Vaal historic jewel · PoE 3.29
Glorious Vanity Guide: Seeds, Names and Sockets
A practical PoE 3.29 guide to Glorious Vanity seeds, Doryani, Xibaqua, Ahuana and why the jewel socket matters.
Last updated August 30, 2026
The useful shorthand is type + seed + socket. Add the historical name when a keystone is in play. “Glorious Vanity 4050” is not a complete result on its own.
The short version
A Glorious Vanity has two lines that players often collapse into one. The number is the seed; it determines the Vaal transformations on small passives and notables. The name — Doryani, Xibaqua or Ahuana — determines the keystone replacement. The socket decides which part of the passive tree is exposed to those rules.
This separation is useful when shopping. If two jewels have the same seed but different names, their non-keystone changes can be compared at the same socket without starting over. The keystone outcome still follows the name printed on the item.
Doryani, Xibaqua or Ahuana?
The name is not a quality tier. It is a selector for the keystone that replaces an affected keystone in the jewel's area.
| Historical name | Keystone | Seed range |
|---|---|---|
| Doryani | Corrupted Soul | 100–8,000 |
| Xibaqua | Divine Flesh | 100–8,000 |
| Ahuana | Immortal Ambition | 100–8,000 |
That table tells you which keystone name to expect, not whether the jewel is good for a build. A socket with no useful transformed notables can still be poor even when the keystone is exactly the one you wanted.
Why the socket belongs in every comparison
The seed is deterministic, but it is evaluated against passive node identities. Moving the jewel changes the set of nodes being evaluated. A seed that produces an excellent notable near the Witch area may produce nothing relevant near Duelist, because those sockets do not contain the same nodes.
When somebody shares a “good seed,” record the socket as well. A nearby notable name is usually easier to communicate than a bare node ID, but the actual jewel socket is the source of truth.
A reliable way to check a jewel
- Copy the item text so the jewel type, seed and historical name stay together.
- Select the socket used by the real build, not simply the closest socket on screen.
- Check the passives the build will actually allocate. An attractive roll on an unallocated branch has no practical value unless the route changes.
- Confirm the result on the same passive-tree version as the build.
- Use Path of Building for the final build-level comparison, including the cost of any extra travel nodes.
TimelessCalc is designed for the inspection step: it shows the transformed nodes without asking for an account import. Path of Building is the better final check once the candidate jewel is inside a complete character.
Three mistakes that waste the most time
Searching by seed alone
A seed without a socket is a recipe, not an outcome. Keep both in the note or trade search record.
Judging only the keystone
The historical name makes the keystone predictable, but the seed can still replace nearby notables with results that are helpful, irrelevant or actively awkward for the build.
Comparing across tree versions
Node positions, IDs and connections can change with a passive-tree update. TimelessCalc currently pins tree 3.29 and data release 2026-08-21.1; older screenshots should be treated as leads to re-check, not permanent proof.
Sources and version notes
This guide cross-checks the general seed, name and radius behaviour against the PoE Wiki Timeless Jewel reference. The current names and lookup behaviour are checked against Path of Building's Timeless Jewel help and the data pinned by this calculator. Keystone wording can change; read the current in-game or PoB tooltip before committing a build.