How to Get Gem Dust and Feed the Gem Pipeline

Where Gem Dust Comes From

Gem Dust is the raw input for the Gem Cutting Table. You need it before you can cut or upgrade any gem. Gather dust whenever you salvage or process gem-related materials so your cutting table never sits idle.

Processing Dust into Gems

Take Gem Dust to a Gem Cutting Table. The table turns dust into cut gems, which are the items you actually socket into armor and weapons. Cutting is the first step; upgrading those gems at the same table is the second.

Salvaging Gear for Materials

The Salvaging Table breaks down unwanted gear into useful materials. Run your spare drops through it instead of discarding them, then route the outputs back into your gem and reforging work. This keeps a steady trickle of resources flowing without extra mining trips.

Keeping the Loop Running

1. Salvage spare gear at the Salvaging Table.

2. Collect Gem Dust from your processing.

3. Cut dust into gems at the Gem Cutting Table.

4. Upgrade the gems you will socket.

A stocked Gem Case keeps finished gems sorted so you can grab the right one the moment you open a new socket.