Gems in Vagrant Story are add-ons for the player's equipment. They affect how well the equipped weapons and shields do in combat. The effects range from increasing damage against specific enemy classes to increasing the rate of evasion. Gems can only be equipped on weapons and shields. The gem slots of weapons are dependent on the grip equipped onto it. Gems do not have any effect on melee damage type (Blunt, Edged, or Piercing).
List of gems[]
Exclusive gems[]
Some gems are exclusive on weapons or shields. Exclusive gems have +3 for all enemy types and +3 for all elemental affinities.
Weapon-exclusive[]
| Name | STR | AGI | INT | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braveheart | 2 | 5 | 0 | Increases the success rate of non-magical attacks by 20%. |
| Hellraiser | 2 | 5 | 0 | Increases the success rate of magic by 20%. |
Shield-exclusive[]
| Name | STR | AGI | INT | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainshield | 0 | 1 | 0 | Increases the chance to evade INT-down by 20%. |
| Dark Queen | 0 | 1 | 0 | Increases the chance to evade Paralysis by 20%. |
| Death Queen | 0 | 1 | 0 | Increases the chance to evade Poison by 20%. |
| Manabreaker | 0 | 5 | 3 | Increases the chance to evade magical attacks by 20%. |
| Nightkiller | 2 | 5 | 0 | Increases the chance to evade non-magical attacks by 20%. |
| Powerfist | 0 | 1 | 0 | Increases the chance to evade STR-down by 20%. |
| Speedster | 0 | 1 | 0 | Increases the chance to evade AGI-down by 20%. |
| Silent Queen | 0 | 1 | 0 | Increases the chance to evade Silent by 20%. |
| White Queen | 0 | 1 | 0 | Increases the chance to evade Numbness by 20%. |
Non-exclusive gems[]
Non-exclusive gems can be equipped on either weapons or shields. They are grouped into Elemental, Nemesis, or Exceptional.
Elemental[]
Elemental gems increase the weapon's elemental affinity or the shield's elemental resistance. Elemental gems do not have bonuses towards enemy types.
| Name | STR | AGI | INT | Fire | Water | Air | Earth | Light | Dark | Physical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ifrit Carnelian | 1 | 3 | 6 | 30 | -15 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
| Carnelian imbued with the power of Ifrit. Increases fire affinity | ||||||||||
| Salamander Ruby | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruby imbued with the power of the Salamanders. Slightly increases fire affinity | ||||||||||
| Marid Aquamarine | 1 | 3 | 6 | -15 | 30 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
| Aquamarine imbued with the power of Marid. Increases water affinity | ||||||||||
| Undine Jasper | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper imbued with the power of the Undines. Slightly increases water affinity | ||||||||||
| Djinn Amber | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | -5 | 30 | -15 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
| Amber imbued with the power of Djinns. Increases air affinity | ||||||||||
| Sylphid Topaz | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Topaz imbued with the power of the Sylphs. Slightly increases air affinity | ||||||||||
| Dao Moonstone | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | -5 | -15 | 30 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
| Moonstone imbued with the power of Dao. Increases earth affinity | ||||||||||
| Gnome Emerald | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerald imbued with the power of the Gnomes. Slightly increases earth affinity | ||||||||||
| Seraphim Diamond | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | 30 | -15 | -5 |
| Diamond with a seraph's soul bound inside. Increases light affinity | ||||||||||
| Angel Pearl | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -5 | 0 |
| Pearl imbued with the power of the angels. Slightly increases light affinity | ||||||||||
| Berial Blackpearl | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -15 | 30 | -5 |
| Blackpearl with Berial's soul bound inside. Increases dark affinity | ||||||||||
| Morlock Jet | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jet stone sealed with Morlock's magical power. Slightly increases dark affinity | ||||||||||
| Talos Feldspar | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | 30 |
| Feldspar imbued with the dark powers of Talos. Increases the power of direct attacks | ||||||||||
| Titan Malachite | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Malachite with a Titan's soul bound inside. Slightly increases the power of direct attacks | ||||||||||
Nemesis[]
Nemesis gems increase a weapon's damage or a shield's defense against specific enemy types. Nemesis gems do not have any elemental bonuses.
| Name | STR | AGI | INT | Human | Beast | Undead | Phantom | Dragon | Evil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlandu | 1 | 3 | 6 | 30 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
| Actonite containing a fragment of Orlandu's skeleton. Increases power against humans. | |||||||||
| Haeralis | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star sapphire with the power of Haeralis the Brave. Slightly increases power against humans. | |||||||||
| Ogimus | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 30 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -3 |
| Amethyst containing Ogmious the Guardian's soul. Increases power against beasts | |||||||||
| Orion | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Black coral holding the hair of Orion the Beast. Slightly increases power against beasts | |||||||||
| Balvus | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -3 | 30 | -6 | -6 | -3 |
| Chiastrite containing the ashes of Balvus. Increases power against undead | |||||||||
| Iocus | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -3 | -3 | 0 |
| Lazurite containing St. Iocus's prayer. Slightly increases power against undead | |||||||||
| Beowulf | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 30 | -6 | -6 |
| "Armandine holding Beowulf the Great's hair. Increases power against phantoms." | |||||||||
| Trinity | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -3 | -3 |
| Jade containing the Nordic holy spirits. Slightly increases power against phantoms | |||||||||
| Sigguld | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 30 | -6 |
| Fire agate with the soul of Sigguld the Dragoon. Increases power against dragons | |||||||||
| Dragonite | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -3 |
| Serpentine containing a dragon's power. Slightly increases power against dragons | |||||||||
| Altema | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 30 |
| Garnet containing Altema the Fallen's spirit. Increases power against evil enemies | |||||||||
| Demonia | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Blood opal containing the blood of devils. Slightly increases power against evil enemies | |||||||||
Exceptional[]
Exceptional gems are rare gems that give high bonuses to elemental affinities and enemy types.
| Name | STR | AGI | INT | Enemy | Fire | Water | Air | Earth | Light | Dark | Physical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris | -3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | -10 | -10 | 20 | 20 | -10 | -10 | 20 |
| An artificial malachite made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary knight. | |||||||||||
| Basivalen | -3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 20 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | 20 |
| An artificial serpentine made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary knight. | |||||||||||
| Galerian | -3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| An artificial cat's eye made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary knight. | |||||||||||
| Vedivier | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| An artificial amethyst made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary knight. | |||||||||||
| Berion | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| An artificial moonstone made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary knight. | |||||||||||
| Gervin | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| An artificial topaz made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary knight. | |||||||||||
| Tertia | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| An artificial emerald made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary knight. | |||||||||||
| Lancer | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| An artificial ruby made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary knight. | |||||||||||
| Arturos | 8 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| An artificial diamond made by the ancient Kildeans, named after a legendary king. | |||||||||||
Trivia[]
- The Japanese names of some gems make references to characters of Arthurian legends:
- Arturos - King Arthur.
- Lancer - Sir Lancelot.
- Polaris - Sir Bors.
- Basivalen - Sir Percival.
- Galerian - Sir Galahad.
- Vedivier - Sir Bedivere.
- Berion - Sir Balin.
- Gervin - Sir Gawain.
- Tertia - Sir Tristam.