Gemstones

Overview

Gemstones are powerful character-boosting artifacts that creatures in Ascension hunting areas can drop upon being looted by characters who have defeated the wyrm and completed the ensuing quest. Gemstones can be equipped through the GEM interface, starting with one equipment slot upon completing the quest and upgrading to as many as five slots through currently unknown means.

A Gemstone can have up to three properties, each categorized as common, regional, rare, or legendary. The first property can only be common or regional. The second property can be common, regional, or rare. The third property can only be legendary and only has a chance to appear if the second property is rare. Players may only equip one gemstone with a legendary property at a time.

Ultimately, characters maximizing the Gemstone system may have a maximum of 11 equipped properties: one Gemstone will have a common/regional, a common/regional/rare, and a legendary property while the other four Gemstones will have a common/regional and a common/regional/rare property.

Gemstone details on this page are currently a work in progress and provided as players discover them on the test server.

Common Gemstone Properties

Property	Tiered	Type	Description
Arcane Intensity	Yes	Passive	You gain 1/2/3/4/5 Bolt AS and 1/1/1/2/3 CS.
Blood Artist	Yes	Passive	Your Major Bleed effects do 5/10/15/20/25% increased damage.
Blood Prism	Yes	Passive	Your passive health regeneration is increased by 5/10/15/20/25%.
Boatswain's Savvy	Yes	Passive	Your passive health regeneration is increased by 5/10/15/20/25%.
Bold Brawler	Yes	Passive	Your unarmed combat attacks have an additional 1/2/3/4/5% chance to tier up.
Burning Blood	No	Passive	When you are dealt a rank 2+ critical strike, your blood combusts in the air. Up to 3 nearby enemies must make an SMR test. On a failure, they suffer a Heat flare.
Cannoneer's Savvy	Yes	Passive	You have a 5/10/15/20/25% chance to incur no roundtime when loading the cannons of an OSA ship.
Channeler's Edge	Yes	Passive	When your warding spells are successful, the endroll is increased by 2/4/6/8/10.
Companion's Might	Yes	Passive	When you have an active combat companion, it gains +5/10/15/20/25 Attack Strength.
Companion's Swiftness	Yes	Passive	When you have an active combat companion, it has a 5/10/15% chance to attack twice when attacking.
Consummate Professional	Yes	Passive	Your profession service endrolls receive a bonus of 5/10/15/20/25. This bonus is doubled for services to armaments.
Cutting Corners	No	Passive	Bounties with repetitions will be given with 1d3 fewer repetitions required.
Dispulsion Ward	No	Passive	When an enemy targets you with a dispel, there is a 33% chance that the enemy will be subject to an SMR test. On a failure, the dispel has no effect on you.
Elemental Resonance	No	Passive	Upon casting a bolt spell, your bolt spells gain 10% damage factor. This effect falls off 30 seconds after it is first applied, or when you cast the same bolt spell twice in a row.
Ephemera's Extension	Yes	Passive	The following spells have 20/40/60/80/100% higher duration: 117, 140, 240, 506, 515, 605, 919, 1608, 1619.
Flare Resonance	Yes	Passive	Your attacks have a 4/8/12/16/20% chance to gain flare affinity.
Force of Will	Yes	Activated	You shake off all of the following debilitating effects: calmed, confused, demoralized, horrified, immobile, rooted, slowed, stunned, sympathetic, terrified, webbed. Cooldown: 24/18/12/6/1 hour(s).
Geomancer's Spite	No	Activated	You twist the ground to entrap your foes. Nearby enemies must make an SMR test. On a failure, your opponents take grapple damage and are immobilized. Cooldown: 3 mins.
Grand Theft Kobold	Yes	Passive	When you mug a creature, you have a 10/20/30% chance to be able to mug the creature again.
Green Thumb	No	Passive	When you fail a foraging roll, you receive a stacking bonus to subsequent foraging attempts until your next success.
High Tolerance	Yes	Triggered	You do not become intoxicated from drinking alcoholic beverages. Instead, an alcoholic beverage increases your Strength and Influence by 10 and reduces all other stats by 5. This effect lasts 20 minutes, after which your stats remain reduced for an additional 10 minutes. Cooldown: 1 hour.
Immobility Veil	Yes	Passive	Immobile effects applied to you have a reduced 1/2/3/4/5 second duration, to a minimum of 1 second. This benefit does not apply to immobilization due to Sheer Fear.
Journey's Beginning	No	Passive	Your passive mana, stamina, and health regeneration are all increased by 5%. [Note: This one is given upon completion of the Gemstone quest and cannot be generated by the treasure system.]
Journeyman Tactician	Yes	Passive	You gain 1/2/3/4/5 AS and 1/1/1/2/3 SMR Offense with Combat Maneuvers.
Limit Break: [AS-boosting Skill]	Yes	Passive	Your enhancive limit on [any one weapon skill or Spell Aiming] is raised by 2/4/6/8/10 points.
Limit Break: [Stat]	Yes	Passive	Your enhancive limit on [any one stat] is raised by 2/4/6/8/10 points.
Mana Prism	Yes	Passive	Your passive mana regeneration is increased by 5/10/15/20/25%.
Metamorphic Shield	Yes	Passive	When attacked by a creature, you have a 15% chance to increase your AsG by 1/2/3/4/5 (up to max of 20) for that attack.
Mystic Magnification	No	Passive	Your self-cast buff spells cast a second time at no mana cost. This effect only applies to buff spells that can be multi-cast.
Navigator's Savvy	Yes	Passive	You have a 5/10/15/20/25% chance to incur no roundtime when turning the wheel of an OSA ship.
Opportunistic Sadism	Yes	Passive	You gain 2/4/6/8/10% damage factor against poisoned targets. When your warding spells are successful, the endroll is increased by 2/4/6/8/10 if the target is poisoned.
Root Veil	Yes	Passive	Rooted effects applied to you have a reduced 1/2/3/4/5 second duration, to a minimum of 1 second.
Slayer's Fortitude	Yes	Passive	You gain 1/2/3/4/5 effective Sheer Fear levels.
Spirit Prism	Yes	Passive	You have a 5/10/15/20/25% to passively regenerate an extra point of spirit.
Stamina Prism	Yes	Passive	Your passive stamina regeneration is increased by 5/10/15/20/25%.
Stinky Stone	Yes	Passive	When you are attacked by a creature, you have a 1/2/3/4/5% chance to release a noxious cloud. Up to three enemies must make an SMR test. On a failure, they become Dazed and Disengaged.
Storm of Rage	Yes	Passive	You gain 1/2/3/4/5% damage factor for each kill. Stacks up to 3 times. This effect falls off after 30 seconds without making a kill. This applies to all DFs, including bolts.
Subtle Ward	Yes	Passive	When you are subject to a dispel effect, less desirable spells will always be targeted before more desirable spells.
Tactical Canny	No	Triggered	When you are successfully attacked by an enemy using Attack Strength, your chance to Evade is increased by 10% for the next minute. This effect cannot occur more often than every 5 minutes.
Taste of Brutality	Yes	Passive	Your attacks gain 3/4/4/4/5% Damage Factor and attacks against you gain 3/4/4/4/5% Damage Factor.
Twist the Knife	Yes	Passive	You gain 2/4/6/8/10% damage factor against targets afflicted with major bleed. When your warding spells are successful, the endroll is increased by 2/4/6/8/10 if the target is afflicted with major bleed.
Web Veil	Yes	Passive	Web effects applied to you have a reduced 1/2/3/4/5 second duration, to a minimum of 1 second.

Regional Gemstone Properties

Property	Tiered	Type	Description
Grimswarm: Shroud Soother	Yes	Passive	Your AOE spells have a 10/20/30/40/50% reduced chance to trigger the Shroud in Grimswarm camps. At maximum tier, you can trigger the Shroud with no negative effect once every 15 minutes.
Hinterwilds: Indigestible	No	Passive	You react violently to being devoured by oozes in the Hinterwilds. Oozes immediately expel you and take Vacuum damage.
Hinterwilds: Light of the Disir	Yes	Passive	You gain 1/2/3/4/5 effective Sheer Fear levels while in the Hinterwilds.
Hinterwilds: Warden of the Damned	Yes	Passive	Your attacks have a 4/8/12/16/20% chance to Terrify undead creatures from the Hinterwilds.
Moonsedge: Gift of Enlightement	Yes	Passive	You earn 20/40/60/80/100% more LTE while hunting in Moonsedge, up to your daily cap.
Moonsedge: Organ Enthusiast	Yes	Passive	You gain 3/6/9/12/15 additional AS and 2/4/6/8/10 additional CS while the Sword Hymn is active in Moonsedge.
Temple Nelemar: Breath of the Nymph	Yes	Passive	While in watery areas of Temple Nelemar, an eruption of seaspray blocks 1/2/3/4/5% of attacks against you. When you would otherwise drown, a silvery dolphin comes to your aid and rescues you, but you cannot benefit from this effect or seaspray for 60 minutes.
Temple Nelemar: Perfect Conduction	No	Passive	While in Temple Nelemar, you are immune to lightning damage caused by conduction in watery rooms
Temple Nelemar: Trident of the Sunderer	Yes	Passive	While in Temple Nelemar, your successful attacks have a 5/10/15% chance to summon a bolt of arcing lightning. Up to 5 enemies in the room must make an SMR test. On a failure, they take electrical damage and are stunned. This damage does not conduct back against you or your allies.
The Hinterwilds: Gift of Enlightement	Yes	Passive	You earn 20/40/60/80/100% more LTE while hunting in the Hinterwilds, up to your daily cap.
The Hive: Gift of Enlightement	Yes	Passive	You earn 20/40/60/80/100% more LTE while hunting in the Hive, up to your daily cap.
The Hive: Arrhythmic Gait	No	Passive	Kresh ravagers no longer explode from beneath you when burrowed. Enemy creatures nearby when a kresh ravager surfaces must make an SMR test. On a failure, they take Impact damage.
The Hive: Astral Spark	Yes	Passive	Traps dealing lightning damage in the Hive deal no damage to you, and instead grant you 4/8/12/16/20 to all Attack Strength for 60 seconds. This bonus can refresh, but not stack.
The Rift: Gift of the God-King	No	Passive	You do not suffer from spirit drain while entering the Rift.

Rare Gemstone Properties

Property	Tiered	Type	Description
Adaptive Resistance	Yes	Passive	Upon taking damage, you have a 5/10/15/20/25% chance to gain 20/25/30/35/40 damage resistance to that damage type until this ability activates on a different damage type. This damage resistance does not stack with other forms of damage resistance.
Advanced Spell Shielding	Yes	Passive	You resist dispel effects. This effect cannot occur more often than every 60/30/10 minutes.
Anointed Defender	Yes	Passive	You gain 6/7/8/9/10 Defensive Strength and 3/4/4/5/6 Target Defense.
Arcane Opus	Yes	Activated	Your next successful bolt spell has a 25% damage factor bonus. Cooldown: 1 min.
Bandit Bait	Yes	Passive	Up to 1/2/3 additional bandits will spawn in each group when you are on a bandit task for the Adventurers' Guild.
Blood Siphon	Yes	Activated	A vampiric aura surrounds you, siphoning blood from nearby enemy creatures with blood for 60 seconds. Every 10 seconds, up to 5 nearby enemy creatures are subject to an SMR test. On a failure, they take 10-20 hit point damage. 5/10/15/20/25% of the damage dealt is restored to you as health. Cooldown: 15 minutes.
Blood Wellspring	Yes	Activated	You instantly regain all of your health. Cooldown: 60/40/20 mins.
Chameleon Shroud	Yes	Passive	You have a 1/2/3/4/5% chance to become hidden after attacking an opponent.
Channeler's Epiphany	Yes	Passive	When your warding spells are successful, the endroll is increased by 2/4/6/8/10. Your warding spells have a standard flare chance to double this bonus.
Defensive Duelist	Yes	Passive	When an enemy directs a melee attack at you, you have a 1/2/3/4/5% chance to intercept the attack and take no damage. The enemy must make an SMR test. On a failure, the enemy is disarmed, if applicable, and suffers roundtime.
Evanescent Possession	Yes	Activated	You invoke a friendly spirit to possess a foe. An enemy creature must make an SSR test. On a failure, it becomes afflicted with Sympathy for you. When the effect ends, the creature takes a standard disruption flare as it rejects the spirit. Cooldown: 5 mins.
Grace of the Battlecaster	Yes	Passive	Your spell hindrance from armor is reduced by 1/2/3/4/5%.
Greater Arcane Intensity	Yes	Passive	You gain 6/7/8/9/10 Bolt AS and 3/4/4/5/6 CS.
Hunter's Afterimage	Yes	Passive	When you fire an arrow or crossbow, there is a 3/6/9/12/15% chance that a second arrow will fire at your target if the target survives your first shot.
Infusion of Acid	No	Passive	You gain a standard chance to flare with Acid after attacking an enemy.
Innate Focus	Yes	Passive	Your profession point gain is increased by 5/10/15/20/25%.
Martial Impulse	Yes	Passive	After hitting an enemy with an attack, you have a 2/4/6/8/10% chance to gain Martial Momentum for 60 seconds. Your next combat maneuver used under the effects of Martial Momentum incurs no stamina cost.
Master Tactician	Yes	Passive	You gain 6/7/8/9/10 AS and 3/4/4/5/6 SMR Offense with Combat Maneuvers.
Relentless	Yes	Passive	When an attack of yours would otherwise miss, it has a 5/10/15/20/25% chance to trigger again. The triggered attack can hit or miss as normal.
Relentless Warder	Yes	Passive	When a warding attack of yours would otherwise miss, it has a 5/10/15/20/25% chance to be recast.
Ripe Melon	Yes	Passive	Your aimed attacks with melee weapons have a 1/2/3/4/5% added chance to strike an enemy's eyes or head if it possesses eyes or a head.
Serendipitous Hex	Yes	Passive	Your offensive spells have a standard flare rate chance to cast an additional disabler spell, including Bind, Blind, Cold Snap, Confusion, Limb Disruption, Mystic Impedance, Power Sink, Sleep, Sounds, or Vertigo. This chance is reduced for each tier below 3.
Spirit Wellspring	Yes	Activated	You instantly regain all of your spirit. Cooldown: 60/40/20 mins.
Strong Back	Yes	Passive	Your encumbrance thresholds are increased by 15/20/25/30/35 pounds.
Sureshot	Yes	Passive	Your aimed attacks with ranged weapons have a 1/2/3/4/5% added chance to strike an enemy's eyes or head if it possesses eyes or a head.
Terror's Tribute	Yes	Activated	Your attacks have a chance to summon a wall of ethereal undead that charge outward. Opponents must succeed an SSR roll or be knocked down and stunned by nightmares. Cooldown: 10/5/3 mins.
Tethered Strike	No	Passive	Your offensive spells and weapon attacks no longer trigger creatures' innate abilities to outright avoid incoming attacks, such as Ithzir vanishing, warg avoidance, and myling fading.
Thirst for Brutality	Yes	Passive	Your attacks gain 6/7/8/9/10% Damage Factor and attacks against you gain 6/7/8/9/10% Damage Factor.

Legendary Gemstone Properties

Property	Tiered	Type	Description
Arcanist's Ascendancy	Yes	Activated	You enter a heightened state for 30 seconds. During this state, you gain Casting Strength and Magical SMR Strength equal to 30% of the Defensive Strength of spells on all creatures in the room, up to a maximum of 60. Additionally, all of your magical attacks have guaranteed dispel flares. Cooldown: 3 min.
Arcanist's Blade	Yes	Activated	You enter a heightened state for 30 seconds. You gain 5/10/15/20/25 Attack Strength and 3/6/9/12/15% Damage Factor, but each attack costs 5 mana and 5 stamina. Upon activation you gain Mana Sever, preventing you from receiving mana from your fellow adventurers for 2 minutes.
Arcanist's Will	Yes	Activated	You enter a heightened state for 30 seconds. You gain 3/6/9/12/15 Casting Strength and your successful warding spells receive an endroll bonus of 2/4/6/8/10, but each attack costs 5 mana and 5 stamina. Upon activation you gain Mana Sever, preventing you from receiving mana from your fellow adventurers for 2 minutes.
Imaera's Balm	Yes	Activated	Your wounds and scars heal instantly. Cooldown: 1x/day.
Mana Shield	No	Activated	You gain 2d20 damage padding for 60 seconds. For every point of damage absorbed by the shield, 1 point of mana is drained. Cooldown: 5 mins.
Mystic Impulse	Yes	Passive	After hitting an enemy with a weapon attack or an unarmed strike, you have a 2/4/6/8/10% chance to gain Mystic Momentum for 60 seconds. Your next spell cast under the effects of Mystic Momentum incurs no mana cost and gains +50 Attack Strength and +30 Casting Strength.
One Shot, One Kill	Yes	Passive	Your aimed attack failures have a 10/15/20/25/30% chance to strike the target as if it were vulnerable.
Pixie's Mischief	Yes	Passive	Your debuff spells cost 1/2/3 less mana to cast, to a minimum of 1 mana, and your cast roundtime for debuff spells is reduced by 0/0/1 second, to a minimum of 1 second.
Reckless Precision	Yes	Activated	For 30 seconds, you lose 50 DS. During this time, your attacks are 5% less likely to be evaded, blocked, and parried, your aimed attacks are 25% less likely to miss their mark, and the Damage Factor of your attacks is increased by 5%. Cooldown: 90 sec.
Spellblade's Fury	Yes	Activated	You expend 30 mana to enter a heightened state for 1 minute. Your Attack Strength is increased by 3/6/9/12/15% of your Spell Aim ranks, but each attack costs 10 mana. Upon activation you gain Mana Sever, preventing you from receiving mana from your fellow adventurers for 1 minute. Cooldown: 3 min.
Stolen Power	Yes	Passive	Your offensive spells have a standard flare chance to trigger an SMR roll against the target. On a failure, the target is inflicted with a random attack spell that cannot be warded off. Spells include Blood Burst, Bone Shatter, Dark Catalyst, Disintegrate, Divine Fury, Immolation, Pain, Repentance, Thought Lash, and Wither. This chance is reduced for each tier below 3.
Thorns of Flame	No	Triggered	You gain a standard chance to flare with Heat when an enemy targets you with an attack, whether or not the attack hits.
Thorns of Frost	No	Triggered	You gain a standard chance to flare with Cold when an enemy targets you with an attack, whether or not the attack hits.
Thorns of Lightning	No	Triggered	You gain a standard chance to flare with Electricity when an enemy targets you with an attack, whether or not the attack hits.
Thorns of Plasma	No	Triggered	You gain a standard chance to flare with Plasma when an enemy targets you with an attack, whether or not the attack hits.
Thorns of the Void	No	Triggered	You gain a standard chance to flare with Vacuum when an enemy targets you with an attack, whether or not the attack hits.
Trueshot	Yes	Passive	Your attacks with ranged weapons have a standard flare chance to gain true strike, reducing the attack's d100 by 20/30/40/50/60 while adding the same amount to the endroll, and reducing the target's ability to evade, block, and parry by 10/20/30/40/50%.
Unearthly Chains	No	Activated	You summon a ghostly vortex that sprouts ethereal chains. Enemy creatures in your room and adjacent rooms must make an SMR test. On a failure, enemies are pulled into your room if they are not currently there, immobilized, and take disruption damage. Cooldown: 3 mins.
Witchhunter's Ascendancy	Yes	Activated	You enter a heightened state for 30 seconds. During this state, you gain Attack Strength equal to 50% of the Defensive Strength of spells on all creatures in the room, up to a maximum of 100. Additionally, all of your attacks have guaranteed dispel flares. Cooldown: 3 min.