Purple Gem

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“It contains the mysteries of the universe.”

–Wilson

“Weird!”

–Willow

“Prettier rock.”

–Wolfgang

“Purple like a... purple thing.”

–Wendy

“IT IS STRANGE”

–WX-78

“It gives off a strange aura.”

–Wickerbottom

“It's nothing a good chopping wouldn't fix.”

–Woodie

“Purple brings great power.”

–Maxwell

“Amazingly adept at focusing the dark fuel.”

–Wagstaff

“It is clöudy with a mysteriöus energy.”

–Wigfrid

“I can see knowledge swimming inside.”

–Webber

“Shiny!”

–Walani

“It holds deep secrets.”

–Warly

“Shiny and valuable!”

–Woodlegs

“ALL THAT GLITTERS 'TIS GOLD”

–Wilba

“Shiny”

–Wormwood

“Shiny. Purple. Ready for evil.”

–Wheeler

“A little snooty gem.”

–Winona

“Dark amethyst wrenched from shadows' midst.”

–Wortox

“It pretty...”

–Wurt

“Purple's usually a friendly colour.”

–Walter

“This could be useful.”

–Wanda

A Purple Gem is a Refined item used to craft several Magic items. It requires a Prestihatitator to prototype, and costs 1 Red Gem and 1 Blue Gem to craft.

Outside of crafting, Purple Gems can also be obtained by mining Ancient Statues, destroying Broken Clockworks, opening Ornate Chests, or as a drop from both variants of the Clockwork Bishop. Maxwell also starts out with a Purple Gem in his inventory.

Purple Gems are used to craft the Shadow Manipulator, Bat Bat, Telelocator Staff, and Nightmare Amulet. Three Purple Gems must be installed in a Telelocator Focus before it will function, and they will be consumed when the Telelocator Focus is used.

Purple Gems can be deconstructed using the Deconstruction Staff. However, since they're made using only gems, nothing will be dropped, wasting a Purple Gem.

Downloadable Content

In the Reign of Giants DLC, the Purple Gem has a 0.01% chance to be dropped by Tumbleweeds.

In a Shipwrecked world, fishing with a Trawl Net in Deep Ocean has a small chance to catch a Purple Gem. The chance is higher during Hurricane Season and Dry Season. X Marks the Spot treasure chests occasionally contain a Purple Gem. Additionally, the Slot Machine has a small chance to yield 3 Purple Gems as a possible reward. Purple Gems are used to craft the Howling Conch.

In the Hamlet, there is a very low chance for Purple Gems to drop from A Smashing Pot after being destroyed by a Hammer. They can also be acquired from the End's Well by paying gems or Nightmare Fuel. Purple Gems, unlike other gems, cannot be sold to Bankers.

Usage

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Tips

• Thanks to periodic Hound waves, purple gems are renewable, even in the base game, as both Red Hounds and Blue Hounds drop Red and Blue Gems, respectively.
  • Since the July 30th, 2015 update, they are also renewable by fishing up Sea Worthers, Toy Boats, and Sextants from Flotsam and trading them to Wolly for Purple, Blue, and Red Gems, respectively.

Trivia

• The Purple Gem was added in A Little Rain Must Fall update.
• The Purple Gem's crafting description is a reference to Captain Planet.

Gallery

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  The "Gems" emoji from the official Klei Discord server.

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