Augmentation Gems

Related topics: Augmentations, Guide to Augmentations

Overview

From the Throne of Destiny Augmentation Gems article:

These gems provide new and unique ways to enhance your characters. By completing a quest to acquire a gem and paying an experience point cost, you can add a new permanent ability to your character. These gems are a new form of character advancement for the most powerful heroes in Dereth, and can only be found in the Throne of Destiny expansion pack.

To acquire an Augmentation, you first need to obtain a Blank Augmentation Gem. Once you've found one of these, bring it to one of the NPCs listed below. Each NPC carries a different Augmentation Gem, which he or she will exchange for a Blank Gem or one of the other Augmentation Gems.

Once you have the Augmentation Gem you want, and enough unassigned experience points to pay for it, simply use the Gem and the new Augmentation will be added to your character! Some types of Gems can be used more than once to further increase your new ability, others can only be used one time. You can always open your Character Information panel to see which Augmentations your character has acquired.

Getting Augmentation Gems

Blank Augmentation Gem Quests

The Sir Bellas quest is the traditional quest for the blank gem and is also the easiest to complete.

• Aug Gem: Diemos
• Aug Gem: Luminance
• Aug Gem: Sir Bellas
• Aug Gem: Society
• Stipends

Exchanging Augmentation Gems

Blank Augmentation Gems are treated the same way as non-blank ones, so if you turn one in only to find that you cannot use it you can still give it to any trainer in exchange for the desired augmentation. Alternatively, you can return any augmentation gem to Donatello Linante (Silyun) or Arianna the Adept (Bandit Castle) to receive a Blank Augmentation Gem.

Non-XP Augmentations

• In addition to the standard augmentations listed below, there are also new Luminance Auras for players over level 200+.
• See Armor and Weapon Augmentations for unique non-xp based augs that can permanently modify loot-generated equipment.

Using Augmentation Gems

Burden and Pack Slots

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Might of the Seventh Mule	+20% burden capacity	1 billion	5 times	Husoon	Zaikhal
Shadow of the Seventh Mule	Eighth pack slot - (When you acquire this augmentation you will need to use a portal or relog for the extra pack slot to show up as part of your inventory.)	4 billion	No	Dumida bint Ruminre	Zaikhal
Infused War Magic	You no longer need any Foci or component to cast War Magic spells, though you still require scarabs and tapers.	2 billion	No	Raphel Detante	Silyun
Infused Life Magic	You no longer need any Foci or component to cast Life Magic spells, though you still require scarabs and tapers.	2 billion	No	Akemi Fei	Hebian-To
Infused Item Magic	You no longer need any Foci or component to cast Item Magic spells, though you still require scarabs and tapers.	2 billion	No	Gan Fo	Hebian-To
Infused Creature Magic	You no longer need any Foci or component to cast Creature Magic spells, though you still require scarabs and tapers.	2 billion	No	Gustuv Lansdown	Cragstone
Infused Void Magic	You no longer need any Foci or component to cast Void Magic spells, though you still require scarabs and tapers.	2 billion	No	Morathe	Candeth Keep

Death Penalties

The Clutch of the Miser augmentation does not apply to Player Killer deaths.

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Clutch of the Miser	-5 items dropped on death	2 billion	3 times	Rohula bint Ludun	Ayan Baqur
Enduring Enchantment	Spells not lost on death	4 billion	No	Erik Festus	Ayan Baqur

Experience Bonus

The Quick Learner augmentation applies only to experience earned via hunting/killing creatures.

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Quick Learner	+5% experience bonus	4 billion	No	Rickard Dumalia	Silyun

Health, Armor and Regeneration

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Asheron's Lesser Benediction	Health bonus: +10% of base	2 billion	No	Donatello Linante	Silyun
Asheron's Benediction	Health bonus: +10% of base	ToD Preorder	No	N/A	N/A
Blackmoor's Favor	+50 Natural Armor cantrip	ToD Preorder	No	N/A	N/A
Innate Renewal	100% bonus to regenerations while lying down	1 billion	2 times	Alison Dulane	Bandit Castle

Innate Attribute

You cannot raise any one innate attribute above 100. Click on the pack icon in the Status Bar to view your current innate values for each attribute.

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Reinforcement of the Lugians	+5 innate Strength	500 million	10 times	Fiun Luunere	Fiun Outpost
Bleeargh's Fortitude	+5 innate Endurance	500 million		Fiun Ruun
Oswald's Enhancement	+5 innate Coordination	500 million		Fiun Bayaas
Siraluun's Blessing	+5 innate Quickness	500 million		Fiun Riish
Enduring Calm	+5 innate Focus	500 million		Fiun Vasherr
Steadfast Will	+5 innate Self	500 million		Fiun Noress

Innate Resistance

These are the only augmentations which can be changed/removed after getting them. See Token of Resistance Augmentation Changing for details.

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Enhancement of the Mace Turner	+10% innate resistance to Bludgeoning	2 billion	2 times (across all, not each type)	Nawamara Dia	Hebian-To
Enhancement of the Blade Turner	+10% innate resistance to Slashing	2 billion		Ilin Wis
Enhancement of the Arrow Turner	+10% innate resistance to Piercing	2 billion		Kyujo Rujen
Storm's Enhancement	+10% innate resistance to Electric	2 billion		Enli Yuo
Fiery Enhancement	+10% innate resistance to Fire	2 billion		Rikshen Ri
Icy Enhancement	+10% innate resistance to Cold	2 billion		Lu Bao
Caustic Enhancement	+10% innate resistance to Acid	2 billion		Shujio Milao

Rating

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Critical Protection	25% negation of critical hits (5% PvP)	1 billion	No	Piersanti Linante	Sanamar
Frenzy of the Slayer	Damage rating of 3 which increases all damage you do with any attack	2 billion	No	Neela Nashua	Bandit Castle
Iron Skin of the Invincible	Damage reduction rating of 3 which reduces all damage you take	2 billion	No	Emily Yarow	Cragstone
Eye of the Remorseless	1% increased chance of a critical hit	4 billion	No	Anfram Mellow	Ayan Baqur
Hand of the Remorseless	Critical Damage Rating of 3 which increases damage of all critical hits.	4 billion	No	Alishia bint Aldan	Ayan Baqur

Salvaging and Tinkering

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Ciandra's Fortune	25% extra salvage material	1 billion	4 times	Kris Cennis	Cragstone
Charmed Smith	+5% chance of imbue	2 billion	No	Lug	Oolutanga's Refuge
Jibril's Essence	Specialize Armor Tinkering	1 billion	No	Joshun Felden	Cragstone
Yoshi's Essence	Specialize Item Tinkering	1 billion	No	Brienne Carlus
Celdiseth's Essence	Specialize Magic Item Tinkering	1 billion	No	Burrell Sammrun
Koga's Essence	Specialize Weapon Tinkering	1 billion	No	Lenor Turk
Ciandra's Essence	Specialize Salvaging	1 billion	No	Robert Crow

Skills

These augmentations were changed during the Balance of Power event to apply to base skill value rather than as a buff.

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Master of the Steel Circle	Your effective melee skill when using any melee weapon is increased by +10.	2 billion	No	Carlito Gallo	Silyun
Master of the Five Fold Path	Your effective magic skill when casting any spell is increased by +10.	2 billion	No	Rahina bint Zalanis	Zaikhal
Master of the Focused Eye	Your effective missile skill when using any missile weapon is increased by +10.	2 billion	No	Kilaf	Zaikhal
Jack of All Trades	Use this gem to gain an extra 5 points to all of your skills. Be sure to read the gem's inscription for further details on its usage.	4 billion	No	Arianna the Adept	Bandit Castle

Spell Duration

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Archmage's Endurance	+20% spell duration	1 billion	5 times	Nawamara Ujio	Mayoi

Retired Augmentations

This Augmentation and the associated NPC, Alex Brummel, were both removed as part of the Master of Arms Event.

Name	Effect	Experience Cost	Repeat?	NPC	Location
Tristra's Essence	Specialize the Gearcraft skill	1 billion	No	Alex Brummel	Cragstone

Update History

Gears of Change New augmentations added: Infused War Magic Infused Life Magic Infused Item Magic Infused Creature Magic Master of the Steel Circle Master of the Five Fold Path Master of the Focused Eye Frenzy of the Slayer Eye of the Remorseless Hand of the Remorseless Iron Skin of the Invincible Tristra's Essence From Darkness, Light Infused Void Magic augmentation added. Master of Design Jack of All Trades augmentation added. Present Dilemma You can now return any augmentation gem to either Donatello Linante in Silyun or Arianna the Adept in Bandit Castle at 66.5N, 49.9E. You will receive a Blank Augmentation Gem in return. Master of Arms Tristra's Essence augmentation removed as the Gearcrafting skill has been merged into the Item Tinkering skill.

Known Issues

When acquiring the Shadow of the Seventh Mule augmentation the 8th pack slot may not appear until you log off and back on again.