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Gems are small objects that grant bonuses when socketed into items. There are five types of gems in Diablo III; Amethysts, Diamonds (added in D3v2), Emeralds, Rubies and Topazes. The bonuses provided by gems increase with the rank of the gem and become quite substantial at the highest ranks.

Gems drop randomly from every sort of target; monsters, Elites, chests, barrels, etc. At least one and often several gems drop from special targets, such as Resplendent chests, Treasure Goblins, Horadric Caches, etc. Gems can be upgraded in rank by the Jeweler for a fee of gold and materials.

Items in several slots can spawn with one or more sockets, but there is no way to add additional sockets in Diablo 3. Only the Mystic, added in Reaper of Souls, can potentially add sockets via enchanting an affix. The Jeweler can remove gems from sockets, for a gold fee, in D3 and RoS.

Socketed gems have no effect on the level requirement of an item, and and are thus one of the most useful twinks to boost the gear quality of a lower level character.

See the Gems Archive for details about gems from D3's development and for the different properties and costs from Diablo 3 vanilla
See the Diablo 2 Gems page for details on that game's seven types of gems.

Legendary Gems[edit | edit source]

Legendary Gems were added to the game in Patch 2.1. They can be upgraded repeatedly and will only fit into sockets in rings and amulets.

Socketing Basics[edit | edit source]

The bonuses from gems are quite powerful, and a primary affix that adds socket(s) to an item is one of the most desired item properties. Sockets begin to appear in items around level 15 (a few legendary helms can have a socket at level 10-15), and in the end game a socket is considered all-but-mandatory in weapons. In weapon sockets, players generally socket Emeralds for Critical hit Damage. Rubies for +damage, or Diamonds for +Elite damage are less popular.

Weapons can only ever have 1 socket in Loot 2.0, though the Manticore crossbow sometimes rolled 2 sockets in Diablo 3 vanilla.

A socket in a helm is also very desired, and usually used to obtain +EXP% from a Ruby, +Life% from an Amethyst, or Reduced cooldown from a Diamond.

All other items with a socket are considered "other" in terms of the bonuses they provide, (+to a single stat or All Res from a diamond) and these include:

Chest armor: 1-3 sockets.
Pants: 1-2 Sockets.
1 socket: Rings, Amulets, Shields, Mojos, Sources, and Quivers.
- In D3v Ice Climbers boots and Tasker and Theo gloves had a socket in item slots that can not otherwise have sockets, and the Manticore crossbow could spawn with two sockets. These irregularities were eliminated in the Loot 2.0 version of those legendaries.

Gem Ranks[edit | edit source]

A full list of gems by ascending rank. It appears that the new gems drop in each bracket of ten levels starting from around level 20 (possibly including levels 15-19 in the lowest category), with Perfect Square dropping from 50-60.

Regular gem
Flawless gem
Square gem
Perfect Square gem
Star gem -- Upgrade only.
Flawless Star gem -- Upgrade only.
Perfect Star gem -- Upgrade only.
Radiant Star gem -- Upgrade only.
Marquise gem -- Upgrade only in D3: Drops lvl 61+ in Reaper of Souls.)
Imperial gem -- RoS-only. Upgrade, or rarely drops from lvl 61+ on Master+ difficulty.
Flawless Imperial gem -- Upgrade only. RoS only.
Royal gem -- Upgrade only. RoS only.
Flawless Royal gem -- Upgrade only. RoS only.

There were more low level gems prior to 2.3, and in total there were a total of 19 tiers of gem compared to the current 13.

Upgrading Gems[edit | edit source]

Chipped gems drop starting around level 15, with the next highest quality gem beginning to fall about every 6th level higher, culminating in the Flawless Square, which drops from enemies around level 55-60. In Diablo 3 Gems can be upgraded all the way to rank 15, the Marquise, though this is a very long and expensive process, especially in D3v2 with no more Auction House. (Upgrading all the way to a Marquise gem in D3v2 requires a total investment of 9,280,000 gold and 2143 Flawless Square gems.)

Reaper of Souls ups the gem quality considerably, and while nothing changes from level 1-60, level 61 targets (monsters, chests, objects, treasure goblins, etc) drop rank 15 Marquise gems, with a chance for Rank 16 Imperial gems to drop on Master or higher difficulty. Gems in RoS can be upgraded to rank 19, Flawless Royal quality.

Gem removal is done via the Jeweler. Gems cost gold to remove from items, or can be removed for free by salvaging, which destroys the item but not the gem(s). The costs to remove gems have been tweaked repeatedly, and costs were considerably lowered for high end gems in Reaper of Souls in Patch 2.0.5. Gem removal prices, per gem, as of that patch:

Marquise: 50k
Imperial: 100k
Flawless Imperial: 150k to 125k gold
Royal: 250k to 150k gold
Flawless Royal: 500k to 175k gold

Gem upgrade costs have been tweaked several times. The entire system received an overhaul for D3v2, with much lower gold costs and an almost total removal of material components. It's much cheaper to make the highest level gems in Reaper of Souls than it was to make them in Diablo 3 vanilla, though the number of gems is the same, with 2 > 1 until Flawless Square and 3 > 1 at all levels above that.

See the Gems archive article for info about upgrade costs in earlier versions of Diablo 3.

To Create:	Materials Required	Cumulative Cost [e]
Chipped	N/A	Find them.
1 Flawed	10 gold 2 Chipped	Find them.
1 Regular	25 gold +2 Flawed	Find them.
1 Flawless	40 gold +2 Regular	Find them.
1 Perfect	55 gold +2 Flawless	Find them.
1 Radiant	70 gold +2 Perfects	Find them.
1 Square	85 gold + 2 Radiant	Find them.
1 Flawless Square	100 gold +2 Squares	Find them.
1 Perfect Square	5000 gold +3 Flawless Squares	5k gold (3 Flawless Squares)
1 Radiant Square	10,000 gold +3 Perfect Squares	15k + 10k = 25k (9 Flawless Squares)
1 Star	20,000 gold +3 Radiant Squares	25k x 3 = 20 = 95k gold (27 Flawless Squares)
1 Flawless Star	30,000 gold +3 Stars	95k x 3 + 30k = 315k gold (81 Flawless Squares)
1 Perfect Star	50,000 gold +3 Flawless Stars	315k x 3 + 50k = 995k gold (243 Flawless Squares)
1 Radiant Star	75,000 gold +3 perfect stars	3 x 995k + 75k = 3,060,000 gold (729 Flawless Squares)
1 Marquise Gem	100,000 gold +3 Radiant Stars	D3: 3 x 3,060k + 100k = 9,280,000 gold (2143 Flawless Squares) Find them level 61+ (RoS only).
1 Imperial Gem RoS only	200,000 gold +3 Marquise Gems	200k gold + 3 Marquise gems. (Will occasionally drop in Master+ difficulty.) (This level gem is required for enchanting legendary jewelry.)
1 Flawless Imperial Gem RoS only.	300,000 gold +3 Imperials	900k gold (9 Marquise Gems)
1 Royal Gem RoS only	400,000 gold +3 Flawless Imperial + 1 Death's Breath	3.1 million gold, 3 DBs (27 Marquise Gems)
1 Flawless Royal Gem RoS only	500,000 gold +3 Royal + 1 Death's Breath	9.8m gold, 9 DBs (81 Marquise Gems)

Gem Properties[edit | edit source]

Each type of gem provides different bonuses in the three types of items: weapons, helms, and "other." The properties are the same for every rank of the each type of gem; only the values increase. Gems of the same rank share the same graphic; only the color changes.

Patch 2.1 Healing Buffs[edit | edit source]

All healing skills and regeneration was buffed greatly in Patch 2.1 in August 2014, with huge increases in value for the highest level Amethysts, found only in Reaper of Souls.

The amount of Life on Hit provided by the top 4 ranks of Amethysts has been significantly increased

Imperial increased from 800 to 3000
Flawless Imperial increased from 900 to 6400
Royal increased from 1000 to 8800
Flawless Royal increased from 1100 to 11200

Gem Rank	Helm	Weapon	Other[e]
Chipped Gem	Amethyst: +5% Life Diamond: Reduces cooldown of all skills by 3.5% Emerald: +5% Gold Find Ruby: +5% Bonus Experience Topaz: +5% Magic Find	Amethyst: 2 Life per Hit Diamond: +2% Increased damage against Elites Emerald: +10% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +3 Damage Topaz: Ranged and melee attackers take 2 damage per hit.	Amethyst: +10 Vitality Diamond: +6 Resistance to all elements Emerald: +6 Dexterity Ruby: +6 Strength Topaz: +6 Intelligence
Flawed Gem	Amethyst: +6% Life Diamond: -4% cooldown of all skills Emerald: +7% Gold Find Ruby: +7% Experience Topaz: +7% Magic Find	Amethyst: 3 Life per Hit Diamond: +3% Damage to Elites Emerald: +15% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +6 Damage Topaz: 3 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +10 Vitality Diamond: +10 All Res Emerald: +10 Dexterity Ruby: +10 Strength Topaz: +10 Intelligence
Regular Gem	Amethyst: +7% Life Diamond: -4.5% cooldown Emerald: +9% Gold Find Ruby: +9% Experience Topaz: +9% Magic Find	Amethyst: 6 Life per Hit Diamond: +4% Damage to Elites Emerald: +20% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +9 Damage Topaz: 6 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +14 Vitality Diamond: +14 All Res Emerald: +14 Dexterity Ruby: +14 Strength Topaz: +14 Intelligence
Flawless Gem	Amethyst: +8% Life Diamond: -5% cooldown Emerald: +11% Gold Find Ruby: +11% Experience Topaz: +11% Magic Find	Amethyst: 10 Life per Hit Diamond: +5% Damage to Elites Emerald: +25% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +12 Damage Topaz: 10 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +18 Vitality Diamond: +18 All Res Emerald: +18 Dexterity Ruby: +18 Strength Topaz: +18 Intelligence
Perfect Gem	Amethyst: +9% Life Diamond: -5.5% cooldowns Emerald: +13% Gold Find Ruby: +13% Experience Topaz: +13 Magic Find	Amethyst: 15 Life per Hit Diamond: +6% Damage to Elites Emerald: +30% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +15 Damage Topaz: 15 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +22 Vitality Diamond: +22 All Res Emerald: +22 Dexterity Ruby: +22 Strength Topaz: +22 Intelligence
Radiant Gem	Amethyst: +10% Life Diamond: -6% Cooldowns Emerald: +15% Gold Find Ruby: +15% Experience Topaz: +15% Magic Find	Amethyst: 25 Life per Hit Diamond: +7% Damage to Elites Emerald: +35% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +18 Damage Topaz: 30 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +26 Vitality Diamond: +26 All Res Emerald: +26 Dexterity Ruby: +26 Strength Topaz: +26 Intelligence
Square Gem	Amethyst: +11% Life Diamond: -6.5% Cooldowns Emerald: +17% Gold Find Ruby: +17% Experience Topaz: +17% Magic Find	Amethyst: 35 Life per Hit Diamond: +8% Damage to Elites Emerald: +40% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +21 Damage Topaz: 50 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +30 Vitality Diamond: +30 All Res Emerald: +30 Dexterity Ruby: +30 Strength Topaz: +30 Intelligence
Flawless Square Gem	Amethyst: +12% Life Diamond: -7% Cooldowns Emerald: +19% Gold Find Ruby: +19% Experience Topaz: +19% Magic Find	Amethyst: 65 Life per Hit Diamond: +9% Damage to Elites Emerald: +45% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +25 Damage Topaz: 100 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +34 Vitality Diamond: +34 All Res Emerald: +34 Dexterity Ruby: +34 Strength Topaz: +34 Intelligence
Perfect Square Gem	Amethyst: +13% Life Diamond: -7.5% Cooldowns Emerald: +21% Gold Find Ruby: +21% Experience Topaz: +21% Magic Find	Amethyst: 105 Life per Hit Diamond: +10% Damage to Elites Emerald: +50% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +40 Damage Topaz: 200 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +38 Vitality Diamond: +38 All Res Emerald: +38 Dexterity Ruby: +38 Strength Topaz: +38 Intelligence
Radiant Square Gem	Amethyst: +14% Life Diamond: -8% Cooldowns Emerald: +23% Gold Find Ruby: +23% Experience Topaz: +23% Magic Find	Amethyst: 190 Life per Hit Diamond: +11% Damage to Elites Emerald: +60% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +60 Damage Topaz: 350 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +42 Vitality Diamond: +42 All Res Emerald: +42 Dexterity Ruby: +42 Strength Topaz: +42 Intelligence
Star Gem	Amethyst: +15% Life Diamond: -8.5% Cooldowns Emerald: +25% Gold Find Ruby: +25% Experience Topaz: +25% Magic Find	Amethyst: 300 Life per Hit Diamond: +12% Damage to Elites Emerald: +70% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +80 Damage Topaz: 600 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +46 Vitality Diamond: +46 All Res Emerald: +46 Dexterity Ruby: +46 Strength Topaz: +46 Intelligence
Flawless Star Gem	Amethyst: +16% Life Diamond: -9% Cooldowns Emerald: +27% Gold Find Ruby: +27% Experience Topaz: +27% Magic Find	Amethyst: 400 Life per Hit Diamond: +13% Damage to Elites Emerald: +80% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +100 Damage Topaz: 900 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +50 Vitality Diamond: +50 All Res Emerald: +50 Dexterity Ruby: +50 Strength Topaz: +50 Intelligence
Perfect Star Gem	Amethyst: +17% Life Diamond: -9.5% Cooldowns Emerald: +29% Gold Find Ruby: +29% Experience Topaz: +29% Magic Find	Amethyst: 500 Life per Hit Diamond: +14% Damage to Elites Emerald: +90% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +130 Damage Topaz: 1250 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +54 Vitality Diamond: +54 All Res Emerald: +54 Dexterity Ruby: +54 Strength Topaz: +54 Intelligence
Radiant Star Gem	Amethyst: +18% Life Diamond: -10% Cooldowns Emerald: +31% Gold Find Ruby: +31% Experience Topaz: +31% Magic Find	Amethyst: 600 Life per Hit Diamond: +15% Damage to Elites Emerald: +100% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +160 Damage Topaz: 1800 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +58 Vitality Diamond: +58 All Res Emerald: +58 Dexterity Ruby: +58 Strength Topaz: +58 Intelligence
Marquise Gem Gem	Amethyst: +19% Life Diamond: -10.5% Cooldowns Emerald: +33% Gold Find Ruby: +33% Experience Topaz: +33% Magic Find	Amethyst: 700 Life per Hit Diamond: +16% Damage to Elites Emerald: +110% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +190 Damage Topaz: 2500 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +62 Vitality Diamond: +62 All Res Emerald: +62 Dexterity Ruby: +62 Strength Topaz: +62 Intelligence
Imperial Gem RoS only	Amethyst: +20% Life Diamond: -11% Cooldowns Emerald: +35% Gold Find Ruby: +35% Experience Topaz: +35% Magic Find	Amethyst: 3000 Life per Hit Diamond: +17% Damage to Elites Emerald: +115% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +220 Damage Topaz: 3100 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +100 Vitality Diamond: +66 All Res Emerald: +100 Dexterity Ruby: +100 Strength Topaz: +100 Intelligence
Flawless Imperial Gem RoS only.	Amethyst: +21% Life Diamond: -11.5% Cooldowns Emerald: +37% Gold Find Ruby: +37% Experience Topaz: +37% Magic Find	Amethyst: 6400 Life per Hit Diamond: +18% Damage to Elites Emerald: +120% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +220 Damage Topaz: 3725 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +160 Vitality Diamond: +70 All Res Emerald: +160 Dexterity Ruby: +160 Strength Topaz: +160 Intelligence
Royal Gem RoS only	Amethyst: +22% Life Diamond: -12% Cooldowns Emerald: +39% Gold Find Ruby: +39% Experience Topaz: +39% Magic Find	Amethyst: 8800 Life per Hit Diamond: +19% Damage to Elites Emerald: +125% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +250 Damage Topaz: 4350 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +220 Vitality Diamond: +74 All Res Emerald: +220 Dexterity Ruby: +220 Strength Topaz: +220 Intelligence
Flawless Royal Gem RoS only	Amethyst: +23% Life Diamond: -12.5% Cooldowns Emerald: +41% Gold Find Ruby: +41% Experience Topaz: +41% Magic Find	Amethyst: 11200 Life per Hit Diamond: +20% Damage to Elites Emerald: +130% Critical hit Damage Ruby: +270 Damage Topaz: 4975 Thorns damage	Amethyst: +280 Vitality Diamond: +78 All Res Emerald: +280 Dexterity Ruby: +280 Strength Topaz: +280 Intelligence

See the Gems Archive for details about gems from D3's development and for the different properties and costs from Diablo 3 vanilla

References[edit | edit source]

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-'''Gems''' return in [[Diablo III]], and they're set to be a much larger part of the game. The item type works just as it did in Diablo 2; Gems are still small objects that have no function on their own, which add various bonuses when placed in item sockets. The bonuses they grant have changed though, and there are many more quality levels of gems (14 in D3, vs. 5 in D2).
+Gems are small objects that grant bonuses when [[socketed]] into items. There are five types of gems in Diablo III; [[Amethysts]], [[Diamonds]] (added in [[D3v2]]), [[Emeralds]], [[Rubies]] and [[Topazes]]. The bonuses provided by gems increase with the rank of the gem and become quite substantial at the highest ranks.
-They can still be upgraded in a 3<1 ratio, though that process requires the [[Jeweler]], rather than the {{iw|Horadric_ube Horadric Cube}}, and it's widely suspected that gems will be used in more than items, with a use in the [[Talisman]] perhaps making them even more valuable.
+Gems drop randomly from every sort of target; monsters, [[Elite]]s, chests, barrels, etc. At least one and often several gems drop from special targets, such as [[Resplendent chests]], [[Treasure Goblin]]s, [[Horadric Caches]], etc. Gems can be upgraded in rank by the [[Jeweler]] for a fee of gold and materials.
-* Information about {{iw|gems Gems in Diablo II}}.
+Items in several [[slots]] can spawn with one or more sockets, but there is no way to add additional sockets in Diablo 3. Only the [[Mystic]], added in Reaper of Souls, can potentially add sockets via [[enchanting]] an affix. The [[Jeweler]] can remove gems from sockets, for a gold fee, in D3 and RoS.
+Socketed gems have no effect on the level requirement of an item, and and are thus one of the most useful [[twinks]] to boost the gear quality of a lower level character.
-==Diablo III Gems==
+* '''''See the [[Gems Archive]] for details about gems from D3's development and for the different properties and costs from [[Diablo 3 vanilla]]'''''
-[[File:Gem-socket1.jpg|frame|Normal Emerald in a shield.]]
+* '''''See the {{iw|gems Diablo 2 Gems}} page for details on that game's seven types of gems.'''''
-[[File:Gem-chipped-star-topaz.jpg|left|frame|Early D3 gem.]]
-Gems in Diablo 3 have evolved during the game's development. Early on, they were similar to World of Warcraft gems, with a "cut" listed in their properties. For instance, a "chipped star topaz" was seen in an early gameplay movie.
-This feature was removed over time, and as of late 2010 gems are much closer to how they were in Diablo 2; no "cut" is listed, and they simply have quality levels; 14 of them (compared to 5 in Diablo 2).
-Gems grant bonuses when socketed into items of all types, and they might have other functions, such as in the [[Talisman]].
+==Legendary Gems==
-==Gem Types==
+[[Legendary Gems]] were added to the game in [[Patch 2.1]]. They can be upgraded repeatedly and will only fit into sockets in [[ring]]s and [[amulet]]s.
-A graphic was shown at the [[Crafting Sanctuary]] panel at Blizzcon 2010 that displayed six types of gems: [[Ruby|Rubies]], [[Sapphire]]s, [[Emerald]]s, [[Topaz]]es, [[Amethyst]]s and [[Diamond]]s.
-[[Skull]] gems were not shown, and they have not been seen in the game. Skulls, or other types of gems, may be in the game and not revealed yet, or might be added in expansion packs.
+==Socketing Basics==
-==Gem Levels==
+The bonuses from gems are quite powerful, and a [[primary affix]] that adds [[socket]](s) to an item is one of the most desired item properties.  Sockets begin to appear in items around level 15 (a few legendary helms can have a socket at level 10-15), and in the [[end game]] a socket is considered all-but-mandatory in weapons. In weapon sockets, players generally socket Emeralds for [[Critical hit Damage]]. Rubies for +damage, or Diamonds for +Elite damage are less popular.
+* Weapons can only ever have 1 socket in [[Loot 2.0]], though the [[Manticore]] crossbow sometimes rolled 2 sockets in [[Diablo 3 vanilla]].
-[[File:Gem-levels-blizzcon2010.jpg|thumb|350px|The full display of gems in Diablo III.]]
+A socket in a helm is also very desired, and usually used to obtain +[[EXP%]] from a Ruby, +[[Life%]] from an Amethyst, or [[Reduced cooldown]] from a Diamond.
-The naming convention for gems in Diablo III is similar to how it worked in Diablo II. The first four levels are the same, with "radiant" replacing "perfect" for the fifth level. After the first five there are square, round, and star gems that repeat the top three quality levels.
-* Level 1 - Chipped
+All other items with a socket are considered "other" in terms of the bonuses they provide, (+to a single stat or [[All Res]] from a diamond) and these include:
-* Level 2 - Flawed
+* [[Chest armor]]: 1-3 sockets.
-* Level 3 - Normal
+* [[Pants]]: 1-2 Sockets.
-* Level 4 - Flawless
+* 1 socket: [[Rings]], [[Amulets]], [[Shields]], [[Mojos]], [[Sources]], and [[Quivers]].
-* Level 5 - Radiant
+** In [[D3v]] [[Ice Climbers]] boots and [[Tasker and Theo]] gloves had a socket in item slots that can not otherwise have sockets, and the [[Manticore]] crossbow could spawn with two sockets. These irregularities were eliminated in the [[Loot 2.0]] version of those legendaries.
-* Level 6 - Square
-* Level 7 - Flawless Square
-* Level 8 - Radiant Square
-* Level 9 - Round
-* Level 10 - Flawless Round
-* Level 11 - Radiant Round
-* Level 12 - Star
-* Level 13 - Flawless Star
-* Level 14 - Radiant Star
-==Upgrading Gems==
-Gems upgrade in D3 just as the did in D2. Three of one level will combine into one of the next level.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-tweakers.net/]  This is accomplished by taking the gems to the [[Jeweler]], rather than simply doing it yourself with a Horadric Cube, but the function is the same.
+==Gem Ranks==
-One improvement over Diablo 2 is that gems of like type/level will stack up to 10 high in a single inventory space. Players will thus not sacrifice so much space for gem storage.
+A full list of [[gems]] by ascending rank. It appears that the new gems drop in each bracket of ten levels starting from around level 20 (possibly including levels 15-19 in the lowest category), with Perfect Square dropping from 50-60.
+# [[Regular gem]]
+# [[Flawless gem]]
+# [[Square gem]]
+# [[Perfect Square gem]]
+# [[Star gem]] -- Upgrade only.
+# [[Flawless Star gem]] -- Upgrade only.
+# [[Perfect Star gem]] -- Upgrade only.
+# [[Radiant Star gem]] -- Upgrade only.
+# [[Marquise gem]] -- Upgrade only in D3: Drops lvl 61+ in Reaper of Souls.)
+# [[Imperial gem]] -- RoS-only. Upgrade, or rarely drops from lvl 61+ on [[Master]]+ difficulty.
+# [[Flawless Imperial gem]] -- Upgrade only. RoS only.
+# [[Royal gem]] -- Upgrade only. RoS only.
+# [[Flawless Royal gem]] -- Upgrade only. RoS only.
-Gems can be found at levels 1-5, and with a maximum level of 14, the process of upgrading a gem all the way to the top should be a '''very''' long term project. If the current 3>1 upgrading ratio remains unchanged, then it would require 1,594,323 level 1 gems to make a single level 14 gem (3^(14 - 1)). To give you an idea how long this would take, just upgrading the gems that many times would take 664 hours of nonstop clicking, assuming you could complete one upgrade per second.
+There were [[Gems archive#Low level gems simplified|more low level gems]] prior to 2.3, and in total there were a total of 19 tiers of gem compared to the current 13.
-The math isn't quite as daunting if you assume you'll be upgrading level 5 gems; it '''''only''''' requires 19,683 level 5 gems to make one level 14 gem. Happily, Jay Wilson has said that they're open to tweaking the formulae if it's taking too long; instead of 3>1 they might turn it down to 2>1 at higher levels, as was done with higher level Runes in Diablo II. It would only require 512 L1 gems to upgrade to a L14, if the requirement was 2>1 all the way up.
+==Upgrading Gems==
-It also sounds as if the Jeweler will have a way to create gems, judging from his description in the [[Caravan FAQ]].
-::The jeweler crafts gems, amulets, and rings. The jeweler can also remove gems from socketed items and can combine gems to improve their quality.
-What, "crafts gems" means isn't yet known, but if [[materials]] can be spent to create new gems, that could radically change the time table for crafting up top level gems.
+Chipped gems drop starting around level 15, with the next highest quality gem beginning to fall about every 6th level higher, culminating in the [[Flawless Square]], which drops from enemies around level 55-60. In Diablo 3 Gems can be upgraded all the way to rank 15, the Marquise, though this is a very long and expensive process, especially in [[D3v2]] with no more Auction House. (Upgrading all the way to a Marquise gem in [[D3v2]] requires a total investment of 9,280,000 gold and 2143 Flawless Square gems.)
-===Unsocketing Gem===
+Reaper of Souls ups the gem quality considerably, and while nothing changes from level 1-60, level 61 targets (monsters, chests, objects, treasure goblins, etc) drop rank 15 Marquise gems, with a chance for Rank 16 Imperial gems to drop on [[Master]] or higher difficulty. Gems in RoS can be upgraded to rank 19, Flawless Royal quality.
-One key fact to consider is that in Diablo III, gems (and other socketables) can be removed from sockets, by the [[Jeweler]], without losing the gem. This was not the case in Diablo II, where runes, gems, and jewels were in an item forever, or were destroyed by the unsocket recipe. This fundamentally alters the upgrading project, since instead of gems sitting useless in your stash until they are all the way to the top level (as they did in Diablo 2), characters in Diablo III will be using their highest level gems all the time, and gaining considerable benefits from the gem.
+'''Gem removal''' is done via the [[Jeweler]]. Gems cost gold to remove from items, or can be removed for free by [[salvaging]], which destroys the item but not the gem(s). The costs to remove gems have been tweaked repeatedly, and costs were considerably lowered for high end gems in Reaper of Souls in [[Patch 2.0.5]]. Gem removal prices, per gem, as of that patch:
+* [[Marquise]]: 50k
+* [[Imperial]]: 100k
+* [[Flawless Imperial]]: 150k to 125k gold
+* [[Royal]]: 250k to 150k gold
+* [[Flawless Royal]]: 500k to 175k gold
-If a character's goal is to gain a huge bonus from a L14 gem in their shield, they'll be using that type of gem at L9, L10, L11, and so on, as they slowly upgrade it towards L14. This should make the upgrading process seem a little less lengthy, especially as it will take weeks or months for each additional level of improvement with a high level gem.
+'''Gem upgrade''' costs have been tweaked several times. The entire system received an overhaul for [[D3v2]], with much lower gold costs and an almost total removal of material components. It's much cheaper to make the highest level gems in [[Reaper of Souls]] than it was to make them in [[Diablo 3 vanilla]], though the number of gems is the same, with 2 > 1 until Flawless Square and 3 > 1 at all levels above that.
+* See the [[Gems archive]] article for info about upgrade costs in earlier versions of Diablo 3.
+{{Template:Gem upgrade costs d3v2}}
-==Gem Bonuses==
-[[File:Gem-emerald-l3.jpg|frame|L3 Emerald bonuses.]]
+==Gem Properties==
-Little is yet known of the bonuses gems will provide. It's widely-assumed that the higher level gems will grant very high bonuses, and that the bonuses won't simply increase at say, +3 per level. That doesn't seem like enough of an improvement to make the months and months of collecting and upgrading required to create a L14 gem worth it.
-As for what the gems will provide bonuses to, that's also unknown. Jay Wilson commented on this from Gamescom 2010:
+Each type of gem provides different bonuses in the three types of items: weapons, helms, and "other."  The properties are the same for every rank of the each type of gem; only the values increase.  Gems of the same rank share the same graphic; only the color changes.
-::'''''in.Diablo.d3: '''Can you tell us about gem stats?
-::'''Jay Wilson: '''They work much as they did in D2. They have fixed stats depending on which type of item you put them into. We largely copied what D2 did, but not exactly since our itemization is different and stating is different. For example, most of our classes don’t have mana, so that wouldn’t work. But things like casting speed and strength and such are there.
+===Patch 2.1 Healing Buffs===
+All healing skills and regeneration was buffed greatly in [[Patch 2.1]] in August 2014, with huge increases in value for the highest level [[Amethysts]], found only in Reaper of Souls.
-==Known Gem Bonuses==
+<blue>The amount of Life on Hit provided by the top 4 ranks of Amethysts has been significantly increased
+* Imperial increased from 800 to 3000
+* Flawless Imperial increased from 900 to 6400
+* Royal increased from 1000 to 8800
+* Flawless Royal increased from 1100 to 11200 </blue>
-The only recently confirmed gem stats were seen on a normal (level 3) [[Emerald]], in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNP8QiNbFmU Gamescom 2010 Artisan video]. That gem granted:
-* Weapon: +4% Casting Speed.
-* Helms: Attackers take 7 damage.
-* Other: +7 dexterity
-In the Diablo 2 expansion, a level 3 emerald grants:
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-* Weapons: 17 poison damage over 1 second
-* Armor & Helms: +6 dexterity.
-* Shields: +22% Poison Resistance
-** Clvl 12 required for all
-The numerical bonuses (but not the type of bonus) from gems changed from D2C to D2X, but clearly there are major differences in more than the numbers. Diablo 3 grants entirely different types of bonuses, and categorizes the socketable items differently as well; helms/armor no longer share the same bonuses.
-These changes are largely due to the game's different combat mechanics and character requirements, but were also somewhat required by the different itemization issues. For instance, [[Sapphire]]s in helms/armor grant +mana in Diablo 2, but +mana isn't a viable bonus in Diablo 3, since only the [[Witch Doctor]] has mana for a resource. Even considering that, the changes to the Emerald are quite large. In Diablo 2, most gems provided resistance in shields and elemental damage in weapons. Emeralds in D3 do neither of those things.
+* '''''See the [[Gems Archive]] for details about gems from D3's development and for the different properties and costs from [[Diablo 3 vanilla]]'''''
+==References==
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 [[category:Gems]]
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