Is there a faster way to get Inert Spheres than quitting and reloading the character?

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I just wanted to buy a bunch of them and stick them in the shared stash but the fastest way I know still takes like 5 minuets each.

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you can just do the portal away trick to reload the merchant

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I like that there are more than one area that you can access when you have the inert sphere supercharged in your character’s travel stash. Besides the quest blockage, I found 2 areas. One was just a little extra area with a loot spoils chest that I stumbled upon, but the other leads to another orb that you can use to awaken blue items. Good idea to run around everywhere with that fire orb just to see what other areas it unlocks.

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… and another purpose …

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I went to the runed orb thinking it would show me what else it could do. Not a surprise that it wasn’t that easy. So, I braved the ol’ net again.

It is also used to awaken the Horn of Beronath , which drops as Beronath’s Voidlost Horn a Monster Infrequent drop from the boss Beronath. <------ Is that correct? Was a copy/paste of course.

If so, I am intrigued and think I will farm ol’ Beronie (Sanders?) I wonder how long I will have to feel the Beron before I see that item drop. Would the rune orb convert the green item into a blue or purple? Or is it just an xmog unlock?

So far, I have killed him twice (norm, elite) on my first Werewolf (Primalist), once (norm) with my Poop Throwing Werewolf, and once (norm) with my Thane (Lightning Werewolf). 4 times and that item didn’t drop. I am guessing that it’s a really low drop rate?

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I think it only drops on ultimate/ascendant difficulty.

EDIT: OK I looked it up, it’s a 1% drop on normal, a 4% drop on elite and an 8% drop on ultimate.

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As of 1.3.0.8, there are actually 6 areas total with glaciers that melt and unlock new passages if you have a magma sphere in your inventory.
Have fun finding them :slight_smile: (I know I did)

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Well, that would explain why I haven’t found it yet. I usually don’t like farming the same mob over and over again, but this time I will make an exception. Plus, it will make me the better player when I face him with other characters.

Nice. I love finding stuff like that, especially by accident and avoiding any online spoilers. The excitement of finding/experiencing something new is always fun. Always the explorer, I am.

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The way you awaken the horns is through a shrine that you gain access to with a magma sphere… but you can awaken any number of them once the way is cleared… so you still only need 6 in total

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Still waiting for that mamma jamma to drop. I know, I can take the short cut and get it through GrimStash, but I like to do things the old-fashioned way. Plus, the more times I fight Beronath, the more confident I will be with other characters/builds. So, win - win for me.

Since it’s a green, well guessing since it’s an MI, it will get upgraded to purple? Or does it turn into a blue item at the runed orb? That part I don’t mind knowing before I actually do it, especially since I fully plan on killing him over and over till he drops that dang thing.

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Plus, picking it up is a trigger for a quest, so not sure how wise it would be to get it through GD stash

It’s actually purple.
Turns into different purples when awakened

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NICE!!!

Definitely worth looking forward to getting that item upgraded.

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Last time I was there in the Public Playtest I believe you can buy up to 3 at a time.

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Just do the port out trick or go kill a few mobs and come back,…voila - more orbs are available pretty quickly- No need to relog