


Gems can be used to start the accumulation of ingame wealth with successful trades, and because you're more likely to find various gems while playing than Mid or High Runes, they make it easier for the newer members to involve themselves with trading. Other than item enchancement, these gems can be used in a variety of Horadric Cube recipes, reaching from Rerolling of magic items to upgrading gear and runes. Although they cannot activate bonus stats when placing in a specific order, gems are still a valid ingame currency for another reason.

There are different types as well as qualities of these gems, both deciding what kind of stats you will recieve when socketing it into gear. A Gem in Diablo II is one of three small items that can be placed in a socket to enchance your gear.
