

The higher you place in a Greater Rift, the more likely your gem will be successfully upgraded. They can only be socketed into Rings and Amulets, and can be upgraded by completing additional Greater Rifts. The gist is that these gems are infinitely upgradeable, and provide special Legendary powers when socketed into the appropriate gear slot. Legendary Gems are still undergoing significant iteration at this time, so you won't see them available on the PTR right away. To provide a unique and upgradable incentive, we're introducing Legendary Gems. Greater Rifts are truly a challenge, and conquering such challenges should be met with great reward. Should your time be exceptionally good, you might even skip a few levels! If time instead expires, you'll have reached the end of your current Greater Rift journey and your best results will be posted to the appropriate Leaderboards. If you complete a Greater Rift before time expires you'll advance to the next difficulty level. This mysterious artifact was once used by the nephalem to prove their worth.This difficulty is separate from the standard difficulty settings (Master, Torment I-VI, etc.) Urshi originally gave players a choice of either upgrading Legendary Gems OR giving them a new Keystone with increased rank (provided players managed to beat the Rift in time). Doing so would grant a GRK with rank proportional to the number of waves cleared. Getting a GRK required players to obtain the Keystone of Trials from any Rift Guardian in a regular Nephalem Rift first, then complete the Realm of Trials. The rank of the Greater Rift was equal to the level of the GRK used, and this number was displayed both in the description and on the item's icon.

Originally, prior to patch 2.3, Greater Rift Keystones were a Legendary variant of the Rift Keystone Fragments. This article contains information that is no longer relevant to gameplay, but is kept here for informational purposes. Diablo II: Resurrected Review - Pile Of Old Bones
