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Flux: /* Diablo II Emerald */

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‎Diablo II Emerald

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-Emeralds are one of the five types of [[gem]]s found in Diablo III.  The others are [[Amethyst]], [[Emerald]], [[Topaz]], and [[Diamonds]], the last added in [[Patch 2.0.1]] and [[Reaper of Souls]].  See [[gems|the main gems article]] for full details about gem scarcity, upgrade recipes, strategy, and more.
+Emeralds are one of the five types of [[gem]]s found in Diablo III.  The others are [[Amethyst]], [[Ruby]], [[Topaz]], and [[Diamonds]], the last added in [[Patch 2.0.1]] and [[Reaper of Souls]].  See [[gems|the main gems article]] for full details about gem scarcity, upgrade recipes, strategy, and more.
 Emeralds boost Dexterity when socketed in armor, add Critical hit Damage in weapons, and Gold Find in helm.
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 | +100% Critical Hit Damage
 |-
+| [[File:Emerald-R15-marquise.png]]
 | Marquise Emerald
 | +33% Increased Gold Find
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 |-
+| [[File:Emerald-R16-imperial.png]]
 | Imperial Emerald ([[RoS]] only)
 | +35% Increased Gold Find
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 | +115% Critical Hit Damage
 |-
+| [[File:Emerald-R17-flawless-imperial.png]]
 | Flawless Imperial Emerald ([[RoS]] only)
 | +37% Increased Gold Find
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 | +120% Critical Hit Damage
 |-
+| [[File:Emerald-R18-royal.png]]
 | Royal Emerald ([[RoS]] only)
 | +39% Increased Gold Find
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 | +125% Critical Hit Damage
 |-
+| [[File:Emerald-R19-flawless-royal.png]]
 | Flawless Royal Emerald ([[RoS]] only)
 | +41% Increased Gold Find
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 [[category:gems]]
 {{Template:Items navbox|normal}}

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-Emeralds are one of the four types of [[gem]]s found in Diablo III.
+Emeralds are one of the five types of [[gem]]s found in Diablo III.  The others are [[Amethyst]], [[Emerald]], [[Topaz]], and [[Diamonds]], the last added in [[Patch 2.0.1]] and [[Reaper of Souls]].  See [[gems|the main gems article]] for full details about gem scarcity, upgrade recipes, strategy, and more.
-Over the first year of Diablo 3, Emeralds held the most value (in Softcore) due to the huge damage boost they add to weapons. This is only true during the [[end game]], when characters have a high value in [[Critical hit Chance]]. At lower levels [[Rubies]] are much better weapon sockets, and they become end game viable when [[Patch 1.0.7]] greatly buffed their damage.
+Emeralds boost Dexterity when socketed in armor, add Critical hit Damage in weapons, and Gold Find in helm.
-Emeralds are also coveted by [[Demon Hunters]] and [[Monks]] for the +[[Dexterity]] boost when socketed in armor.
+Emeralds is generally the most popular gem to socket into a weapon in the [[end game]], since well-geared characters, especially those with high Critical hit Chance, get the most benefit out of raising their Critical hit Damage.  Emeralds are much less useful in weapons for lower level or poorly-geared characters who do not have at least 25% ChC.
-Emeralds are little-used in helms since [[Gold Find]] is not a much-sought after stat. It's been suggested that the helm bonus should be doubled or tripled, to make it more desirable to players.
+Emeralds are also used by Monks and Demon Hunters to boost their dexterity and damage in armor.  Helms are the only non-viable socketing option for Emeralds, since almost every player feels that there are many better choices to fill the hole in their head. It has often been suggested that the Emerald in helm bonus be doubled or tripled (or more) to make that a more viable option.
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 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank1.png]]
-| Chipped
+| Chipped Emerald
 | +5% Increased Gold Find
-| +6 Precision
+| +6 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 10%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank2.png]]
-| Flawed
+| Flawed Emerald
 | +7% Increased Gold Find
-| +10 Precision
+| +10 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 15%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank3.png]]
-| Regular
+| Regular Emerald
 | +9% Increased Gold Find
-| +14 Precision
+| +14 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 20%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank4.png]]
-| Flawless
+| Flawless Emerald
 | +11% Increased Gold Find
-| +18 Precision
+| +18 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 25%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank5.png]]
-| Perfect
+| Perfect Emerald
 | +13% Increased Gold Find
-| +22 Precision
+| +22 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 30%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank6.png]]
-| Radiant
+| Radiant Emerald
 | +15% Increased Gold Find
-| +26 Precision
+| +26 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 35%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank7.png]]
-| Square
+| Square Emerald Emerald
 | +17% Increased Gold Find
-| +30 Precision
+| +30 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 40%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank8.png]]
-| Flawless Square
+| Flawless Square Emerald
 | +19% Increased Gold Find
-| +34 Precision
+| +34 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 45%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank9.png]]
-| Perfect Square
+| Perfect Square Emerald
 | +21% Increased Gold Find
-| +38 Precision
+| +38 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 50%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank10.png]]
-| Radiant Square
+| Radiant Square Emerald
 | +23% Increased Gold Find
-| +42 Precision
+| +42 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 60%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank11.png]]
-| Star
+| Star Emerald
 | +25% Increased Gold Find
-| +46 Precision
+| +46 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 70%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank12.png]]
-| Flawless Star
+| Flawless Star Emerald
 | +27% Increased Gold Find
-| +50 Precision
+| +50 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 80%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank13.png]]
-| Perfect Star
+| Perfect Star Emerald
 | +29% Increased Gold Find
-| +54 Precision
+| +54 Dexterity
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 90%
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank14.png]]
-| Radiant Star
+| Radiant Star Emerald
 | +31% Increased Gold Find
-| +58 Precision
+| +58 Dexterity
-| Critical Hit Damage Increased by 100%
+| +100% Critical Hit Damage
 |-
+|
 | Marquise Emerald
 | +33% Increased Gold Find
-| +62 Precision
+| +62 Dexterity
-| Critical Hit Damage Increased by 110%
+| +110% Critical Hit Damage
 |}

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-Emeralds are one of the four types of [[gem]]s found in Diablo III.
+Emeralds are one of the four types of [[gem]]s found in Diablo III. All stats are based on Beta Client 0.4.0.7841
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 ! Helm
 ! Other
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank1.png]]
 | Chipped
-| +5% Increased Gold Find
+| +5% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +6 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank2.png]]
 | Flawed
-| +7% Increased Gold Find
+| +7% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +10 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank3.png]]
 | Regular
-| +9% Increased Gold Find
+| +9% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +14 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank4.png]]
 | Flawless
-| +11% Increased Gold Find
+| +11% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +18 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank5.png]]
 | Perfect
-| +13% Increased Gold Find
+| +13% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +22 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank6.png]]
 | Radiant
-| +15% Increased Gold Find
+| +15% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +26 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank7.png]]
 | Square
-| +17% Increased Gold Find
+| +17% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +30 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank8.png]]
 | Flawless Square
-| +19% Increased Gold Find
+| +19% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +34 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank9.png]]
 | Perfect Square
-| +21% Increased Gold Find
+| +21% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +38 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank10.png]]
 | Radiant Square
-| +23% Increased Gold Find
+| +23% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +42 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank11.png]]
 | Star
-| +25% Increased Gold Find
+| +25% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +46 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank12.png]]
 | Flawless Star
-| +27% Increased Gold Find
+| +27% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +50 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank13.png]]
 | Perfect Star
-| +29% Increased Gold Find
+| +29% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +54 Precision
 |-
 | [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank14.png]]
 | Radiant Star
-| +31% Increased Gold Find
+| +31% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
 | +58 Precision
 |}
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 ==Diablo II Emerald==
-Though {{iw|gems Emeralds were found in Diablo II}}, their stats are not the same as Emeralds in Diablo III.  The following are the stat bonuses for Emeralds in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
+Though {{iw|gems Emeralds were found in Diablo II}}, their stats are not the same as Emeralds in Diablo III.
 [[category:gems]]
 {{Template:Items navbox|normal}}

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 Emeralds are one of the four types of [[gem]]s found in Diablo III.
-Over the first year of Diablo 3, Emeralds held the most value (in Softcore) due to the huge damage boost they add to weapons. This is only true during the [[end game]], when characters have a high value in [[Critical hit Chance]]. At lower levels [[Rubies]] are much better weapon sockets, and they become end game viable when [[Patch 1.0.7]] greatly buffed their damage.
+Over the first months of Diablo III, the Emerald has proven the most popular gem to upgrade, since [[Demon Hunters]] and [[Monks]] benefit from the +[[Dexterity]], and since all classes prefer the +[[Critical Hit]] damage as the best bonus in high level weapons.
 ==Emerald Changes==
-During the Beta test, Emeralds boosted [[Magic Find]] in helms. This bonus was switched back to Topaz (as it was in Diablo 2) before Diablo 3's release and Emeralds became the helm Gold Find gem.
+During the Beta test, Emeralds boosted Magic Find in helms. This bonus was switched back to Topaz (as it was in Diablo 2) before Diablo 3's release.
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 | +58 Precision
 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 100%
 |}

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 | Critical Hit Damage Increased by 100%
 |-
-| [[Image:ItemGemEmeraldRank14.png]]
 | Marquise Emerald
 | +33% Increased Gold Find

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 {| width="95%"
 ! width=10% | Quality
 ! Weapon
 ! Helm or Armor
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 |-
 | Chipped
 | Adds 5 (5.9) poison damage in 1 sec
 | +3 to Dexterity
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 |-
 | Flawed
 | Adds 11 (11.7) poison damage in 1 sec
 | +4 to Dexterity
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 |-
 | Normal
 | Adds 17 (17.6) poison damage in 1 sec
 | +6 to Dexterity
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 |-
 | Flawless
 | Adds 23 (23.4) poison damage in 1 sec
 | +8 to Dexterity
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 |-
 | Perfect
 | Adds 29 (29.3) poison damage in 1 sec
 | +10 to Dexterity