While the Diablo III beta gives all the attention to the Blacksmith, it's important to remember that there are two more artisans who'll accompany you on your adventure, the Jeweler and the Mystic. There's still a lot of information to be discovered about both merchants, but we've managed to cobble together what we've learned so far about the Jeweler into a comprehensive guide.
Like the other artisans, Diablo III's jeweler won't just be a generic merchant. He'll have a name (Covetous Shen) and related quests, and he'll even follow you from act to act, always appearing in the caravan area. You'll be able to train him to increase his level and unlock new recipes, though you'll also be able to bring him any recipes you find as drops. In addition to acting as a merchant, he'll offer a few special services to the player.
First, and perhaps most importantly, he'll be able to combine three identical gems into a single gem of higher level. There are a total of 14 gem levels in Diablo III, meaning that it takes a whopping 1,594,232 chipped gems to craft a Radiant Star variant. In other words, you'd best get to hording those gems. (Of course, there's always the chance that Blizzard will reduce the ratio for higher level gems to 2:1, as they did with Diablo II's runes.) Some sites are reporting that the Jeweller will level gems at no cost, but there's at least one screenshot of the interface floating around that says it'll cost 2,000 gold. We'll have to wait and see what the official word from Blizzard is.
Secondly, he'll be able to remove a gem from a socketed item. It'll cost you some gold, but it's a valuable asset if you're particularly attached to an item or gem and don't want to go through the trouble of acquiring and entirely new one.
Finally, he'll be able to add sockets to items. You'll have to pay for this service as well. It's not yet clear whether he'll be able to add more than one socket to an item at a higher level, or whether he'll be able to add sockets to items that already have them. According to the files in the beta, most high level items carry between two and three sockets, though some special helms, shields, and weapons appear to have four.
Here's how the interfaces for all three of the Jeweller's services will look:
Blizzard's online game guide provides a look at all the gems in the game, along with the bonuses they'll unlock once they're socketed into items. Currently, there are four gem types, each with 14 levels, and two distinct stat boosts, one for helms and one for other gear. Here's what we know so far:
- Chipped Amethyst – 5% Life
- Flawed Amethyst – 6% Life
- Amethyst – 7% Life
- Flawless Amethyst – 8% Life
- Perfect Amethyst – 9% Life
- Radiant Amethyst – 10% Life
- Square Amethyst – 11% Life
- Flawless Square Amethyst – 12% Life
- Perfect Square Amethyst – 13% Life
- Radiant Square Amethyst – 14% Life
- Star Amethyst – 15% Life
- Flawless Star Amethyst – 16% Life
- Perfect Star Amethyst – 17% Life
- Radiant Star Amethyst – 18% Life
- Chipped Amethyst – +6 Vitality
- Flawed Amethyst – +10 Vitality
- Amethyst – +14 Vitality
- Flawless Amethyst – +18 Vitality
- Perfect Amethyst – +22 Vitality
- Radiant Amethyst – +26 Vitality
- Square Amethyst – +30 Vitality
- Flawless Square Amethyst – +34 Vitality
- Perfect Square Amethyst – +38 Vitality
- Radiant Square Amethyst – +42 Vitality
- Star Amethyst – +46 Vitality
- Flawless Star Amethyst – +50 Vitality
- Perfect Star Amethyst – +54 Vitality
- Radiant Star Amethyst – +58 Vitality
- Chipped Emerald – 5% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Flawed Emerald – 7% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Emerald – 9% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Flawless Emerald – 11% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Perfect Emerald – 13% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Radiant Emerald – 15% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Square Emerald – 17% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Flawless Square Emerald – 19% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Perfect Square Emerald – 21% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Radiant Square Emerald – 23% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Star Emerald – 25% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Flawless Star Emerald – 27% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Perfect Star Emerald – 29% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Radiant Star Emerald – 31% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Chipped Emerald – +6 Precision
- Flawed Emerald – +10 Precision
- Emerald – +14 Precision
- Flawless Emerald – +18 Precision
- Perfect Emerald – +22 Precision
- Radiant Emerald – +26 Precision
- Square Emerald – +30 Precision
- Flawless Square Emerald – +34 Precision
- Perfect Square Emerald – +38 Precision
- Radiant Square Emerald – +42 Precision
- Star Emerald – +46 Precision
- Flawless Star Emerald – +50 Precision
- Perfect Star Emerald – +54 Precision
- Radiant Star Emerald – +58 Precision
- Chipped Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 5%
- Flawed Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 7%
- Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 9%
- Flawless Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 11%
- Perfect Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 13%
- Radiant Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 15%
- Square Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 17%
- Flawless Square Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 19%
- Perfect Square Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 21%
- Radiant Square Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 23%
- Star Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 25%
- Flawless Star Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 27%
- Perfect Star Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 29%
- Radiant Star Ruby – Increases experience reward per kill by 31%
- Chipped Ruby – +6 Attack
- Flawed Ruby – +10 Attack
- Ruby – +14 Attack
- Flawless Ruby – +18 Attack
- Perfect Ruby – +22 Attack
- Radiant Ruby – +26 Attack
- Square Ruby – +30 Attack
- Flawless Square Ruby – +34 Attack
- Perfect Square Ruby – +38 Attack
- Radiant Square Ruby – +42 Attack
- Star Ruby – +46 Attack
- Flawless Star Ruby – +50 Attack
- Perfect Star Ruby – +54 Attack
- Radiant Star Ruby – +58 Attack
- Chipped Topaz – 5% Gold From Monsters
- Flawed Topaz – 7% Gold From Monsters
- Topaz – 9% Gold From Monsters
- Flawless Topaz – 11% Gold From Monsters
- Perfect Topaz – 13% Gold From Monsters
- Radiant Topaz – 15% Gold From Monsters
- Square Topaz – 17% Gold From Monsters
- Flawless Square Topaz – 19% Gold From Monsters
- Perfect Square Topaz – 21% Gold From Monsters
- Radiant Square Topaz – 23% Gold From Monsters
- Star Topaz – 25% Gold From Monsters
- Flawless Star Topaz – 27% Gold From Monsters
- Perfect Star Topaz – 29% Gold From Monsters
- Radiant Star Topaz – 31% Gold From Monsters
- Chipped Topaz – +6 Defense
- Flawed Topaz – +10 Defense
- Topaz – +14 Defense
- Flawless Topaz – +18 Defense
- Perfect Topaz – +22 Defense
- Radiant Topaz – +26 Defense
- Square Topaz – +30 Defense
- Flawless Square Topaz – +34 Defense
- Perfect Square Topaz – +38 Defense
- Radiant Square Topaz – +42 Defense
- Star Topaz – +46 Defense
- Flawless Star Topaz – +50 Defense
- Perfect Star Topaz – +54 Defense
- Radiant Star Topaz – +58 Defense
