Shock Orbsorber

The Shock Orbsorber is an orb-type item that modifies thrown orbs to interact with bombs and self-damage in Peglin. It increases the damage of bombs it detonates and provides a reduction to the wielder’s self-inflicted damage when the Shock Orbsorber itself is responsible for detonating a rigged bomb. The item name is a portmanteau of "Shock Absorber" and "Orb."

Shock Orbsorber functions specifically with bombs and orb interactions. Bombs that are detonated by the Shock Orbsorber increase its damage, but that damage boost is applied only immediately before the orb is thrown. The self-damage reduction effect applies only when the Shock Orbsorber is the source of the explosion of a rigged bomb; it does not reduce self-damage from other detonation sources (for example, detonating Enhanced Gunpowder or other external bomb triggers will not activate the Orbsorber’s reduction). As with all orbs in the game, the Shock Orbsorber has no damage cap.

Practical notes and synergies:

• Synergises well with items and effects that add Bombs, such as Bomb Baton, Bob-Orb, and Powder Collector, because extra bombs give more opportunities for the Shock Orbsorber to detonate and gain damage.
• Synergises extremely well with Recombombulator, which increases bomb-related effects and multiplies the Shock Orbsorber’s benefit.
• The timing of bomb detonation matters: bombs detonated by the Shock Orbsorber raise its damage only immediately before the throw, so builds that chain bomb generation and immediate detonation get the most benefit.
• The general self-damage reduction makes the Shock Orbsorber valuable in high-risk runs and exploration where self-damage from bomb mechanics is common; this defensive property can justify picking the item in crucible-like difficulty runs that emphasize explosive interactions.

Players building around bombs should treat the Shock Orbsorber as a core component for both offence and survivability when their deck or items create frequent bomb detonations.