Solar Orb

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Solar OrbSpell, AoE, Sustained, Fire, Duration, Orb
Level: 1
Creates a fiery Orb that periodically releases fiery pulses. Enemies that are very close to the Orb are Ignited.Deals 46 to 69 Fire Damage
Pulses every 1.4 seconds
Explosion radius is 2.5 metres
Orb duration is 10 seconds
Limit 1 Solar Orb
Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Granted as an inherent weapon skill from a Pyrophyte StaffPyrophyte StaffStaffRequires Level 16Grants Skill: Level (5-20) Solar Orb.
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemSolarOrb

Solar Orb is a fire spell skill.

It is granted as an inherent weapon skill from a Pyrophyte StaffPyrophyte StaffStaffRequires Level 16Grants Skill: Level (5-20) Solar Orb.

Skill functions and interactions

Gem level progression

LevelRequired Level
11

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem
tier
Support gems
I Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Concentrated Effect" Controlled DestructionControlled DestructionSupport, Spell
Category: Controlled Destruction
Tier: 1
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Supported Spells deal 25% more Hit Damage
Supported Skills cannot deal Critical Hits
Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Overabundance"
II Fiery DeathFiery DeathSupport, Spell, AoE, Fire
Tier: 2
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing enemies it Ignites to have a chance to explode on death.Enemies Ignited by Supported Skills have 60% chance to explode on death

Explosion
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Hit Chance: 8.00%
Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 10% of the Corpse's Maximum Life
Explosion radius is 2 metres
Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Fire Penetration" PotentialPotentialSupport
Category: Potential
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills that you use yourself. Supported Skills will consume a Power Charge on use if possible, and will be much more likely to Critically Hit if they do. Supported Skills cannot generate Power Charges.Supported Skills cannot generate Power Charges
Supported Skills will consume a Power Charge on use if possible
Supported Skills have 40% more chance to Critically Hit when consuming Power Charges
Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III Elemental FocusElemental FocusSupport
Category: Elemental Focus
Tier: 3
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage
Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental Ailments
Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
ExecrateExecrateSupport
Category: Grants Cooldown
Tier: 3
Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any damaging Skill that you use yourself, granting it significantly higher chance to inflict Ailments on hit, but causing it to gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Supported Skills have 100% more chance to inflict Ailments
Supported Skills have a Cooldown of 8 seconds
Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
StormfireStormfireSupport, Lightning, Fire
Category: Stormfire
Tier: 3
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, prolonging Shocks they inflict on Ignited enemies.Shocks from Supported Skills do not expire on Ignited enemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV
V

Item acquisition

Solar Orb has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

Granted as an inherent weapon skill from a Pyrophyte StaffPyrophyte StaffStaffRequires Level 16Grants Skill: Level (5-20) Solar Orb.

Alternate skill effects

Solar Orb has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription

Version history

Version Changes
0.3.0
  • The base damage scaling of all player spell and secondary damage skills has been tweaked to scale better in the late game.
  • The following skills found as inherent skills on Wands and Staves now deal approximately 12% more Damage from skill level 11 onwards: Bone Blast, Chaos Bolt, Decompose, Firebolt, Freezing Shards, Lightning Bolt, Power Siphon, and Solar Orb.
  • File:Living Bomb inventory icon.pngLiving BombLiving BombSpell, AoE, Fire, Duration, Remnant
    Tier: 3
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (8-85) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
    Plant a seed of Fire inside an enemy. Dealing enough damage to the enemy, or killing it outright, causes the seed to explode, dealing damage in an area and leaving behind a Fire Infusion Remnant.Deals (10-340) to (15-510) Fire Damage
    Explosion radius is 2.5 metres
    Seed duration is 15 seconds
    Limit 1 active Seed
    Explodes after enemy is dealt damage equal to 200% of its Ailment Threshold

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Inflicts (1-20)% more Flammability Magnitude
    Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
    File:Living Bomb inventory icon.png
    and Solar Orb have swapped places. Living Bomb is now a tier 3 Elemental Skill Gem, while Solar Orb is an inherent skill to Pyrophyte StavesPyrophyte StaffStaffRequires Level 16Grants Skill: Level (5-20) Solar Orb. Existing items are not affected by this change.
  • Solar Orb: No longer has a Mana Cost. Pulse now deals 15-149 to 22-224 Fire Damage at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 13-134 to 20-202). The Ignite now Ignites as though dealing 57-577 to 85-866 Fire Damage (previously 55-562 to 83-844).
0.2.0
  • Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread.
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.