Skulls

Skulls were hugely popularly gems socketed in the early days of D2C for the dual leech they added. They are seldom used for that property anymore, as most players have far better item options, but they can still be helpful, especially in weapons for players without access to Amn runes or other forms of leech.

Diablo III Skulls

Skull gems are not found in Diablo III. Only Rubies, Topazes, Emeralds, and Amethysts are found in D3C, though other gem types might return in expansions. See the Diablo III wiki for more details.

• Gems in Diablo III.

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

The following bonuses are created by socketing a skull in D2X.

Quality		Weapon	Helm or Armor	Shield	Clvl Req
Chipped		Steals 2% life and 1% mana per hit	Replenish life +2 and mana regen. 8%	Attacker takes damage of 4	1
Flawed		Steals 2% life and 2% mana per hit	Replenish life +3 and mana regen. 8%	Attacker takes damage of 8	5
Normal		Steals 3% life and 2% mana per hit	Replenish life +3 and mana regen. 12%	Attacker takes damage of 12	12
Flawless		Steals 3% life and 3% mana per hit	Replenish life +4 and mana regen. 12%	Attacker takes damage of 16	15
Perfect		Steals 4% life and 3% mana per hit	Replenish life +5 and mana regen 19%	Attacker takes damage of 20	18

D2C Skull Stats

Skulls have slightly different properties in D2C.

Quality		Weapon	Helm or Armor	Shield	Sell Price	Clvl Req
Chipped		Steals 2% life and 1% mana per hit	+2 Replenish life and +9% mana regeneration rate.	Attacker takes damage of 2	250	1
Flawed		Steals 2% life and 2% mana per hit	+3 Replenish life and +8% mana regeneration rate.	Attacker takes damage of 3	750	5
Normal		Steals 3% life and 2% mana per hit	+3 Replenish life and +12% mana regeneration rate.	Attacker takes damage of 4	2500	12
Flawless		Steals 3% life and 3% mana per hit	+4 Replenish life +4 and +12% mana regeneration rate.	Attacker takes damage of 5	7500	15
Perfect		Steals 4% life and 3% mana per hit	+5 Replenish life +5 and +19% mana regeneration rate.	Attacker takes damage of 6-7	25000	18