the diablo wiki isnt very clear on this but im wondering how exactly the stat boosts from caldesann's despair work. they say you need a level 30 gem for weapons but is that just the minimum level it has to be or is that the max bonus youll receive regardless of gem level? if i use a low level gem to add stats can it later be replaced with a higher level gem/ higher stats? whats the max level gem you can use for items?

This post was edited by Brody0430 on Feb 18 2016 01:08pm

You can use any gem level on the ancient item, it's gem level *5 + gem type gives you the stat bonus on the ancient item.

For example, if you use (any gem) level 70, for example + 3 Emeralds + ancient item to be enchanted. Your item is transmuted to have +350 dex.

You can re-enchant over the item using the same recipe again.

The lev requirements on the wiki is minimum gem level needed to enchant item.

This post was edited by dcbc on Feb 18 2016 01:22pm

thanks for clearing that up