Magic Orbs

Magic orbs are special items made by the Jeweller out of Shards.

In order to get an orb you need all of the items listed on the orb's recipe. Each orb recipe includes ten of a specific kind of shard. Shards are found in geodes that are obtained in the Caves. If you do not have all the items listed you can not get an orb!

Shards can not be traded between players. Fully finished magic orbs, however, may be traded or sold.

How Magic Orbs Work

Magic orbs work with the species, stats, and other properties already exising on your pet to give them a better score at Contests. If the pet does not compete, it would be wise to not use orbs on them.

Each of your creatures has up to 3 types of Magic. Magic is largely inherited from ancestors so match your breedings carefully to be able to improve magic types. Each baby starts with their Magic at 0. Magic cannot be changed nor removed except through selective breeding.

Each Orb given to a creature will increase that Magic by 1. Creatures may only have 1 point of Magic in each type for every 10 levels. So if your creature is Level 1 with Wood Magic, they can have their first Orb at Level 10 and will have to wait until Level 20 for their 2nd. Each creature can have a max of 10 Magic in each type.

You may only give Orbs to creatures that can use them. You cannot give a Water Orb to a creature that has no Water Magic, for example.

Magic Orbs are made to be extremely rare!

This is because a single orb stacks with each and every bonus a pet has. For example, let's say you get a shadow orb (1% Alchemy Bonus) and put it on your unicorn. You send the unicorn out to do alchemy...

• Starting score before bonuses: 300
• Unicorn Species Bonus: 2%
• Wisdom Bonus: 5% (internal stats)
• Score before Shadow Orb: 321
• Shadow Orb Bonus: 1%
• Final Score: 324.21

Just by being a unicorn with a shadow orb and high internal stats the pet has a 24 point bonus. Every orb also stacks with other orbs so if the unicorn also had an orb that gives better intelligence that would be added in as well.

Magic Orbs by Type

Stat Orbs

These orbs raise a Single Stat during a contest. This is very useful as not only will it stack with other bonuses your pet already has, it also can be used in multiple kinds of contests. If your pet tends to run more than one kind of contest these will be more useful.

	Type	Effect
Crystal Shard	Crystal Orb	Crystal Magic gives your creature a stamina bonus of 2% per Magic Level.
Fire Shard	Fire Orb	Fire Magic gives your creature a speed bonus of 2% per Magic Level
Light Shard	Light Orb	Light Magic gives your creature an intelligence bonus of 2% per Magic Level.
Metal Shard	Metal Orb	Metal Magic gives your creature a cunning bonus of 2% per Magic Level.
Water Shard	Water Orb	Water Magic gives your creature an agility bonus of 2% per Magic Level.
Wood Shard	Wood Orb	Wood Magic gives your creature a strength bonus of 2% per Magic Level.

Event Orbs

These orbs raise an Event's Overall Points Outcome after all other stats are figured in. They can be most powerful if you tend to run a lot of a single kind of event. If you tend to run many kinds of events, however, stat orbs make more sense.

	Type	Effect
Frost Shard	Frost Orb	Frost Magic gives your creature an OVERALL bonus to their Sparring score. 1% per Magic Level.
Shadow Shard	Shadow Orb	Shadow Magic gives your creature an OVERALL bonus to their Alchemy score. 1% per Magic Level.
Stone Shard	Stone Orb	Stone Magic gives your creature an OVERALL bonus to their Mountain score. 1% per Magic Level.
Storm Shard	Storm Orb	Storm Magic gives your creature an OVERALL bonus to their Grappling score. 1% per Magic Level.
Wind Shard	Wind Orb	Wind Magic gives your creature an OVERALL bonus to their Sky score. 1% per Magic Level.

Best Orbs by Species

This is an advice sectionnot written by CV staff. That said, here are the best orb setups for each species as well as the best contests you should be running these pets in!

	Alicorn: ??? Stat Orbs: ?? Event Orbs: ??
	Angha: Alchemy Stat Orbs: Crystal, Light, Metal Event Orbs: Shadow
	Basilisk: Mountain Stat Orbs: Crystal, Fire, Water Event Orb: Stone
	Capirnicorn: Mountain, Sparring Stat Orbs: Crystal, Fire, Water OR Wood, Water, Crystal, possibly Fire Event Orbs: Stone OR Frost
	Dragon: Alchemy, Sky Race, Mountain Race Stat Orbs: Metal, Light OR Water, Fire, Crystal, possibly Light OR Crystal, Fire, Water Event Orbs: Shadow OR Wind OR Stone
	Fenrir: Grappling Stat Orbs: Wood, Water, Light Event Orbs: Storm
	Gryphon: Grappling, Sky Race Stat Orbs: Crystal, Fire, Wood 'OR Water, Fire, Crystal, possibly Light Event Orbs: Storm 'OR Sky
	Hippocampus: Alchemy Stat Orbs: Metal, Light Event Orbs: Shadow
	Hippogryph: Grappling Stat Orbs: Wood, Water, Light Event Orbs: Storm
	Kirin: Mountain Race Stat Orbs: Crystal, Fire, Water Event Orb: Stone
	Kitsune: Alchemy Stat Orbs: Metal, Light Event Orbs: Shadow
	Pegasus: Sky Race Stat Orbs: Water, Fire, Crystal, possibly Light Event Orbs: Sky
	Peryton: Sky Race, Sparring Stat Orbs: Water, Fire, Crystal, possibly Light OR Wood, Water, Crystal, possibly Fire Event Orbs: Sky OR Frost
	Phoenix: Grappling, Sky Race Stat Orbs: Crystal, Fire, Wood 'OR Water, Fire, Crystal, possibly Light Event Orbs: Storm 'OR Sky
	Qilin: Mountain Race Stat Orbs: Crystal, Fire, Water Event Orb: Stone
	Unicorn: Alchemy, Sparring Stat Orbs: Metal, Light OR Wood, Water, Crystal, possibly Fire Event Orbs: Shadow OR Frost

Magic Orbs is part of a series on Life in the Vale asdasa A General FAQ is found here!

Playing the Game: • Newbie Guide • Playing Tips • Menagerie Set Up • Trading • Items: • Gift Shop • How to hold a Giveaway • How to Make Money • Items • Lumber Yard • Magic Orbs • Premium Content (Hearts Market) • Stores • Trash Items • Everyday Events: • Contests • Feeding • Gaining XP • Holiday Events • Playing • Quests • Random Events •