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Mar 5 2026 08:31am
I also have a question. Is a 40ed jewel better than a 30ed jewel? Haven’t seen confirmation yet, gonna need someone to run some tests.


Nah 40 ed is trash. 10/10/5 anni also better than 20/20/10
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Mar 5 2026 09:10am
I have done some extensive testing and here are my results
After 100 runs, I have inconclusive results as to whether guardian jewel outperforms facet
My test in case anyone attempts to replicate:

I took a sorceress with level 40 fireball + maxed synergies / level 40 fire mastery. I swapped gear gear between a shako with +5/-5 fire facet and a shako with a +10/-5 defender's fire, and ran 100 tests of killing norm a1 andy in p1
I timed each kill and averaged the results and got a statistically insignificant +/-% result in time to kill per run (1.372% faster with facet)
Therefore I cannot prove whether guardian jewel or facet is better, but the evidence suggests facet is better.
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Mar 5 2026 09:14am
I have done some extensive testing and here are my results
After 100 runs, I have inconclusive results as to whether guardian jewel outperforms facet
My test in case anyone attempts to replicate:

I took a sorceress with level 40 fireball + maxed synergies / level 40 fire mastery. I swapped gear gear between a shako with +5/-5 fire facet and a shako with a +10/-5 defender's fire, and ran 100 tests of killing norm a1 andy in p1
I timed each kill and averaged the results and got a statistically insignificant +/-% result in time to kill per run (1.372% faster with facet)
Therefore I cannot prove whether guardian jewel or facet is better, but the evidence suggests facet is better.


the hero we don't deserve
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Mar 5 2026 09:37am
I have done some extensive testing and here are my results
After 100 runs, I have inconclusive results as to whether guardian jewel outperforms facet
My test in case anyone attempts to replicate:

I took a sorceress with level 40 fireball + maxed synergies / level 40 fire mastery. I swapped gear gear between a shako with +5/-5 fire facet and a shako with a +10/-5 defender's fire, and ran 100 tests of killing norm a1 andy in p1
I timed each kill and averaged the results and got a statistically insignificant +/-% result in time to kill per run (1.372% faster with facet)
Therefore I cannot prove whether guardian jewel or facet is better, but the evidence suggests facet is better.


what about a +5/-10 defender though
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Mar 5 2026 09:49am
I guess what op might be asking is are there any bugs or oddities in the way the new jewels work.

Personally I just assumed a perfect one was like having 2 facets.

-phys resist... Comon blizz that wasn't needed
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Mar 5 2026 02:07pm
I have done some extensive testing and here are my results
After 100 runs, I have inconclusive results as to whether guardian jewel outperforms facet
My test in case anyone attempts to replicate:

I took a sorceress with level 40 fireball + maxed synergies / level 40 fire mastery. I swapped gear gear between a shako with +5/-5 fire facet and a shako with a +10/-5 defender's fire, and ran 100 tests of killing norm a1 andy in p1
I timed each kill and averaged the results and got a statistically insignificant +/-% result in time to kill per run (1.372% faster with facet)
Therefore I cannot prove whether guardian jewel or facet is better, but the evidence suggests facet is better.


lmao lol even
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