Orb of Alchemy Recipe
| Outcome | Vendor Recipes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Alchemy Shard(A stack of 20 shards becomes an Orb of Alchemy.) | unique items, most corrupted and enchanted mods, etc. See below. | Easy |
1× Orb of Alchemy | 1 x normal, 1 x magic, 1 x rare (all 20% quality) of the same base type | Hard |
| 2× Orb of Alchemy | 1 x normal, 1 x magic, 1 x rare (all 20% quality and unidentified) of the same base type | Hard |
| 1× Orb of Alchemy | 3 x Identified rare items with same name | Hard |
| 1× Orb of Alchemy | 2 x Identified rare items with same name and both 20% quality | Hard |
As the following example shown, I sell four unique items to a vendor in exchange for an Orb of Alchemy.
Alchemy Shard
Complete Orb of Alchemy recipe challenge by vendor unique items or other items with the following mods:.
Certain rarer affixes may yield Alchemy Shards instead of Alteration Shards. 20 Alchemy Shards automatically combine to form an Orb of Alchemy.
| Result | Item mod |
|---|---|
| 1x Alchemy Shard |
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| 2x Alchemy Shard |
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| 4x Alchemy Shard |
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| 6x Alchemy Shard |
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Most corrupted and enchanted mods yield Alchemy Shards. 20 Alchemy Shards automatically combine to form an Orb of Alchemy.
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Orb of Alchemy Guide
Orb of Alchemy upgrades a normal item to a rare item. The resulting rare has randomly chosen affixes and has a random number of affixes (ranging from four to six [three to four if used on jewels]). It does not change the socket color or socket numbers.
PoE Orb of Alchemy Farming
1. Orb of Alchemy Recipe Easy
Pick up every unique item and vendor for Alchemy Shards. 20 Alchemy Shards combine to an Orb of Alchemy automatically. This is the easy vendor recipe for the Orb of Alchemy. The reason is most of the unique items have the mods that can vendor for Alchemy Shards.
2. Farming Alchemy Orb by slain monsters
The drop level of Orb of Alchemy is 2 and the drop rate is around 2.754%. You can farm it by killing enemies, opening chests, and destroying destructible containers. They also drop from Arcanist’s Strongboxes.
3. Purchase from vendor: Clarissa
- 1x
Orb of Alchemy = 1x Orb of Regret
Clarissa is an NPC in Act 3 and Act 8. She sells it with the cost of an 
Orb of Regret.
4. Trade currency for Orb of Alchemy
You can exchange currency items for Orb of Alchemy. The price of an Orb of Alchemy is equal to either a 
Chromatic Orb, or 1/9 
Chaos Orb, or 1/1584 
Exalted Orb. The ratio of Orb of Alchemy to Chaos Orb is 9:1. These orbs are both crucial to players when leveling up one’s character. Orb of alchemy upgrades a normal item into a rare item, while Chaos Orb reforged a rare item with new random mods.
5. Orb of Alchemy Divination Cards and Prophecy
| Amount | Divination Card | General Notes | Drop Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Alchemist | 1x Orb of Alchemy | Objective: Kill any Undying Alchemist in one of the following locations: Act 3 - The Sewers, Act 8 - Doedre's Cesspool (The Toxic Conduits), Map - Cells, Map - Toxic Sewer, Map - Shore (rare), Map - Channel (rare), Olmec's Sanctum Reward: 1x Orb of Alchemy |
| 3 |  The Survivalist | 7x Orb of Alchemy | The Wetlands (Act 2)•Flooded Mine Map•Mineral Pools Map•Underground Sea Map |
| 5 | Emperor's Luck | 5x currency(random) | The Imperial Gardens•The High Gardens•Courtyard Map•Orchard Map•Terrace Map |
PoE Shards and Fragments
Shards and fragments are obtained byselling items to vendorsor dropping fromHarbingers. They can be combined to form certain currency items by stacking them.
| Item | DropLevel | StackSize | Tab Stack Size | Help Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alchemy Shard | N/A | 20 | N/A | AnAlchemy Shardis acurrencyitem obtained by selling certain items tovendors(SeeVendor Recipes). It can be combined with other shards to form an Orb of Alchemy. |
 Alteration Shard | N/A | 20 | N/A | AnAlteration Shardis acurrencyitem obtained by selling certain items tovendors(SeeVendor Recipes). It can be combined with other shards to form an Orb of Alteration. |
 Scroll Fragment | N/A | 5 | N/A | AScroll Fragmentis acurrencyitem obtained by selling certain items tovendors(seeVendor recipes). It can be combined with other fragments to form a Scroll of Wisdom. |
 Splinter of Chayula | 1 | 100 | 5000 | ASplinter of Chayulais acurrencyitem obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damagingChayulainside of aBreach. It can be combined with other splinters to formChayula’s Breachstone. |
 Splinter of Esh | 1 | 100 | 5000 | ASplinter of Eshis acurrencyitem obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damagingEshinside of aBreach. It can be combined with other splinters to form aEsh’s Breachstone. |
 Splinter of Tul | 1 | 100 | 5000 | ASplinter of Tulis acurrencyitem obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damagingTulinside of aBreach. It can be combined with other splinters to form aTul’s Breachstone. |
 Splinter of Uul-Netol | 1 | 100 | 5000 | ASplinter of Uul-Netolis acurrencyitem obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damagingUul-Netolinside of aBreach. It can be combined with other splinters to formUul-Netol’s Breachstone. |
 Splinter of Xoph | 1 | 100 | 5000 | ASplinter of Xophis acurrencyitem obtained by defeating monsters, opening special chests or damagingXophinside of aBreach. It can be combined with other splinters to formXoph’s Breachstone. |
 Transmutation Shard | N/A | 20 | N/A | ATransmutation Shardis acurrencyitem obtained by selling certain items tovendors(seeVendor recipes). It can be combined with other shards to form an Orb of Transmutation. |
How to use Orb of Alchemy
1. Upgrading a normal item to a rare item
While leveling your character, Orbs of Alchemy are often used to upgrade a normal item to a rare item.
- It adds more mods to the new rare item.
- It does not change the socket color or socket numbers.
2. Orb of Alchemy on Maps
- Many players sell low-tier maps for Orb of Alchemy and high-tier maps of Chaos Orb.
- Using Orb of Alchemy upgrade a normal map to a rare map. The map will have up to six affixes, one can take advantage of the large item quantity bonus.
3. Purchase items from vendor or other players
You can use Orb of Alchemy to buy various items from vendors or other Path of Exile players, including maps, skill gems, and rare items, etc.
4. Crafting bench recipes
A lot of crafting bench recipes require Orbs of Alchemy.
Orb of Alchemy vs Orb of Chance
Orb of Chance upgrades an item randomly. The new item may be a Magic, a Rare, or even a Unique. In fact, the most commonly will be resulting in a Magic item, uncommonly a Rare item. However, Orb of Alchemy upgrades a normal item to a Rare item with 100% guaranteed. The price of an Orb of Chance is approximate to an Orb of Alchemy.
