Diablo 4 Season of Witchcraft has brought powerful Witchcraft powers, some of which are whacky recreations of Witch Doctor’s abilities from Diablo 3, while others are unique passives that can strengthen your class skills.
There are over 25 distinct Witchcraft powers in Season of Witchcraft, though they are not the only ways to improve your character builds this season.
There are also Occult Gems, powerful seasonal socketables that complement Witchcraft powers. Since they are build-altering items, this ONE Esports guide explains how to craft Occult Gems in Diablo 4.
What are Occult Gems in Diablo 4?
Before we get into the nitty-gritty of how to craft Occult gems, you may first want to learn what exactly these seasonal socketables are and why they are important.
Simply put, Occult Gems can add an extra affix to jewelry. These affixes can significantly empower your Witchcraft Powers and increase your armor and elemental resistance, so it’s best not to sleep on them.
All Occult Gems in Diablo 4
There are 19 Occult Gems in Diablo 4 right now.
| OCCULT GEM | OCCULT GEM AFFIX | OCCULT GEM TIER |
| Wicked Pact | Your Non-Unique Eldritch Witch Powers will gain 25% potency | Magic |
| Heart of Anima | Your Non-Unique Psyche Witch Powers gain 25% Potency. | Magic |
| Toadling’s Wish | Your Non-Unique Growth & Decay Witch Powers gain 35% Potency. | Magic |
| Phantom String | You deal 15% increased Overpower damage to Hexed enemies. | Magic |
| Elder Sigil | Your Agility, Corpse, Incarnate, Mastery, Weapon Mastery, and Wrath Skills deal 25% increased direct damage to Hexed enemies. This Skill now has a Potency skill tag instead of Potency. | Magic |
| Vulture Tacon | While you have an Aura active, you deal Damage Over Time 50% faster. | Magic |
| Pointed Finger | Your Summons deal 15% increased direct damage to Hexed Elites. | Magic |
| Killing Wind | While you have three or more Eldritch Witch Powers slotted, gain 25% Movement Speed and 15% Critical Strike Chance. | Rare |
| Spiral Coin | While you have three or more Psyche Witch Powers slotted, gain 60% Control Duration and 20% Lucky Hit Chance. | Rare |
| Cornucopia | While you have three or more Eldritch Witch Powers slotted, gain 25% Movement Speed and 15% Critical Strike Chance. | Rare |
| Raging Engima | Your Unique Witch Powers deal 40% increased damage. | Rare |
| Hungering Void | While you have an Aura active, pull Nearby enemies toward you every 8 seconds. | Rare |
| Vile Phylactery | While you have a Witch Power with the Summon tag slotted, if you would take fatal damage, instead prevent that damage. Then, gain a Barrier equal to 100% of your Maximum Life and disable your Witch Powers with the Summon tag for 6 seconds. This can only occur once every 75 seconds. | Rare |
| Dust Stone | For each of your Auras and Hexes an enemy is afflicted by, they take 2.5% increased damage from you. | Legendary |
| Witching Hour | While you have three or more Eldritch Witch Powers slotted, every 5 seconds, the next Core Skill you cast gains the Eldritch tag. | Legendary |
| Moonlight Ward | For each Rank in your slotted Unique Witch Power, you gain 3% Damage Reduction and 0.5% Maximum Resistance to All Elements. | Legendary |
| Friend of the Bog | While you have three or more Growth & Decay Witch Powers slotted, you gain 8% Primary Stat, 10% Maximum Life, and are always Unhindered. | Legendary |
| Mind Wreath | While you have three or more Psyche Witch Powers slotted, the Cooldowns of your Defensive, Macabre, and Trap Skills are reduced by 20%. | Legendary |
| Voice of the Stars | While you have an Aura active, your Ultimate Skills gain each Witchcraft tag and deal 10% increased damage. | Legendary |
How to craft Occult Gems in Diablo 4
To start crafting Occult Gems in Diablo 4, you will have to reach Torment difficulty. It’s when Occult Gem recipes start to drop in the Headhunt zones. The Occult Gem recipes are a random drop in the Headhunt zones, so it could take a while to obtain them all.
Once you have acquired an Occult Gem recipe, talk to Gelena, the Coven Jeweler, at Tree of Whispers, and you will find the option to craft Occult Gems. Please note that you won’t see the option to craft Occult Gems in Gelena’s Occult Library until you have obtained an Occult Gem recipe.
There are three tiers of Occult Gems – Magic, Rare, and Legendary, and you will need varying amounts of Fugitive Heads, Restless Rot, and Gem Fragments to craft them.
You can get a Fugitive Head by killing a Headless Husk with their Fugitive Head attached in the Headhunt zones. These are rare spawns, even on Torment 4, so farming those could take a while.
You can get Restless Rot by slaying Headrotten enemies in the Headhunt zone and Roothold dungeons.
As for Gem Fragments, Helltide is the best place to farm those.
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