It’s hard enough to get ancients in every slot, much less primals.Įach augmented gem level is equivalent to a paragon level. No reason to hinder your character waiting for a rare primal. So Crusader and Barbarian use Rubies for strength, Monks and Demon Hunters use Emeralds for dexterity, and Wizards, Witch Doctors and Necros use Topaz for Intelligence.Ī reasonably rolled augmented ancient will crush any primal ancient. Typically you want to augment using a normal gem that will give your character “mainstat”, as this is very important to a character’s power in Diablo III. Note that augments over-write, so if you augment using a lvl 90 gem, then a lvl 95 gem later, you get 90 * 5 = 450 stat the first time, and then 95 * 5=475 stat the second time that replaces the 450, it does not add to it.Īny legendary gem can be used, provided it is of sufficient level, however some legendary gems have level caps which can cause issues, and also the “gem of ease” can result in accidentally using the other recipe for it, that removes item level requirement, if not done carefully, so often it’s best to avoid that one. You can augment an item as many times as you have the materials (legendary gem of minimum level for piece of gear you’re augmenting, normal gem) to do so.

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