Gems

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"Gem" redirects here. For the item, see Gem of True Sight   Item   Changelogs     Gem of True SightB Not one thrall creature of the depths,Nor spirit bound in drowning s keep,Nor Maelrawn the Tentacular,Shall rest till seas, gem comes to sleep. Cost900 Bought FromArcane .

An item with an Ethereal Gem, Prismatic Gem, Inscribed Gem, and an empty socket.

Gems are items that can be placed into sockets to alter or enhance a cosmetic item Cosmetic Items customize visual elements within Dota 2. These modifications are purely graphical and do not affect mechanics or gameplay. Contents 1 Sources 2 Categories 2.1 Loadout 2.2 Consumables 2.3 Tournament Items 2.4 Event Items .

Acquiring Gems

Gems can be acquired by:

• Opening a Treasure   Treasures   Changelogs     Treasures are purchasable boxes that contain cosmetic items. They are obtained through the Dota 2 Store, charms, or the item drop system. Each treasure can be opened once to and acquiring a bundle with gems installed on it. When the bundle is unpacked the gems will be moved to a randomly selected output wearable. Spectator gems will be moved to all output wearables.
• Opening a Locked Gemstone Cache.
• Extracting them from an item that comes with Gems (using Artificer`s Hammer Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Rare Buy Now in Store A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into items. This hammer cannot be used on unusual couriers. Created By Released14 Nov and Unusual Artificer`s Hammer Master Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Mythical Buy Now in Store Buy Now on Market A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract Prismatic and Ethereal gems. This item will destroy the item it is used on. ).

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Gem Types

Gem Type	Quality Granted	Hero-specific	Explanation
Ethereal Gem Ethereal Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Mythical Buy Now on Market This gem will add a new Ethereal particle effect to the item it is socketed in but can only be socketed in Unusual couriers.	Unusual Unusual Fearless War Dog with the Ethereal Flames effect Unusual is a quality for equipment that has a special particle effect. Couriers are the only type of equipment that can be Unusual, and can only	No	These gems give the item an Unusual particle effect. They are only effective on Unusual couriers Unusual Fearless War Dog with the Ethereal Flames effect Unusual is a quality for equipment that has a special particle effect. Couriers are the only type of equipment that can be Unusual, and can only . Take care when hammering your unusual couriers.
Prismatic Gem Prismatic Gem Rarity: MythicalSlot: N/A Buy Now on Market This gem will change the color of the Ethereal effects on the item it is socketed in. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginYes Prismatic Gems change	-	No	These gems alter the color of an existing Unusual particle effect on the item.
Kinetic Gem Kinetic Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare Buy Now on Market Adding this gem to an item will modify or add one or more new animations to the hero equipping the item. Created By Released14	-	Yes	These gems add or modify one or more new animations to the hero equipping the item. They are hero-specific.
Inscribed Gem Inscribed Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare Buy Now on Market Adding this gem to an item will enable that item to track stats. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginCosmetic items, Treasures Inscribed Gems give	Inscribed Inscribed Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare Buy Now on Market Adding this gem to an item will enable that item to track stats. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginCosmetic items, Treasures Inscribed Gems give	Yes/No	These gems gives the item the ability to track in-game stats. Adding an Inscribed Gem changes the item`s Quality Not to be confused with an item s Rarity. Quality is a property of cosmetic items. It is represented in-game by the item s prefix and name color. Quality is a purely cosmetic property, and has no to Inscribed.
Spectator Gem Spectator Gem Rarity: UncommonSlot: N/A Buy Now on Market Adding this gem to an item will enable that item to track games viewed for a league or team. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginYes Spectator	-	No	These gems allow the item to track the number of games viewed in a certain league, tournament, or played by a certain team.
Ascendant Gem Ascendant Gem Misc Rarity: Rare Created By Released13 Jul 2013 OriginLimited Ascendant Gems are memorial items given out to players who participated in the Dota 2 Beta. They tracked the number of Dota 2 Invites	Ascendant Ascendant Gem Misc Rarity: Rare Created By Released13 Jul 2013 OriginLimited Ascendant Gems are memorial items given out to players who participated in the Dota 2 Beta. They tracked the number of Dota 2 Invites	No	These gems are memorial items that tracked victories or gifts given during the Beta. Adding them to an item will display this record in the item`s description.
Autograph Rune Autograph Rune Gem / Rune Rarity: Legendary Buy Now on Market A sacred mark from hallowed hands. Socket this into an item to autograph it. Created By Released26 Jul 2013 OriginYes Autograph Runes are digital	Autographed Autograph Rune Gem / Rune Rarity: Legendary Buy Now on Market A sacred mark from hallowed hands. Socket this into an item to autograph it. Created By Released26 Jul 2013 OriginYes Autograph Runes are digital	No	Autograph Runes contain digital signatures from professional players or community members. They are regarded as gems and can be placed into sockets. Adding them to an item will display the signature in the item`s description.

Miscellaneous/Individual Gems

Gem	Quality Granted	Hero-specific	Explanation
Foulfell Shard Foulfell Shard Gem / Rune Rarity: Legendary Buy Now on Market A fragment of black crystal that radiates corrupting, abyssal energy. It throbs with the voiceless hatred of demons imprisoned within. Created By Released12 Dec	Corrupted Not to be confused with an item s Rarity. Quality is a property of cosmetic items. It is represented in-game by the item s prefix and name color. Quality is a purely cosmetic property, and has no	No	This gems tracks the number of Demons Imprisoned, and gives an item Corrupted Not to be confused with an item s Rarity. Quality is a property of cosmetic items. It is represented in-game by the item s prefix and name color. Quality is a purely cosmetic property, and has no quality. It was released for Frostivus 2013 Frostivus 2013 is a Christmas event that began on Dec. 12, 2013. Skeleton King has been removed for this event, but was resurrected as Wraith King after global players collected enough souls in the Wraith-Night .
Dreamer`s Gem Dreamer s Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare In daydreams and nightmares, the battles rage eternal. This precious gem captures a record for those who witness a warrior s restless slumber. Created By Released18 Mar 2014 OriginPurchase	-	No	This gem comes with the ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 1 ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 1 Ticket Rarity: Common Buy Now on Market ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season 1 is sponsored by ASUS ROG, ROCCAT & TV6. Starting on Mar. 3rd, 2014 of the world s best teams ticket. It tracks following abilities: Dream Coil, Nightmare, Echo Stomp, Song of the Siren.
Dormant 2014 Compendium Gem Play “More pages for my Black Grimoire!” This article or section contains content that has been removed from the game or store. It exists solely for archival purposes. Dormant 2014 Compendium Gem Misc Rarity: Mythical Once	-	No	Once the dust has settled and the new champions have emerged, this gem will awaken alongside an emoticon to show off your support of The International and the competitors by displaying your Compendium level. It will increase in prestige as your Compendium does.
Victory Prediction Gem Victory Prediction Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare Released04 Sep 2014 OriginThe International Compendium 2014 This gem tracks the number of consecutive victories predicted by using the Assured Victory Shout in-game. A missed prediction will	-	No	This gem tracks the number of consecutive victories predicted by using the Assured Victory Shout Assured Victory Shout Misc Rarity: LegendarySlot: Action Item The game hasn t even begun, but already victory seems certain. Equip the Assured Victory Shout in the Action Item slot in the Global Items section of your in-game. A missed prediction will cause the gem`s counter to reset. High numbers of recorded consecutive victories will earn the player trophies in the Gallery of Triumphs   Trophies   Changelogs     The Trophies panel Trophies are records of a player s in-game achievements, acquired by performing various feats and participating in Events. Collecting trophies will earn points and Dota levels, which .

Socketing

The socketing screen. This Unusual courier is socketed with an Ethereal Gem Ethereal Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Mythical Buy Now on Market This gem will add a new Ethereal particle effect to the item it is socketed in but can only be socketed in Unusual couriers. and a Prismatic Gem Prismatic Gem Rarity: MythicalSlot: N/A Buy Now on Market This gem will change the color of the Ethereal effects on the item it is socketed in. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginYes Prismatic Gems change .

Gems can be placed in cosmetic items that have sockets. Most items can have a maximum of five sockets. Sockets can be viewed and modified inside the Armory See the interface display. To view a full database of equippable items, see cosmetic items. A loaded armory. The Armory is the client interface for cosmetic items in the Steam inventory. It by right-clicking an item.

Socket Types

Socket Type	Gems Held	Creating Socket
Ethereal	Ethereal Gem Ethereal Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Mythical Buy Now on Market This gem will add a new Ethereal particle effect to the item it is socketed in but can only be socketed in Unusual couriers.	Unusual Unusual Fearless War Dog with the Ethereal Flames effect Unusual is a quality for equipment that has a special particle effect. Couriers are the only type of equipment that can be Unusual, and can only couriers will always have one Ethereal socket.
Prismatic	Prismatic Gem Prismatic Gem Rarity: MythicalSlot: N/A Buy Now on Market This gem will change the color of the Ethereal effects on the item it is socketed in. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginYes Prismatic Gems change	Unusual Unusual Fearless War Dog with the Ethereal Flames effect Unusual is a quality for equipment that has a special particle effect. Couriers are the only type of equipment that can be Unusual, and can only couriers will always have one Prismatic socket. Specific Arcana Arcana items are among the rarest items in Dota 2. They come with extensive customizations such as particle effects, animations, icons, sounds, and more. Arcana items cannot be deleted in the Armory. Click on an items will always have one Prismatic socket. Special Mention: Padda`pon of Ribbi`tar Padda pon of Ribbi tar Wearable Witch DoctorRarity: MythicalSlot: Death Ward Buy Now on Market Includes a Rare Prismatic Socket and custom colored particles. Socketing a Prismatic Gem will allow some of these colors to be replaced has one Prismatic socket
General	All Other Gems	Use an Artificer`s Chisel Artificer s Chisel Tool Rarity: Uncommon Buy Now in Store Buy Now on Market A magical chisel used to add sockets to items. This chisel creates general sockets. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginPurchase, Crafting This to create an empty socket. Use an Artificer`s Hammer Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Rare Buy Now in Store A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into items. This hammer cannot be used on unusual couriers. Created By Released14 Nov to remove a gem, leaving an empty general socket. Some items come pre-fitted with the gem types listed in a general socket.

Removal and Replacement

Inserting a gem into a socket that already contains another gem will destroy the existing one. General gems can be extracted with an Artificer`s Hammer Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Rare Buy Now in Store A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into items. This hammer cannot be used on unusual couriers. Created By Released14 Nov , and Ethereal and Prismatic gems with a Master Artificer`s Hammer Master Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Mythical Buy Now in Store Buy Now on Market A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract Prismatic and Ethereal gems. This item will destroy the item it is used on. . Using a Master Artificer`s Hammer on an Unusual Unusual Fearless War Dog with the Ethereal Flames effect Unusual is a quality for equipment that has a special particle effect. Couriers are the only type of equipment that can be Unusual, and can only courier/ Arcana Arcana items are among the rarest items in Dota 2. They come with extensive customizations such as particle effects, animations, icons, sounds, and more. Arcana items cannot be deleted in the Armory. Click on an will destroy the courier/arcana.

Tools

Tool	Explanation	Availability
Artificer`s Chisel Artificer s Chisel Tool Rarity: Uncommon Buy Now in Store Buy Now on Market A magical chisel used to add sockets to items. This chisel creates general sockets. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginPurchase, Crafting This	A magical chisel used to add sockets to items. This chisel creates general sockets.	Purchase Drop Unbox Craft
Artificer`s Hammer Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Rare Buy Now in Store A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into items. This hammer cannot be used on unusual couriers. Created By Released14 Nov	A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into items. This hammer cannot be used on unusual couriers.	Purchase Drop Unbox Craft
Master Artificer`s Hammer Master Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Mythical Buy Now in Store Buy Now on Market A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract Prismatic and Ethereal gems. This item will destroy the item it is used on.	A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into unusual couriers or Arcanas which come with prismatic gems. This item will destroy the courier or the arcana it is used on.	Purchase Drop Unbox Craft

Gem Packs

Gem Packs are bundles that were given out on Nov. 14, 2013 to replace Strange Modifiers and Unusual Paints. They contain a gem with the corresponding effect, as well as an Artificer`s Chisel Artificer s Chisel Tool Rarity: Uncommon Buy Now in Store Buy Now on Market A magical chisel used to add sockets to items. This chisel creates general sockets. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginPurchase, Crafting This to create a socket.

Quality Changes

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Gems will change the Quality Not to be confused with an item s Rarity. Quality is a property of cosmetic items. It is represented in-game by the item s prefix and name color. Quality is a purely cosmetic property, and has no of an item. In the event of a conflict with an item`s existing quality, a priority is followed. Higher priority qualities take precedence.

Example 1: Socketing an Inscribed item with an Autograph Rune will change the item`s quality to Autographed.
Example 2: Socketing a Genuine item with an Autograph Rune will not change the item`s quality.

Quality	Priority
Genuine, Elder, Self-Made	1
Unusual Unusual Fearless War Dog with the Ethereal Flames effect Unusual is a quality for equipment that has a special particle effect. Couriers are the only type of equipment that can be Unusual, and can only	2
Autographed Autograph Rune Gem / Rune Rarity: Legendary Buy Now on Market A sacred mark from hallowed hands. Socket this into an item to autograph it. Created By Released26 Jul 2013 OriginYes Autograph Runes are digital	3
Ascendant Ascendant Gem Misc Rarity: Rare Created By Released13 Jul 2013 OriginLimited Ascendant Gems are memorial items given out to players who participated in the Dota 2 Beta. They tracked the number of Dota 2 Invites	4
Heroic	5
Inscribed Inscribed Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare Buy Now on Market Adding this gem to an item will enable that item to track stats. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginCosmetic items, Treasures Inscribed Gems give	6
All other qualities	-

v•d•e Gems Gems Ascendant Gem Ascendant Gem Misc Rarity: Rare Created By Released13 Jul 2013 OriginLimited Ascendant Gems are memorial items given out to players who participated in the Dota 2 Beta. They tracked the number of Dota 2 Invites Autograph Rune Autograph Rune Gem / Rune Rarity: Legendary Buy Now on Market A sacred mark from hallowed hands. Socket this into an item to autograph it. Created By Released26 Jul 2013 OriginYes Autograph Runes are digital Ethereal Gem Ethereal Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Mythical Buy Now on Market This gem will add a new Ethereal particle effect to the item it is socketed in but can only be socketed in Unusual couriers. Inscribed Gem Inscribed Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare Buy Now on Market Adding this gem to an item will enable that item to track stats. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginCosmetic items, Treasures Inscribed Gems give Kinetic Gem Kinetic Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare Buy Now on Market Adding this gem to an item will modify or add one or more new animations to the hero equipping the item. Created By Released14 Prismatic Gem Prismatic Gem Rarity: MythicalSlot: N/A Buy Now on Market This gem will change the color of the Ethereal effects on the item it is socketed in. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginYes Prismatic Gems change Spectator Gem Spectator Gem Rarity: UncommonSlot: N/A Buy Now on Market Adding this gem to an item will enable that item to track games viewed for a league or team. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginYes Spectator Tools Artificer`s Chisel Artificer s Chisel Tool Rarity: Uncommon Buy Now in Store Buy Now on Market A magical chisel used to add sockets to items. This chisel creates general sockets. Created By Released14 Nov 2013 OriginPurchase, Crafting This Artificer`s Hammer Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Rare Buy Now in Store A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into items. This hammer cannot be used on unusual couriers. Created By Released14 Nov Master Artificer`s Hammer Master Artificer s Hammer Tool Rarity: Mythical Buy Now in Store Buy Now on Market A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract Prismatic and Ethereal gems. This item will destroy the item it is used on. Miscellaneous Runes Rune of the Bladeform Legacy Rune of the Duelist Indomitable Rune of the Foreseer`s Contract Rune of Wolf Training Commendation Effigy Commendation Gem Team Showcase Commendation Gem The International 2014 Dormant 2014 Compendium Gem Play “More pages for my Black Grimoire!” This article or section contains content that has been removed from the game or store. It exists solely for archival purposes. Dormant 2014 Compendium Gem Misc Rarity: Mythical Once Copper 2014 Compendium Gem Bronze 2014 Compendium Gem Silver 2014 Compendium Gem Gold 2014 Compendium Gem Platinum 2014 Compendium Gem Diamond 2014 Compendium Gem Others Gem Pack Artificer`s Brand Foulfell Shard Foulfell Shard Gem / Rune Rarity: Legendary Buy Now on Market A fragment of black crystal that radiates corrupting, abyssal energy. It throbs with the voiceless hatred of demons imprisoned within. Created By Released12 Dec Mastery Gem Dreamer`s Gem Dreamer s Gem Gem / Rune Rarity: Rare In daydreams and nightmares, the battles rage eternal. This precious gem captures a record for those who witness a warrior s restless slumber. Created By Released18 Mar 2014 OriginPurchase