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Gems in Dota 2 change an item you already own: its color, its animation or its effect. The catalog holds 78 entries across more than 850 listings, from fourteen cents to $183. A gem is bought separately and socketed into a piece, so the same set can be recolored or brought to life without buying anything new.

Three kinds of gems

Gems come in three types, and they are not interchangeable:

• Prismatic changes an item's color. The most sought-after type, with rare shades commanding the highest prices.

• Kinetic gives an item an animation of its own.

• Ethereal adds a visual effect, most often on a weapon.

Alongside these there are counter gems, which track statistics for a hero or an item.

How much gems cost

Rare Prismatic shades lead the market: Rubiline goes for $183, Plague Grey for about $92, Light Green for about $69 and Red for about $58. Kinetic runs far cheaper — Fireborn Assault around $31, Obeisance of the Keeper around $9. Most ordinary gems stay inside a couple of dollars.

What drives the price

Price comes from how rare the shade or the animation is, not from the slot the gem will go into. Among Prismatic the dearest are colors that had a limited run; among Kinetic, animations from older battle passes. Dota 2 items have no float and no wear, so copies differ only by name and price.

How to choose a gem

Start with what you are changing — color, movement or effect — since that decides the type. Then check that the gem fits the slot: some Prismatic gems do not work on every item. If you are after a particular shade, searching by the color name beats searching by hero.

How to buy a gem on LIS-SKINS

Sign in through Steam, pick the gem and pay by card or crypto. The bot sends a Steam trade offer; accept it and the gem lands in your inventory. No Steam wallet top-up is needed, and the total is shown up front with no hidden fees.