Introduction
TUNING ORBS WERE REMOVED WITH THE JULY SUMMER MEDLEY UPDATE. THEY ARE NO LONGER IN THE GAME. THIS GUIDE IS ARCHIVED FOR REFERENCE.
In New World, there are Expeditions and Arenas you can run with a group of players that use these Tuning Orbs. As part of the requirements to enter them a single Tuning Orb must be in the person’s inventory to start it. Only the person at the entrance attempting to queue the party needs to have the appropriate Tuning Orb in their bag. The other players are not required to have one.
Every entrance uses a different Tuning Orb in order to enter it, with the exception of Mutations. For example, If you want to enter the Amrine Expedition, then you will need one Amrine Tuning Orb for the party. For a full list of Tuning Orbs and the expeditions, check the listing below.
Types of Tuning Orbs
Expedition Tuning Orbs
| Expeditions | Tuning Orb |
| Amrine Excavation | Amrine Tuning Orb |
| Starstone Barrows | Starstone Tuning Orb |
| The Depths | Depths Tuning Orb |
| Dynasty Shipyard | Dynasty Tuning Orb |
| Garden Of Genesis | Genesis Tuning Orb |
| Lazarus Instrumentality | Lazarus Tuning Orb |
| Tempest’s Heart | Tempest’s Heart Tuning Orb |
| Mutated Expeditions | Mutated Expedition Tuning Orb |
Arena Tuning Orbs
| Arena | Tuning Orb |
| Zygoramet’s Grove | Monoecious Tuning Orb |
| Melpomene Arena | Siren Tuning Orb |
| Eternal Pool Arena | Protector’s Tuning Orb |
Orbs From Quests
Below are the quests that will award you with the appropriate Tuning Orbs. These quests can only be completed once per character. The quests are also part of a quest chain, meaning you will have to complete a few quests before you can access the quest that actually gives you the Tuning Orb. If you ever come across a quest in-game labeled “(Expedition)” in-game, there is a good chance you can get a Tuning Orb from it or it is a repeatable quest for an expedition.
Amrine Excavation (Guide)
- Complete MSQ up to Destiny Unearthed
- Start No Confidence Stew and end with Seeing Clearly (Side Quest)
- Start Opening Supply Lines and end with Foreman’s Ledger (Side Quest)
Starstone Barrows (Guide)
- Start Inquisitor’s Legacy and end with Reaper’s Locus (Side Quest)
- Start Opening Supply Lines and end with Starstone of Shattering (Side Quest)
The Depths (Guide)
- Start War of the Lost and end with Into the Depths (Main Story)
- Start Pirates Will Pirate and end with Archdeacon Azamela (Side Quest)
Dynasty Shipyard (Guide)
- Complete MSQ up to Saboteur
- Start Statuette Stash and end with End of Her Reign (Side Quest)
Garden of Genesis (Guide)
- Start Pushing Back and end with Ultimate Blight Defense (Side Quest)
- Start Gates of Edengrove and end with Anguine Anguish (Side Quest)
Lazarus Instrumentality (Guide)
- Start Secrets of the Swamp and end with The Original Guardian (Side Quest)
- Start Pushing Back and end with Baetylus Headpiece (Side Quest)
Tempest’s Heart (Guide)
- Complete MSQ up to The Heart of the Tempest
Zygoramet’s Grove (Guide)
- Crafted only at this time
Melpomene Arena (Guide)
- Crafted only at this time
Eternal Pool Arena (Guide)
- The Dryad Promenade (Drop from Pride of the Trees while on quest)
Tuning Orbs From Crafting
Every Tuning Orb can be crafted from the Stonecutting Trade Skill in New World. Each Tuning Orb has a different requirement to craft them, but they all have similar crafting ingredients for them. These crafts have a cooldown and a threshold. When you craft one orb it starts the cooldown. The threshold is the number you can craft with-in a cooldown period. For example you can only craft 5 Amrine Tuning Orbs as the threshold is 5, and you will have to wait 7 days at the point you crafted each one of them.
Expedition Tuning Orbs
Amrine Excavation – 7 Day CD | Threshold x5
- Requires Level 25 Stonecutting
- 10x Corrupted Sliver
- 1x Iron Chisel
- 50x Stone Block
- 1x Eternal Heart
Starstone Barrows – 7 Day CD | Threshold x5
- Requires Level 50 Stonecutting
- 3x Corrupted Fragment
- 1x Steel Chisel
- 50x Stone Brick
- 1x Elemental Heart
The Depths – 7 Day CD | Threshold x5
- Requires Level 55 Stonecutting
- 2x Corrupted Shard
- 1x Starmetal Chisel
- 50x Lodestone Brick
- 1x Energy Core
Dynasty Shipyard – 7 Day CD | Threshold x5
- Requires Level 75 Stonecutting
- 1x Corrupted Crystal
- 1x Orichalcum Chisel
- 8x Obsidian Voidstone
- 1x Energy Core
Garden of Genesis – 7 Day CD | Threshold x2
- Requires Level 100 Stonecutting
- 1x Corrupted Lodestone
- 1x Asmodeum Chisel
- 3x Runestone
- 1x Genesis Core
- 3x Elemental Heart
- 3x Eternal Heart
- 3x Corrupted Rune
- 3x Molten Rune
Lazarus Instrumentality – 7 Day CD | Threshold x2
- Requires Level 150 Stonecutting
- 1x Corrupted Lodestone
- 1x Asmodeum Chisel
- 3x Runestone
- 1x Lazarus Core
- 1x Elemental Heart
- 1x Undying Heart
- 3x Glowing Spore
- 3x Earth Totem
Tempest’s Heart – 7 Day CD | Threshold x2
- Requires Level 150 Stonecutting
- 1x Corrupted Lodestone
- 1x Asmodeum Chisel
- 3x Runestone
- 5x Energy Core
- 5x Powerful Gemstone Dust
Mutations – 7 Day CD | Threshold x1
- Requires Level 200 Stonecutting
- 1x Corrupted Lodestone
- 1x Asmodeum Chisel
- 3x Runestone
- 5x Energy Core
- 5x Powerful Gemstone Dust
Arena Tuning Orbs
Zygoramet’s Grove – 7 Day CD | Threshold x5
- Requires Level 50 Stonecutting
- 1x Starmetal Chisel
- 3x Runestone
- 1x Energy Core
- 3x Firefox
Melpomene Arena – 7 Day CD | Threshold x5
- Requires Level 50 Stonecutting
- 1x Starmetal Chisel
- 3x Runestone
- 1x Energy Core
- 3x Fancy Shell
Eternal Pool Arena – 7 Day CD | Threshold x5
- Requires Level 50 Stonecutting
- 1x Starmetal Chisel
- 3x Runestone
- 1x Energy Core
- 3x Glowing Swamp Moss
TIP: You can buy Runestones from other players to craft some of the lower level Stonecutting Tuning Orbs.
Tuning Orbs From Faction Vendor
When New World first released Tuning Orbs were not obtainable from Faction vendors. As part of the quality of life changes added to the game, Amazon Games enabled the ability to purchase them from Faction vendors with a cooldown. The cooldown timer seems to vary based on the progression of the game and released content.
All expedition Tuning Orbs can be purchased once a day. The Mutation Tuning Orbs can be purchased once every 3 days. The Arenas do not have any Tuning Orbs you can purchase from the Faction vendors.
Amrine Excavation – 1 Day CD
- 850x Tokens (Requires 1st Rank)
- 85x Gold
Starstone Barrows – 1 Day CD
- 1,700x Tokes (Requires 2nd Rank)
- 170x Gold
The Depths – 1 Day CD
- 3,400x Tokens (Requires 3rd Rank)
- 255x Gold
Dynasty Shipyard – 1 Day CD
- 6,000x Tokens (Requires 4th Rank)
- 340x Gold
Garden of Genesis – 1 Day CD
- 8,500x Tokens (Requires 5th Rank)
- 425x Gold
Lazarus Instrumentality – 1 Day CD
- 8,500x Tokens (Requires 5th Rank)
- 425x Gold
Tempest’s Heart – 7 Day CD
- 9,000x Tokens (Requires 5th Rank)
- 450x Gold
Mutations – 3 Day CD
- 10,000x Tokens (Requires 5th Rank)
- 500x Gold
Tuning Orbs From Drops
With the release of the Heart of Madness patch 1.4, the ability to kill and find Orbs came to light. There is a super low chance to find Arena Tuning Orbs from killing monsters in certain zones. These are the zones you can kill elites for a chance to earn an Arena Tuning Orb; Malevolence, Forecastle Drift, Spires of Melpomene, and Eternal Pool.