

Increases Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable Enemies Increases Critical Strike Damage to Crowd-controlled Enemies While they could not be removed in earlier versions of the game, Diablo 4 allows you to unsocket gear (for a price) and swap in improved gems as you find them.

Gems represent a further way to customize and strategize with your gear, allowing you to bolster yourself that benefits a certain playstyle, or even provides bonuses against specific threats. For example, Gems placed in weapons tend to increase your damage output, while ones placed in armor increased life or resistance to certain elements. When inspecting a Gem, you can highlight it to see that it will imbue gear with different kinds of bonuses depending on the type, quality, and which gear the Gem is placed in.
