Uncut amethyst
Uncut amethyst is an uncut gem. It comes from mining veins: now and then an ore also brings a gem, at no extra energy. It is cut at the artisan table with Artisanry 55.
Which veins drop it
Every ore a vein gives has a 1% chance to also bring an uncut gem. Which gem depends on the vein: the deeper, the better. This is the chance of this one, per ore. From Mining 30 it rolls twice; in lower veins the second roll gives a chipped gem instead.
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 amethyst×1 | Cut amethyst + | Artisanry 55 | 1.6 min | 39 |
The five qualities
3 of one quality make one of the next at the artisan table. Under each arrow, the Artisanry level it needs:
What it is used for
It is cut into Cut amethyst.
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 | +2% Life steal |
| In a chest piece | +4% Mana regen |
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 130 each. Mirta, artisan, by the artisan table, pays 25% more for gems: 163.