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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 are small objects that grant bonuses when socketed into items. There are four types of gems in Diablo III; [[Amethysts]], [[Emeralds]], [[Rubies]] and [[Topazes]], which are found in 15 levels of quality. (The 15th, Marquise, was added in [[Patch 1.0.7]].) Only the first eight levels can be found from monsters or chests, with Flawless Squares the highest quality (and the only type that drops in Inferno). Higher levels of gems can only be crafted (for a price) by the [[Jeweler]], and the costs grow and accumulate impressively.
+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, [[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.
-Creating a level 14 gem is quite a chore. The total costs, assuming a starting point in Inferno where Flawless Squares drop, is 729 Flawless Squares, 15,400,000 gold and 1631 [[Tomes of Secret]], for each Radiant Star gem.
+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.
-As of patch v1.07, there is no way to create or add sockets to items. During development the Jeweler was set to add sockets to items, but this ability was shelved pre-release, leaving players able only to hope for socket finds. It's often hoped that socketing might come back as a quest reward or for a price, in a patch or more likely in [[D3X]].
+* '''''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 {{iw|gems Diablo 2 Gems}} page for details on that game's seven types of gems.'''''
-[[Diamond]]s are confirmed as being introduced in [[Reaper of Souls]].
+==Legendary Gems==
+[[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.
-Gems are a very useful item to [[twink]] to new characters, as gems have no level requirements. Items with sockets are first found around level 15 (some [[legendary]] items have sockets as low as level 10), in late Act One or early Act Two, and it's quite easy to add a gem with a bonus much larger than that of the item itself. Low level weapons with a high level [[Ruby]] in them become wildly overpowered, but that's the whole fun of it for many players.
-* '''''See the {{iw|gems Diablo 2 Gems}} page for details on that game's seven types of gems (skulls, diamonds, and sapphires do not appear in Diablo 3).'''''
+==Socketing Basics==
+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]].
-==Diablo III Gems==
+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.
-Gems in Diablo 3 have evolved during the game's development. Though the concept of 14 levels of quality has remained constant, the types of gems, their names and graphics, and the materials and costs to upgrade them have evolved repeatedly.
+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:
-* See the [[Gems archive]] info  for full details on their development.
+* [[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.
-===Weapons===
+==Gem Ranks==
-A socket in a weapon is considered almost essential, at the [[end game]]. Rubies were always popular at low or mid levels, and they became much more useful in [[Patch 1.0.7]] when their values in weapons were considerably upgraded. That said, Emeralds are the weapon socket of choice for most high levels characters, especially those with a healthy [[Critical hit Chance]] value. [[Amethyst]]s are a not unheard of for [[Hardcore]] players, for their [[life on hit]].
+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]]
-* [[Diamond]]s will come with [[Reaper of Souls]] and will boost elite damage in weapons.
+# [[Flawless gem]]
+# [[Square gem]]
+# [[Perfect Square gem]]
-===Helms===
+# [[Star gem]] -- Upgrade only.
+# [[Flawless Star gem]] -- Upgrade only.
-Sockets in helms are even more desired than in weapons, to the point that virtually no end game helm is considered viable without a socket.
+# [[Perfect Star gem]] -- Upgrade only.
-* [[Rubies]] are the most popular for the +%experience per kill. This bonus was irrelevant in the [[end game]] until the debut of the [[Paragon]] system, at which point it became the most sought after.
+# [[Radiant Star gem]] -- Upgrade only.
-* [[Amethyst]]s are popular, especially for Hardcore characters, since the +%life bonus is a huge source of hit points, leveraging already high vitality bonuses.
+# [[Marquise gem]] -- Upgrade only in D3: Drops lvl 61+ in Reaper of Souls.)
-* [[Topaz]] are also sought for the Magic Find bonus, while [[gold farmers]] may enjoy Emeralds for that bonus.
+# [[Imperial gem]] -- RoS-only. Upgrade, or rarely drops from lvl 61+ on [[Master]]+ difficulty.
-** The Topaz vs. Ruby debate is an interesting one, since high level players mostly seek paragon levels for the 3% bonus to Magic Find and Gold Find per level. Yet an affordable Star topaz grants 25% Magic Find, which is equivalent to the MF gain of more than 8 Paragon levels.
+# [[Flawless Imperial gem]] -- Upgrade only. RoS only.
-* [[Diamond]]s will come with [[Reaper of Souls]] and will reduce cooldown.
+# [[Royal gem]] -- Upgrade only. RoS only.
+# [[Flawless Royal gem]] -- Upgrade only. RoS only.
-===Other===
-All other items are given the "other" designation. Sockets are found in rare and magical [[pants]], [[chest armor]], off-hand items (such as [[quiver]]s, [[mojo]]s, [[orb]]s, [[shield]]s, etc) amulets, and rings, but not in shoulders, bracers, belts, or boots. (A few legendary and set items add sockets to other pieces of armor, such as the socket in [[Ice Climbers]] boots or [[Tasker and Theo]] gloves.)
-Softcore players almost always go for +damage via a boost to their [[mainstat]].
-* [[Emeralds]] for [[dexterity]] for [[Demon Hunter]]s and [[Monk]]s.
-* [[Rubies]] for [[strength]] for [[Barbarian]]s.
-* [[Topaz]] for [[intelligence]] for [[Wizard]]s and [[Witch Doctor]]s.
-* [[Diamond]]s will come with [[Reaper of Souls]] and will apply a [[resist]] all bonus to armor.
-Hardcore characters are much more likely to use Amethysts to boost their vitality.
+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.
 ==Upgrading Gems==
-Gems can be upgraded by the [[Jeweler]], for a price. First of all, the Jeweler needs to be trained to his maximum level in order to craft the highest level gems. Even then, he can only upgrade gems to the 11th quality level, and just be taught the 4 highest tiers in each gem type by [[Designs]] that drop from monsters or objects. Jeweler Designs and Blacksmith [[Plans]] dropped very rarely until [[Patch 1.0.7]] buffed their drop rates 4x.
+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.)
-All plans and designs can also be purchased from the [[Auction House]], where their prices have steadily dropped over time. (Whe new recipes are introduced in patches, such as the level 63 items and Marquise gems in Patch v1.0.7, their values were very high for a day or two, before falling rapidly.)
-All gem upgrades cost gold, and most require some materials as well.  Lower level recipes are quite cheap in terms of gold and materials, and only require 2 gems to upgrade to the next level. Higher level gems require a lot of gold and materials, and it takes 3 gems to make 1 of the next rank. At the 2 > 1 upgrade ratio introduced in v1.03 (prior to that all upgrades were 3 > 1, plus much higher gold prices), it would require 256 chipped gems and 570 gold to create 1 Flawless Square (which is the highest gem that drops), though no one actually collects that many chipped gems since higher quality gems can easily be found.
-When considering upgrade prices, bear in mind the cumulative costs, which are listed in the last column of the table below. For example, the price to make the 14th level gem, a Radiant Star, is 400k gold + 20 [[Tomes of Secret]] + 3 Flawless Stars. That doesn't sound so bad, until you realize that each of those Flawless Stars had to be made from requires 3 Perfect Stars, and 9 Flawless Stars, and 27 Stars, and so on, down to the [[Flawless Squares]] that form the base of the gem economy.
-It requires a total of 729 Flawless Squares, 1631 Tomes of Secret, and 15,400,000 gold to make a single Radiant Star, not counting the gold required to upgrade the Jeweler in the first place, or to obtain the three highest level plans for each gem. Even assuming you had all the Flawless Squares, Tomes of Secret, and over 15 million gold in your stash, creating a Radiant Star would still take you 243 clicks on the Jeweler's upgrade bar. At 3 seconds per click, that's 729 seconds, or close to 12 minutes doing nothing but clicking the "Upgrade" bar in the Jeweler's interface.
-And the [[Marquise Gems]] introduced in Patch 1.0.7 require 3 Radiant Stars each.
-{{Template:Gem upgrade costs}}
-==Full List of Gem Properties==
-All gems and their bonuses, with game data pulled directly via the [http://www.diablonut.com|DiabloNut Database] database.
-<item type="list" mode="misc">Gem</item>
-===Marquise Gems===
-[[Marquise Gems]] were added in [[Patch 1.0.7]] as the new, highest level gem. They are meant to serve as something of a gold sink, with a considerably higher creation cost than earlier levels of gems, despite adding only marginally to the function.
-Marquise Emerald
-* Weapon: Increased Critical Hit Damage by 110%
-* Helm: +33% Extra Gold from Monsters
-* Armor: +62 Dexterity
-Marquise Topaz
+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.
-* Weapon: Melee attackers take 2500 per hit
-* Helm: 33% Better chance of finding magical items
-* Armor: +62 Intelligence
-Marquise Amethyst
+'''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:
-* Weapon: Each Hit adds +700 Life
+* [[Marquise]]: 50k
-* Helm: +19% Life
+* [[Imperial]]: 100k
-* Armor: +62 Vitality
+* [[Flawless Imperial]]: 150k to 125k gold
+* [[Royal]]: 250k to 150k gold
+* [[Flawless Royal]]: 500k to 175k gold
-Marquise Ruby
+'''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.
-* Weapon: +160 Minimum and +160 Maximum Damage
+* See the [[Gems archive]] article for info about upgrade costs in earlier versions of Diablo 3.
-* Helm: Increases Bonus Experience by 33%
-* Armor: +62 Strength
+{{Template:Gem upgrade costs d3v2}}
-==Rubies Buffed==
-[[Patch 1.0.7]] introduced Marquise Gems and also reworked Rubies, greatly increasing their damage when socketed in weapons. This was intended to make them a viable alternative to Emeralds, which were virtually the only gem socketed in weapons (at least in Softcore. In Hardcore Amethysts enjoyed some popularity for their [[Life on Hit]] bonus.)
+==Gem Properties==
-From the official patch notes:[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/8608455/patch-107-now-live-2-12-2013]
+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.
-All ruby gems have had their weapon bonuses increased (these changes will apply to both existing rubies, as well as new rubies):
-* Chipped Ruby: +3 minimum damage/+3 maximum damage (up from +2/+2)
-* Flawed Ruby: +6 minimum damage/+6 maximum damage (up from +4/+4)
-* Ruby: +9 minimum damage/+9 maximum damage (up from +8/+8)
-* Flawless Ruby: +12 minimum damage/+12 maximum damage (up from +10/+10)
-* Perfect Ruby: +15 minimum damage/+15 maximum damage (up from +11/+11)
-* Radiant Ruby: +18 minimum damage/+18 maximum damage (up from +12/+12)
-* Square Ruby: +21 minimum damage/+21 maximum damage (up from +13/+13)
-* Flawless Square Ruby: +25 minimum damage/+25 maximum damage (up from +14/+14)
-* Perfect Square Ruby: +30 minimum damage/+30 maximum damage (up from +15/+15)
-* Radiant Square Ruby: +40 minimum damage/+40 maximum damage (up from +16/+16)
-* Star Ruby: +60 minimum damage/+60 maximum damage (up from +17/+17)
-* Flawless Star Ruby: +80 minimum damage/+80 maximum damage (up from +18/+18)
-* Perfect Star Ruby: +100 minimum damage/+100 maximum damage (up from +19/+19)
-* Radiant Star Ruby: +130 minimum damage/+130 maximum damage (up from +20/+20)
-* Marquise Ruby: +160 minimum damage/+160 maximum damage.
-These rubies have also had their bonus damage calculations changed, and will now add damage flatly to both the minimum and maximum values on weapons:
+===Patch 2.1 Healing Buffs===
-* For example, if you have a weapon that does 150-200 damage and you socket a Perfect Square Ruby (which adds +30 minimum damage/+30 maximum damage), your weapon will do 180-230 damage.
+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.
-==Future Gem Changes==
+<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>
-Further gem changes and modifications are expected in future patches and expansions.
-For instance, the developers have discussed entirely reworking the reflects damage / [[thorns]] system, which would involve greatly buffing or reworking the bonuses granted by Topaz gems in weapons.
+{{Template:Gem Properties}}
+* '''''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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