Lord of Hatred introduced two new tiers of gem quality to the game, Horadric and Flawless Horadric gems. Unlike other gems, these cannot be crafted at the Jeweler. Instead, they are crafted via the Horadric Cube, thanks to the Amalgamation Recipe, which combines five Grand gems of the same type to create one Horadric gem, and five Horadric gems of the same type to create one Flawless Horadric gem.
One of the biggest pain points of Season 13 was the acquisition of Horadric gems. Not only was the grind extremely lengthy, but the best method of acquiring gems and gem fragments was to repeatedly farm the Seer’s Reach dungeon by rushing to the final boss, which would drop random gems when killed.
Season 14 Quality of Life Updates
In season 14, gems have received several quality-of-life updates, making them easier to come by and more efficient to convert.
- Gem Fragment drops have been significantly increased in Torment X and above.
- Adjustments to Gem conversion recipes at the Jeweler:
- Each gem conversion recipe should only use 2 gem types.
- Required gems have been shuffled around for the conversion recipes so that there isn’t overlap when converting various gem types
- For example, if a build needs Diamonds, Amethysts, and Sapphires:
- To convert to Amethysts or Sapphires, you need Diamonds.
- To convert to Diamonds, you need Amethysts.
- For example, if a build needs Diamonds, Amethysts, and Sapphires:
In Season 13, converting gems would come with a 33% penalty, as for every 300 gem fragments used, only 200 were returned. Now, in Season 14, gems only require two different types of gems to be converted, which means the cost is 200 gem fragments, and the reward is also 200. This means that any type of gem which is not useful for your build can be converted to ones which are, for no penalty, which makes any gem fragment you loot more useful.
Coupled with the increased drop rate of gem fragments, should make Horadric and Flawless Horadric gems way easier to acquire, alleviating one of the lengthiest and most monotonous grinds in the game.
3.1.0 Build #72592 (All Platforms)—June 30, 2026
- Gem Fragment drops have been significantly increased in Torment X and above.
- Adjustments to Gem conversion recipes at the Jeweler:
- Each gem conversion recipe should only use 2 gem types.
- Required gems have been shuffled around for the conversion recipes so that there isn’t overlap when converting various gem types
- For example, if a build needs Diamonds, Amethysts, and Sapphires:
- To convert to Amethysts or Sapphires, you need Diamonds.
- To convert to Diamonds, you need Amethysts.
- For example, if a build needs Diamonds, Amethysts, and Sapphires: