Emerald

Emeralds are most popular when used as sockets in weapons, especially for low level characters. Their poison damage is not very high, but it stops monster healing.

Poison damage stacks oddly in Diablo II, and has been tweaked many times in patches. In earlier versions of the game, poison damage multiplied while duration added, potentially granting very high damage over very long times. The effect is less pronounced in v1.11+.

Diablo III Emeralds

This gem type returns in Diablo III, but with very different bonuses.

• Emeralds in Diablo III.

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

Emerald stats in D2X.

Quality		Weapon	Helm or Armor	Shield	Clvl Req
Chipped		Adds 5 (5.9) poison damage in 1 sec	+3 to Dexterity	+12% Poison Resistance	1
Flawed		Adds 11 (11.7) poison damage in 1 sec	+4 to Dexterity	+16% Poison Resistance	5
Normal		Adds 17 (17.6) poison damage in 1 sec	+6 to Dexterity	+22% Poison Resistance	12
Flawless		Adds 23 (23.4) poison damage in 1 sec	+8 to Dexterity	+28% Poison Resistance	15
Perfect		Adds 29 (29.3) poison damage in 1 sec	+10 to Dexterity	+40% Poison Resistance	18

D2C Emerald Stats

Emerald stats varied slightly in D2C.

Emerald

Quality		Weapon	Helm or Armor	Shield	Sell Price	Clvl Req
Chipped		Adds 5 (5.9) poison damage in 1 sec	+3 to Dexterity	+11% poison resistance	125	1
Flawed		Adds 11 (11.7) poison damage in 1 sec	+4 to Dexterity	+15% poison resistance	375	5
Normal		Adds 17 (17.6) poison damage in 1 sec	+5 to Dexterity	+19% poison resistance	1250	12
Flawless		Adds 23 (23.4) poison damage in 1 sec	+7 to Dexterity	+24% poison resistance	3750	15
Perfect		Adds 29 (29.3) poison damage in 1 sec	+9 to Dexterity	+29 poison resistance	7500	18