Shapers orbs are permanent like bandit rewards
The confusing part that I dont think was explained too well was the shaped maps. I have a few questions. Can you use multiple shapers orb on the same map? i.e. Tier 1 to 11 with 2 shaped orbs.
So if you shapers orb a map, and it drops a shaped version of another map. Does that mean the map item itself is the +5 version of that map? If you were to then use a shapers orb on your atlas and open a shaped map does the levels combine or are you just out of a shaped map?
i.e from your example, I shaped Jungle Valley from 1 to 6. I go into a T6 and it drops a shaped T1 Jungle Valley. If I use this shaped Jungle Valley, is it a T5(wasting the shaped map) or a T10? Is the dropped shaped T1 Jungle valley from the T6 a T1 or T6?
Can I use a shapers orb on the map itself or can I only use shapers orb on the atlas?
Edit: After further reading, Shapers orbs are permanent like bandit rewards. You have to use a recipe to unshape a map on your atlas. The shaped maps on the atlas does not affect your current maps, instead it changes drops of that map.

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