VORTEX ORB
- Vortex Orb
- item level: 84
- damage: 12 to 66
- durablity: 40 of 40
- required level: 63
- socketed (0 to 2)
A Vortex Orb is the elite version of a Clasped Orb.
A Vortex Orb can spawn with up to 3 individual sor skill bonuses with +1 to +3 each. These bonuses will keep the item normal, and still allow runewords to be created with it.
A Vortex Orb can spawn with the following invisible auto magic affixes. Two affixes of the same group can never spawn together. These affixes will keep the item normal, and still allow runewords to be created with it.
| affix | properties |
|---|---|
| of the Jackal | +1 to 5 to Life |
| of the Fox | +6 to 10 to Life |
| of the Wolf | +11 to 20 to Life |
| of the Tiger | +21 to 30 to Life |
| of the Mammoth | +31 to 40 to Life |
| of the Colossus | +41 to 60 to Life |
| Lizard's | +1 to 5 to Mana |
| Snake's | +5 to 10 to Mana |
| Serpent's | +11 to 20 to Mana |
| Drake's | +21 to 30 to Mana |
| Dragon's | +31 to 40 to Mana |
| Wyrm's | +41 to 60 to Mana |
| Great Wyrm's | +61 to 80 to Mana |
A superior Vortex Orb can also spawn with 2 of the following bonuses, +5% to +15% Enhanced Damage, Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%, or +1 to +3 to Attack Rating.
How to upgrade a Vortex Orb
Transmute low quality weapon, an Eld rune, and a chipped gem to create normal quality weapon of the same type.
How to add sockets to a Vortex Orb
You can add sockets to a Vortex Orb by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 2 sockets (if the iLevel is high enough), the maximum. You can also add sockets with the following horadric cube recipe. This recipes will not work for low or superior quality items.
Transmute normal weapon, a Ral rune, an Amn rune, and a Perfect Amethyst to create a socketed weapon of the same type.
This recipes will add between 1 and 2 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 2, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.
| roll | sockets | odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 socket | 1 in 6 (16.67%) |
| 2 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
| 3 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
| 4 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
| 5 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
| 6 | 2 socket (max) | 5 in 6 (83.33%) |
The maximum amount of sockets an item can roll with depends on the iLevel of the item. The iLevel is equal to the monster level (mLevel) the item dropped from, the mLevel is equal to the area level (aLevel). Champions will have an mLevel of aLevel+2, Uniques and their minions aLevel+3, and Super Uniques will have a predefined mLevel.
| iLvl 0-25 | iLvl 26-40 | iLvl 41 and up |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
Runewords you can make in a Vortex Orb
Currently, no runewords can be created with a Vortex Orb
Compared to other Orbs
| name | mindam | maxdam | speed | durability | level | levelreq | max sockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavenly Stone | 21 | 46 | -10 | 20 | 59 | 44 | 2 |
| Eldritch Orb | 18 | 50 | -10 | 30 | 67 | 50 | 2 |
| Demon Heart | 23 | 55 | 35 | 75 | 56 | 2 | |
| Vortex Orb | 12 | 66 | 40 | 84 | 63 | 2 | |
| Dimensional Shard | 30 | 53 | 10 | 50 | 85 | 66 | 3 |
Prefixes that can spawn on Orbs
Suffixes that can spawn on Orbs
| name | property | affix level | level req | item types | rarity | group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of Readiness | +10% Increased Attack Speed | 1 | 1 | weapon, gloves | magic and rare | 6 |
| of Alacrity | +20% Increased Attack Speed | 8 | 6 | weapon | magic and rare | 6 |
| of Frost | +1 to Minimum Cold Damage, +1 to 4 to Maximum Cold Damage | 4 | 3 | weapon | magic and rare | 9 |