Purple Gem

“Purple brings great power.”

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 also starts out with a Purple Gem in his inventory in singleplayer Don't Starve.

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

Downloadable Content[]

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

In the Shipwrecked DLC, fishing with a 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, the Slot Machine has a small chance to yield 3 Purple Gems as a possible reward. Purple Gems are used to craft the Howling Conch.

In the Hamlet DLC, there is a very low chance for Purple Gems to drop from Hammering A Smashing Pot. They can also be acquired from the End's Well. Purple Gems, unlike other gems, cannot be sold to Bankers.

Don't Starve Together[]

A minimum of one Purple Gem is needed early in the game to craft the Shadow Manipulator. The first available source is usually the Dragonfly or Klaus fights, but here is a non-exhaustive list of other good sources:

Combine Blue & Red Gems in the Refining tab to make Purple Gems. Blue & Red Gems are dropped by White & Red Hounds respectively and a guaranteed one of each is dropped by Klaus's Gem Deer.
The Dragonfly has a chance to drop Purple Gems upon death. She can also drop Blue & Red Gems.
The Ruins are an abundant source. Purple Gems can be dropped when smashing Broken Clockworks, dropped by Damaged Clockwork Bishops, or found in Cave Holes. Killing the Ancient Fuelweaver resets the Ruins, restoring all of these sources.
The Ancient Guardian's Large Ornate Chest can contain Purple Gems.

Purple Gems are required in large quantities to craft Moon Rock Idols, charge Telelocators, and power Winona's G.E.M.erator (though it is more efficient to use Blue or Red Gems for this purpose since they can be easily acquired on the surface, although killing the Ancient Fuelweaver and clearing the Ruins repeatedly tends to produce an excess of Purple Gems). They're also used for several other character-specific recipes and useful gear such as Nightmare Amulets. See below for a full list.

Usage[]

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Obtained by inserting the Gem into the Cratered Moonrock.

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Tips[]

Thanks to periodic Hound waves, purple gems are renewable, even in the base game, as both Red Hounds and Blue Hounds drop Red and Blue Gems, respectively.
- Since the July 30th, 2015 update, they are also renewable by fishing up Sea Worthers, Toy Boats, and Sextants from Flotsam and trading them to Wolly for Purple, Blue, and Red Gems, respectively.

Trivia[]

The Purple Gem was added in A Little Rain Must Fall update.
The Purple Gem's crafting description is a reference to Captain Planet.
Purple Gems can be deconstructed using the Deconstruction Staff. However, since they're made using only gems, nothing will be dropped, wasting a Purple Gem.

Gallery[]

Items and Structures dropped by Mobs view
Edible Items	Batilisk Wing • Butter • Butterfly Wings • Deerclops Eyeball • Drumstick • Fish • 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 • 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 ) (Coconut ) (Flytrap Stalk • Nectar • Poison Dartfrog Legs ) (Carrot Seeds • Dragon Fruit • Ice • Moon Moth Wings • 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 • Turbine Blades ) (Snakeskin • Venom Gland ) (Chitin • Dark Tatters • Hippopotamoose Antler • Infused Iron • Iron Ore • Peagawk Plume • Platapine Quill • Pig Skin? • Pugalisk Skull • Thunder Feather • Rope • Vine • Weevole Carapace ) (Cookie Cutter Shell • Cut Grass • Desert Stone • Fur Tuft • Honeycomb • Malbatross Feather • Mourning Glory • 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 • Tarnished Crown • Yellow Mosquito Sack ) (Snake Oil ) (Bandit Stash Map • Halberd • Petrifying Bones • Royal Crown • Snake Bone • Spoiled Fish • Swashy Hat • Torch ) (Bee Queen Crown • Bone Helm • Bone Armor • Chilled Lavae • Deer Antler • Fossil Fragments • Gnarwail Horn • Lavae Egg • Malbatross Bill • 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 Pirate • Rainbow Jellyfish • Roe • Seagull • Toucan • Wobster ) (Parrot • Toucan ) (Gold Nugget • Glowfly • Kingfisher • Orange Piko • Parrot (Blue) • Pigeon • Piko ) (Canary • Cut Grass • Puffin )

Craftable Items and Structures view
Tools	Axe (Luxury Axe) • Pickaxe (Opulent Pickaxe) • Shovel (Regal Shovel) • Pitchfork • Hammer • Razor • Feather Pencil • Saddlehorn • Saddle • War Saddle • Glossamer Saddle • Brush • Salt Lick (Machete (Luxury Machete) ) (Shears ) (Pocket Scale • Garden Hoe (Splendid Garden Hoe) • Watering Can • Waterfowl Can • Beefalo Bell )
Light	Campfire • Fire Pit • Torch • Miner Hat • Pumpkin Lantern • Lantern (Endothermic Fire • Endothermic Fire Pit • Moggles ) (Chiminea • Buoyant Chiminea • Bottle Lantern • Obsidian Fire Pit • Boat Torch • Boat Lantern • Tar Lamp ) (Cork Candle Hat • Cowl ) (Glowcap • Mushlight • Willow's Lighter )
Survival	Trap • Bird Trap • Compass • Backpack • Piggyback • Thermal Stone • Healing Salve • Honey Poultice • Straw Roll • Fur Roll • Tent • Umbrella • Bug Net • Fishing Rod • Bundling Wrap (Pretty Parasol • Luxury Fan • Insulated Pack • Siesta Lean-to ) (Silly Monkey Ball • Tropical Parasol • Anti Venom • Thatch Pack • Palm Leaf Hut • Tropical Fan • Sea Sack • Doydoy Nest ) (Chef Pouch ) (Bug B'Gone • Bird Whistle ) (Telltale Heart • Booster Shot • Sea Fishing Rod • Flare • Water Balloon • Whirly Fan • Bernie • Pile o' Balloons • Tent Roll • Candy Bag • Gift Wrap )
Food	Basic Farm • Improved Farm • Bee Box • Drying Rack • Crock Pot • Ice Box (Bucket-o-poop ) (Mussel Stick • Fish Farm • Mussel Bed ) (Sprinkler ) (Mushroom Planter • Cookbook • Salt Box • Garden Digamajig • Composting Bin • Growth Formula Starter • Gardeneer Hat • Portable Crock Pot • Portable Grinding Mill • Portable Seasoning Station )
Science	Science Machine • Alchemy Engine • Divining Rod • Thermal Measurer • Rainometer • Gunpowder • Lightning Rod (Ice Flingomatic • Electrical Doodad ) (Sea Lab • Ice Maker 3000 • Quacken Drill ) (Smelter • Oscillating Fan ) (Think Tank • Cartographer's Desk • Potter's Wheel • Terra Firma Tamper • Mad Scientist Lab )
Fight	Spear • Ham Bat • Grass Suit • Log Suit • Marble Suit • Football Helmet • Sleep Dart • Fire Dart • Blow Dart • Boomerang • Bee Mine • Tooth Trap (Battle Helm • Battle Spear • Morning Star • Weather Pain • Scalemail ) (Poison Spear • Seashell Suit • Limestone Suit • Cactus Armor • Horned Helmet • Poison Dart • Coconade • Spear Gun • Cutlass Supreme ) (Halberd • Cork Bat • Weevole Mantle • Mant Mask • Mant Suit • Fancy Helmet • Tin Suit • Blunderbuss ) (Cookie Cutter Cap • Electric Dart • Napsack • Tail o' Three Cats • Trusty Slingshot )
Structures	Chest • Sign • Mini Sign • Wood Gate • Wood Fence • Hay Wall • Wood Wall • Stone Wall • Pig House • Rabbit Hutch • Birdcage • Flooring (Cobblestones • Wooden Flooring • Checkerboard Flooring • Carpeted Flooring) • Potted Fern (Scaled Chest • Spider Eggs ) (Sea Chest • Limestone Wall • Sea Wall • Wildbore House • Prime Ape Hut • Sand Bag • Sand Castle • Dragoon Den • Ballphin Palace • Snakeskin Rug ) (Cork Barrel • Beard Hair Rug • Lawn Turf • Cultivated Turf • Dense Turf ) (Directional Sign • Moon Rock Wall • Scaled Flooring • Wardrobe • End Table • Scaled Furnace • Friendly Scarecrow • Tackle Receptacle • Fish Scale-O-Matic • Potted Succulent • Replica Relics • Astral Detector • Beefalo Grooming Station • Sisturn • Craftsmerm House • DIY Royalty Kit • Merm Flort-ifications • Marsh Turf • Festive Tree Planter • Gobbler Shrine • Varg Shrine • Pig Shrine • Carrat Shrine • Beefalo Shrine )
Refine	Rope • Boards • Cut Stone • Papyrus • Nightmare Fuel • Purple Gem • Beeswax • Wax Paper (Cloth • Limestone • Gold Nugget • Ice • Empty Bottle • Coral Nubbin ) (Claw Palm Sapling • Venom Gland ) (Cratered Moonrock • Thick Fur • Marble Bean • Feathery Canvas )
Magic	Meat Effigy • Prestihatitator • Shadow Manipulator • Pan Flute • One-man Band • Night Light • Night Armor • Dark Sword • Bat Bat • Life Giving Amulet • Chilled Amulet • Nightmare Amulet • Fire Staff • Ice Staff • Telelocator Staff • Telelocator Focus • Belt of Hunger (Old Bell ) (Piratihatitator • Dripple Pipes • Seaworthy ) (Hogus Porkusator • Living Artifact • Pugalisk Wand • Root Trunk • Skyworthy • Vortex Cloak ) (Ocuvigil • Moon Dial • The Lazy Deserter • Clean Sweeper • Abigail's Flower • Kitschy Idols )
Dress	Sewing Kit • Garland • Rabbit Earmuffs • Straw Hat • Beefalo Hat • Beekeeper Hat • Feather Hat • Bush Hat • Winter Hat • Top Hat • Walking Cane • Dapper Vest • Breezy Vest • Puffy Vest (Fashion Melon • Ice Cube • Summer Frest • Floral Shirt • Cat Cap • Rain Coat • Hibearnation Vest • Rain Hat • Eyebrella ) (Brain of Thought • Shark Tooth Crown • Dumbrella • Blubber Suit • Tar Suit • Windbreaker • Particulate Purifier • Sleek Hat ) (Snakeskin Hat • Snakeskin Jacket ) (Gas Mask • Pith Hat • Thunderhat • Shamlet Mask ) (Seawreath • Blue Funcap • Green Funcap • Red Funcap • Fashion Goggles • Desert Goggles • Clever Disguise • Pinetree Pioneer Hat )
Ancient	Thulecite • Thulecite Wall • Thulecite Medallion • The Lazy Forager • Magiluminescence • Construction Amulet • The Lazy Explorer • Star Caller's Staff • Deconstruction Staff • Pick/Axe • Thulecite Crown • Thulecite Suit • Thulecite Club • Houndius Shootius (Premier Gardeneer Hat )
Books	Birds of the World • Applied Horticulture • Sleepytime Stories • The End is Nigh! • On Tentacles (Joy of Volcanology ) (Horticulture, Abridged • Applied Silviculture )
Tinkering	Spectoggles • Infroggles • Visor • Fryfocals • Telebrella • Telipad • Thumper
Nautical	Log Raft • Row Boat • Cargo Boat • Snakeskin Sail (Lucky Hat • The 'Sea Legs' • Surfboard • Raft • Armored Boat • Encrusted Boat • Boat Repair Kit • Thatch Sail • Cloth Sail • Feather Lite Sail • Iron Wind • Boat Cannon • Sea Trap • Trawl Net • Spyglass • Super Spyglass • Captain Hat • Pirate Hat • Life Jacket • Buoy • Quackering Ram • Tar Extractor • Sea Yard ) (Cork Bowl Canoe )
Volcanic	Obsidian Machete • Obsidian Axe • Obsidian Spear • Volcano Staff • Obsidian Armor • Obsidian Coconade • Howling Conch • Sail Stick
Treasure Hunting	Disarming Tools • Ball Pein Hammer • Gold Pan • Magnifying Glass
Seafaring	Boat Kit • Boat Patch • Oar • Driftwood Oar • Anchor Kit • Mast • Winged Sail • Steering Wheel Kit • Tin Fishin' Bin • Pinchin' Winch • Deck Illuminator • Lightning Conductor • Fire Pump • Anchor Figure Sketch
Cartography	Map Scroll
Celestial	Moon Rock Idol • Portal Paraphernalia • Moon Glass Axe • Glass Cutter • Moon Crater Turf • Mutated Fungal Turf • Bath Bomb • "Moon" Figure Sketch • Moon Moth Figure Sketch
Ectoherbology	Revenant Restorative • Spectral Cure-All • Unyielding Draught • Distilled Vengeance • Nightshade Nostrum • Vigor Mortis
Engineering	Trusty Tape • Winona's Catapult • Winona's Spotlight • Winona's Generator • Winona's G.E.M.erator
Seasonings	Garlic Powder • Honey Crystals • Chili Flakes • Seasoning Salt
Stagecraft	Weaponized Warble • Heartrending Ballad • Clear Minded Cadenza • Bel Canto of Courage • Fireproof Falsetto • Rude Interlude • Startling Soliloquy
Shadow	Codex Umbra • Shadow Logger • Shadow Miner • Shadow Digger • Shadow Duelist
Slingshot Ammo	Pebbles • Gold Rounds • Marbles • Poop Pellets • Freeze Rounds • Slow-Down Rounds • Cursed Rounds
Balloonomancy	Pile o' Balloons • Balloon • Speedy Balloon • Party Balloon • Inflatable Vest • Balloon Hat