Gems
Old: chuanhsing#2097 2024-09-03 12:07:38
New: chuanhsing#2097 2024-11-01 15:37:42
Old | New | Differences | |
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| 5 | 5 | This is the next generation of Path of Exile's famous skill system. Support Gems are now socketed directly into Skill Gems, removing many of the frustrations present in the old system while maintaining all the previous depth. It's now possible to six-link every skill your character uses. | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | * All gems start with Lv1 requirements | |
| 8 | - | * Uncut Active/Support/Buff gems will have levels, which can be used to improve the gem level | |
| 9 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Skill Gems | |
| 10 | + | * Characters start with 9 Skill gem sockets. | |
| 11 | 11 | * "Effectiveness of Added Damage" has also been removed | |
| 12 | - | * Characters start with 9 Skill gem sockets. | |
| 13 | 12 | * Skill gems have their own sockets, always have 2 gem sockets by default. | |
| 14 | 13 | * Attacks scale more significantly with levels. | |
| 15 | 14 | * Socket crafting (extra sockets) is deterministic. | |
| 16 | 15 | * Socket has no colour | |
| 17 | 16 | * Jeweller's Orb tiers: Each upgrade tier is rarer than the previous. | |
| 18 | - | * | |
| 19 | - | * | |
| 20 | - | * | |
| 17 | + | * [[Lesser Jeweller's Orb]]: Upgrades 2 → 3 additional gem sockets on a Skill Gem | |
| 18 | + | * [[Jeweller's Orb]]: Upgrades 3 → 4 additional gem sockets on a Skill Gem | |
| 19 | + | * [[Greater Jeweller's Orb]]: Upgrades 4 → 5 additional gem sockets on a Skill Gem | |
| 21 | 20 | * Summons reservation Spirit | |
| 22 | 21 | * High level summon gems require less Spirit | |
| 23 | 22 | * Vaal gems will not be composite gems | |
| 23 | + | * Uncut Skill Gems have levels, which can be used to improve the gem level by [[Uncut Skill Gem]] | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | Support Gems | |
| 26 | + | * Each support gem can only be used once | |
| 27 | + | * Support Gems don't have levels | |
| 26 | 28 | * Support Gems do not grant raw damage modifiers. | |
| 27 | 29 | * Support Gems add additional attribute requirements to Skill Gems based on the support's attribute theme. | |
| 28 | 30 | * If a Support gem does not support the Skill gem, it cannot be placed in the socket of the active gem. |
