Gems are a type of material used by Blacksmith Andre to infuse weapons and shields.
Apr 18, 2016 Home » Dark Souls 3 » Infusion Gem Locations Dark Souls 3 Infusion gems are materials used to infuse weapons in Dark Souls 3. They let you change the type of damage your weapon does, but also influence the attribute scaling levels.
| Material | Effect | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy Gem | Increases the Str. scaling, and reduces the base damage and Dex. scaling. | Dropped from Elder Ghrus, Mad Ghrus and Rotten Slugs. |
| Sharp Gem | Increases the Dex. scaling, and reduces the base damage and Str. scaling. | Dropped from Carthus Swordsmen and Corvian KnightsAoA. |
| Refined Gem | Balances the Str. and Dex. scaling and reduces the base damage. | Dropped from red-eyes Lothric Knights wielding either sword and shield, or spear and greatshield. |
| Raw Gem | Increases the base damage, and removes all attribute scaling. | Dropped from Hollow Assassins, Hollow Soldiers, Large Hollow Soldiers and Praying Hollow Soldiers. |
| Crystal Gem | Adds Magic damage and Int. scaling, and reduces the base damage, Str. and Dex. scaling. | Dropped from Sage's Devouts (on the Road of Sacrifices), Large Devouts of the Deep (in the Cathedral of the Deep) and Archive Scholars (in the Grand Archives). |
| Simple Gem | Adds Magic damage to a weapon, as well as an FP restoring effect. | Dropped from Jailers in the Irithyll Dungeon. |
| Fire Gem | Infuses a weapon with Fire damage, but removes all attribute scaling. | Dropped from Smouldering Conjurator Ghrus, Smouldering Mad Ghrus and Smouldering Rotten Flesh below the Smouldering Lake. |
| Chaos Gem | Infuses a weapon with Fire damage, and adds Int. and Fth.scaling. | Dropped by Demon Clerics in the Demon Ruins below the Smouldering Lake. |
| Lightning Gem | Adds Lightning damage and Faithscaling. | Dropped from Serpent-men and Large Serpent-men on Archdragon Peak, and from red-eyed, greatsword wielding Lothric Knights. |
| Blessed Gem | Adds Fth.scaling and a slow health regen effect to weapons, but reduces Str. and Dex. scaling. | Dropped from Winged Knights, Lothric Priests and Gertrude's Knights. |
| Deep Gem | Adds Dark damage and increases the base damage, but removes all attribute scaling. | Dropped from Hollow Slaves and Devouts of the Deep in the Cathedral of the Deep, and from Deacons of the Deep in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley and Anor Londo. |
| Dark Gem | Can be used to infuse weapons, adding Dark damage, as well as Int. and Fth. scaling. | Dropped from Rotten Slugs in the Consumed King's Garden. |
| Blood Gem | Adds a Bleed effect, but reduces the base damage and attribute bonuses. | Dropped from Irithyllian Slaves, Irithyllian Soldier Slaves, and Sewer Centipede in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley |
| Poison Gem | Adds a Poison effect, but reduces the base damage and attribute bonuses. | Dropped from Elder Ghrus, Ghrus, and Rotten Slugs in the Farron Keep. |
| Hollow Gem | Adds Luckscaling; Reduces the base damage, and Str. and Dex. scaling. | Dropped from Corvian Storytellers in Road of Sacrifices and Untended Graves. |
| Shriving Stone | Removes infusions from weapons.
| Dropped from Corvians. |
