Ruby
Rubies are one of the four types of gems found in Diablo III.
Rubies are very useful socketed in weapons for low and mid level characters. When a weapon is only dealing 10 or 20 or 50 damage, adding 10 or 15 more from a Ruby makes a huge difference. This bonus becomes irrelevant into Hell and Inferno though, as weapon damage climbs into the hundreds and thousands. At that point an Emerald, used to boost Critical Hit damage by a percentage, is a wiser choice.
Rubies are coveted by Barbarians, since the +Strength bonus adds to their damage output.
Rubies are also sought for the +%experience gain when socketed in helms. This bonus became much more popular after v1.0.4 when the Paragon system was introduced and gaining experience from kills became a key preoccupation of level 60 characters.
Development Changes
During development, Rubies added a bonus to the Attack stat, when socketed in "other" objects. This was changed to a +Strength bonus in the final game.
Ruby Stats
| Quality | Helm | Other | Weapon | |
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Chipped | Increases experience reward per kill by 5% | +6 Strength | +2 Minimum Damage, +2 Maximum Damage |
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Flawed | Increases experience reward per kill by 7% | +10 Strength | +4 Minimum Damage, +4 Maximum Damage |
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Regular | Increases experience reward per kill by 9% | +14 Strength | +8 Minimum Damage, +8 Maximum Damage |
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Flawless | Increases experience reward per kill by 11% | +18 Strength | +10 Minimum Damage, +10 Maximum Damage |
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Perfect | Increases experience reward per kill by 13% | +22 Strength | +11 Minimum Damage, +11 Maximum Damage |
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Radiant | Increases experience reward per kill by 15% | +26 Strength | +12 Minimum Damage, +12 Maximum Damage |
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Square | Increases experience reward per kill by 17% | +30 Strength | +13 Minimum Damage, +13 Maximum Damage |
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Flawless Square | Increases experience reward per kill by 19% | +34 Strength | +14 Minimum Damage, +14 Maximum Damage |
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Perfect Square | Increases experience reward per kill by 21% | +38 Strength | +15 Minimum Damage, +15 Maximum Damage |
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Radiant Square | Increases experience reward per kill by 23% | +42 Strength | +16 Minimum Damage, +16 Maximum Damage |
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Star | Increases experience reward per kill by 25% | +46 Strength | +17 Minimum Damage, +17 Maximum Damage |
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Flawless Star | Increases experience reward per kill by 27% | +50 Strength | +18 Minimum Damage, +18 Maximum Damage |
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Perfect Star | Increases experience reward per kill by 29% | +54 Strength | +19 Minimum Damage, +19 Maximum Damage |
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Radiant Star | Increases experience reward per kill by 31% | +58 Strength | +20 Minimum Damage, +20 Maximum Damage |
Diablo II Ruby
Though Rubies were found in Diablo II, their stats are not the same as Rubies in Diablo III.
| Quality | Weapon | Helm or Armor | Shield | Clvl Req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipped | +3-4 Fire Damage | +10 to Maximum Life | +12% fire resistance | 1 |
| Flawed | +5-8 to Fire Damage | +17 to Maximum Life | +16% to Fire Resistance | 5 |
| Normal | +8-12 to Fire Damage | +24 to Maximum Life | +22% fire resistance | 12 |
| Flawless | +10-16 to Fire Damage | +31 to Maximum Life | +28% fire resistance | 15 |
| Perfect | +15-20 Fire Damage | +38 to Maximum Life | +40% fire resistance | 18 |
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