Gems

Gems come from mining veins and are cut at the artisan table. There are six, and each one comes in five qualities: three of one make one of the next. They go into the sockets of weapons and chest pieces, are set into rings and necklaces, and can be sold.

The six gems

Each gem does one thing: what it adds in a weapon is different from what it adds in a chest piece. The deeper the vein, the better the gems.

Sapphire

Cut at: Artisanry 20
Veins from: Mining 0
In a weapon: +8 Magic damage
In a chest piece: +34 Mana

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Emerald

Cut at: Artisanry 27
Veins from: Mining 0
In a weapon: +2% Crit chance
In a chest piece: +2% Evasion

Uncut Cut

Ruby

Cut at: Artisanry 34
Veins from: Mining 30
In a weapon: +9 Physical damage
In a chest piece: +32 Health

Uncut Cut

Diamond

Cut at: Artisanry 43
Veins from: Mining 30
In a weapon: +4% Crit damage
In a chest piece: +3% Elemental resist

Uncut Cut

Amethyst

Cut at: Artisanry 55
Veins from: Mining 55
In a weapon: +2% Life steal
In a chest piece: +4% Mana regen

Uncut Cut

Onyx

Cut at: Artisanry 67
Veins from: Mining 70
In a weapon: +3% Attack speed
In a chest piece: +9% Armor

Uncut Cut

The five qualities

Every cut gem comes in five qualities. 3 of one quality make one of the next at the artisan table, in the cutting tab: that is the ladder below. Each step asks for more Artisanry.

Sapphire

Chipped
×3 5
Flawed
×3 20
Cut
×3 30
Flawless
×3 40
Perfect

Emerald

Chipped
×3 12
Flawed
×3 27
Cut
×3 37
Flawless
×3 47
Perfect

Ruby

Chipped
×3 19
Flawed
×3 34
Cut
×3 44
Flawless
×3 54
Perfect

Diamond

Chipped
×3 28
Flawed
×3 43
Cut
×3 53
Flawless
×3 63
Perfect

Amethyst

Chipped
×3 40
Flawed
×3 55
Cut
×3 65
Flawless
×3 75
Perfect

Onyx

Chipped
×3 52
Flawed
×3 67
Cut
×3 77
Flawless
×3 87
Perfect

Combining costs no gold, never fails and cannot be undone: three flawed gems do not turn back into chipped ones. It takes as long as cutting.

What a perfect gem takes

1×Perfect
=
3×Flawless
=
9×Cut
=
27×Flawed
=
81×Chipped

One perfect gem is 3 flawless, 9 cut, 27 flawed or 81 chipped gems. Since every gem you cut also leaves a chipped one as a bonus, nothing is wasted: chipped gems add up three at a time until they become cut gems again.

Where they come from

Every ore you take from a vein has a 1% chance to also bring an uncut gem, at no extra energy. Which gem depends on the vein. From Mining 30 it rolls twice; in lower veins the second roll gives a chipped gem directly, ready to combine.

Vein							Any gem	Direct chipped
Copper Mining 0	0.7%	0.3%	—	—	—	—	1% one in 100 ores	0.99%
Tin Mining 0	0.7%	0.3%	—	—	—	—	1% one in 100 ores	0.99%
Iron Mining 15	0.7%	0.3%	—	—	—	—	1% one in 100 ores	0.99%
Silver Mining 20	0.7%	0.3%	—	—	—	—	1% one in 100 ores	0.99%
Coal Mining 30	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.1%	—	—	1.99% one in 50 ores	—
Gold Mining 40	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.1%	—	—	1.99% one in 50 ores	—
Mithril Mining 55	—	0.4%	0.7%	0.6%	0.3%	—	1.99% one in 50 ores	—
Obsidian Mining 70	—	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%	0.44%	0.06%	1.99% one in 50 ores	—
Dragon Mining 85	—	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%	0.44%	0.06%	1.99% one in 50 ores	—

The table shows the chance per ore of each gem in each vein: the stronger the color, the more often it drops. Onyx is extremely rare (0.06% per ore) and only drops in the deepest veins.

Cutting

At the artisan table, with the artisan needle in your backpack. One uncut gem gives one cut gem and, always, a chipped gem as a bonus. It costs no gold.

Uncut	Gives	Skill	Takes	XP
Uncut sapphire	Cut sapphire +	Artisanry 20	54 s	14
Uncut emerald	Cut emerald +	Artisanry 27	1 min	18
Uncut ruby	Cut ruby +	Artisanry 34	1.2 min	23
Uncut diamond	Cut diamond +	Artisanry 43	1.4 min	29
Uncut amethyst	Cut amethyst +	Artisanry 55	1.6 min	39
Uncut onyx	Cut onyx +	Artisanry 67	1.8 min	50

Every cut leaves 1 chipped gem: three cuts already give you what a flawed gem needs.

In sockets

Some weapons and chest pieces that drop come with sockets. Each gem set in one adds a fixed bonus, and its quality decides how much: each bar is one quality, from chipped to perfect.

Sapphire

In a weapon · +16 Magic damage

+3Chi+6Fla+8Cut+12Fla+16Per

In a chest piece · +72 Mana

+12Chi+23Fla+34Cut+53Fla+72Per

Emerald

In a weapon · +3% Crit chance

+1%Chi+1%Fla+2%Cut+2%Fla+3%Per

In a chest piece · +3% Evasion

+1%Chi+1%Fla+2%Cut+2%Fla+3%Per

Ruby

In a weapon · +20 Physical damage

+3Chi+6Fla+9Cut+14Fla+20Per

In a chest piece · +70 Health

+12Chi+22Fla+32Cut+51Fla+70Per

Diamond

In a weapon · +7% Crit damage

+2%Chi+3%Fla+4%Cut+6%Fla+7%Per

In a chest piece · +6% Elemental resist

+1%Chi+2%Fla+3%Cut+5%Fla+6%Per

Amethyst

In a weapon · +3% Life steal

+1%Chi+1%Fla+2%Cut+2%Fla+3%Per

In a chest piece · +6% Mana regen

+2%Chi+3%Fla+4%Cut+5%Fla+6%Per

Onyx

In a weapon · +4% Attack speed

+1%Chi+2%Fla+3%Cut+3%Fla+4%Per

In a chest piece · +13% Armor

+4%Chi+6%Fla+9%Cut+11%Fla+13%Per

All five qualities can be socketed. Once set it does not come out: only the Jeweler empties the socket, and the gem is lost.

Sockets

In jewelry

Gems also end up in rings and necklaces, by two paths at the artisan table.

Talismans and build rings

They are set with ingots and one chipped gem: the lowest quality is enough.

Jewel	Materials	Skill	Price
Relic Ring	Silver bar×12Iron bar×6Bronze bar×3Chipped sapphire×1	Artisanry 25	28,000
Heartbeat Ring	Silver bar×12Iron bar×6Bronze bar×3Chipped sapphire×1	Artisanry 25	28,000
Relic Amulet	Silver bar×12Iron bar×6Bronze bar×3Chipped emerald×1	Artisanry 30	28,000
Oracle Amulet	Gold bar×12Silver bar×6Iron bar×3Chipped ruby×1	Artisanry 45	39,200
Oracle Ring	Gold bar×12Silver bar×6Iron bar×3Chipped ruby×1	Artisanry 45	39,200
Heart Ring	Gold bar×12Silver bar×6Iron bar×3Chipped ruby×1	Artisanry 45	39,200
Gale Ring	Gold bar×12Silver bar×6Iron bar×3Chipped ruby×1	Artisanry 45	39,200
Vestige Amulet	Gold bar×14Silver bar×7Iron bar×4Chipped diamond×1	Artisanry 60	53,200
Eclipse Amulet	Gold bar×14Silver bar×7Iron bar×4Chipped diamond×1	Artisanry 60	53,200
Vestige Ring	Gold bar×14Silver bar×7Iron bar×4Chipped diamond×1	Artisanry 60	53,200
Phoenix Ring	Gold bar×14Silver bar×7Iron bar×4Chipped diamond×1	Artisanry 60	53,200
Lightning Ring	Gold bar×14Silver bar×7Iron bar×4Chipped diamond×1	Artisanry 60	53,200

Mold jewelry

You cast ingots in the ring or necklace mold and set a gem into it. The ring takes the gem's weapon bonus; the necklace, its chest piece bonus. Each metal asks for a quality:

Metal	Gem it needs	Setting
Bronze bar	Flawed	Artisanry 12
Silver bar	Cut	Artisanry 32
Gold bar	Flawless	Artisanry 52

Molds are bought once and are never used up. Casting and setting cost no gold: the gem is the expensive part.

What they are worth

What any vendor pays for each gem, by quality. Mirta, artisan, by the artisan table, pays 25% more.

Gem	Uncut	Chipped	Flawed	Cut	Flawless	Perfect
Sapphire	60	7	21	63	160	408
Emerald	74	8	24	72	183	466
Ruby	88	10	30	90	229	583
Diamond	106	11	33	99	252	642
Amethyst	130	14	42	126	321	818
Onyx	154	16	48	144	367	935

On the market players set the price: good gems are usually worth much more than what a merchant pays.

Professions and people

Mining Artisanry Mirta, artisan Osric, jeweler

Cut gems

Cut sapphire Cut emerald Cut ruby Cut diamond Cut amethyst Cut onyx

Uncut gems

Uncut sapphire Uncut emerald Uncut ruby Uncut diamond Uncut amethyst Uncut onyx

Sockets Materials Market