Diamonds will be introduced into Diablo: Reaper of Souls.[1] They will add the following bonuses but this could change before release.
Topaz are one of the five types of gems found in Diablo III. The others are Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, and Diamond, the last added in Patch 2.0.1 and Reaper of Souls. See the main gems article for full details about gem scarcity, upgrade recipes, strategy, and more.
Topaz boost Intelligence when socketed in armor, add Thorns damage in weapons, and Magic Find in helms.
The Topaz has generally been the least popular gem, with the Thorns build far from viable at any time prior to Reaper of Souls. Magic Find from the helm had some popularity, and Wizards and Witch Doctors enjoyed topaz in their armor, though more in Softcore than Hardcore.
Topaz became more popular in Reaper of Souls with improvements to Thorns, as well as the greatly-increased mainstat bonuses from the higher level gems. With Flawless Royal gems yielding 280 to mainstat, Wiz/WD players found great damage benefit, plus INT's secondary property of adding 1 point of Resist All for every 10 points of INT gave high level Topaz a good defensive bonus as well, providing nearly half the value of a Diamond socketed in armor.
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Topaz Stats
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Chipped Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 3.5% | +6 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 2% |
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Flawed Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4% | +10 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 3% |
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Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.5% | +14 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 4% |
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Flawless Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5% | +18 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 5% |
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Perfect Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5.5% | +22 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 6% |
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Radiant Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 6% | +26 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 7% |
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Square Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 6.5% | +30 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 8% |
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Flawless Square Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 7% | +34 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 9% |
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Perfect Square Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 7.5% | +38 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 10% |
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Radiant Square Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 8% | +42 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 11% |
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Star Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 8.5% | +46 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 12% |
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Flawless Star Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 9% | +50 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 13% |
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Perfect Star Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 9.5% | +54 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 14% |
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Radiant Star Diamond | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 10% | +58 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 15% |
| Marquise Topaz | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 10.5% | +62 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 16% | |
| Imperial Diamond(RoS only) | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 11% | +66 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 17% | |
| Flawless Imperial Diamond(RoS only) | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 11.5% | +70 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 18% | |
| Royal Diamond(RoS only) | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 12% | +74 Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 19% | |
| Flawless Royal Diamond(RoS only) | Reduces cooldown of all skills by 12.5% | 78 +Resistance to All Elements | Increases damage against Elites by 20% |
Diablo 3 Development Changes
During the Diablo 3 Beta test, Topaz granted Gold Find instead of Magic Find (this bonus was eventually switched with Emeralds). Topaz were also set to boost Defense when socketed in "other" type of items. They grant +Intelligence from such sockets in the final game.
Diablo II Topaz Stats
Though Topazs were found in Diablo II, their stats are not the same as Topazs in Diablo III. Here are the stats for topazes in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
| Quality | Weapon | Helm or Armor | Shield | Clvl Req |
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| Chipped | +1-8 Lightning Damage | +9% chance to find magical items | +12% Lightning Resistance | 1 |
| Flawed | +1-14 Lightning Damage | +13% chance to find magical items | +16% Lightning Resistance | 5 |
| Normal | +1-22 Lightning Damage | +16% chance to find magical items | +22% Lightning Resistance | 12 |
| Flawless | +1-30 Lightning Damage | +20% chance to find magical items | +28% Lightning Resistance | 15 |
| Perfect | +1-40 Lightning Damage | +24% chance to find magical items | +40% Lightning Resistance | 18 |
Diamonds in Previous Diablo Titles
Diamonds were seen in the Blizzcon 2010 Crafting Sanctuary panel but were removed from the game (along with Sapphires) before the Diablo 3 Beta.
Though Diamonds were found in Diablo II, their stats are not the same as Diamonds in Diablo III.
In Diablo II, Diamonds granted:
- Weapons: +Damage vs. Undead.
- Helms & Armor: +Attack Rating.
- Shields: +to all Resistances.
References
- ↑ Diamonds in RoS - Judge Hype Interview @ Gamescom, 28/08/13
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