Gems are a crucial part of Fellowship end-game. Gems are a way to make your heroes even stronger by adding a lot of different bonuses to them. In this guide, we will give you a full breakdown of how gems work, how to unlock them and a list of all gems and their powers available in Fellowship.
How to Unlock Gems in Fellowship
The first time you explore the Stronghold, you will find a few NPCs dedicated to gems, but during your first Dungeon runs you will not loot any Gems. Even though they are a key part of any endgame build, Gems will not be available to you until you reach Contender 7. Gems should start to drop then, gaining strength and rarity when you increase dungeon difficulty, maxing out at Eternal 2.
To equip Gems, you’ll have to socket them into gear pieces with sockets. Gear with sockets doesn’t drop until the Adept league, so you’ll likely have a few gems before you get an item to use them with.
What is Gem Power?
To understand why gems are important, we have to understand Gem power and how it works. Each socketed gem will grant your hero gem power. In the Gem Power tab of your character, you can allocate gem power into different passives. In dungeons, you can find 6 different gem colors, and there are 6 different gem power tracks, one for each color. Once you socket a gem, the corresponding track is upgraded using the gem’s gem power. The better the gem, the more Gem power you get.
Each track consists of 5 different passive effects, each one getting better once you have enough power. Each color has its own strengths:
- Ruby (Red) focuses on Primary stats and Health scaling.
- Emerald (Green) focuses on Cooldown Reduction and Expertise.
- Sapphire (Blue) focuses on Heroism and Spirit.
- Topaz (Yellow) focuses on Haste.
- Diamond (White) gives a bit of everything.
- Amethyst (Purple) focuses on Critical Strikes.
To reach the end of one track, you’ll need 2640 gem power. Overcapping will grant extra stats.
There are 5 different gem tiers. Simply put, basic gems offer 120 Gem Power, and each new rank offers an additional 120 gem power.
| Gems | Gem Power |
| Small | 120 |
| Large | 240 |
| Splendid | 360 |
| Flawless | 480 |
Don’t forget, only gems socketed into gear can give you gem power! Sockets also have a few tricks. Some items might drop with a Bonus Gem Power modifier, meaning any gems socketed in them will have additional Gem Power. This is usually a percentile, so it will always be best to socket your strongest gems in your strongest sockets.
How to Upgrade Gems
Once you have a few Gems, you might want to get better ones. You can upgrade the lower quality gems into higher ones, so never throw away your weaker gems! The Gem upgrade system lets you fuse 3 lower gems together to create a new gem of the higher tier. 3 Small Gems make one Large Gem, 3 Large Gems make a Splendid Gem, 3 Splendid Gems make a Flawless Gem.
Master Craftsman Braggi will help you upgrade your gems, but this NPC can offer a few more services.
First, they are able to break down higher tier gems into smaller ones if you need to. But aside from the gem upgrades, the most interesting things here are transmutations. Transmutation is used to change a gems color:
- Unstable Aether transmutes a gem into another random color of the same level.
- Imbued Aether transmutes a gem into another color, but you can choose between 3 options.
- Arcane Aether lets you choose into what color you want to transmute your gem.
All Gems Powers in Fellowship
Every track has a few powers, and if you want to know more about each track, here is the detail. Note that each upgraded power replaces the lesser one (e.g. Might of the Minotaur II replaces Might of the Minotaur).
Ruby Gem Powers
| Power | Required Gem Power | Effect |
| Might Of The Minotaur | 120 | +3% primary stat while you are above 80% health. |
| Champion’s Heart | 240 | +140 Stamina and +8 Strength / Intellect / Agility |
| Unyielding Vitality | 480 | You heal for 0.7% of your Maximum Health every 2 seconds while in combat. |
| Titan’s Blood | 720 | +3% Stamina |
| Blessing Of The Conqueror | 960 | While in combat with a boss your Damage, Healing, and Absorption is increased by 4%. |
| Might Of The Minotaur II | 1200 | +9% primary stat while you are above 80% health. |
| Champion’s Heart II | 1560 | +420 Stamina and +24 Strength / Intellect / Agility |
| Unyielding Vitality II | 1920 | You heal for 2.1% of your Maximum Health every 2 seconds while in combat. |
| Titan’s Blood II | 2280 | +9% Stamina |
| Blessing Of The Conqueror II | 2640 | While in combat with a boss your Damage, Healing, and Absorption is increased by 12%. |
Topaz Gem Powers
| Power | Required Gem Power | Effect |
| Adrenaline Rush | 120 | +3% Haste for 10 seconds each time you deal damage to or heal a character that has 30% or less health. |
| Thief’s Alacrity | 240 | +100 Stamina and +100 Haste |
| Rogue’s Resurgence | 480 | When you are below 50% health you are instantly healed for 8% of your maximum health. This effect can only occur once every 20 seconds. |
| Feline’s Grace | 720 | +3% Haste |
| Blessing Of The Virtuoso | 960 | You retain +3% Haste from ‘Spirit of Heroism’ while it is not active. |
| Adrenaline Rush II | 1200 | +9% Haste for 10 seconds each time you deal damage to or heal a character that has 30% or less health. |
| Thief’s Alacrity II | 1560 | +300 Stamina and +300 Haste |
| Rogue’s Resurgence II | 1920 | When you are below 50% health you are instantly healed for 24% of your maximum health. This effect can only occur once every 20 seconds. |
| Feline Grace II | 2280 | +9% Haste |
| Blessing Of The Virtuoso II | 2640 | You retain +9% Haste from ‘Spirit of Heroism’ while it is not active. |
Sapphire Gem Powers
| Power | Required Gem Power | Effect |
| Ancestral Surge | 120 | While Spirit of Heroism is active, your Strength / Agility / Intellect is increased by 8%. |
| Mystic’s Intuition | 240 | +100 Stamina and +100 Spirit |
| Resonating Soul | 480 | For every 10% Health you are missing, all damage you take is reduced by 1%. |
| Oracle’s Foresight | 720 | +3% Spirit |
| Blessing Of The Prophet | 960 | The duration of your Spirit of Heroism is increased by 6 seconds. |
| Ancestral Surge II | 1200 | While Spirit of Heroism is active, your Strength / Agility / Intellect is increased by 24%. |
| Mystic’s Intuition II | 1560 | +300 Stamina and +300 Spirit |
| Resonating Soul II | 1920 | For every 10% Health you are missing, all damage you take is reduced by 3%. |
| Oracle’s Foresight II | 2280 | +9% Spirit |
| Blessing Of The Prophet II | 2640 | The duration of your Spirit of Heroism is increased by 18 seconds. |
Emerald Gem Powers
| Power | Required Gem Power | Effect |
| First Strike | 120 | +5% Expertise for 15 seconds when dealing damage to any enemy for the first time. |
| Vanguard’s Resolve | 240 | +100 Stamina and +100 Expertise |
| Sentinel’s Bastion | 480 | Every 60 seconds, you gain a shield that absorbs damage equal to 10% of your maximum health. The shield lasts for 60 seconds. |
| Tactician’s Acumen | 720 | +3% Expertise |
| Blessing Of The Commander | 960 | Your ability Cooldowns are reduced by 4%. |
| First Strike II | 1200 | +15% Expertise for 15 seconds when dealing damage to any enemy for the first time. |
| Vanguard’s Resolve II | 1560 | +300 Stamina and +300 Expertise |
| Sentinel’s Bastion II | 1920 | Every 60 seconds you gain a shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of your maximum health. The shield lasts for 60 seconds. |
| Tactician’s Acumen II | 2280 | +9% Expertise |
| Blessing Of The Commander II | 2640 | +12% Ability Cooldown Reduction |
Diamond Gem Powers
| Power | Required Gem Power | Effect |
| Harmonious Soul | 120 | +0.5% Critical Strike, +0.5% Haste, +0.5% Expertise and +0.5% Spirit |
| Stoic’s Teachings | 240 | +60 Stamina and +15 Strength / Intellect / Agility |
| Tranquil Resolve | 480 | When you take Magic Damage you gain ‘Tranquil Resolve’, reducing all Magic Damage you take by 8% for 6 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 20 seconds. |
| Ancient’s Wisdom | 720 | +2% Strength / Intellect / Agility |
| Blessing Of The Artisan | 960 | Your Relic cooldowns are reduced by 8%. |
| Harmonious Soul II | 1200 | +1.5% Critical Strike, +1.5% Haste, +1.5% Expertise and +1.5% Spirit |
| Stoic’s Teachings II | 1560 | +180 Stamina and +45 Strength / Intellect / Agility |
| Tranquil Resolve II | 1920 | When you take Magic Damage you gain ‘Tranquil Resolve’, reducing all Magic Damage you take by 24% for 6 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once every 20 seconds. |
| Ancient’s Wisdom II | 2280 | +6% Strength / Intellect / Agility |
| Blessing Of The Artisan II | 2640 | Your Relic cooldowns are reduced by 24%. |
Amethyst Gem Powers
| Power | Required Gem Power | Effect |
| Sealed Fate | 120 | Your Damage and Healing effects on characters with more than 80% health have +10% critical strike chance. |
| Berserker’s Zeal | 240 | +100 Stamina and +100 Critical Strike |
| Reaper’s Reprieve | 480 | Each time an enemy that you dealt damage to dies, you gain Reaper’s Reprieve, healing you for 12% of your Maximum Health over 12 seconds. |
| Killer Instinct | 720 | +3% Critical Strike chance |
| Blessing Of The Deathdealer | 960 | Your critical strikes do 4% more damage and healing. |
| Sealed Fate II | 1200 | Your Damage and Healing effects on characters with more than 80% health have +30% critical strike chance. |
| Berserker’s Zeal II | 1560 | +300 Stamina and +300 Critical Strike |
| Reaper’s Reprieve II | 1920 | Each time an enemy that you dealt damage to dies, you gain Reaper’s Reprieve, healing you for 36% of your Maximum Health over 18 seconds. |
| Killer Instinct II | 2280 | +9% Critical Strike chance |
| Blessing Of The Deathdealer II | 2640 | Your critical strikes do 12% more damage and healing. |
Gems play a meaningful part of your end-game character power, offering some pretty impactful passives once you build up enough Gem Power. We hope this guide helped you to understand how the Gems system works and what you should be working towards when socketing gems.
