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Pondering Orb

Sir Squidly edited this page Jun 30, 2026 · 3 revisions
Pondering Orb

Renewable       No
Stackable         Yes (64)
Tool            Pickaxe
Blast resistance     2.5
Hardness         2.5

A pondering orb is a block used to reroll enchanting table enchantments and to passively grants experience.

Obtaining

Crafting

Pondering orbs can be crafted using 2 Bottles o' Enchanting, 4 Glass blocks of any type, a Lapis Block, and 2 Gold Ingots.

Usage

Using a pondering orb will reroll the player's current enchantment RNG, causing the enchanting table to show different options without requiring an item to be enchanted. This has a 20 tick⁽¹⁾ cooldown, and can be preformed indefinitely⁽²⁾.

Behavior

When a player is within 8 blocks of a pondering orb and looking at it, they gain 1 experience point⁽¹⁾ every 5 seconds⁽¹⁾.

Additionally, there is a 1/50 chance of a fortune to be displayed on the player's screen:

Fortunes
You see better things to do
You see encircling equations
You see something unnoticed
You see artworks yet to manifest
You see pillars reaching the sky
You see a golden chain
You see the splendor of a rose
You see words on your screen
You see an impression in the fog
You see the turn of a wheel
You see a flash of lightning
You see loose seams of a cube
You see the abyss
You see the reflection of yourself
You see eyes watching back
You see a stone falling into water
You see spirals upon spirals
You see the rise of the sun
You see a line across the moon
You see a sword wrapped in vine
You see indecipherable symbols

History

Version Changes
1.0.0 Added Pondering Orbs

Trivia

  • Pondering orbs are based on the 'Pondering My Orb' internet meme.
  • The fortunes given by the pondering orb are based upon the Major Arcana of cartomantic tarot cards.

  1. ↑ Values are configurable.
  2. ↑ An optional cost in experience levels can be set in the config. By default there is none.

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