Amethyst

Amethysts are purple gems, as well as socketable items. Like all the other Gems, Amethysts grant bonuses that are related to their color. The purple in Amethyst symbolizes Endurance and Vitality.

Diablo II

In Weapons and Shields, Amethysts add bonuses to Attack Rating and Defense, a sign of the perfect warrior and in Armor and Helms, it adds a direct increase in Strength, a factor that is used to indicate the Endurance of a person.

Weapons: Adds to Attack Rating
Shields: Adds to Defense
Helms and Body Armor: Adds to Strength

Gem	Level	Weapons	Shield	Helms/Body Armor
Chipped	1	+40 to Attack Rating	+8 to Defense	+3 to Strength
Flawed	5	+60 to Attack Rating	+12 to Defense	+4 to Strength
Normal	12	+80 to Attack Rating	+18 to Defense	+6 to Strength
Flawless	15	+100 to Attack Rating	+24 to Defense	+8 to Strength
Perfect	18	+150 to Attack Rating	+30 to Defense	+10 to Strength

Diablo III

Gem	Helm	Weapon	Other
Regular	+10% Life	+35 Life per Hit	+10 Vitality
Flawless	+12% Life	+160 Life per Hit	+20 Vitality
Square	+14% Life	+260 Life per Hit	+30 Vitality
Flawless Square	+16% Life	+750 Life per Hit	+40 Vitality
Star	+18% Life	+1500 Life per Hit	+58 Vitality
Marquise	+19% Life	+1750 Life per Hit	+62 Vitality
Imperial	+20% Life	+7500 Life per Hit	+100 Vitality
Flawless Imperial	+21% Life	+16000 Life per Hit	+160 Vitality
Royal	+22% Life	+22000 Life per Hit	+220 Vitality
Flawless Royal	+23% Life	+28000 Life per Hit	+280 Vitality

Development

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Prior to patch 2.3, Amethyst gems in Diablo III had many more tiers, but were condensed for easier crafting.

Chipped

Flawed

Perfect

Radiant

Flawless Square

Radiant Square

Flawless Star

Perfect Star

Radiant Star

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Trivia

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• In certain traditions, Amethysts are valued as stones of concentration and defiance: Buddhist monks used them in meditation, and ancient Greeks believed it protected against evil and violent death. In game, certain elements of these beliefs are reflected in Amethyst's boosts to defense (protection), attack rating (concentration), and strength (confidence).