Blue Gem

“It sparkles with cold energy.”

–Wilson

“Ugh. This one is ugly.”

–Willow

“Pretty rock.”

–Wolfgang

“Blue like... er... a sad bird?”

–Wendy

“IT IS SLIGHTLY COLD”

–WX-78

“It is cold.”

–Wickerbottom

“It's very cold.”

–Woodie

“Blue brings ice.”

–Maxwell

“An icy blue sapphire.”

–Wigfrid

“Glittering and cool.”

–Webber

“The color of the ocean!”

–Walani

“Such a cool blue.”

–Warly

“It gleams true blue!”

–Woodlegs

“ALL THAT GLITTERS 'TIS COLD”

–Wilba

“Cold shiny”

–Wormwood

“It's a gem. A gem that's blue.”

–Winona

The Blue Gem is an item used to craft several Magical Items. It can be used to craft the Ice Staff, Chilled Amulet, and Purple Gem.

Blue Gems can be used to turn Chester into Snow Chester by placing at least one in each of his inventory slots on a full moon. Snow Chester's special ability is preserving food longer like an Ice Box.

Downloadable ContentEdit

In the Reign of Giants DLC, Blue Gems have a 0.04% chance to be dropped by Tumbleweeds.

In the Shipwrecked DLC, Fishing with Trawl Net in deep Ocean has a small chance to catch a Blue Gem. The chance is higher during Hurricane Season and Dry Season. Magma Piles found in Magma Fields also have a chance to drop Blue Gems when dug.

In the upcoming Hamlet DLC, Blue Gems can be obtained by Hammering Smashing Pots and atop pedestals in Ancient Pig Ruins.

Don't Starve Together Edit

In Don't Starve Together, the Dragonfly drops 2 Blue Gems upon death. Blue Gem Deer also have a chance to drop them. Blue Gems can be inserted into Cratered Moonrocks to acquire a Blue Moonlens.

UsageEdit

Early Access exclusive

×6

Early Access exclusive

Obtained by inserting the Gem into the Cratered Moonrock.

TriviaEdit

• The Blue Gem's element appears to be ice; its opposite being the Red Gem for fire.

Items and Structures dropped by Mobs view
Edible Items	Batilisk Wing • Butter • Butterfly Wings • Deerclops Eyeball • Drumstick • Frog Legs • Guardian's Horn • Glow Berry • Honey • Leafy Meat • Light Bulb • Mandrake • Meat • Monster Meat • Morsel • Phlegm (Electric Milk • Glommer's Goop ) (Banana • Blubber • Coconut • Dead Dogfish • Dead Jellyfish • Dead Rainbow Jellyfish • Dead Swordfish • Dead Wobster • Dragoon Heart • Eye of the Tiger Shark • Fish Morsel • Raw Fish • Tropical Fish • Shark Fin ) (Flytrap Stalk • Nectar • Poison Dartfrog Legs ) (Royal Jelly )
Crafting Resources	Ashes • Azure Feather • Beard Hair • Beefalo Horn • Beefalo Wool • Blue Gem • Bunny Puff • Charcoal • Crimson Feather • Flint • Gears • Hound's Tooth • Jet Feather • Living Log • Mosquito Sack • Nightmare Fuel • Pig Skin • Purple Gem • Red Gem • Rocks • Silk • Slurtle Slime • Slurper Pelt • Spider Gland • Steel Wool • Stinger • Tentacle Spots • Thulecite Fragments • Walrus Tusk (Cat Tail • Down Feather • Glommer's Wings • Scales • Thick Fur • Volt Goat Horn ) (Dorsal Fin • Doydoy Feather • Dubloons • Empty Bottle • Horn • Magic Seal • Obsidian • Quacken Beak • Shark Gills • Snakeskin • Turbine Blades • Venom Gland ) (Chitin • Hippopotamoose Antler • Iron Ore • Peagawk Plume • Platapine Quill • Pig Skin? • Thunder Feather • Weevole Carapace ) (Cut Grass • Desert Stone • Fur Tuft • Honeycomb • Saffron Feather • Shroom Skin )
Loot	Blow Dart • Blueprint • Fleshy Bulb • Krampus Sack • Ornate Chest • Spider Eggs • Shelmet • Snurtle Shell Armor • Spiderhat • Tam o' Shanter • Tentacle Spike (Webber's Skull ) (Booty Bag • Chest of the Depths • Eyeshot • Harpoon • Iron Key • Snake Oil • Tarnished Crown • Yellow Mosquito Sack ) (Bandit Stash Map • Halberd • Royal Crown • Snake Bone • Swashy Hat • Torch ) (Bee Queen Crown • Bone Helm • Bone Armor • Chilled Lavae • Deer Antler • Fossil Fragments • Lavae Egg • Rose • Shadow Atrium • Shadow Thurible • Sketch • Stag Antler )
Indirect	Bee • Beefalo Wool • Butterfly • Crow • Fireflies • Guano • Manure • Redbird • Seeds • Snowbird • Rabbit • Mosquito (Glommer's Goop • Moleworm ) (Bile-Covered Slop • Bioluminescence • Cormorant • Crabbit • Jellyfish • Parrot • Parrot Pirate • Rainbow Jellyfish • Roe • Seagull • Toucan • Wobster ) (Gold Nugget • Kingfisher • Orange Piko • Pigeon • Piko ) (Canary • Cut Grass )

Resources view
Pickable without tools	Cut Grass • Twigs • Cut Reeds • Petals • (Seashell • Dubloons )
Obtained using	Log • Living Log • Charcoal • (Palm Leaf )
Obtained using	Rocks • Flint • Gold Nugget • Nitre • Gems • Marble • (Charcoal • Coral ) (Moon Rock )
Obtained using	(Rocks • Flint • Gold Nugget • Nitre • Gems • Sand )
Obtained using	Vine • Bamboo
Obtained by trading	Gold Nugget • Gems • (Dubloons )
Obtained by other methods	(Obsidian • Tar )