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In Dynasty Warriors: Origins, enhancing your character's strength is key, and one of the most effective ways to do this is by utilizing Gems. These Gems can be equipped at any point during your gameplay and provide passive boosts that are particularly beneficial when tackling higher difficulty levels.
The gem system involves crafting new gems and leveling up existing ones, which can often feel like a game of chance. Here's how you can craft and enhance your gems, along with tips on increasing your chances of obtaining the specific gems you desire.
How To Craft & Level Up Gems In Dynasty Warriors: Origins
Gem crafting in Dynasty Warriors: Origins is facilitated through the use of Pyroxene, and you can perform this at any Inn or tent within the game. When you're in your room, the second option from the top is labeled "Create Gems." Here, you can use any amount of Pyroxene you have, crafting gems at a one-to-one ratio. There's a fixed selection of gems you can craft, with each Pyroxene offering a chance to produce any one of the five available gems.
Once you've crafted a base gem, it starts at level 1 and can be equipped via the Battle Preparations menu. Subsequent crafts of the same gem type will contribute XP to the base gem, enabling it to level up and enhance its effects with each level gained. If you're not particular about the type of gems you're crafting, there's no downside to using all your Pyroxene at once to craft numerous gems and level them up randomly.
For those who have their eyes set on specific gems, there's a feature called "Eyes of the Sacred Bird" that might activate when crafting a single gem. This feature randomly selects three gems, limiting the types of gems that can be crafted with the Pyroxene you use. You can cancel this effect by exiting and re-entering the gem crafting menu. Crafting one gem at a time can be a slow process, but it's a strategy you can employ to try and trigger Eyes of the Sacred Bird on the gem you're most interested in.
While Eyes of the Sacred Bird does help in narrowing down the randomness of gem crafting, it doesn't eliminate it entirely.
Here are the five gems you can craft and their respective boosts:
Where To Get Pyroxene In Dynasty Warriors: Origins
Pyroxene can be found scattered across the overworld, appearing as distinctive orange crystals protruding from the ground. Interacting with these crystals will grant you one Pyroxene and cause the crystal to vanish. After completing a Skirmish or Battle, some of the Pyroxene in the overworld map will respawn, encouraging you to revisit and explore previously cleared areas for new opportunities. Additionally, you might occasionally receive Pyroxene from letters, which you can read in your room at an Inn or a tent.
