Emerald Orb is a 3-star Catalyst that can be acquired via wishing on any of the major banners in Genshin Impact.It grants Elemental Mastery for its substat, and upon trigger an Electro-Charged, Frozen, or Hydro infused Swirl, grants a sizable amount of %ATK.
About Emerald Orb
| Rarity | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Weapon Type | Catalyst |
| Secondary Stat | Elemental Mastery |
| Refinement Passive | Rapids |
| Region | Liyue |
| Series | N/A |
How to get Emerald Orb in Genshin Impact?
Emerald Orb can be acquired by spending primogems to wish on any of the major banners available in Genshin Impact. 3-star items are extremely common so it will be relatively easy to attain in comparison to 4 and 5 star weapons.
Upgrades
Ascension and Stats
| Ascension Phase | Level | Base ATK | 2nd Stat (Elemental Mastery) |
| 0✦ | 1/20 | 40 | 20 |
| 20/20 | 102 | 36 | |
| 1✦ | 20/40 | 121 | 36 |
| 40/40 | 187 | 53 | |
| 2✦ | 40/50 | 207 | 53 |
| 50/50 | 239 | 61 | |
| 3✦ | 50/60 | 259 | 61 |
| 60/60 | 292 | 69 | |
| 4✦ | 60/70 | 311 | 69 |
| 70/70 | 344 | 77 | |
| 5✦ | 70/80 | 363 | 77 |
| 80/80 | 396 | 85 | |
| 6✦ | 80/90 | 415 | 85 |
| 90/90 | 448 | 94 |
Ascension Materials
| Items Required | Amount |
| Weapon Ascension Materials | |
| Luminous Sands from Guyun | 2 |
| Lustrous Stone from Guyun | 6 |
| Relic from Guyun | 6 |
| Divine Body from Guyun | 3 |
| Common Ascension Materials | |
| Hunter’s Sacrificial Knife | 10 |
| Agent’s Sacrificial Knife | 12 |
| Inspector’s Sacrificial Knife | 18 |
| Treasure Hoarder Insignia | 6 |
| Silver Raven Insignia | 10 |
| Golden Raven Insignia | 12 |
| Total Mora | 105000 |
Refinements
| Refinement | Effects |
| 1 | Upon causing a Vaporize, Electro-Charged, Frozen, or a Hydro-infused Swirl reaction, increases ATK by 20% for 12s. |
| 2 | Upon causing a Vaporize, Electro-Charged, Frozen, or a Hydro-infused Swirl reaction, increases ATK by 25% for 12s. |
| 3 | Upon causing a Vaporize, Electro-Charged, Frozen, or a Hydro-infused Swirl reaction, increases ATK by 30% for 12s. |
| 4 | Upon causing a Vaporize, Electro-Charged, Frozen, or a Hydro-infused Swirl reaction, increases ATK by 35% for 12s. |
| 5 | Upon causing a Vaporize, Electro-Charged, Frozen, or a Hydro-infused Swirl reaction, increases ATK by 40% for 12s. |
Availability
| Method | Obtainability |
| Paimon’s Bargains | No |
| Crafting | No |
| Overworld | No |
| Events | No |
| Epitome Invocation | Yes |
| Wanderlust Invocation | Yes |
| Character Event Wish | Yes |
Appearance
Each weapon has two forms, one when it is initially summoned and another once it has reached a certain level of ascension. Once this occurs, the weapon will undergo a change in its design. Emerald Orb starts off white with two outer rings orbiting its spherical center.
Non-Ascended
The entirety of the weapon is a pearly white color with the exception of a small green orb on its outer ring.
Ascended
The rings of Emerald Orb turn a light gold, and its center sphere turns an emerald green, fitting of its namesake.
Story
A lightweight catalyst carved out of emerald-green jade. It is durable and affordable, which makes it a popular item all around. Small but exquisitely made, it is referred to by the people of Liyue as the "jade ball." It is a highly efficient defensive Catalyst as well as a good-looking accessory.
FAQs
Is Emerald Orb good?
It can be. With an Elemental Mastery substat, you’ll want to focus on creating as many reactions as possible in order to maximize its benefit. The reactions listed to activate its passive all include Hydro, so characters of that element are your best bet.
Who are some good users of Emerald Orb
Mona and Barbara are two potential options as Hydro Catalyst users. They will always be applying Hydro with their attacks, meaning it is simple to cause elemental reactions with the rest of your team in order to get the most out of it.
Where can you find Emerald Orb?
It is a 3-star Catalyst that has a chance of appearing by wishing on any of the major banners in Genshin Impact. 3-stars have very high appearance rates, so it is likely you will obtain it rather quickly and even be able to refine it quickly as well.
Final Thoughts
While it suffers from the typical 3-star weapon weakness of low base stats, and has a substat with niche application in Elemental Mastery, Emerald Orb does have it spots where it can shine in heavy reaction based teams involving Hydro characters.
