New World Gem Effects

New World has gems you can place in your gear to change their effects. The cut pristine version of the gems can also be modified into runeglass versions of the gems. Below are some images and a quick list of the New World gem effects and runeglass effects in both armor and weapons at each tier level.

Weapon Gem Effects

Placing a gem in your weapons in New World can have many different effects. They can increase the damage you deal, change some of the damage types your weapon can deal, or increase the aggro you can gain.

The effect of the gem is based on the tier. There are 4 different tiers I-IV. They consist of cut flawed, cut, cut brilliant, and cut pristine.

Below is an image of the gem effects.

Gem	Image	Effect	Description	Bonus – Tier II/III/IV/V
Amber		Arboreal	Convert % of damage dealt to Nature. Scales off base weapon stat, or FOC if higher.	20/30/40/50
Amethyst		Abyssal	Convert % of damage dealt to Void. Scales off base weapon stat, or INT if higher.	20/30/40/50
Aquamarine		Frozen	Convert % of damage dealt to Ice. Scales off base weapon stat, or INT if higher.	20/30/40/50
Carnelian		Taunting	Taunts are active. Generate % more threat.	100/200/250/300
Diamond		Rally	+% damage and damage based healing while at full Health.	6/9/12/15
Emerald		Opportunist	+% damage against targets below 30% Health.	8/12/16/20
Jasper		Retaliate	+% damage for 2s after taking a hit.	6/9/12/15
Malachite		Cruel	+% damage against targets affected by Crowd Control effects (Slow, Stun, Root).	6/8/10/12
Moonstone		Exhilarate	+% damage while your Health is below 30%.	12/16/20/24
Onyx		Brash	+% damage against targets with full Health.	15/20/25/30
Opal		Gambit	+% damage while your Stamina is not full.	6/9/12/15
Ruby		Ignited	Convert % of damage dealt to Fire. Scales off base weapon stat, or INT if higher.	20/30/40/50
Sapphire		Empowered	Convert % of damage dealt to Arcane. Scales off base weapon stat, or INT if higher.	20/30/40/50
Topaz		Electrified	Convert % of damage dealt to Lightning. Scales off base weapon stat, or INT if higher.	20/30/40/50

Armor and Jewelry Gem Effects

What gems you place in your armor in New World is important! You can greatly increase the amount of mitigation you have against certain damage types accordingly by placing the right gem in your armor before going into activities such as mutations.

In New World, gems have the same effect on jewelry that they do on armor. Similar to Weapons, Gems have different effects on armor depending on their tier. Below is an image of each of the New World Gems and their effects on armor and jewelry.

Gem	Image	Effect	Description	Bonus – Tier II/III/IV/V
Amber		Nature Ward	+% Nature Damage Absorption.	3/4/5/6
Amethyst		Abyssal Ward	+% Void Damage Absorption.	3/4/5/6
Aquamarine		Ice Ward	+% Ice Damage Absorption.	3/4/5/6
Carnelian		Calming	Generate % less threat.	4/6/8/10
Diamond		Wilderness Ward	+% Physical and +% Elemental Damage Absorption.	.75 & .25 / 1.1 & .38 / 1.5 & .5 / 1.9 & .63
Emerald		Thrust Ward	+% Thrust Damage Absorption.	2/3/4/5
Jasper		Strike Ward	+% Strike Damage Absorption.	2/3/4/5
Malachite		Spectral Ward	+% Elemental and +% Physical Damage Absorption.	.75 & .25 / 1.1 & .38 / 1.5 & .5 / 1.9 & .63
Moonstone		Slash Ward	+% Slash Damage Absorption.	2/3/4/5
Onyx		Physical Ward	+% Physical Damage Absorption.	1 / 1.5 / 2 /2.5
Opal		Elemental Ward	+% Elemental Damage Absorption.	1 / 1.5 / 2 /2.5
Ruby		Fire Ward	+% Fire Damage Absorption.	3/4/5/6
Sapphire		Arcane Ward	+% Arcane Damage Absorption.	3/4/5/6
Topaz		Lightning Ward	+% Lightning Damage Absorption.	3/4/5/6