If you do not want to craft those rings/necks get a character to 15 and search the vendors for rings/necks with sockets. By crafting Sunder, Hellfire ring and Hellfire amulet you are able to wear 3 level 70 crafted items right from the start. Your best option is crafting a Hellfire ring and a Hellfire amulet beforehand. Optimally with the lowest requirement possible. Socketing that gem into an ancient 2handed mace is like having super powers at level 1.Īdditionally you want rings/neck with sockets. Additionally it increases the experience per kill by a huge amount. It makes leveling new characters a breeze.Ī level 25 Gem of Ease socketed into a weapon reduces the level required to wear that weapon 1. The item description mentions both 'low-level' and 'twink(les)', possible references to using the gem to 'twink' lower level characters by passing them down powerful items from high level alts.Gem of Ease is probably one of the most fun gems brought to the game lately.The name may refer to Diablo II Jewels of Freedom, which could be socketed into items to reduce requirements.For the Caldesann's Despair, any gem will work, while for the Work of Cathan, only Gem of Ease is suitable. It is the first legendary gem that can be placed into an item that isn't jewelry, and the only gem that is specifically required for the Cube recipe, Work of Cathan.The introduction of this gem, as well as that of similar bonuses in World of Warcraft, may be developers' response to third-party leveling services, making those, in fact, redundant for leveling alts.Another possible inspiration for this gem's design and description may be the Golden Scarab from Aladdin (1992).Moreover, the shape of the gem implies that it might be of Aranoch origins (the gem's design is reminiscent of the real-world Egyptian sacred scarab trinkets). It is one of the few Legendary Gems not stated to have been made in Xiansai.

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