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Equipment
An Arcane Focus is bejeweled or carved to channel arcane magic. A Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard can use such an item as a Spellcasting Focus
Orb
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An arcane focus is a special item designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as a spellcasting focus, as described in the Spellcasting
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
five Orbs of Dragonkind to help defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five towers, and there they were used to speed the war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to lure
. Their magic has been warped over the centuries. Their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, but they also allow some measure of control over dragons.
Each orb contains the essence of
Magic Items
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Roiling green mist fills this glass orb, which the exiled Strixhaven mage Murgaxor once used in foul magical experiments. Murgaxor’s spirit has infused the orb, which he uses to spread a
terrible curse among Strixhaven’s students.
Sentience. Murgaxor’s orb is a sentient, chaotic evil magic item with the following properties:
The orb has an Intelligence of 20, a Wisdom of 16
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Princes of the Apocalypse
A devastation orb is an elemental bomb that can be created at the site of an elemental node by performing a ritual with an elemental weapon. The type of orb created depends on the node used. For
example, an air node creates a devastation orb of air. The ritual takes 1 hour to complete and requires 2,000 gp worth of special components, which are consumed.
A devastation orb measures 12 inches in
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
A professor orb is a smooth 5-pound sphere of smoky gray quartz about the size of a grapefruit. Close examination reveals two or more pinpricks of silver light coming from deep inside the sphere
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The orb is sentient and has the personality of a scholar. Its alignment is determined by rolling on the alignment table in the “Sentient Magic Items” section in the Dungeon Master’s
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You hurl an orb of energy at a target within range. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a
hit, the target takes 3d8 damage of the chosen type.
If you roll the same number on two or more of the d8s, the orb leaps to a different target of your choice within 30 feet of the target. Make an
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
This orb can be used as an Arcane Focus.
While holding the orb, you can take a Magic action to determine whether it is morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime. This property functions only on the Material Plane.
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
A navigation orb is a hollow, 7-foot-diameter sphere of thin, polished mithral with a large skye (cloud) rune embossed on its outer surface. The orb levitates 10 feet above the ground and is keyed to
a particular cloud castle, allowing you to control that castle’s altitude and movement while the orb is inside the castle. If the orb is destroyed or removed from its castle, the castle’s
Magic Items
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Said to be infused with the wisdom and power of the god Skoraeus, this polished stone orb is veined with iridescent crystal that seems to glow from within. The orb is 8 inches in diameter and weighs
8 pounds, making it a palm-sized trinket for a stone giant but a more unwieldy item for a Medium creature to use.
While holding this orb, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your spells. You
Orb of Direction
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
While holding this orb, you can use an action to determine which way is north. This property functions only on the Material Plane.
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)
This orb can be used as an Arcane Focus.
While holding this orb, you can take a Magic action to determine which way is magnetic north. Nothing happens if the orb is used in a location that has no magnetic north.
Chromatic Orb
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
You hurl a 4-inch-diameter sphere of energy at a creature that you can see within range. You choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a
Orb of Dragonkind
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(or Dragon Orbs) to help them defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five wizard towers, and there they were used to speed the war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to
magic has been warped and twisted over the centuries, so although their primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, they also allow some measure of control over dragons.
Each orb contains the
Magic Items
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
An orb of shielding is a polished, spherical chunk of crystal or stone aligned to one of the planes of existence. If you're a spellcaster, you can use this orb as a spellcasting focus.
If you're
holding the orb when you take damage of the type associated with the orb's material, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage by 1d4 (to a minimum of 0). The materials and their associated damage
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
This common wondrous item is a hollow, 5-inch-diameter orb that weighs 5 pounds. Its outer shell is composed of notched bronze rings, which can be turned so that the notches line up. Aligning the
notches requires an action, and doing so causes the orb to gong loudly until the notches are no longer aligned. The sounds are spaced 6 seconds apart and can be heard out to a range of 600 feet.
Orb of Time
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything
While holding this orb, you can use an action to determine whether it is morning, afternoon, evening, or nighttime outside. This property functions only on the Material Plane.
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Storm King's Thunder
This orb of granite is about the size of an adult human’s fist. The stein (stone) rune appears on it in the form of crystalline veins that run across the surface. The orb has the following
properties, which work only while it’s on your person.
Indomitable Stand. As an action, you can channel the orb’s magic to hold your ground. For the next minute or until you move any distance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Chromatic Orb Level 1 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth 50+ GP)
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl an orb of energy at a
target within range. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d8 damage of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Chromatic Orb Level 1 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth 50+ GP)
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl an orb of energy at a
target within range. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d8 damage of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chromatic Orb 1st-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 50 gp) Duration: Instantaneous You hurl a 4-inch-diameter sphere of energy at a
creature that you can see within range. You choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. If the attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Navigation Orb Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) A navigation orb is a hollow, 7-foot-diameter sphere of thin, polished mithral with a large skye (cloud) rune embossed on its outer
surface. The orb levitates 10 feet above the ground and is keyed to a particular cloud castle, allowing you to control that castle’s altitude and movement while the orb is inside the castle. If the orb is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Chromatic Orb 1st-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 50 gp) Duration: Instantaneous You hurl a 4-inch-diameter sphere of energy at a
creature that you can see within range. You choose acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. If the attack
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Navigation Orb Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) A navigation orb is a hollow, 7-foot-diameter sphere of thin, polished mithral with a large skye (cloud) rune embossed on its outer
surface. The orb levitates 10 feet above the ground and is keyed to a particular cloud castle, allowing you to control that castle’s altitude and movement while the orb is inside the castle. If the orb is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Chromatic Orb Level 1 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth 50+ GP)
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl an orb of energy at a
target within range. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d8 damage of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Chromatic Orb Level 1 Evocation (Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth 50+ GP)
Duration: Instantaneous
You hurl an orb of energy at a
target within range. Choose Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, or Thunder for the type of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 3d8 damage of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Orb of Shielding Wondrous item, common (requires attunement) An orb of shielding is a polished, spherical chunk of crystal or stone aligned to one of the planes of existence. If you’re a spellcaster
, you can use this orb as a spellcasting focus. If you’re holding the orb when you take damage of the type associated with the orb’s material, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage by 1d4 (to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Orb of Dragonkind Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) Long ago, in the Dragonlance setting, elves and humans waged a terrible war against chromatic dragons. When the world seemed doomed
, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged five Orbs of Dragonkind to help defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five towers, and there they were used to speed the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Orb of Dragonkind Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) Long ago, in the Dragonlance setting, elves and humans waged a terrible war against chromatic dragons. When the world seemed doomed
, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged five Orbs of Dragonkind to help defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five towers, and there they were used to speed the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Orb of Dragonkind Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement) Long ago, in the Dragonlance setting, elves and humans waged a terrible war against chromatic dragons. When the world seemed doomed
, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and forged five Orbs of Dragonkind to help defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five towers, and there they were used to speed the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Orb of Direction Wondrous item, common While holding this orb, you can use an action to determine which way is north. This property functions only on the Material Plane.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Orb of Direction Wondrous item, common While holding this orb, you can use an action to determine which way is north. This property functions only on the Material Plane.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Orb of Shielding Wondrous item, common (requires attunement) An orb of shielding is a polished, spherical chunk of crystal or stone aligned to one of the planes of existence. If you’re a spellcaster
, you can use this orb as a spellcasting focus. If you’re holding the orb when you take damage of the type associated with the orb’s material, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage by 1d4 (to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Orb of Shielding Wondrous item, common (requires attunement) An orb of shielding is a polished, spherical chunk of crystal or stone aligned to one of the planes of existence. If you’re a spellcaster
, you can use this orb as a spellcasting focus. If you’re holding the orb when you take damage of the type associated with the orb’s material, you can use your reaction to reduce the damage by 1d4 (to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Orb of Dragonkind Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) Ages past, on the world of Krynn, elves and humans waged a terrible war against evil dragons. When the world seemed doomed, the wizards
of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and worked their greatest magic, forging five Orbs of Dragonkind (or Dragon Orbs) to help them defeat the dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five