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Gems are a unique equipment type inDynasty Warriors: Originsthat can be leveled up by crafting more of the same kind. They provide useful bonuses that become especially powerful when paired with the right weapon. However, Gem crafting is heavily luck-based, so you’ll need to do a lot of it to level up your favorite Gem.
Even though you don’t have a lot of control over which Gems you produce, there are ways to tip the scales in your favor. This guide goes over the basics of Gem crafting, as well as strategies for enhancing your Gems more efficiently.
How To Craft Gems
You can craft Gems atany Inn or Tent that you visit from the World Map.Simplyselect the Create Gemsoption from the Inn Menu, and you’ll be taken to the crafting screen.
Crafting is unlocked when you get your first batch of Pyroxene, shortly after you meet Zhuhe for the first time.
Crafting Gems requires Pyroxene - each Pyroxene stone can be converted into one Gem. You canuse the D-Pad to select how many Gems you want to craft at once, up to the total amount of Pyroxene you’re carrying.
Each Gem in a batch willbe randomly chosen from one of the five types available(see below). On occasion, a single Pyroxene will yield aSatisfying Result, creating three copies of a Gem instead of just one.
Each copy of a Gem goes towardleveling up that Gem, enhancing its capabilities when equipped; the more of a single Gem type you create, the more powerful that Gem will be.
How To Get Pyroxene
Pyroxene is sometimes given as training rewards or sent to you enclosed in letters, but the majority of your supply will be found in two ways:
What Are Gems Used For?
There arefive types of Gems, and you may have one of the five equipped at any given time. Choose the right one for your build or for the upcoming battle to give yourself an advantage.
Effect When Equipped
Oblivion Gem
Increases the reach of all attacks by 10%. Bonus increases by 1% with each Gem Level.
Vortex Gem
Increases the damage dealt in an air combo by 10%. Bonus increases by 1% with each Gem Level.
Scorch Gem
Increases the counterattack damage of parries by 10%. Bonus increases by 1% with each Gem Level.
Wellspring Gem
Heals 30 Health with every 100th KO in a battle. Healing increases by 5-6 with each Gem Level.
Ascendance Gem
Grants a 30% chance to automatically block attacks made by enemy Officers. Chance increases by 1% with each Gem Level.
Gem Crafting Tips
Once you unlock theEyes Of The Sacred Birdability during Chapter One, you’ll have a chance tosense a glimmer within the Pyroxeneeach time you access Gem Crafting. When this happens,three of the Gem types will glow.The next batch you create willonly include Gems from those three types, as opposed to the usual five.
Following Yuanhua’s side quest in Chapter Three will allow you to collect Moongrass on the World Map. Using Moongrass narrows glimmers down totwo Gem types, giving you even more precision with your crafting.
You can level up the Gems that you use the most bysaving your Pyroxeneuntil you get a glimmer for them, then making a big batch with a smaller chance of getting Gems you’re less interested in. There are two ways to do this:
