Upgrade Orbs
| Upgrade Orbs | |
|---|---|
             | |
| Mod | Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks |
| Items | 13 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Fire resistant | Yes |
Upgrade Orbs are crafting items added by Iron's Spells 'n Spellbooks. Each typed orb adds one bonus to a piece of equipment when it is applied at the Arcane Anvil: a boost to one school's spell power, extra maximum mana, cooldown reduction, or spell resistance. Orbs are the main way for a player to tune a magic build beyond the base stats of school armor and spellbooks.
The Empty Upgrade Orb has no effect on its own. It is the ingredient for the eleven typed orbs, which are made by combining it with a rune.
Obtaining
Crafting
The Empty Upgrade Orb is a shaped recipe built from Arcane Ingots, Cinder Essence and Mithril material, shown above. Each typed orb is crafted from eight runes of the matching type and one Empty Upgrade Orb, as shown in the table. The typed orbs are the fire, ice, lightning, holy, ender, blood, evocation, nature, mana, cooldown and protection orbs.
Loot and drops
| Item | Chest loot table | Structures | Chance per chest | Avg. stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty Upgrade Orb | minecraft:chests/trial_chambers/reward_ominous | 14.3% | 1.0 | |
| Empty Upgrade Orb | irons_spellbooks:chests/trial_chambers/additional_ominous_vault_loot | 12.7% | 1.0 |
Upgrade orbs are found in the reward vaults of ominous trial chambers. The vanilla ominous reward table gives the Empty Upgrade Orb in 14.3% of chests. The mod adds a second table to the same vaults, which gives it in 12.7% of chests. Each roll yields an average stack of one.
Usage
To upgrade an item, place it in the base slot of the Arcane Anvil and place an upgrade orb in the modifier slot. The result is the same item with the bonus added. The anvil accepts armor, spellbooks, casting implements and any item listed in the pack's upgrade whitelist. Items on the upgrade blacklist are rejected.
Each item can hold up to 3 upgrades in total, counting every orb type together. This is the maxUpgrades server setting, which is 3 by default and is unchanged in this pack. The bonus from an orb is added in the equipment slot that the item occupies, so an upgraded helmet affects the wearer only while it is worn.
Applying the same orb type more than once increases its count. Each additional orb of a type adds its full bonus again. The bonuses are:
- Fire, ice, lightning, holy, ender, blood, evocation and nature orbs: each adds 5% of the base value to the matching school's spell power.
- Mana orb: adds 50 to maximum mana.
- Cooldown orb: adds 5% cooldown reduction.
- Protection orb: adds 5% spell resistance.
For example, three fire orbs on a chestplate give a 15% bonus to fire spell power, which is the maximum for one item.
The Lesser Spell Slot Improvement is not an orb. It is a rare item that the Arcane Anvil applies to a spellbook. Each application adds one spell slot to the book, up to a maximum of 12 slots. It is crafted from six Hogskin and three Arcane Cloth.
Items
Every orb is stackable to 64 and is fire resistant. The Empty Upgrade Orb and the eleven typed orbs are all uncommon. The Lesser Spell Slot Improvement is rare.
The mod's registry also defines upgrade types for melee damage, melee speed and maximum health. No orb item is registered for those types, so they cannot be applied from an orb in this pack.