Gems are one of the three types of artifacs in Heroes of the Storm. Gems fit in the first artifact slot, which is unlocked automatically when you reach player level 15 and generally give a bonus to a single basic stat.
List of Gems
- Bold Amethyst
- Increases maximum health by 1.5% per rank, up to a maximum of 15% at Rank 10.
- Brilliant Topaz
- Increases ability damage by 1% per rank, up to a maximum of 10% at Rank 10.
- Nexus Sapphire
- Grants a shield equal to 1% of the Hero’s maximum health per rank, up to a maximum of 10% at Rank 10. (Shields recharge after a player hasn’t taken damage for approximately 8 seconds).
- Primal Ruby
- Increases basic attack damage by 1% per rank, up to a maximum of 10% at Rank 10.
- Royal Diamond
- Reduces cooldowns for abilities by 1% per Rank, up to a maximum of 10% at Rank 10.
- Skyfire Emerald
- Increases speed of basic attacks by 1% per rank, up to a maximum of 10% at Rank 10.