Topaz

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.

Topaz Stats

	Quality	Helm	Other	Weapon
	Chipped Topaz	5% More Magic Find	+6 +Intelligence	Melee attackers take 2 damage per hit
	Flawed Topaz	7% More Magic Find	+10 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 3 damage per hit
	Topaz	9% More Magic Find	+14 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 6 damage per hit
	Flawless Topaz	11% More Magic Find	+18 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 10 damage per hit
	Perfect Topaz	13% More Magic Find	+22 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 15 damage per hit
	Radiant Topaz	15% More Magic Find	+26 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 30 damage per hit
	Square Topaz	17% More Magic Find	+30 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 50 damage per hit
	Flawless Square Topaz	19% More Magic Find	+34 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 100 damage per hit
	Perfect Square Topaz	21% More Magic Find	+38 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 200 damage per hit
	Radiant Square Topaz	23% More Magic Find	+42 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 350 damage per hit
	Star Topaz	25% More Magic Find	+46 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 600 damage per hit
	Flawless Star Topaz	27% More Magic Find	+50 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 900 damage per hit
	Perfect Star Topaz	29% More Magic Find	+54 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 1250 damage per hit
	Radiant Star Topaz	31% More Magic Find	+58 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 1800 damage per hit
	Marquise Topaz	33% More Magic Find	+62 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 2500 damage per hit
	Imperial Emerald (RoS only)	+35% Increased Magic Find	+100 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 3100 damage per hit
	Flawless Imperial Emerald (RoS only)	+37% Increased Magic Find	+160 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 3725 damage per hit
	Royal Emerald (RoS only)	+39% Increased Magic Find	+220 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 4350 damage per hit
	Flawless Royal Emerald (RoS only)	+41% Increased Magic Find	+280 Intelligence	Melee attackers take 4975 damage per hit

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
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