Iridescent Gem

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Iridescent Gem
Crafting
Recipe	×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ( only)
Filter
Skill Required
Effects
	10
	5
Only for
Properties
Stacks up to	40
Sources
Dropped by	()
Code
"opalpreciousgem"

“This gem seems special.”

–Wilson

“It's glittery and mesmerizing, like a fire!”

–Willow

“Is very nice little stone.”

–Wolfgang

“I see a million sad eyes reflecting back at me...”

–Wendy

“POLYCHROMATIC ROCK.”

–WX-78

“A precious light diffracting mineraloid.”

–Wickerbottom

“You're fond of it, aren'tcha Lucy?”

–Woodie

“A sizable magic gem.”

–Maxwell

“The spöils of war!”

–Wigfrid

“We see eight million eyes reflecting back at us. Neat!”

–Webber

“It glimmers like maman's eyes.”

–Warly

“Pretty, pretty shiny”

–Wormwood

“Pretty! Pretty useless.”

–Winona

“A gem like this is precious indeed.”

–Wortox

“There so many colors, flort!”

–Wurt

“So many colours!”

–Walter

“It's distractingly beautiful.”

–Wanda

The Iridescent Gem is a Don't Starve Together exclusive item, introduced in A New Reign. It can be acquired in three ways: by using a Deconstruction Staff on the Moon Caller's Staff, by picking them from the naturally-spawning Ornate Pedestals in the Ancient Archive biome, or by crafting it through Wilson's alchemy.

The Iridescent Gem can be fed to Rock Lobsters, Slurtles and Snurtles , socketed into the Crab King (for the effects of one of each gem), or placed upon an Ornate Pedestal to power the Ancient Archive. It cannot be used to craft the Moon Caller's Staff.

Usage

2×

2×

Trivia

• The Iridescent Gem was introduced in the A Little Fixer Upper update.
• The gem bears a strong resemblance to an opal, having a white hue with a colorful tint. This is also indicated by the gem's spawn code.
• A way to obtain the Iridescent Gem needed to power the Ancient Archive without going into the Ruins (for a Star Caller's Staff) is playing as Wilson and defeating Dragonfly. As Dragonfly is guaranteed to drop at least one of each gem, the player can then craft them into an Iridescent Gem (provided they have the Transmute Gems III skill unlocked).
• This gem is the only item that is obtained exclusively by destroying something with a Deconstruction Staff, as well as being the only gem that is not destroyed by the Deconstruction Staff.
• Unlike other Gems, the Iridescent Gem cannot be socketed into Cratered Moonrock or into Winona's G.E.M.erator. Trying to do so in either case will trigger a failure announcement:

“This gem won't work here.”

–Wilson, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“It's the wrong rock!”

–Willow, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“Little rock does not want to go there.”

–Wolfgang, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“I got it wrong... again...”

–Wendy, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“INCORRECT MINERAL-BASED POWER SOURCE”

–WX-78, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“This gemstone's properties are incorrect for my purposes.”

–Wickerbottom, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“I don't think that one'll work here.”

–Woodie, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“That would be an amateurish misuse of its magic.”

–Maxwell, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“This gem was nöt chösen för this purpöse.”

–Wigfrid, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“We'd rather keep this one for ourselves.”

–Webber, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“It wants a different gem.”

–Warly, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“Wrong sparkly. Oops”

–Wormwood, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“Nn-nn. That doesn't go there.”

–Winona, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“Its color is wrong, wrong, wrong.”

–Wortox, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“Glorp? This not right gem.”

–Wurt, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“That doesn't look right.”

–Walter, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

“I could've sworn this was the right gem.”

–Wanda, after failing to socket an Iridescent Gem

Gallery

Willow next to a bunch of Iridescent Gems.

Willow after destroying a Moon Caller's Staff.

Willow using a Deconstruction Staff to acquire an Iridescent Gem.

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