Diablo Immortal: How to Craft 5-Star Legendary Gems as F2P

In Diablo Immortal, free-to-play players can obtain five-star Legendary Gems without spending real money by converting weekly Fading Embers into Fa Runes and using the random crafting recipe at the Apprentice Jeweler. This crafting route bypasses paid crests and produces unbound gems that you can equip for a substantial resonance boost or sell on the market for Platinum.

Apprentice Jeweler Crafting Odds and Costs

Apprentice Jeweler Celik in Westmarch offers three unbound gem crafting recipes funded entirely with Fa Runes. Standard crafting recipes rely on bound Ati Runes and gem fragments that restrict outputs to 1-star and 2-star tiers. In contrast, the 22 Fa Rune recipe draws from a loot pool mirroring Eternal Legendary Crest odds.

The 22 Fa Rune recipe rolls with the following drop rates:

• 1-Star Gem: ~75%
• 2-Star Gem: ~20.05%
• 5-Star Gem (?/5): ~4.5% (ranging from 2/5 to 5/5 quality)

Because higher-tier gems provide higher base Combat Rating and resonance scaling, even a baseline 2/5-star gem provides an immediate account boost.

Reaching the Weekly 400 Fading Ember Cap

Fa Runes do not drop directly from monsters. You must buy them from Jondo Mouren, the Fading Ember and Rune Merchant standing beside the Elder Rift entrance in Westmarch. Each Fa Rune costs 18 Fading Embers.

Purchasing the 22 Fa Runes required for a craft costs 396 Fading Embers. Elder Rifts allow you to earn up to 400 Fading Embers per week across two distinct caps:

• Base Ember Cap (280 Embers): Earned simply by finishing Elder Rifts. Each completion awards 8 base embers.
• Bonus Ember Cap (120 Embers): Earned when anyone in your rift party uses a crest. Each crest used by any party member awards 1 bonus ember to everyone in the party.

Entering Elder Rifts in four-player groups ensures you hit the 120 bonus ember cap quickly, even if you do not use any crests yourself. Capping your embers each reset gives you enough currency to fund one 22 Fa Rune craft every week.

Unbound Gem Status and Market Platinum

Every gem crafted with Fa Runes is unbound upon creation and displays the tradeable scales icon. This makes the 22 Fa Rune craft a flexible progression asset:

• Matching 5-Star Gems: If you roll a high-tier gem that fits your build—such as Blood-Soaked Jade, Seeping Bile, or Bottled Hope—socket it immediately for its combat rating and resonance gains.
• Off-Class 5-Star Gems: If you roll a gem your build cannot use effectively, list it on Wynton's Grand Market. Unbound 2/5 gems sell for substantial sums of Platinum.
• Valuable 2-Star Gems: Useful 2-star rolls such as Power & Command can also be sold for Platinum rather than consumed immediately.

You can reinvest earned Platinum into the exact duplicate gems required to upgrade your existing sockets, or save toward buying your preferred 5-star gem directly from the market.

Risk Assessment: 22 Fa Runes vs. Fixed Recipes

The primary drawback of the 22 Fa Rune craft is resource efficiency during unlucky roll streaks.

If you roll a 1-star gem from the 22 Fa Rune recipe, it yields only 1 Gem Power—the exact same amount awarded by the 7 Fa Rune recipe, despite costing three times as many runes. In contrast, spending 15 Fa Runes guarantees a 2-star gem worth 4 Gem Power.

Choose your recipe based on your progression phase:

• Early-Game Accounts: If you are working toward baseline rank 5 gems to secure magic find and early Combat Rating, prioritize guaranteed 1-star or 2-star recipes to maximize reliable Gem Power.
• Mid- to Late-Game Accounts: Once your core gems are established, commit all weekly embers to the 22 Fa Rune recipe. Rolling for 5-star drops and tradeable market items is required to push higher resonance without spending money.

Step-by-Step Weekly Crafting Routine

Run this loop each week to maintain consistent craft attempts:

1. Cap Elder Rift Embers: Queue in four-player Elder Rift groups using Party Finder until you reach both the 280 base cap and 120 bonus cap.
2. Purchase Runes: Visit Jondo Mouren near the rift entrance and spend 396 Fading Embers to buy 22 Fa Runes.
3. Roll the Gem: Speak to Apprentice Jeweler Celik and craft the 22 Fa Rune random Legendary Gem.
4. Evaluate Value: Check prices on Wynton's Grand Market. Decide whether to socket the gem, salvage it for Gem Power, or list it for Platinum.
5. Reinvest: Funnel your market profits into duplicate gems for current rank upgrades, then repeat the process after the weekly reset.