Diablo 2 Resurrected gems guide: Tiers, properties, how to combine & remove
Gems are a socketable item inDiablo2 Resurrected that grant slight boosts to your character’s attributes. Here’s a rundown of every gem in the game, as well as how to go about combining them.
The wartorn world ofDiablo 2 Resurrected‘s Sanctuary is packed to bursting with unique gear and items to help you level up your chosenhero, kitting them out to slay the hordes of hell in style.
As you progress on yourquestto take down Diablo and his tyrannical band of terrors, you’ll start to accumulate a whole collection of socketable gems, which can be added to your armor and weapons to grant stat boosts. There’s an awful lot of them, though, and they come in all different tiers.
So, here’s a rundown of all of the gems in Diablo 2 Resurrected, as well as how to combine them, remove them, and which work best for each class.
Diablo 2 Resurrected gems: Tiers & properties
Diablo 2 Resurrected hassevendifferent gem types (although one is a skull, so not really a gem), which are split intofive different tiers. Chipped is the lowest of these, while Perfect is the highest.
Each gem type provides players with different attributes when socketed into different parts of your kit. So, placing a gem into your weapon will grant different attributes than if it’s welded into your body armor.
Below we’ve all of the different gems, as well as what bonuses each tier grants:
How to combine Gems in Diablo 2 Resurrected
As you progress through the early stages of the game, you’re more than likely going to end up with an inventory full of Chipped gems. Thankfully you’ll be able to combine these into one sparkling new Perfect gem using the elusiveHoradric Cube.
You will be able to combinethree gems of the same levelto getone gem of the level higher.So, if you combine three Chipped rubies, you’ll receive one Flawed ruby and so on.
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In order to do this:
They can also be upgraded atGem Shrines, which appear at random throughout the game. However, you’re able to’t choose which gem is improved, and if you don’t have a gem in your inventory you’ll be gifted a random Chipped one.
Of these, the Horadric Cube is the more reliable method, but it’s always worth visiting a Gem Shrine when you find one.
Which Gems are best for each class?
It’s all fair and good having all of these sparkly treasures rattling around in your pocket, but just what ones are actually beneficial to your specific class?
Below we’ve listed each class, as well as the gem you’ll want to socket:
If running Plagueazon, Emeralds add increased Dexterity and Poison Damage.
Gives extra Life
If running Electric based build, Topaz provide Magic Find, Resist Lightning, or Lightning Damage
Provides extra Fire Damage if running Fireball Sorceress
How to remove gems in Diablo 2 Resurrected
Accidentally added a gem you shouldn’t have? Or have you simply found or crafted a more superior one? Removing gems in Diablo 2 Resurrected requires your Horadric Cube once more, as well as a few other ingredients.
To remove gems:
Bear in mind that youwill notget the socketed gem back. It isdestroyedduring the removal process – so make sure you really want rid of it!
So that’s everything you need to know about gems in Diablo 2 Resurrected! Looking to etch your name into Sanctuary’s history and send Hell’s finest fleeing? Check out our other Diablo 2 Resurrected guides:
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