rate
+3 to Meteor (Sorceress Only)
Half Freeze Duration
+2 to Fire Skills (Sorceress Only)
Poor mans memory, plus is only takes up two slots in an inventory:
A perfect one, with a spirit could theoretically beat memory.
Soul Heart
Sacred Globe
One-Hand Damage: 3 to 8
Durability: 69 of 90
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 30
Orb Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0x63cce34b
+17 to Energy
+18 to Life
Magic Damage Reduced by 2
Fire Resist +17%
Poison Resist +11%
20% Faster Cast Rate
+3 to Energy Shield (Sorceress Only)
+2 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
A perfect one, with a spirit could theoretically beat memory.
Soul Heart
Sacred Globe
One-Hand Damage: 3 to 8
Durability: 69 of 90
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 30
Orb Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0x63cce34b
+17 to Energy
+18 to Life
Magic Damage Reduced by 2
Fire Resist +17%
Poison Resist +11%
20% Faster Cast Rate
+3 to Energy Shield (Sorceress Only)
+2 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
It's not possible +char skills and +skill tree fall under the same set of skills and can not spawn together.
So the best you can do would be a blue +3 fire skills with +3 fire skill staffmod.
You might have better luck cubing one than actually finding one. Since you're looking for a middle tier skill the chippy recipe will get you the staffmod just need to find the right type of orb to get your alvl high enough for +3 skill tree. I warn you though you may go through a couple 1000 chippies to get that orb.
