
Rune Shard
Salvage gear with a rarity into shards; combine shards into orbs.
What it does
A splinter of the power bound in salvaged gear. Combine shards into orbs at the crafting bench (Economy > Salvage).
Shards per item: the rarity's base, up to 50% more by item level, +1 per modifier of T6 or better, +1 per empty socket. Uniques are never salvaged.
Salvage by rarity
| Rarity | Base shards | Whole orb chance |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 1 | 0.5% |
| Uncommon | 1 | 0.5% |
| Rare | 2 | 0.75% |
| Epic | 2 | 0.75% |
| Legendary | 3 | 1% |
| Exotic | 3 | 1% |
| Mythic | 4 | 1.5% |
| Chaos | 5 | 1.5% |
| Eternal | 6 | 2% |
| Divine | 7 | 2% |
| Phantasmal | 8 | 2.5% |
| Celestial | 10 | 3% |
| Cosmic | 12 | 3.5% |
| Abyssal | 14 | 4% |
| Transcendent | 18 | 5% |