The problem is that climbing the ranks of Legendary Gems

There are, however, various other ways to get Legendary Gems D2R Items. They can be purchased (or traded) to other players on the Marketplace using Platinum or Gold, and can also be crafted using an amalgamation of Runes and Platinum. You can craft 1and 2-Star Legendary Gems directly at the Jeweler. Or craft a random Legendary Gem in the hopes of obtaining a 5 Star Legendary Gem. It is also possible to use Fading Ember on the Fading Ember Merchant to purchase two- and one-star Legendary Gems and the inventory of the merchant changing every week. Also certain Legendary Gems can be found within games' battle passes. Due to how scarce, and how scarce 5-Star Legendary Gems currently are in the game, you'll mostly be searching for and upgrade 2-Star Legendary Gems starting out.Finding the Legendary Gems that work with your character and build is key. How to upgrade Legendary Gems For Legendary Gems to be more powerful, you'll need to rank them higher. By doing this, you can boost the gem's Combat Rating, Resonance bonus as well as its main attributes. At the rank of 3. an additional benefit of the Legendary Gem will be unlocked an additional effect, and once you reach rank 5, the gem will also reward bonus magic finds. Legendary Gems can be upgraded to a maximum of rank 10. After that, they can be used to "awaken" the Legendary item, which can grant various additional effects depending of the Legendary item that is activated. The problem is that climbing the ranks of Legendary Gems doesn't come easy. To rank up gems, you need to acquire duplicates of the same gem as well as the resource known as Gem Power that is obtained by breaking down unnecessary Legendary Gems. The more powerful the gem , and the higher the rank there are more duplicates and more Gem Power needed to move up D2R ladder items buy. Ranking the Legendary Gems is crucial for boosting your character's ability.