Do gem shrines not drop chipped skulls in classic (NON expansion) legacy d2? I tried hunting a bunch of gem shrines but didnt find any skulls... Bad luck, or they only drop skulltulas in expansion?

Keep one flawless skull in your inventory. The gem shrine will take that and give you a perfect skull.

yeah obviously. but arreat summit/google search says gem shrines randomly drop one chipped gem or skull if you have no upgradeable ones in inv. i thought i could hit a bunch of gem shrines until i got a chipped skull and then upgrade it to perfect. i hit a bunch but never got a skull once, so the question is; is there a difference between classic (no LoD) and expansion (LoD) gem shrines where classic dont drop skulls? or am i just super unlucky and forever alone?

Gem shrines only drop gems. Don't use Arreat Summit, it's full of erroneous information.

Skulls are not gems, you should also keep this in mind when you use certain cubing recipes.

This post was edited by piatek on Jul 9 2023 09:57pm

o.O except they are...

Pretty sure they dont drop in expansion either, only upgrade

you can roll charms with 3 skulls,So id say they was gems

Try cubing a prismatic amulet with a skull in the recipe. As I said "you should also keep this in mind when you use certain cubing recipes."