Gems are socketable items in Torchlight, most of which are some form of Ember. Socketed items allow players to add gems to items, providing them with additional bonuses such as increased resistance or ability to steal HP on attack. Items can either come pre-socketed, or can randomly have sockets added through the enchanting system.
Gems may be upgraded by Duran the Transmuter, who can combine two gems of the same type and quality into a gem of the next higher level of quality (with the exception of chaos gems, which cannot be transmuted). Gems can also be transmuted with four items of the same quality. Set pieces (purple quality items) may only be transmuted if their icon's color is the same, even if they are all really purple quality. Rings and trinkets may be included in transmuting a gem.
Gems may be removed from sockets by Gorn and Furl, two NPCs in town who can either destroy a piece of equipment to recover gems, or destroy gems to free up sockets in a piece of equipment.
The following is a list of socketable gems.
Cold-Ember 
Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | +3 ice damage | +2 ice resistance | 150 |
| Dull | +6 ice damage | +4 ice resistance | 190 |
| Discolored | +9 ice damage | +7 ice resistance | 230 |
| Normal | +12 ice damage | +10 ice resistance | 270 |
| Cut | +16 ice damage | +13 ice resistance | 320 |
| Polished | +19 ice damage | +15 ice resistance | 350 |
| Star | +22 ice damage | +19 ice resistance | 400 |
| Flawless | +25 ice damage | +21 ice resistance | 430 |
| Perfect | +29 ice damage | +24 ice resistance | 480 |
| The Earthstar | +33 ice damage | +28 ice resistance | 530 |
Core-Ember Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | 2 health recovery per second | +2 strength attribute bonus | 120 |
| Dull | 4 health recovery per second | +3 strength attribute bonus | 152 |
| Discolored | 6 health recovery per second | +4 strength attribute bonus | 184 |
| Normal | 8 health recovery per second | +5 strength attribute bonus | 216 |
| Cut | 10 health recovery per second | +6 strength attribute bonus | 256 |
| Polished | 11 health recovery per second | +7 strength attribute bonus | 280 |
| Star | 13 health recovery per second | +9 strength attribute bonus | 320 |
| Flawless | 15 health recovery per second | +10 strength attribute bonus | 344 |
| Perfect | 17 health recovery per second | +11 strength attribute bonus | 384 |
| The Sea King's | 19 health recovery per second | +12 strength attribute bonus | 424 |
Deep-Ember Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | 1 armor degraded per hit | +2 dexterity attribute bonus | 150 |
| Dull | 3 armor degraded per hit | +3 dexterity attribute bonus | 190 |
| Discolored | 6 armor degraded per hit | +4 dexterity attribute bonus | 230 |
| Normal | 10 armor degraded per hit | +5 dexterity attribute bonus | 270 |
| Cut | 14 armor degraded per hit | +6 dexterity attribute bonus | 320 |
| Polished | 19 armor degraded per hit | +7 dexterity attribute bonus | 350 |
| Star | 25 armor degraded per hit | +9 dexterity attribute bonus | 400 |
| Flawless | 31 armor degraded per hit | +10 dexterity attribute bonus | 430 |
| Perfect | 39 armor degraded per hit | +11 dexterity attribute bonus | 480 |
| The Grand Depths | 48 armor degraded per hit | +12 dexterity attribute bonus | 530 |
Fire-Ember Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | +3 fire damage | +2 fire resistance | 150 |
| Dull | +6 fire damage | +4 fire resistance | 190 |
| Discolored | +9 fire damage | +7 fire resistance | 230 |
| Normal | +12 fire damage | +10 fire resistance | 270 |
| Cut | +16 fire damage | +13 fire resistance | 320 |
| Polished | +19 fire damage | +15 fire resistance | 350 |
| Star | +22 fire damage | +19 fire resistance | 400 |
| Flawless | +25 fire damage | +21 fire resistance | 430 |
| Perfect | +29 fire damage | +24 fire resistance | 480 |
| The Fire Queen | +33 fire damage | +28 fire resistance | 530 |
Flow-Ember Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | +3 electric damage | +2 electric resistance | 150 |
| Dull | +6 electric damage | +4 electric resistance | 190 |
| Discolored | +9 electric damage | +7 electric resistance | 230 |
| Normal | +12 electric damage | +10 electric resistance | 270 |
| Cut | +16 electric damage | +13 electric resistance | 320 |
| Polished | +19 electric damage | +15 electric resistance | 350 |
| Star | +22 electric damage | +19 electric resistance | 400 |
| Flawless | +25 electric damage | +21 electric resistance | 430 |
| Perfect | +29 electric damage | +24 electric resistance | 480 |
| The Eternal | +33 electric damage | +28 electric resistance | 530 |
Life-Ember Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | +3 poison damage | +2 poison resistance | 135 |
| Dull | +6 poison damage | +4 poison resistance | 171 |
| Discolored | +9 poison damage | +7 poison resistance | 207 |
| Normal | +12 poison damage | +10 poison resistance | 243 |
| Cut | +16 poison damage | +13 poison resistance | 288 |
| Polished | +19 poison damage | +15 poison resistance | 315 |
| Star | +22 poison damage | +19 poison resistance | 360 |
| Flawless | +25 poison damage | +21 poison resistance | 387 |
| Perfect | +29 poison damage | +24 poison resistance | 432 |
| The Spire City | +33 poison damage | +28 poison resistance | 530 |
Pure-Ember Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | +4 damage | +3 armor | 165 |
| Dull | +9 damage | +5 armor | 209 |
| Discolored | +14 damage | +9 armor | 253 |
| Normal | +18 damage | +12 armor | 297 |
| Cut | +24 damage | +16 armor | 352 |
| Polished | +28 damage | +19 armor | 385 |
| Star | +33 damage | +23 armor | 440 |
| Flawless | +38 damage | +26 armor | 473 |
| Perfect | +43 damage | +30 armor | 528 |
| The Infinite | +49 damage | +34 armor | 583 |
Eyeball Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | 2 mana stolen on hit | +2 magic attribute bonus | 180 |
| Dull | 3 mana stolen on hit | +3 magic attribute bonus | 228 |
| Discolored | 5 mana stolen on hit | +4 magic attribute bonus | 276 |
| Normal | 6 mana stolen on hit | +5 magic attribute bonus | 324 |
| Cut | 8 mana stolen on hit | +6 magic attribute bonus | 384 |
| Polished | 9 mana stolen on hit | +7 magic attribute bonus | 420 |
| Star | 11 mana stolen on hit | +9 magic attribute bonus | 480 |
| Flawless | 12 mana stolen on hit | +10 magic attribute bonus | 516 |
| Perfect | 14 mana stolen on hit | +11 magic attribute bonus | 576 |
| Etlich's | 15 mana stolen on hit | +12 magic attribute bonus | 636 |
Skull Edit
| Grade | Weapon | Armor/Trinket | Sell Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked | 1 health stolen on hit | 195 | |
| Dull | 5 health stolen on hit | 247 | |
| Discolored | 10 health stolen on hit | 299 | |
| Normal | 14 health stolen on hit | +5 defense attribute bonus | 351 |
| Cut | 19 health stolen on hit | +6 defense attribute bonus | 416 |
| Polished | 23 health stolen on hit | +7 defense attribute bonus | 455 |
| Star | 28 health stolen on hit | +9 defense attribute bonus | 520 |
| Flawless | 32 health stolen on hit | +10 defense attribute bonus | 559 |
| Perfect | 37 health stolen on hit | +11 defense attribute bonus | 624 |
| The Pirate | 42 health stolen on hit | +12 defense attribute bonus | 689 |
Chaos gems Edit
Chaos gems are relatively rare and have more or less random magical properties. A chaos gem is always rewarded by Vasman's first quest. Chaos gems cannot be upgraded by Duran the Transmuter.
Other gems Edit
There are a few rare socketables that can be obtained from fishing. These have only one quality level.
- Devil Fish Eye - 5% Faster Attack
- Lucky Fish Tooth - +3 Critical Hit Chance
- Shimmering Fish Scale - 3 Health Recovery per second
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Armor |
Amulets • Belts • Boots • Chest armor • Gloves • Helmets • Rings • Shields • Shoulders |
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Weapons |
Axes • Bows • Crossbows • Maces • Pistols • Polearms • Rifles • Staves • Swords • Wands |
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