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[[File:Legem-interface-live1.jpg|thumb|300px|Legendary Gem interface window.]]Legendary Gems will be (or LGems or LeGems) were added to [[Reaper of Souls ]] in [[Patch 2.1]], and are currently undergoing after extensive testing on the [[PTR]]. The items There are 14 types of Legendary Gems, all of which add a special bonuses bonus when socketed in rings and amulets (only on Chars and not on Followers). The value of the bonus increases with each rank the gem is upgraded, up to a maximum of 25, and can be upgraded in at that level a special secondary power via [[Urshi]], the NPC who appears only in [[Greater Rifts]]is unlocked.
While the developers are calling them "legendary gems" these socketables have nothing in common with regular [[gems]] in stats or appearance, and are more analogous to the {{iw|Unique_Jewels Rainbow Facet unique jewels}} of Diablo 2. The main difference in Diablo 3 is that these gems can only be socketed in jewelry, and the way the gems can be upgraded to improve their functions over time.
==Legendary Gems ListingRules of Drop and Use==
While the Legendary Gems are still undergoing development on the PTR, their stats and bonuses are changing constantly. A major revision was created on July 15, 2014 with new or upgraded stats for almost every gem. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/legendary-gems-ptr-placeholders Legendary Gem Updates] - John Yang, 15/07/2014</ref> More changes came August 5th with a patch that changed the Enforcer gem, and completely reworked the upgrading system, changing legendary gems from 50 to 200 ranks. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-ptr-2-1-0-patch-notes-5-august/comment-page-1?cpage=1#comment-8649488 Legendary Gem changes] - August 5th PTR Patch 5/08/2014</ref> Another patch later in August reduced the total ranks, removed multi-level upgrades, gave 3 chances to upgrade, and changed the secondary property to unlock at rank 25.
Consider all * Are dropped only at rank 0 and only by [[Greater Rift Guardians]], the final boss found in a [[Greater Rift]]. * LGems drop quite commonly, but players will never find two of the same type of legendary gem if they have one already on that character or in their stash.** To find more than one of the same gem, you need to put the first gem on another character.** This is actually a benefit to players seeking a specific gem, since holding the other types you won't find any duplicates.* LGems can only be socketed into rings and amulets. Not any other item types.* LGems only work when equipped on players. Do not function when equipped on [[followers]].* Can only be upgraded with [[Urshi]], the NPC who appears only in [[Greater Rifts]].** Upgrade odds are entirely based on the level of the Greater Rift and the level of the gem. ** If the level of the Grift is more than 10 higher than the rank of the LGem, the odds are 100%. If the Grift is more than 7 levels lower than the gem, the odds are 0%. Full odds listed below.  ==Upgrade Odds== Upgrade odds are determined entirely by the difference in level between the Greater Rift in which Urshi appears, and the rank of the greater gem.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blizzard-tracker/devthread/us/14058816325] If the level of the Greater Rift is higher than that of the gem, the odds of the gem gaining a rank are increased. If the level of the Greater Rift is lower than the gem, the odds decrease rapidly. {|! GRift level vs. Gem Level| +10| +9| +8| +7| +6| +5| +4| +3| +2| +1| 0| -1| -2| -3 | -4| -5| -6| -7|-! LGem Upgrade Chance | 100%| 90%| 80%| 70%| 60%| 60%| 60%| 60%| 60%| 60%| 60%| 30%| 15% | 8% | 4%| 2%| 1%| 0%|}  Examples: * GRift level 17, LGem level 5 = +12 = 100% chance of successful upgrade.* GRift level 22, LGem level 14 = +8 = 80% chance of successful upgrade.* Grift level 22, LGem level 24 = -2 = 15% chance of successful upgrade. After players kill the Greater Rift Guardian they can use Urshi's interface to either upgrade the GRK (which will go up at least 1 level, and possibly more if they had a very fast run), or to upgrade a Legendary Gem. One or the other, but not both, so when players choose to upgrade a LGem, they can not upgrade a GRK and continue escalating that series of Greater Rifts.   ==Legendary Gems Catalog== These stats temporary until changed several times during PTR testing. Here are the Legendary Gem stats as of [[Patch 2.1.0 goes ]], which went livein late August 2014.
[[File:Legem-bane-of-the-powerful-icon.JPG|right]]
[[Bane of the Powerful]]
* '''Base effect: '''Gain 3020% increased damage for 20 25 seconds after killing an elite pack.* Upgrade '''Increase rank grants: '''+1 second buff duration.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: Gain 20'''15% bonus damage [[Increased Damage to elitesElites]].
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[[Bane of the Trapped]]
* '''Base effect: '''Increase damage against enemies under control-impairing effects by 2015%.* '''Upgrade rank grants: ''' +0.53% damage.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. 
[[Boon of the Hoarder]]
* 30'''Base Effect:''' 25% chance on killing an enemy to cause an explosion of goldwhen you kill an enemy.* '''Upgrade rank grants: '''+1.5% chance on kill.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''Gain 30% increased movement speed for 3 2 seconds after picking up gold.
[[File:Legem-enforcer-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Enforcer]]
* '''Base Effect:''' Increases the damage of your pets by 2515%.* '''Upgrade rank grants: 1''' 0.3% more pet damage per level.* Secondary Power: '''Rank 25 unlocks ": '''Your pets take 3025% reduced damage."
[[File:Legem-gem-of-efficacious-toxin-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Gem of Efficacious Toxin]]
* '''Base Effect:''' Poison all enemies hit for 10002000% weapon damage over 10 seconds.* '''Upgrade rank grants: ''' +2050% weapon damage over 10 seconds.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''All enemies you poison take 10% increased damage from all sources. 
[[File:Legem-gogok-of-swiftness-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Gogok of Swiftness]]
* '''Base Effect:''' 50% chance on hit to gain Swiftness, increasing your Attack Speed by 21% for 3 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 10 times.* '''Upgrade rank grants: ''' +1% chance.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''Gain 21% Cooldown Reduction per stack of Swiftness. 
[[File:Legem-invigorating-gemstone-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Invigorating Gemstone]]
* '''Base Effect:''' While under any control-impairing effects, reduce all damage taken by 30%.* '''Upgrade rank grants: '''+1%0. Maximum +504% upgrade (80% total)damage reduction.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''Heal for 20% of maximum life when hit by control-impairing effect.
[[File:Legem-mirinae-teardrop-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Mirinae, Teardrop of the Starweaver]]
* '''Base Effect:''' 15% chance on hit to smite a nearby enemy for 10002000% weapon damage as Holy.* '''Upgrade rank grants: ''' +2040% weapon damage.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''Smite a nearby enemy every 5 seconds. 
[[File:Legem-moratorium-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Moratorium]]
* 30 '''Base Effect:''' 25% of all damage taken is instead staggered and dealt to you over 3 seconds.* '''Upgrade rank grants: ''' +0.1 second to the stagger duration.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''10% chance on kill to clear all staggered damage. 
[[File:Legem-pain-enhancer-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Pain Enhancer]]
* '''Base Effect:''' Critical hits cause the enemy to bleed for 5001200% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds.* '''Upgrade rank grants: '''+1030% weapon damage over 3 seconds.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''Gain Blood Frenzy, granting you 23% increased Attack Speed for each bleeding enemy within 20 yards. 
[[File:Legem-simplicitys-strenght-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Simplicity’s Strength]]
* '''Base Effect:''' Increase the damage of primary skills by 25%.* '''Upgrade rank grants: '''+0.5% damage.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''Primary skills heal you for 2% of maximum health on hit. 
[[File:Legem-taeguk-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Taeguk]]
* '''Base Effect:''' Gain 10.5% increased damage for 4 3 seconds after spending primary resource. This effect stacks up to 10 20 times. Gaining a stack refreshes all existing stacks.
* Upgrade rank grants: +1 max stack.
* Rank 25 unlocks: Gain 10.5% increased Armor for every stack.
Bliz Note: This buff duration on this gem was chosen so that it’s easier to keep up with cheap spenders and not trivial with expensive spenders.
 
[[File:Legem-wreath-of-lightning-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Wreath of Lightning]]
* '''Base Effect: '''15% chance on hit to gain a Wreath of Lightning, dealing 500600% weapon damage as Lightning every second to 1-2 nearby enemies . Lasts for 3 seconds.* '''Upgrade rank grants: ''' +10% weapon damage per second.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: '''While under the effect of the Wreath of Lightning, gain 25% increased movement speed. 
[[File:Legem-zeis-stone-of-vengeance-icon.jpg|right]]
[[Zei’s Stone of Vengeance]]
* '''Base Effect: '''Damage you deal is increased by 64% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 3020% increaseat 50 yards.* '''Upgrade rank grants: ''' +0.105% for every 10 yards (damage +0.5% to max)25 maximum distance in yards.* '''Rank 25 unlocks: 30''' 20% chance on hit to Stun the enemy for 1 second.Bliz Note: The max of 50 yards was added not because it was too powerful (even though it was too powerful), but so that you wouldn't be incentivized to stay offscreen while your pets killed everything. At 50 yards, I expect you to be in range to actually still use your skills (crazy right?).
The stats of Legendary Gems changed constantly while they were undergoing development on the PTR. A major revision was created on July 15, 2014 with new or upgraded stats for almost every gem.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/legendary-gems-ptr-placeholders Legendary Gem Updates] - John Yang, 15/07/2014</ref> More changes came August 5th with a patch that changed the [[Enforcer]] gem, and completely reworked the upgrading system, changing legendary gems from 50 to 200 ranks. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-ptr-2-1-0-patch-notes-5-august/comment-page-1?cpage==1#comment-8649488 Legendary Gem Upgrade Odds==changes] - August 5th PTR Patch 5/08/2014</ref> Another patch later in August reduced the total ranks, removed multi-level upgrades, gave 3 chances to upgrade, and changed the secondary property to unlock at rank 25.
[[File:Legem-interface-large1.jpg|thumb|400px|See the individual Legendary Gem upgrade interface from a L19 GRift.]]The only way to upgrade a Legendary Gem is via [[Urshi]], who appears only in Greater Rifts. The odds that a gem will be upgraded increase with each higher level Greater Rift completed in that game. The system is still under construction and a patch Gems pages for details on August 5, 2014 reworked this system entirely, changing the maximum level from 50 to 200, while greatly increasing evolution of their stats over the odds for multiple rank boosts per upgrade and granting multiple upgrade opportunities on higher level greater riftsPTR testing period. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-ptr-2-1-0-patch-notes-5-august/comment-page-1?cpage=1#comment-8649488 Legendary Gem changes] - August 5th PTR Patch 5/08/2014</ref>
<blue>Legendary gems now start at rank 0
* Changes have been made to the frequency at which Legendary gems are upgraded
** Note: Because of this change the power of each upgrade has been reduced, but the overall rate at which gem power is gained through upgrades should remain roughly the same</blue>
Figures below are for the first system, when rank 50 was the maximum value. This system has changed twice since the initial version, and may change more until Patch 2.1 goes live.
==Gem Upgrade Development==
===Old Upgrade Odds===The system was under construction all throughout the PTR and saw major changes during July and August, 2014.
These were the odds for the first version of Legendary Gems. These figures are '''''*NOT*''''' accurate anymore, and are preserved for archival value. The figures are exactinitially had 50 ranks, and were displayed in a tooltip when using with the odds to upgrade interface.[http://www.diablofans.com/forums/diablo-iii-general-forums/diablo-iii-general-discussion/90337-community-effort-legendary-gem-upgrading-effects]increasing on higher Greater Rift levels. This was reworked after a few weeks, and a patch on August 5, 2014 changed the maximum level from 50 to 200 and greatly increased the odds for multiple rank boosts per upgrade, as well as granting multiple upgrade opportunities on higher level greater rifts. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-ptr-2-1-0-patch-notes-5-august/comment-page-1?cpage=1#comment-8649488 Legendary Gem changes] - August 5th PTR Patch 5/08/2014</ref>
* Rift Level 01 - Upgrade chance 21%* Rift Level 17 - Upgrade chance 45%* Rift Level 18 - Upgrade chance 46%* Rift Level 19 - Upgrade chance 47%* Rift Level 20 - Upgrade chance 49%* Rift Level 21 - Upgrade chance 50%* Rift Level 22 - Upgrade chance 51%* Rift Level 25 - Upgrade chance 55%* Rift Level 26 - Upgrade chance 56%* Rift Level 27 - Upgrade chance 57%* Rift Level 28 - Upgrade chance 58%* Rift Level 29 - Upgrade chance 59%* Rift Level 30 - Upgrade chance 60%<blue>Legendary gems now start at rank 0* Rift Level 31 - Upgrade chance 61%Changes have been made to the frequency at which Legendary gems are upgraded* Rift Level 31 - Upgrade chance 62%* Rift Level 33 - Upgrade chance 63%* Rift Level 34 - Upgrade chance 64%* Rfit Level 35 - Upgrade chance 65%* Rift Level 40 - Upgrade chance 70%* Rift Level 41 - Upgrade chance 71%* Rift Level 45 - Upgrade chance 75%* Rift Level 50 - Upgrade chance 79%* Rift Level 69 - Upgrade chance 93%* Rift Level 100 - Upgrade chance 100%Note: Because of this change the power of each upgrade has been reduced, but the overall rate at which gem power is gained through upgrades should remain roughly the same</blue>
That system was changed again late in the PTR, with the ranks cut from 200 to 25, and a whole new system of upgrade odds implemented, based on the difference in level between the gem and the Grift. Those odds were the final system which went live a few weeks later.
==Legendary Gem Design Theory==
[[File:LegemUrshi-interface-interface3sml.pngjpg|thumb|320px350px|Legendary Gem upgrade interface via [[Urshi]].]]
Blizzard's John Yang explained the design theory behind Legendary Gems while they were being tested on the PTR, July 15, 2014. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/legendary-gems-ptr-placeholders Legendary Gem Updates] - John Yang, 15/07/2014</ref>
==Media==
Images of Legendary Gems, all from the initial 50 rank system on the PTR and subject to change before [[Patch 2.1]] goes live.
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File:Legem-interface-large1.jpg|Early Legendary Gem upgrade interface from the PTR.
File:Legem-interface2.png|Legendary Gem upgrade Interface.
File:Legem-interface3.png|Legendary Gem upgrade Interface.