Orbs are special type of upgrades, which may help the player with many various skills. The chance of receiving orbs is also increased depending on the Key used when opening a chest and the chest type.
The relative value of some orbs change drastically depending upon the game mode. This is almost entirely due to a lack of market access.
Below are a pair of tier lists created in late Nov 2024.
Softcore Tier List
S - Game-changing, almost necessary for progression
A - Very helpful, massive time saver, though not needed
B - Useful, though limited in use
C - Not very helpful, but not completely useless
D - Very few uses, niche uses, or nearly irrelevant
F - Reroll if possible. Irrelevant.
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| * Hammer and Pickaxe orbs become useless after level 100, and become less helpful as your levels increase (except for pursuing leaderboard). | ||||||
| ** Oil storage orb can be useful for a couple of achievements, but is mostly unnecessary | ||||||
| *** Boat orb affects Pirate Ship and Submarine, giving it much larger value late-game | ||||||
| **** Raid orb is a great time saver when needing/wanting to do raids, since you or people in a team can use it. | ||||||
Hardcore Tier List
S - Game-changing, almost necessary for progression
A - Very helpful, massive time saver, though not needed
B - Useful, though limited in use
C - Not very helpful, but not completely useless
D - Very few uses, niche uses, or nearly irrelevant
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| * Hammer and Pickaxe orbs become useless after level 100, and become less helpful as your levels increase (except for pursuing leaderboard). | ||||||
| ** Oil storage orb can be useful for a couple of achievements, but is mostly unnecessary | ||||||
| *** Boat orb affects Pirate Ship and Submarine, giving it much larger value late-game | ||||||
| **** Raid orb is a great time saver when needing/wanting to do raids, since you or people in a team can use it. | ||||||
Blue Orbs
Blue Orbs may only be looted from Regular Treasure Maps with a chance of 1/36 per slot.
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Oil Well Orb | Will double all Oil Well income. |
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Oil Silo Orb | Doubles your current max on Oil Silo |
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Woodcutting Orb | Gives a 10% chance for a tree to regrow when chopped. |
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Leaf Orb | Gives a 10% chance for leaf plants to regrow once harvested. |
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Hammer Orb | -2 Stardust for every exp. |
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Pickaxe Orb | -2 Stardust for every exp. |
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Breeding Anti Sickness Orb | Prevents breeding animals from getting sick. |
Green Orbs
Green Orbs may only be looted from Green Treasure Maps with a chance of 1/36 per slot.
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Charcoal Orb | Doubles the charcoal obtained from the foundry. Works with titanium foundry. |
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Arrow Orb | 50% chance to reclaim an arrow used in combat. |
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Bone Orb | +1 bonemeal for every bonemeal source. |
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Log Orb | +20 logs per tree. Works on shiny trees and stacks with axe orb. |
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Boat Orb | Doubles the fish you get from boats, including fishing XP -- Also doubles loot from pirate ship and submarine |
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Raid FP Orb | Activate this orb to fully restore your Raid fp to full. Activating in a team fills up everyones fp to max. |
Red Orbs
Red Orbs may only be looted from Red Treasure Maps with a chance of 1/36 per slot.
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Farming Orb | Ability to shiny a growing crop every 7 days.. |
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Woodcutting Orb | Ability to shiny a growing tree every 7 days. |
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Combat Orb | Ability to shiny a the next monster you fight. This orb may not be used in combat. Can only be triggered every 7 days. |
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Oil Factory Orb | Increases the capacity of workers you can hire in your oil factory (30 workers total). |
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Stardust Watch Orb | Doubles the maximum charge of a stardust watch while also charging up twice as fast. |
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Criptoe Orb | Choosing a criptoe path unlocks it permanently. |
Shiny Glass Orbs
Unlike the other kind of orbs which are found through Chests, Shiny Glass Orbs need to be crafted. Each orb will cost 5x Molten Glass and it is possible to craft a total of 4 orbs (one of each kind).
A "shiny" version of a tree/crop/monster/fish provide the following:
Monster, Tree, Crop: 10x rolls
Fish: 5x energy (and 5x cooking xp as a result)
Breeding: Unknown
| Image | Orb Type | Resources Needed | Description/Effect | Magic level needed | Magic Exp given |
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Woodcutting | 5x Molten Glass, 1x Maple Log | 1% chance that any tree will become a shiny when growth starts. | 10 
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1 000 xp |
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Farming | 5x Molten Glass 1x Gold Leaf | 1% chance that any seed will become a shiny when growth starts. | 15
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1 500 xp |
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Fishing | 5x Molten Glass 1x Raw Piranha | 1% chance that any fish caught can become a shiny. (does not include fish from boats.) | 20
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1 000 xp |
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Monsters | 5x Molten Glass 1x Skull | 1% chance that any monster encounter will become a shiny. | 25
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3 000 xp |
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Breeding | 100k Breeding Token | 1% chance that any Breeding animal will become a shiny when activated. | N/A 
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N/A |
Mega Shiny Glass Orbs
Mega Shiny Glass Orbs can be crafted via Invention after the bloodification of the Volcano Tablette. Each orb costs an increasing amount of Dense Molten Glass and it is possible to craft a total of 4 orbs (one of each kind). They may be seen as upgrades to the regular Shiny Glass Orbs.
A "mega shiny" version of a tree/crop/monster/fish provide the following:
Monster, Tree, Crop: 50x rolls
Fish: 25x energy (and 25x cooking xp as a result)
| Image | Orb Type | Resources Needed | Description/Effect | Invention level needed | Invention Exp given |
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Farming | 5  , 1  & 1 
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1% chance that planting some crops will make it become shiny. There is also a 1% chance that the crop will become mega shiny. | 50 
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71,242 xp |
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Fishing | 10 , 1  & 1 
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1% chance that catching a fish will be shiny. There is also a 1% chance that the fish will become mega shiny. | 58
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98,785 xp |
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Woodcutting | 20 , 1  & 1 
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1% chance that when a tree starts growing, it'll become shiny. There is also a 1% chance that the shiny tree will become mega shiny | 63
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121,528 xp |
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Monsters | 35, 1
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1% chance that any monster encountered will be shiny. There is also a 1% chance that the monster will become mega shiny. | 70
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154,252 xp |
Mega Shiny Balls+
Mega Shiny Ball+ require 100 Crafting and can be crafted from the Fishing panel after unlocking the Submarine. Each orb costs an increasing amount of Sea Glass and it is possible to craft a total of 4 orbs (one of each kind). They may be seen as upgrades to the Mega Shiny Glass Orbs, increasing rare rates from 1% to 2%.
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100 | 5  , 1 
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Increases your chance of getting a shiny from 1% to 2% |
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100 | 10 , 1 
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Increases your chance of getting a shiny from 1% to 2% |
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100 | 20 , 1 
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Increases your chance of getting a shiny from 1% to 2% |
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100 | 35 , 1 
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Increases your chance of getting a shiny from 1% to 2% |