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Skill Gems
April 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Initial content (2026-04-25)
Skill Gems are the build-customization layer of Embers of the Uncrowned, the system through which a player turns a generic class shell into a personal combat identity. The developers have positioned Skill Gems and the per-class skill tree as a paired system: the tree defines the broad shape of a class, and gems plug into that shape to bend it toward a specific playstyle. Together they are described as the core of build diversity.
Skill Gems are one piece of a four-system progression stack. Gems and the skill tree shape who the character is. Equipment and bloodline systems handle how that character scales.
System | Question It Answers | Relationship to Skill Gems |
|---|---|---|
Skill Tree | What is my class capable of? | Each class has its own tree. Gems slot into the framework the tree defines: tree as canvas, gems as paint. |
Skill Gems | How do I want to play my class? | The build-customization currency itself. Mixing gems with tree choices is what creates a unique build. |
How strong is my equipment? | Runs parallel to gems. Scales weapon and armor numbers, while gems scale how skills behave. | |
What ancient power do I unlock? | A late-game layer awakening a player's bloodline. Sits on top of the gem and tree foundation. |
Each of the three confirmed classes, Spectral Blade, Executioner, and Stormbringer, has its own skill tree, and gems are how a player adapts that tree to a specific role. Two players of the same class can pursue different fantasies, one leaning into burst, another into sustained pressure, another into group utility, by choosing different gems and tree paths in combination.
Build identity through gems feeds directly back into combat. The combat model rewards reading enemy tells, timing burst into stagger windows, and budgeting evasion; gem choices shape which of those jobs a build is best suited to perform. Visual personalization sits on a separate axis through character customization.
The Skill Gem system has been confirmed in name and in role only. The studio has not yet published the specific details players typically want when planning a build. Until those details appear in an official source, treat them as unknown rather than guessable.
Topic | Status |
|---|---|
Specific gem names | Not disclosed. No individual gems have been named in announcement materials. |
Slot counts | Not disclosed. The number of gem slots a character or piece of gear has is unknown. |
Rarity or tier structure | Not disclosed. Whether gems use rarity grades, tier upgrades, or a flat catalog has not been confirmed. |
Numerical values | Not disclosed. No damage figures, percentage modifiers, or scaling values have been published. |
Acquisition sources | Not disclosed. Whether gems drop, come from quests, are crafted, or are purchased is unknown. |
Re-spec rules | Not disclosed. The cost of removing and reslotting gems is unknown. |
This article will be expanded once those details appear through verified channels, including the Steam Next Fest demo window.
