Purple Gem

"It contains the mysteries of the universe."

- Wilson

A Purple Gem is a refined item used to craft several Magic items. It requires a Prestihatitator to prototype, and costs 1 Red Gem and 1 Blue Gem to craft.

Purple Gems can be obtained by mining Ancient Statues, destroying Broken Clockworks, opening Ornate Chests, or as a drop from both variants of the Clockwork Bishop. Maxwell starts out with a Purple Gem in his inventory.

Purple Gems are used to craft the Shadow Manipulator, Bat Bat, Telelocator Staff, and Nightmare Amulet. Three (3) Purple Gems must be installed in a Telelocator Focus before it will function.

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In Reign of Giants DLC, the Purple Gem has a 0.01% chance to be dropped by Tumbleweeds.

In Shipwrecked DLC, fishing with Trawl Net in deep Ocean has a small chance to catch a purple gem. The chance is higher during Hurricane Season and Dry Season. X Marks the Spot treasure chests occasionally contain a Purple Gem. Additionally Slot Machine has a small chance to yield 3 Purple Gems as a possible reward.

Trivia

 * The Purple Gem was added in the A Little Rain Must Fall update.
 * The Purple Gem's element appears to be darkness or madness; its opposite being the Yellow Gem.
 * The Purple Gem's description is a reference to Captain Planet.