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'''Gems''' are returning in [[Diablo III]] as previous items put into [[socket]]s of other [[item]]s. They are almost identical in use to gems in Diablo II, with a few new features being added. They can be combined by an [[Artisan]] Jeweler, in the same way gems and runes could be combined in the [[Horadric Cube]] in Diablo II. There are reportedly 14 variations of each type of gem.
3 gems of the same quality combine to become 1 gem that is a step better, the 14th Variation is very exquisite, and will require lots of gems to be crafted. It is estimated it will take 14,348,907 gems of the lowest quality to make 1 gem of the highest quality.
There are 5 ranks of gems, such as chipped, normal, flawless and so on. During the Artisan unveiling in GamesCom 2010, someone asked [[Jay Wilson]] about a way to combine different types of gems, such as a ruby mixed with an emerald. Jay seemed interested in the idea, and said he would talk it over with his staff.
==Diablo III Gems==
=Emeralds=
The gamescon artisan GamesCon [[Artisan]] video showed a "normal emerald" as a socket-fillersocketable gem. It gave +% casting speed to weapons, attacker takes damage of x to helmsHelms, and added dexterity to other items.
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