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Do not fear! Orb hunting tips are here!
By Jal0en0w
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In this guide I will help you find orbs of alchemy!
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Category: Crafting, Loot, Maps or Levels, Secrets, Weapons
Languages: English
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Guide Index
Overview
Intro 
Milestones 
Flawed orbs
 
Simple orbs
 
Advanced orbs
 
Elite orbs
 
Eternal orbs
 
Other useful guides 
Support! 
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Intro
Let's face it, Orbs of alchemy are hard to find!
It's not like after you read this guide or follow my tips that you'll drown in orbs.

No, sadly not.

But, I will be telling you what missions to play, what depths you can find them in etc.
So, I hope this will help you out on your orb hunt!
(The stars in the "what missions to play" sections display my personal experience with those missions, 3 stars meaning very good for orb farming, 1 star meaning not so good for orb farming).

Now before you continue on reading, keep in mind that playing missions on ELITE DIFFICULTY will increase your chance in finding orbs.

So, play every mission you do on elite, and if you're lucky enough... you might end up like me! :D





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Flawed orbs



USED FOR:

1 star gear (★☆☆☆☆)

PRICE PER ORB:

3.333 energy[wiki.spiralknights.com] OR ↓
(Current energy price / 100) * 3.333 = X crowns

WHERE TO FIND THEM:

  • In the arcade (Depth 1-5 | Tier 1 | Stratum 1-2[wiki.spiralknights.com]).
  • In the supply depot [wiki.spiralknights.com] for 10 energy (sold in packs of 3).
  • In Missions in the same depths as mentioned earlier.
  • At the end of some of the ''Rank'' missions as a mission reward (listed below).
  • At the auction house. [wiki.spiralknights.com]

WHAT MISSION(S) TO PLAY:

Rank Mission 2-3: (The Collector) ★★★ [wiki.spiralknights.com]
+ All other missions that come before the collector ★★☆

MISSION REWARDS:

Mission
Rewards
Rank mission 2-2: Alchemy for beginners[wiki.spiralknights.com]
9
Rank mission 2-3: The collector[wiki.spiralknights.com]
3
Rank mission 3-1: Alien ooze[wiki.spiralknights.com]
3
Rank mission 3-1: Toy soldiers[wiki.spiralknights.com]
3
Total
18

Simple orbs



USED FOR:

2 star gear (★★☆☆☆)

PRICE PER ORB:

16.666 energy[wiki.spiralknights.com] OR ↓
(Current energy price / 100) * 16.666 = X crowns

WHERE TO FIND THEM:

  • In the arcade (Depth 5-9 | Tier 1-2 | Stratum 2-3[wiki.spiralknights.com]).
  • In the supply depot [wiki.spiralknights.com] for 50 energy (sold in packs of 3).
  • In Missions in the same depths as mentioned earlier.
  • At the end of some of the ''Rank'' missions as a mission reward (listed below).
  • At the auction house. [wiki.spiralknights.com]
  • Possible prize from Glowing forge prize boxes. [wiki.spiralknights.com]

WHAT MISSION(S) TO PLAY:

Rank Mission 4-3 (Shocking Sentient Sentries) ★★★ [wiki.spiralknights.com]
Rank Mission 3-2 (Shadow of the Beast) ★★☆ [wiki.spiralknights.com]

MISSION REWARDS:

Mission
Rewards
Rank mission 3-2: Shadow of the beast[wiki.spiralknights.com]
3
Rank mission 4-1: Hall of Heroes[wiki.spiralknights.com]
3
Total
6


Advanced orbs



USED FOR:

3 star gear (★★★☆☆)

PRICE PER ORB:

66.666 energy[wiki.spiralknights.com] OR ↓
(Current energy price / 100) * 66.666 = X crowns

WHERE TO FIND THEM:

  • In the arcade (Depth 9-14 | Tier 2 | Stratum 3-4[wiki.spiralknights.com]).
  • In the supply depot [wiki.spiralknights.com] for 200 energy (sold in packs of 3).
  • In Missions in the same depths as mentioned earlier.
  • At the end of some of the ''Rank'' missions as a mission reward (listed below).
  • At the auction house. [wiki.spiralknights.com]
  • Possible prize from Glowing and Shining forge prize boxes. [wiki.spiralknights.com]

WHAT MISSION(S) TO PLAY:

Rank Mission 5-2 (Rise or Fall) ★★★ [wiki.spiralknights.com]
Rank Mission 5-2 (Time Enough At Last) ★★☆ [wiki.spiralknights.com]

MISSION REWARDS:

Mission
Rewards
Rank mission 5-1: Rise or fall[wiki.spiralknights.com]
3
Rank mission 5-2: Time enough at last[wiki.spiralknights.com]
3
Rank mission 5-2: The sovereign slime[wiki.spiralknights.com]
2
Total
8

Elite orbs



USED FOR:

4 star gear (★★★★☆)

PRICE PER ORB:

133.333 energy[wiki.spiralknights.com] OR ↓
(Current energy price / 100) * 133.333 = X crowns

WHERE TO FIND THEM:

  • In the arcade (Depth 14-19 | Tier 2-3 | Stratum 4-5[wiki.spiralknights.com]).
  • In the supply depot [wiki.spiralknights.com] for 400 energy (sold in packs of 3).
  • In Missions in the same depths as mentioned earlier.
  • At the end of some of the ''Rank'' missions as a mission reward (listed below).
  • At the auction house. [wiki.spiralknights.com]
  • Possible prize from Shining and Radiant forge prize boxes. [wiki.spiralknights.com]

WHAT MISSION(S) TO PLAY:

Rank Mission 6-2 (Sewer Stash) ★★★ [wiki.spiralknights.com]
Rank Mission 6-1 (High Temperature Hostages) ★★☆ [wiki.spiralknights.com]
Rank Mission 5-2 (The Sovereign Slime) ★★☆ [wiki.spiralknights.com]

MISSION REWARDS:

Mission
Rewards
Rank mission 6-2: Whipping and mishandling[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 6-2: Sewer stash[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 6-2: Hall of Heroes[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 7-1: Alchemy mastery[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Total
4

Eternal orbs



USED FOR:

5 star gear (★★★★★)

PRICE PER ORB:

266.666 energy[wiki.spiralknights.com] OR ↓
(Current energy price / 100) * 266.666 = X crowns

WHERE TO FIND THEM:

  • In the arcade (Depth 19+ | Tier 3 | Stratum 5-6[wiki.spiralknights.com]).
  • In the supply depot [wiki.spiralknights.com] for 800 energy (sold in packs of 3).
  • In Missions in the same depths as mentioned earlier.
  • At the end of some of the "Rank" missions as a mission reward (listed below).
  • At the auction house. [wiki.spiralknights.com]
  • Possible prize from Radiant forge prize boxes. [wiki.spiralknights.com]

WHAT MISSION(S) TO PLAY:

Rank Mission 9-3 (The king of ashes) ★★★ [wiki.spiralknights.com]
Rank Mission 8-2 (The Rotting Metropolis) ★★★ [wiki.spiralknights.com]
Rank Mission 9-2 (Alone in the Dark) ★★☆ [wiki.spiralknights.com]
Rank Mission 7-2 (In Cold Blood) ★☆☆ [wiki.spiralknights.com]

MISSION REWARDS:

Mission
Rewards
Rank mission 8-2: The vile engine[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 8-2: The rotting metropolis[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 8-2: The great escape[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 8-2: Hall of Heroes[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 9-4: Hall of Heroes[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 10-1: It came from below[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Rank mission 10-2: Dreams and Nightmares[wiki.spiralknights.com]
1
Total
7

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305 Comments
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VinTJ 32 minutes ago 
meanwhile, axes of evil, with maybe asian loading times and a pulsar, all lets you check 6 boxes in 45 seconds flat. some of my attempts out of the 50 test was on 40 secs, some are 50, but rarely worse. Sometimes it makes you run to the end of the level, but when that happens, it's 2:50 or 3 minutes and you don't actually get any forced fights or arena in the level. The layout is more fixed. and when you're forced to pick up an orb on the far end, you can check an extra +4 boxes in the meantime. so it's just better. guaranteed peek at 12 boxes on 1:30, which you can only achieve in sewer stash very rarely.
VinTJ 34 minutes ago 
@Dusk I just timed it the other day, between Sewer Stash and Axes of Evil. you're right, Axes of Evil is just more consistently faster by most metrics.


Sewer Stash sometimes randomly generates a forced fight or two. Even with Swift Steps II in both cases (movement speed medium, sprite perk) and trying to speedrun the level, only opening boxes you see and only fighting when forced, Sewer Stash attempts are 2min 30 secs avg for me. On bad RNG of two forced fights it might take 3:30, on good RNG maybe 1:30. Boxes seem to median out at 9, but when it's bad you just get 5. Although out of 50 runs around 3 attempts had 15 or 18.
VinTJ 6 Jun @ 8:46am 
decent guide, but for 4* orbs (Sewer Stash), I had to open up the wiki to realize that the notes section specify that orb farming is best done on first floor.
How I play it now is definitely running through the level, breaking treasure boxes I see, and only fighting when forced, and then restarting upon seeing the elevator on the minimap. definitely efficient.

now I wonder about 3* orbs, because the mission you listed (Rise or Fall) seems to have a pathetic amount of treasure boxes when I passed by it the first time around... It's sad if there really is no better way to farm it..
Fuhrer_51[RUS] 14 Jan, 2023 @ 12:34pm 
Went to Arcade for 3*orbs. Reached the Twins and killed them. ZERO orbs... Cry... XD
Swampyyyy 20 Aug, 2022 @ 9:23pm 
anyone know what orbs are found in each operation crimson hammer tier?
Cuchi 28 May, 2022 @ 1:21pm 
Just farm Crowns and get energy to buy orbs, is more quickly than try to get those 0.0005% chance to get orbs.
NoHOPE 2 May, 2022 @ 5:28am 
Speedrunning RTs is way more orb profitable and time efficient, than Royal Palace, imho
ICECOLDWRXST 14 Jul, 2021 @ 2:46am 
I remeber when spiral knights didnt have orbs and forge crystals so the game wasn't impossible to craft anything
🍅Rubiruby🍅 23 Apr, 2021 @ 2:51pm 
flagged for fake news, ran for 5 years and still no drops
Tortellini Gourmet 12 Apr, 2021 @ 11:50am 
:steamthumbsup:
Thank you for the help!

You're a legend :D