DIABLO 3 ROS DOES CUBE EFFECT STACK WITH LEGENDARY UPGRADE
Gems initially had 50 ranks, with the odds to upgrade increasing on higher Greater Rift levels. The system was under construction all throughout the PTR and saw major changes during July and August, 2014. Of all the gems, the offensive ones were the most popular and most used, since killing things faster is almost always the best and most fun strategy in Diablo III.Īs for defensive legendary gems, even in Hardcore they were hardly used, which prompted much bigger defensive bonuses on the gems in the second batch, Esoteric Alteration and Molten Wildebeest’s Gizzard, added in Season Two. Legendary Gems were immediately embraced by players as a powerful new feature in the game, and sockets in jewelry became immediately sought after as mandatory end game affixes. The damage boost is calculated when damage is dealt, so movement changes the amount. Maximum 20% increase at 50 yardsĢ0% chance on hit to Stun the enemy for 1 second. Legendary Gems Catalog Effectĭamage you deal is increased by X% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Note that the odds recalculate with each successful upgrade, so a gem rolling successfully could be 100% on the first try, 90% on the second, and 80% on the third. Grift level 22, LGem level 24 = -2 = 15% chance of successful upgrade.GRift level 22, LGem level 14 = +8 = 80% chance of successful upgrade.GRift level 17, LGem level 5 = +12 = 100% chance of successful upgrade.The max gem rank is 200, far beyond the highest Greater Rift Clear. If the Gem is higher, the chance is halved for each rank of difference. When the Greater Rift is more than 6 level higher, the chances up, topping out at 100 % at 10 levels. Upgrade odds are based on Gem Level and Greater Rift Level. Players get 3 chances to upgrade gems for each rift. Gems are upgraded by Urshi after completing a Greater Rift within 15 minutes. Each rank the gem gains increases the value by a set amount. Legendary Gems come with an effect with an upgradeable value in it. Socketing and removing work the same as with normal Gems. Players can use the Mystic to add sockets to ring and amulets they like. Duplicates are only possible if another character takes a Gem out of the stash.Īll gems are dropped at rank 0 and must be socketed into a ring or amulet, making such rings and amulets valuable. This guarentees that a player will get all Legendary Gems without having to rely too much on the RNG. A Gem is guaranteed to drop if the player doesn't have on in his equipment, inventory or stash. Legendary Gems are only dropped from Greater Rift Guardians, the final bosses of Greater Rifts.