Joe’s Journal, Volume 7

We all love bonuses, don’t we? Let me tell you what’s better than putting equipment, which provides bonuses, on your captains, that give you bonuses, after you’ve researched bonuses and applied your talent points to get more bonuses. You guessed it, it’s more bonuses. Today we will be looking at gems and enchantments, two more ways to get yourself some more of those sweet, sweet bonuses. 

Gems are the first item that can be used to boost your equipment by socketing it onto your gear. They are obtained from rare crypts, or can be crafted in the forge. To craft gems, you will need to disenchant (destroy) others to obtain sufficient “Flickering Dust”. Then you’ll want to socket these gems onto equipment that provides the same or similar bonuses. I recommend this because you have access to so many captains, it is wise to specialize to combine bonuses and be as efficient as possible. You will waste tar sending Cleopatra crypting.

Be intentional about what gems you place onto which equipment, because to remove gems you will need to use “Jeweler’s Pincer’s” of sufficient rarity. You will then be able to keep the gem. Because Jeweler’s Pincers are only available in rare (blue) or higher quality, I would encourage you to prioritize higher level gems on your equipment. I would also follow the same rules that I do for equipment; crafting/socketing with the best resources you have, and using that to work your way up. I try to craft one set every other rarity that is available to me.

Enchantments operate similarly to gems, in that each piece of equipment can benefit from a single enchantment to make it even more powerful. Enchantments can be bought from the store for $$$ or they are obtained from daily tasks. You will want to enchant gear that provides the same or similar bonuses to that of the enchantments. Enchantments can be removed from any equipment, however, they cannot be saved in the process! Like all materials and gems, they can be combined to make ones of higher quality.

Please note that Cyanite and Monster Slayer, the gem and enchantment for epic monster strength respectively, can only be obtained from Seasonal Kingdom rewards.

That’s all I can think of on this topic. Please keep posted for more! I don’t know a lot, but what I do know I plan to share. If you find something glaring that I missed, please type out your country’s national anthem into the K275 TAVERN chat.

Thanks 275,

Joe