Diablo Immortal Guide: How To Find And Upgrade Legendary Gems

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Diablo Immortal is filled with different items to make your character stronger, but none are more important than Legendary Gems. You can have six of these equipped at a time, one in each primary gear slot, and they provide massive stats boosts and unique effects that can define your character's build.

The catch is that not all Legendary Gems are created equal. Some are more rare and powerful than others, which can make figuring out how to get the best gems a little confusing. Here's what you need to know on how to acquire these essential items–and how to make them even more powerful in Blizzard's mobile-first RPG.

Legendary Gems come in a few different varieties: 1-Star, 2-Star, and 5-Star. As you can imagine, 5-Star gems are vastly superior to 1-Star and 2-Star Legendary Gems, but they are also far more rare and difficult to obtain.

How do you actually acquire these gems? They are primarily found by completing Elder Rifts in conjunction with Rare or Legendary Crests. These are consumable items that can be purchased or acquired through the battle pass or other in-game shop bundles. Using a Rare Crest gives you a chance to find a 1- or 2-Star Legendary Gem upon completing an Elder Rift, while using a Legendary Crest guarantees that a Legendary Gem will drop, with a small chance of getting a 5-Star Legendary Gem. The more crests you slot into an Elder Rift, the more gems you get at the end as a reward.

There are, however, a few other ways to acquire Legendary Gems. They can be purchased (or sold) by other players on the Marketplace using Platinum, and they can also be crafted using a combination of Runes and Platinum. You can craft 1- and 2-Star Legendary Gems directly at the Jeweler, or craft a random Legendary Gem for a