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Introduction

Class specific items are much like other items. They have a variety of stats and types, can be found magical, Rare, Unique, and sometimes in Sets as well. The real difference is that these items can only be used by one character class, and they can have random bonuses to individual skills, much like the ones you see on wands/staves/scepters in Diablo II.

Sorceresses have Orbs in the Expansion. Orbs are basically one-handed staves, so Sorceresses can now get +skills while still using a shield. Of course with blocking so nerfed for non-Dexterity characters, these aren't quite the god-send they would have been in Diablo II. All orbs have an inherent bonus to mana or life, usually +15-25 hit points.

No orbs currently have any sockets, nor can you even add one with the Socketing quest reward. Also all orbs are magical or better now, the inherent bonus always makes the orb count as magical. No normal orbs and no socketed orbs = no RuneWord orbs.

Inherent Bonuses

Sorceress Orbs have a lot of potential inherent bonuses. One (and only one) of the modifiers in the table below should be found on every orb. You will just see the stats, not the actual modifier by name. These are inherent properties; and will usually appear on every type of orb, from non-magical to rare, crafted, and unique. The monster dropping the orb must of course be a high enough level to drop the inherent bonus for it to occur, as with all items and modifiers.

You can get other magical affixes in the same families, so you could get +45 life from "of the mammoth" on a Rare Orb, and get +33 life inherently on the same orb, and it would display as "+88 life", adding them together. On Rare orbs it's not uncommon to get +life and +mana, and you have no way to tell which is from an affix and which from the inherent property. Not that it really matters.

In addition to these inherent +mana/life bonuses, all Orbs can have 1-3 random +1-3 levels to any skill from any of her skill trees.

• Damage Bonus: Extra damage based on the physical damage of a weapon. Each point in strength adds 1% of the orb's total physical damage as a bonus. Not that anyone is using orbs for their melee damage.
• Weapon Speed: A relative comparison to other weapons of the same type. 0 is the base -10, -20, etc is faster, 10, 20, etc is slower, always in increments of 10. Each 10 is equivalent to an SIAS item, 20 is IAS, etc.
• Range: Goes from 1 (least) to 5 (most). All Orbs have 1 range, the same as most other one-handed weapons and the least of any items in the game.
• Item Level: Used in many in-game calculations. Monsters must be of this level to drop the item, and it factors in when you get to gamble for this item type as well.
• Clvl Req: Your character must be this level or higher to equip the Orb.
• You can not gamble any Uniques in the Expansion, they must be found.

Normal

Item	Name	Properties	Misc Stats
	Eagle Orb	1H Damage 2-5 Durability: 20 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 1 Clvl Req: None	Sockets: None* Range:1 Weapon Speed: -10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Sacred Globe	1H Damage 3-8 Durability: 30 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 8 Clvl Req: None	Sockets: None* Range: 1 Weapon Speed: -10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Smoked Sphere	1H Damage 4-10 Durability: 35 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 12 Clvl Req: 8	Sockets: None* Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 0 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Clasped Orb	1H Damage 5-12 Durability: 40 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 17 Clvl Req: 13	Sockets: None* Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 0 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Jared's Stone	1H Damage 8-18 Durability: 50 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 24 Clvl Req: 18	Sockets: None* Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x3

• No Sorceress Orb can have a socket now, even added with the socketing quest.

Eceptional

Exceptional Orbs can only be found starting in Act 4 or 5 normal, and then more commonly through Nightmare and Hell. No types of orbs can ever be gambled.

Item	Name	Properties	Misc Stats
	Glowing Orb	1H Damage 8-21 Durability: 24 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 32 Clvl Req: 24	Sockets: None * Range:1 Weapon Speed: -10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Crystalline Globe	1H Damage 10-26 Durability: 30 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 37 Clvl Req: 27	Sockets: None * Range: 1 Weapon Speed: -10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Cloudy Sphere	1H Damage 11-29 Durability: 35 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 41 Clvl Req: 30	Sockets: None * Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 0 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Sparkling Ball	1H Damage 13-32 Durability: 40 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 46 Clvl Req: 34	Sockets: None * Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 0 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Swirling Crystal	1H Damage 18-42 Durability: 50 Str Req: None Dex Req: None Item Level: 50 Clvl Req: 37	Sockets: None * Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x3

Elite

Elite Orbs can only be found starting in mid-Act 3 Nightmare for the lower quality ones, and then all types of Orbs can be dropped through Acts 4-5/Nightmare, and all of Hell difficulty. They can also be gambled, but only very rarely by high level characters

Item	Name	Properties	Misc Stats
	Heavenly Stone	1H Damage 18-46 Durability: 24 Str Required: 44 Dex Required: 44 Item Level: 54 Clvl Req: 54	Sockets: None * Range:1 Weapon Speed: -10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Eldritch Orb	1H Damage 20-54 Durability: 30 Str Required: 44 Dex Required: 44 Item Level: 58 Clvl Req: 58	Sockets: None * Range: 1 Weapon Speed: -10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Demon Heart	1H Damage 23-59 Durability: 35 Str Required: 44 Dex Required: 44 Item Level: 61 Clvl Req: 61	Sockets: None * Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 0 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Vortex Orb	1H Damage 25-64 Durability: 40 Str Required: 44 Dex Required: 44 Item Level: 63 Clvl Req: 63	Sockets: None * Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 0 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x2
	Dimensional Shard	1H Damage 33-69 Durability: 50 Str Required: 44 Dex Required: 44 Item Level: 67 Clvl Req: 67	Sockets: None * Range: 1 Weapon Speed: 10 Dmg Bonus: 100 Str Inv Size: 1x3

Unique

Further Reading

Check out the Unique Items Section for all other uniques.