Cut diamond
Cut diamond is a cut gem: it comes from cutting the uncut gem at the artisan table, with Artisanry 43. It is the middle one of five qualities: three of one quality make one of the next.
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.
| Materials | Result | Skill | Takes | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncut diamond×1 | Cut diamond + | Artisanry 43 | 1.4 min | 29 |
The five qualities
3 of one quality make one of the next at the artisan table. Under each arrow, the Artisanry level it needs:
Which veins drop it
The cut gem does not come from any vein: it comes from cutting Uncut diamond, which drops while mining at 1% per ore. This is the chance per ore of each vein:
What it is used for
Once cut, it goes into the sockets of weapons and chest pieces that drop. It adds a fixed bonus, different in a weapon and in a chest piece, and once set it does not come out:
| Sockets | |
|---|---|
| In a weapon | +4% Crit damage |
| In a chest piece | +3% Elemental resist |
In one of its qualities, it is set at the artisan table to make these jewels (the materials say which one each needs):
Who buys it
Any vendor buys it for 99 each. Mirta, artisan, by the artisan table, pays 25% more for gems: 124.