# Is there a guide to the orbs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [March 21, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361 "2018-03-21T01:09:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@Interrobang](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/1 "2018-03-21T01:09:25Z")
I just got a Major Orb of Growth from a raid reward, and I don’t know what to do with it. Is there a guide anywhere on what orbs are available, what they do, where they can be used, and where they can be acquired? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Stan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/stan/32/29888_2.png) [@Stan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Stan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/2 "2018-03-21T01:13:44Z")
> [@3.3 Patch Notes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-3-patch-notes/36039): > > Originally published at: [3.3 Patch Notes – Gems of War](https://gemsofwar.com/3-3-patch-notes/) 3.3 Update Patch Notes Weekly Guild Events Introducing 2 new Weekly Guild events: Raid Boss + Invasion Only 1 guild event will run each week, rotating between Guild Wars, Raid Boss and Invasion Raid Bosses + Invasions, like Guild Wars, require tokens (called Sigils) to play each battle. Players will get Sigils each day – Sigils stack, so can be used later in the week. Players have a chance to earn more free Sigils each day by encount… Explanations can be found within the (extensive) patch notes. In short, orbs do the following (minor/major) Clans: 300 guild seals / 1500 guild seals Growth: increase any troop 1 level / to max level Wisdom: add one trait to any troop / complete all traits Ascension: increase rarity of any troop by one level / increase rarity of troop to mythic Power: increase any troop to mythic rarity, level 20 and 3 traits You can get orbs as rewards within the new game modes: Raid Boss, Invasions and Bounty. ---
**Author:** ![actreal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/actreal/32/1945_2.png) [@actreal](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/actreal)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/3 "2018-03-21T01:15:02Z")
Also this post has a nice graphic: > [@Version 3.3 Tomorrow... And Orbs](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/version-3-3-tomorrow-and-orbs/36014): > > Hey Everyone, Confirming, in case anyone was unsure, that 3.3 releases tomorrow. Patch Notes are still being assembled by Nimhain, but for now I’ll just leave you all with an infographic explaining how we use (and receive) Orbs in the new version! ---
**Author:** ![Mithran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mithran/32/18064_2.png) [@Mithran](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mithran)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/4 "2018-03-21T01:18:31Z")
Plus, if you save them all for a couple years, you can craft an exclusive mythic that is already at the mid-low end of the power scale. ---
**Author:** ![Fornico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@Fornico](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fornico)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/5 "2018-03-21T12:16:30Z")
The orbs, save the wisdom orb, are garbage. ---
**Author:** ![XLS78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b2d939/32.png) [@XLS78](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/XLS78)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/6 "2018-03-21T12:43:37Z")
Ascension orb would like a word with you… ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/7 "2018-03-21T12:59:29Z")
There is an almost finished guide to orbs now. > **[Orbs](https://gems-of-war.fandom.com/wiki/Orbs)** > > Orbs are a reward designed to help players advance. They were introduced in the 3.3 patch on or around 21 February 2018. There are two kinds of orb rarity: minor and major. There are six kinds of orbs, each with a different effect. Orbs may be used... ---
**Author:** ![shadyady360](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@shadyady360](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/shadyady360)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/8 "2018-03-21T13:29:04Z")
> [@XLS78](#): > > Ascension orb would like a word with you… Agreed, I got the new legendary troop Hyndla Frostcrown, used ascension orb to go straight to Mythic. ---
**Author:** ![XLS78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b2d939/32.png) [@XLS78](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/XLS78)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/is-there-a-guide-to-the-orbs/37361/9 "2018-03-21T14:39:47Z")
They’re also handy for raid/invasion/bounty troops, gnomes, Valraven…the list goes on.