Sigil Stones
Sigil stones are consumables that embed into your Elder gear for permanent bonuses that apply both on the isle and on the mainland. They are the one isle-side reward that carries into every session you ever run, so a full set of Elder pieces with stones in them is a lasting mainland upgrade, not a locked-region cosmetic.
Where stones come from
- Rare drops from every isle enemy and both isle bosses. Drop rates are low; expect stones to trickle in while you farm sigils for the armor chain.
- Elder Isle Shop purchases with Elder Essence, for the specific colour you are chasing.
Where stones go
The Sigil Embedder, reached from the isle Home tab under Elder Armor Master, holds one stone per Elder piece. Embedding is permanent (removing the stone destroys it), and each piece has exactly one socket. Some pieces have no socket at all until you craft their Elder version.
Every embedded stone contributes its full bonus. Multiple stones of the same colour stack linearly, so eight sapphires give +40% XP everywhere.
Stone effects
| Stone | Effect | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sapphire | +5% XP gain per stone | Wired game-wide |
| Ruby | +5% coins per stone | Wired game-wide |
| Emerald | +5% loot per stone | Wired game-wide |
| Amethyst | +5% Elder Essence per stone | Wired game-wide |
| Topaz | +5% Ancient Sigil drops per stone | Wired game-wide |
| Diamond | +5% Elder Bone drops per stone | Wired game-wide |
Every stone applies immediately to every session you collect. The four "general" stones (sapphire, ruby, emerald, amethyst) buff broad multipliers; topaz and diamond target isle-specific drops (Ancient Sigils and Elder Bones) that don't otherwise scale with anything.
Rule of thumb
- Topaz first when you are still crafting the Elder set: it directly speeds the Ancient Sigil grind, which is the whole armor chain's bottleneck.
- Sapphire early otherwise. XP is the scarcest resource on the isle and +5% per stone compounds quickly with the elder level scaling curve.
- Emerald for general loot once sigils stop being the bottleneck. Diamond for prayer XP if you burn elder bones at the mainland altar.
- Ruby / amethyst once coins or the essence economy become your real bottleneck.
Related pages
- Elder Isle Overview
- Elder armor set
- the Elder Isle Shop (in-app)