Orb of True Knowledge

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Upon picking up any Orb of True Knowledge, a counter appears keeping track of the total number of Orbs of True Knowledge collected that run.

The Orbs of True Knowledge are items that can be activated in the world.

• Orbs are always accompanied by an Emerald Tablet.
• Upon first activation, they will supply the player with a Message and a spell. On subsequent activations, they provide a +25 HP boost.
• Upon pickup an 'Orbs collected' counter will appear below wand mana.
• The health of the final boss (Kolmisilmä) increases exponentially with each orb; reaching a max of 131,481 HP if all 11 orbs have been collected.
• If you visit the Floating Island or the Moon after collecting the Sampo, you can Complete The Work there with varying effects (see the Floating Island and Moon pages for more information).

Known Orbs of True Knowledge

Emerald Tablet	Orb Icon	Spell	Location	Message
Thoth		Earthquake	Atop the Pyramid	Secrets of Earth's anger have been unlocked to you
Volume I		Sea of Lava	Within the floating island above the mine entrance in the Forest	Secrets of endless lava have been unlocked to you
Volume II		Tentacle	Under the Frozen Vault, which is located under the Snowy Wasteland to the left of Giant Tree	Secrets of otherworldly life have been unlocked to you
Volume III		Nuke	Under the Lava Lake right from entrance. Can be reached if you dig through the extremely dense rock on the west side of the shaft down to Snowy Depths with black holes or by freezing the lava and drilling through.	Secrets of utter destruction have been unlocked to you
Volume IV		Necromancy	At the bottom of the Sandcave below the Pyramid	Secrets of Undeath have been unlocked to you
Volume V		Holy Bomb	In Orb Room To the left of the Magical Temple	Secrets of fire and brimstone have been unlocked to you
Volume VI		Spiral Shot	To the left at the bottom of the Fungal Caverns west of the Underground Jungle or the top west of The Vault	Secrets of the Spiral have been unlocked to you
Volume VII		Thundercloud	In Orb Room to the right of the abyss (climb very dense rock or cross the rope bridge) which is to the right of the lava lake to the right of the Mines	Secrets of the stormy skies have been unlocked to you
Volume VIII		Fireworks!	In the center of The Work (Hell)	Secrets of jubilation have been unlocked to you
Volume IX		Summon Deercoy	At the bottom of the Snow Chasm under the Snowy Wasteland	Secrets of hidden danger have been unlocked to you
Volume X		Cement (Spell)	At the bottom of the Wizard's Den under the Desert Chasm and east of the Temple of the Art	Secrets of rebuilding have been unlocked to you

Orbs of Corrupted Knowledge

The Parallel worlds have an alternate version known as Orbs of Corrupted Knowledge. They only increase maximum hp, but also deal damage over time to the Noita, taking 44% of their current health each time one is collected.