Perfect Gem

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Modifiers Cube Socket Ethereal Prices Required Durability Repairs Stack Size Replenish Indestructible Treasure Item code Item type Affix Crafted Set Unique Gem Rune Word Consumable Misc Normal Act 1 2 3 4 5 Special Night Act 1 2 3 4 5 Special Hell Act 1 2 3 4 5 Special Ammo Gold Gem Chipped Flawed Normal Flawless Perfect Hpotion 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jewelry A B C Misc 0 1 2 Potion 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pandemonium Key A B C Runes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Perfect gems cannot drop from monsters, although a random perfect gem is a reward for destroying Mephisto's Soulstone on the Hellforge, and lower quality gems can be upgraded to perfect using the Horadric Cube or by activating any Gem Shrine found in the wilderness with a flawless gem in inventory. They require one inventory space and cannot be stacked, and they can be sold to any vendor in town for 15,000 gold beyond Act 2 in Normal (35,000 maximum in Hell for a Perfect Skull). They add the following modifiers to an item when placed in any socket: Perfect Code Rlvl Weapon Helm and body armor Shield Topaz gcy 18 1-40 Lightning Damage 24% Better Chance of Magic Items Lightning Resist +40% Amethyst gcv 18 +150 Attack Rating +10 Strength +30 Defense Sapphire gcb 18 10-14 Cold Damage (3 Seconds) +38 Mana Cold Resist +40% Ruby gcr 18 15-20 Fire Damage +38 Life Fire Resist +40% Emerald gcg 18 100 Poison Damage 7 Seconds +10 Dexterity Poison Resist +40% Diamond gcw 18 +68% Damage to Undead +100 Attack Rating All Resistances +19 Skull skc 18 4% Life, 3% Mana Stolen per hit Replenish +5, Regen Mana 19% Attacker Takes Damage of 20 They are involved in the following Horadric Cube formulae: Formula Output Input Create magic item Expansion only Item of same type Ilvl = input ilvl Item Any 3 perfect gems Upgrade gem Perfect gem of same type 3 flawless gems of same type