

Gems socketed in inactive weapon slots do gain experience.Items with +experience% gain do affect gems.Gems do not lose experience when you die.The number of gems you have equipped has no effect on the rate of experience gain.Socketed gems gain 10% of the experience your character earns, calculated before any level penalties.When a gem is close to levelling up, a bar pops up at the right hand side of the screen, showing the experience progress of that gem. As a reward for turning certain sets of divination cards.Vaal skill gems are obtained from Vaal Vessels in corrupted areas or by corrupting a regular skill gem.Random drop from monsters, chests and strongboxes.Vendor recipes (see vendor recipe system).Lilly Roth in Act 6, 10, Epilogue and in your hideout sells all unleveled skill gems after completing the Act 6 quest Fallen from Grace.Siosa in Act 3 sells all unleveled skill gems that can be received as quest rewards for quests you've completed, across all classes.The available gems are based on the character's class and quest progression. Vendors in Acts 1-4 towns sell leveled skill gems.Purchased from town vendors once a certain quest is complete (see List of skill gems rewarded from quests).Earned through a quest reward (see List of skill gems rewarded from quests).There are several methods of obtaining skills and support gems:
