Perfect Gems
No, not like Hypixel - I finished making my version in May of 2018, over a year before Hypixel Skyblock released (June 2019), so if anything they copied me! ;)
Perfect Gems are your stereotypical socket gems that can be attached to tools, weapons, and armor to grant special effects.
Gems are found uncommonly in Nether Fortress, Bastion, Sunken Ship Treasure, and Buried Treasure Loot Chests (except for Hearts of Ice, which are found in Igloo chests), and may be upgraded by combining 4 gems together, up to a maximum level of 5.
Working with Perfect Gems requires a Magic Chisel, which can be crafted.
Gem Types
Gem effect percentages are calculated as BASE + [(totalLvl - 1) x INCREMENT]
. This means two level 5 gems gives the equivalent of BASE + 9 x INCREMENT
.
Attaching and Removing
Magic Chisels are used to attached Perfect Gems to tools and weapons. To obtain one, craft a Hardy Chisel first, then imbue it with 30 experience levels by right clicking.
Tools and weapons can hold 2 gems each, while armor can only hold one gem.
Action | Description | Charge Cost |
---|---|---|
Attach Gem | Attach a perfect gem to a tool or weapon. | 1 charge |
Remove Gem | Remove a perfect gem from a tool or weapon. Refunds the gem. | 2 charges |
Upgrade Gem | Combine 4 gems of a tier to one gem of a higher tier, costing Blaze Powder. | (None) |
Upgrading Gems
Four gems of the same level can be combined to upgrade the gem, using a Magic Chisel.
Attempting to upgrade four gems of the same type will always guarantee an upgraded gem of the same type. Upgrading gems of different types will choose one of the types used at random, weighted between the number of each used (e.g. using 3 Emerald and 1 Topaz gives a 75% chance of an Emerald, and 25% chance of a Topaz).
Mathematics
Math on the Effective Damage Increase (EDI) of Damage-boosting Gems:
Gem Type | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Tier 9 | Tier 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quartz | 3.6% | 6.5% | 9.8% | 13.5% | 17.6% | 22.1% | 27.0% | 32.3% | 38.0% | 44.1% |
Topaz^ (Max Combo) | 4.6% | 6.8% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 19.1% | 24.2% | 29.7% | 35.6% | 41.8% | 48.3% |
Diamond* (10 damage on Full Prot IV Diamond) | 6.5% | 12.0% | 18.6% | 26.1% | 34.6% | 44.1% | 54.6% | 66.1% | 78.6% | 92.1% |
Diamond* (20 damage on Full Prot IV Diamond) | 5.5% | 10.1% | 15.3% | 21.3% | 28.0% | 35.4% | 43.5% | 52.4% | 61.9% | 72.2% |
Diamond* (30 damage on Full Prot IV Diamond) | 4.9% | 8.9% | 13.4% | 18.4% | 24.0% | 30.2% | 36.9% | 44.1% | 51.9% | 60.2% |
^ Does not include the wind-up time needed to get to max combo.
* The Diamond gems increase in effectiveness the more armor the opponent has, but decrease in effectiveness the greater the base damage dealt, due to the diminishing returns on armor protectiveness.