PoE Vaal Orb Recipe

PoE 3.24: Flasks can now be corrupted using Vaal Orbs, adding a random quality value from -10% to +10%.

Vaal Orbs are a currency item that will corrupt an item, causing unpredictable and possibly powerful results. Once an item is corrupted, it can only be modified by Tainted Currency or Crafting Bench. You can still craft sockets and links at a Crafting Bench by using a Vaal Orbs in addition to the requirements.

Vaal Orb Recipe

Outcome	Vendor Recipes	Notes
1×  Vaal Orb	7× Vaal skill gems 1× Sacrifice Vaal Fragment	Vaal skill gems are corrupted skill gems(Tag: vaal corrupted). Sacrifice Vaal Fragment: Sacrifice at Dusk Sacrifice at Noon Sacrifice at Midnight Sacrifice at Dawn

(1) Find 7 vaal skill gems:

Input keyword and search: vaal corrupted

(2) Get a Sacrifice vaal fragment

Sacrifice Vaal Fragment includes Sacrifice at Dusk, Sacrifice at Dawn, Sacrifice at Noon, Sacrifice at Midnight.

As the following example shown, the recipe outcome is a Vaal Orb.

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Vaal Orb Involved Vendor Recipes

Outcome	Amount	Ingredient Notes
Powerlessness	1x any Cobalt Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Corrupted Energy	1x any Cobalt Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Hungry Abyss	1x any Viridian Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Chill of Corruption	1x any Viridian Jewe 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Vaal Sentencing	1x any Cobalt Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Sacrificial Harvest	1x any Viridian Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Atziri’s Reign	1x any Crimson Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Fevered Mind	1x any Cobalt Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Pacifism	1x any Viridian Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Self-Flagellation	1x any Viridian Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Blood Sacrifice	1x any Crimson Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Malachai’s Vision	1x Voll’s Vision 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Fragility	1x any Crimson Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Mutated Growth	1x any Cobalt Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Brittle Barrier	1x any Cobalt Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Ancient Waystones	1x any Crimson Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Combustibles	1x any Crimson Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Weight of Sin	1x any Viridian Jewel 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Blood of Corruption	1x Tear of Purity 1x Vaal Orb	Random Vaal Outcome
Vaal Temple Map	1x Vaal Orb 1x Carcass Map
Vaal Temple Map	1x Vaal Orb 1x Lava Lake Map
Vaal Temple Map	1x Vaal Orb 1x Reef Map
Vaal Temple Map	1x Vaal Orb 1x Sunken City Map
Vaal Temple Map	1x Vaal Orb 1x Basilica Map

Different types of items have different Random Vaal Outcomes. You can see the following section.

Vaal Orb Chances

Vaal Orb corrupts an item to cause unpredictable and possibly powerful results. It can be applied to pieces of equipment, maps, gems, jewels, strongboxes, but cannot be applied to flasks. Since a corrupted item cannot be modified again, it has a risk. Corruption may upgrade equipment but also has a risk to make worse.

1. Vaal Orb on Equipment Chances

• No effect (other than adding the corrupted property).
• Change one or more sockets to white sockets. This has a 1/4 chance of occurring, with a 1/10 chance for each additional socket (1/40 for two, up to 1/400000 for 6 white sockets).
  • This event can most likely even occur when the equipment has no sockets and will have the identical phenotype to “no effect”. The assumption comes from the Altar of Corruption where the white socket achievement could be obtained from jewellery.
• Reroll the item into a rare item with randomized sockets, links and 6 random affixes. If this result is chosen, there is a one in thirty-six chance the item will have the maximum number of sockets and links. “Also, it’s not a 1/36 chance to 6 link, it’s 1/144 chance to 6 link (because 75% of the time it picks another option)”. An item with “prefixes cannot be changed” or “suffixes cannot be changed” will retain those mods, similar to using a chaos orb.
• Change the implicit to a special Vaal Implicit, or adds a Vaal implicit if the item has no implicit by default.
• Transforms certain unique items into a different unique item. It is not known how this outcome affects the chances of the other outcomes. At equal weighting the chance for transformation would be in the below cases at 20%.
  • Tear of Purity ->  Blood of Corruption
  • Voll’s Vision ->  Malachai’s Vision

2. Vaal Orb on Maps Chances

• No effect (other than adding the corrupted property).
• Reroll the item with random affixes. Rare maps will have 4-6 affixes.
  • When a map is rerolled this way, it has about a 50% chance to have its map tier increased by one and consequently its map base changed to a suitable map (picked from the same atlas quadrant).
    • When a tier 15 map gains a tier, it has about a 50% chance to become a level 83 Vaal Temple Map (i.e. about 1/16 chance in total).
    • When a Shaped or Elder Map gains a tier, it will become a Shaped or Elder (respectively) Map base of one tier higher, even if that map isn’t unlocked on the player’s Atlas.
• Reroll the map into a rare item with exactly eight random affixes, retaining the map base.
• Unidentify the item, retaining its affixes and quantity bonus. Unidentified magic or rare maps receive a 30% bonus quantity.

In addition to these effects, all bosses of corrupted maps have a chance to drop Sacrifice Vaal Fragments or Vaal Skill Gems.

3. Vaal Orb on Gems Chances

• No effect (other than adding the corrupted property).
• Add or subtract one level. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way. A corrupted gem at the normal maximum will not continue to gain experience.
• Add or subtract 1-10 quality. Gems can have up to 23% quality this way.
• Change the gem to its corresponding Vaal Gem.

4. Vaal Orb on Jewels Chances

• No effect (other than adding the corrupted property).
• Add a special Vaal implicit mod.
• Turn it into a rare or a Vaal-exclusive unique jewel with the same base item.

5. Vaal Orb on Strongboxes Chances

When using Vaal Orbs on a Strongbox some or all of the items within the Strongbox will become corrupted. Note that unidentified items cannot be corrupted.

6. Vaal Orb on Flasks

Flasks cannot be corrupted.

7. Vaal Orb on Unique Items Example

Category	Item Name	Result
Unique Jewel	Conqueror’s Potency Cobalt Jewel	adds a Vaal implicit, 6% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies
Unique Jewel	Wildfire Crimson Jewel	degrade the unique item to a rare item
Unique Map	The Coward’s Trial Cursed Crypt Map	Unidentified Corrupted
Unique Map	Maelström of Chaos Atoll Map	No effect (other than adding the corrupted property)
Unique Map	Whakawairua Tuahu Strand Map	No effect (other than adding the corrupted property)
Unique Armour	Dialla’s Malefaction Sage’s Robe	degrade the unique item to a rare item
Unique Armour	Brinerot Whalers Trapper Boots	adds a Vaal implicit, +2 to level of socketed aura gems
Unique Weapon	Taproot Ambusher	degrade the unique item to a rare item
Unique Weapon	Maloney’s Nightfall Blunt Arrow Quiver	degrade the unique item to a rare item
Unique Weapon	Ewar’s Mirage Antique Rapier	No effect (other than adding the corrupted property)

Conclusion

Since the samples is too small, the conclusion may be inaccurate.

• 40%: degrade the unique item to a rare item.
• 30%: No effect (other than adding the corrupted property).
• 20%: Adds a Vaal implicit
• 10%: Others

8. The Chance of Vaal Orb on Tabula Rasa

(1) No effect: Just adding a corrupted property and make Tabula Rasa could not be changed more.

(2) Add or replace an implicit modifier:

• (3–5)% additional Physical Damage Reduction while stationary
• +1 to Level of Socketed Gems
• (40–50)% increased Damage
• +1% to all maximum Resistances
• (4–6)% reduced Chaos Damage taken
• (4–6)% reduced Cold Damage taken
• (4–6)% reduced Fire Damage taken
• (4–6)% reduced Lightning Damage taken
• You take 50% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes
• +2 to Level of Socketed Duration Gems
• +2 to Level of Socketed AoE Gems
• +2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems
• +2 to Level of Socketed Curse Gems
• +2 to Level of Socketed Trap or Mine Gems
• +2 to Level of Socketed Warcry Gems
• +2 to Level of Socketed Projectile Gems
• (4–6)% increased maximum Life
• (4–6)% increased maximum Energy Shield

(3) Reroll Tabula Rasa into a rare item with randomized sockets, links and six random affixes.

Vaal Orb Farming Guide

1. Farming it by Slain Monsters

The drop level of Vaal Orb is 12 and its drop rate is around 0.689%. It can be dropped by killing enemies, opening chests, and destroying Arcanist's Strongboxes.

2. Vaal Orb Divination Card

Amount	Divination Card	General Notes	Drop Areas
3	The Catalyst	1x Vaal Orb	The Causeway • The Vaal City • The Temple of Decay Level 1 • The Temple of Decay Level 2 • Ancient City Map • Maze Map • Vaal Pyramid Map • Vaults of Atziri • Vaal Temple Map
6	The Inventor	10x Vaal Orb	The Temple of Decay Level 1 • The Temple of Decay Level 2 • Maze Map • Vaal Pyramid Map • Vaults of Atziri • Vaal Temple Map
5	Emperor's Luck	5x currency (random)	The Imperial Gardens • The High Gardens • Courtyard Map • Orchard Map • Terrace Map

3. Vaal Orb Prophecy

The Corrupt is a prophecy. Kill a boss in a Vaal side area and rewards you a Vaal Orb. A Vaal side area or corrupted area is a randomly-generated side area indicated by a glowing, beating heart and swirling ribbons of blood.

4. Do Vaal Orb Recipe

You can do the Vaal Skill Gem vendor recipe to obtain this orb.

5. Trade Currency Items

In the PoE currency trade marketplace, the price of Vaal Orb is equal to either 8 Orbs of Chance, 1x Chaos Orbs, or 1/210 Exalted Orb.