# Regal Orb A Regal Orb is a currency item that can be used to upgrade a piece of magic equipment to rare. The current modifiers are all retained and one new random affix is added. ## Item acquisition They also drop from Arcanist's Strongboxes and doing beastcrafting recipe, etc. ## Spending Regal Orbs do two things when used on an item: they add an additional affix, and they convert a magic item into a rare item. Regal Orbs can only be used on magic items. The adding an affix is useful for improving Maps or Strongboxes, where additional affixes can yield additional results. Converting a magic item to a rare is important for crafting in that a rare item has space for six affixes (three prefixes and three suffixes) while a magic item only has space for two affixes (one prefix and one suffix). In crafting, using a Regal Orb is a middle step when crafting a magic item with good affix(s) into a rare. If the affix added by the Regal Orb is desired, one can continue adding up to a total of six affixes through master crafting (using the Can have multiple crafted mods suffix) or the use of [[Exalted Orb]]. If the affix is not desirable, an [[Orb of Annulment]] can be used to randomly remove an affix (hopefully the undesirable one). Lastly, Regal Orbs can be used to purchase certain skill gems from vendors.