|
| Amethysts | Diamond
| Emerald | Ruby | Sapphire | Skull
| Topaz |
Sapphires
Sapphires are blue, and as you might
guess, they are cold gems. As with other cold attacks in Diablo II, the damage
is lower than other forms of elemental magic, especially fire and lightning, but
the added chilling property is very valuable, though the target is not always
chilled, just some of the time. It is unknown if higher quality sapphires
increase the % chance of chilling, but it seems likely. However there are no
sapphire gems that will freeze a target, only chill it for a longer period. The
duration of the chill is likely increased by higher levels of sapphires as well
as the % chance of chilling, but this is not displayed in the hover info, and
will need to be tested ingame to be determined.
Sapphires are okay in a helm, mainly
for a Necromancer or Sorceress who needs some more mana. They are okay in
shields also, with the cold resistance, and possibly shortening the freeze
duration. More testing is needed on this. However they are exceptionally
useful in a weapon, adding the chilling effect to most attacks, which is very
helpful in slowing down your enemy.
- "Normal" gems are just referred to
by the gem's name, so a normal sapphire would say "sapphire" when hovered on,
not "normal sapphire."
- All gems require 1x1 space in the
inventory, and can not be stacked.
- The numerical info on modifiers is
mostly estimated now, but is very close to exact. Most gems have an allowed
range each, such as 10-14%, so expect some variation.
|
Shiny |
Quality |
Item |
Properties |
Price |
|
|
Chipped |
Helm |
+5-8 to maximum
mana |
125 |
| Shield |
+10-12% cold
resistance |
| Weapon |
+1-3 cold
damage |
 |
Flawed |
Helm |
+9-11 to maximum
mana |
375 |
| Shield |
+13-16% to cold
resistance |
| Weapon |
+2-3 cold
damage |
 |
Normal |
Helm |
+12-15 to maximum
mana |
1250 |
| Shield |
+17-20% to cold
resistance |
| Weapon |
+2-4 cold
damage |
|
|
Flawless |
Helm |
+16-20 to maximum
mana |
3750 |
| Shield |
+21-25% to cold
resistance |
| Weapon |
+3-5 cold
damage |
 |
Perfect |
Helm |
+21-25 to maximum
mana |
7500 |
| Shield |
+26-30% to cold
resistance |
| Weapon |
+3-6 cold
damage |
|
