No Rest for the Wicked Gems List and What They Do

What is No Rest for the Wicked Gems?

In No Rest for the Wicked, gems aren’t just decorative; they’re powerful tools that can significantly enhance your character’s abilities. These small, often chipped, stones offer varied and impactful effects when slotted into equipment sockets. Knowing how each gem functions allows you to tailor your build effectively, maximizing your character’s potential.

No Rest for the Wicked Gems List

• Chipped Diamond

  • Effect: Provides extra experience gain. However, experience is also lost when the player dies.

• Tiny Feather

  • Effect: Reduces the weight of items by a range of 9 to 30. This is useful for those struggling with heavy equipment loads.

• Chipped Shield Emblem

  • Effect: Boosts the durability of weapons by 7% to 25% when slotted into weapon sockets.

• Chipped Spike

  • Effect: Increases weapon damage by 4% to 15%. When slotted into shields, successful blocks deal 1–2 damage. Gloves slotted with Chipped Spike deal 9–30 damage on successful parries. Finally, chests will deal 1–2 damage when taking damage.

• Chipped Topaz

  • Effect: Slotted in weapons, it boosts focus by 1–3% when dealing damage. Shields provide 3–10% focus on successful blocks. Helmets increase focus by 6–20%. Chests grant a 7–25% focus boost. Gloves enhance focus by 6–20% with successful parries.

• Chipped Blood Stone

  • Effect: Weapons increase health by 3–10% on kills. Shields boost health by 1–3% on successful blocks. Helmets increase healing by 15–30%. Chests increase health by 7–15%. Legs increase health by 1–2% when using focus. Gloves increase health by 6–20% on successful parries.

• Chipped Emerald

  • Effect: Weapons increase stamina by 1–3% when attacking. Shields grant 15 stamina upon successful blocks. Helmets decrease stamina cost of attacks by 7–25%. Chests increase stamina by 5–15. Legs improve stamina regeneration by 4–15%. Gloves refill stamina on successful parries.

• Chipped Quartz

  • Effect: Weapons increase electric damage by 4–15%. Shields deal 1–2 electric damage on successful blocks. Helmets regenerate focus. Chests increase focus by 7–25%. Legs increase electric resistance by 10–25. Gloves deal 9–30 electric damage on successful parries.

• Chipped Sapphire

  • Effect: Weapons increase cold damage by 4–15%. Shields deal 1–2 cold damage on successful blocks. Helmets boost cold potency by 10–25. Chests and Legs increase cold resistance by 10–25. Gloves deal 9–30 cold damage on successful parries.

• Chipped Ruby

  • Effect: Weapons increase heat damage by 4–15%. Shields deal 1–2 heat damage on successful blocks. Helmets increase healing by 15–30%. Chests increase health by 7–15%. Legs boost heat resistance by 10–25. Gloves increase health by 6–20% on successful parries.

• Chipped Amethyst

  • Effect: Weapons increase plague damage by 4–15%. Shields deal 1–2 plague damage on successful blocks. Helmets deal 3–10 plague damage on successful backstabs. Chests deal 1–2 plague damage when taking damage. Legs increase plague resistance by 10–25. Gloves deal 5–15 plague damage on successful parries.

Best Gems per Piece

• Weapons

  • Recommended: Chipped Ruby, Chipped Quartz

• Chests

  • Recommended: Chipped Ruby

• Helmet

  • Recommended: Chipped Ruby

• Legs

  • Recommended: Chipped Amethyst

Choosing the best gems for shields and gloves requires careful consideration of your playstyle and the specific encounters you face. Element-based effects on gloves offer flexibility, allowing for adjustments depending on the enemies you’re battling.