Diablo III

Key Features

  • Combine Gems

    Covetous Shen’s tools and mastery of gemcraft allow him to combine lower quality gems together to produce superior results.
  • Add Sockets

    Shen can etch a socket into shields, helms, belts, or pants, enabling nearly any piece of equipment to reap the benefits of gems.
  • Remove Gems

    For a gold cost, he can also extract gems from equipment sockets so that they can be re-used.
"I'm a simple man. Give me a good meal, a warm bed and a handful of jewels."

The strangely-titled Covetous Shen has gone by many names throughout his history, but none have seemed to fit quite so well as the one he’s using now. Shen originally hails from the diamond isles of Xiansai, but his wanderlust has taken him far from home.

Covetous Shen is carefree by nature, giving every appearance of being a man without ambition, and trusting in fate to guide him to where he needs to be. Shen’s lax attitude only changes when jewels are involved. His greed for glittering precious stones is legendary; he may even love them more than he loves his own life.

When Shen joins you, he is searching for a particularly rare gem, one he suspects you may have an eventual hand in finding. Until his own quest is at an end, he will use his transcendent talent for jewelcrafting in your service, helping to cut and shape the gems that will elevate your weapons and armor to new heights of foe-destroying potential.

Workshop Progression

As you dedicate gold and materials to training your artisans, they’ll upgrade their scant tables and carts into more complete workshops, unlocking new recipes in the process.

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Excalibur#2116
Excalibur
Excalibur
10 hours, 38 minutes ago
add sockets option, does not work...........
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I found my first gem end of act two.
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do you have to be a certain level to be able to find gems and items with sockets because i have yet to find any?
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AreoHotah#2749
AreoHotah
AreoHotah
13 hours, 16 minutes ago
@xJay93: i've started finding them after second half/almost the end of act 2.
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@AreoHotah: ok thanx for info dude im new to the series lol
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You 'll find his while questing in Act II. After that he will be available in town.
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Where do I find this Jewelcrafter? I dont seem to find him in any City so far.
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The jeweler CANNOT add sockets to your items. This has been confirmed by Blizzard. The guide is wrong. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5149145075#8
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AreoHotah#2749
AreoHotah
AreoHotah
13 hours, 15 minutes ago
@Zinos: no, you do that yourself. the jeweler only UNsocket them
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Monk, how freaking hard did you play the game if you were 2 days ago already in Nightmare act two? That's like a day after it was released :D You locked you self up right :p However, the Monk character is a demon's nightmare man :p
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Skytard#1171
Skytard
Skytard
1 day, 19 hours ago
no add socket feature from what I've seen
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where's the Add socket feature?
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The JC is in act 2 one of the dungeons, packed in a freakin barrel. you have to break the barrel to get him out.
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I will like to know how the JC inserts sockets into stuff, cause i have not come across this skill, and I am in Nightmare, act II ...
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Halfmuh#2602
Halfmuh
Halfmuh
4 days, 5 hours ago
where is sockets adding? no info on this in progression guide or elswhere
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who is the voice actor for this character??
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Shappiclap#2478
Shappiclap
Shappiclap
5 days, 10 hours ago
Just wait, He will come later on.
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Guys wait until act 2 that's where you'll find him in a dungeon at some point
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can't find him either! He has to be somewhere in act1... strange
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can't find him, anyone know, where is he ?
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Frost #381
Frost
13/05/2012
Does the effects multiply for every gem you have on your character, or is it just the highest gem that matters?
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@Frost: It is added together 8)
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Drmo #153
Drmo
12/05/2012
Truly outrageous!
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Peola
Stormscale
Peola
10/05/2012
hm, how does this JewelCrafter system works exactly? not sure i understand how does this JC comes into my gaming experience.
could anyone explain to me how does this work ?

thanks in advance.
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Yamaha #598
Yamaha
11/05/2012
@Peola: It's like ALL the gems u'll ever have will go through this guy. He has skills, to make better quality gems, to make sockets in your equpment and possibility to enchance your gear with gems.
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Manjula
Scarshield Legion
Manjula
11/05/2012
@Peola: so basically you give him your gems you get from killing stuff. he makes gems for you with that, that you can use. cause of all the gems you get him he gets better and you can make better and better gems at him.
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WildFire #428
WildFire
25/04/2012
splendid....
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Mihai #242
Mihai
24/04/2012
is this still in the game?
I didn`t see it on beta!
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Wendigo #564
Wendigo
25/04/2012
@Mihai: He isn't in the beta, but will be in the full game
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Mikro#1307
D3BETA
Mikro
21/04/2012
ridley: yes they have, this website isnt actualized
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RidleyNL420#2111
D3BETA
RidleyNL420
17/04/2012
Do the gems have different effects when socketed in shields, belts or pants, or does the "Helm" bonus apply to all armor sockets?
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Omgslashcare
Frostmane
Omgslashcare
06/04/2012
He looks like a suicide bomber :o
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Latrine#2816
D3BETA
Latrine
04/05/2012
@Omgslashcare: "He looks like a suicide bomber :o"

Táháháháháhááháhá :DDD
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Pablo #217
Pablo
12/05/2012
@Omgslashcare: MUHAHAHHAHAAHAHA, il remember that when game goes live (i wanted to post something else but il get banned for racism)
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Aventurina
Dragonblight
Aventurina
20/03/2012
I think the Jeweler should be a lady.
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Bodraw #169
Bodraw
02/04/2012
@Aventurina: I do agree. :-)
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Çruel
Doomhammer
Çruel
26/04/2012
@Aventurina: Women don't make jewelry, they wear it!
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Barragor #749
Barragor
12/03/2012
He's the wizard behind Gemcraft (the game) lol :p Could we combine multiple elements into one gem?
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Missalgrey
Draenor
Missalgrey
18/03/2012
@Barragor: dont seem like it from the look of the recipies but idk maybe you can when it comes out
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Miera
Darkmoon Faire
Miera
12/03/2012
Its gonna be fun but by my calculations assuming you need 3 gems of each type to make the next one with a 50g payment, to make 1 top tier gem it will require 650g and 1,594,323 lowest level gems xD.
I'll be busy for a long while :)