List of drop-only gems

There are several methods of obtaining skills gems:
 * As a reward for completing a quest (see Quest Reward Gems).
 * Purchased from town vendors once a certain quest is complete.
 * As the result of a vendor recipe (see Vendor recipe system).
 * Random drop from monster, chest or strongbox.

Since the latter two options are random, some gems are more difficult to obtain and potentially more valuable.

Drop-only gems
The following gems are considered drop-only gems:


 * all Awakened Support Gems
 * all Awakened Support Gems
 * all Awakened Support Gems
 * all Awakened Support Gems
 * all Awakened Support Gems

Vendor recipe only gems
These gems are not offered by vendors or quest rewards, however they can be obtained through a recipe.

Vaal skill gems
All Vaal Gems cannot be purchased. There are several ways to obtain them:
 * from a vaal side area
 * by using a on an existing skill gem
 * from a strongbox with a suffix
 * Some divination card
 * some (former) league mechanics also drop vaal gem
 * is from Breach monster or vaaling gem inside a crafted Zana Breach mod map.
 * beastcrafting recipe

Version history

 * and are now available for purchase from vendors and are no longer drop-only gems


 * Introduced to the game
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