New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (2024)

Runeglass Gems are a new endgame crafting addition to New World with the 1.7 “Brimstone Sands” update. This guide explains everything you need to know from types and effects to how to craft them!

Runeglass Gem Types and Effects

Runeglass Gems are an upgraded version of existing Tier 5 Gems. In addition to the base effects of a Gem, they come with an additional effect that can vary based on which type of gear it is placed on, weapon or armor.

Currently, there are 11 variations of Runeglass Gems for each base Gem type. Each one is explained in detail below, but here’s the full list first:

  • Abyssal
  • Arboreal
  • Electrified
  • Empowered
  • Energizing
  • Frozen
  • Ignited
  • Leeching
  • Punishing
  • Sighted
  • Siphoning

Abyssal Runeglass is attuned to the Void Element, granting bonus Void-based effects. When applied to a weapon it will inflict a Corrosion DoT equal to 8% of Weapon Damage as Void per second for 2 seconds. On Armor, it will increase Void Damage by 2%.

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Arboreal Runeglass is attuned to the Nature Element, granting bonus Nature-based effects. When applied to a weapon it will inflict a Poison DoT equal to 8% of Weapon Damage as Nature per second for 2 seconds. On Armor, it will increase Nature Damage by 2%.

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Electrified Runeglass is attuned to the Lightning Element, granting bonus Lightning-based effects. When applied to a weapon it will inflict a Surge DoT equal to 8% of Weapon Damage as Lightning per second for 2 seconds. On Armor, it will increase Lightning Damage by 2%.

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Empowered Runeglass is attuned to the Arcane Element, granting bonus Arcane-based effects. When applied to a weapon it will inflict a Hex DoT equal to 8% of Weapon Damage as Arcane per second for 2 seconds. On Armor, it will increase Arcane Damage by 2%.

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Energizing Runeglass is not attuned to an element, instead providing Stamina recovery. When applied to a weapon, successful hits with that weapon will restore 4 Stamina per hit. On Armor, it will only recover 1 Stamina. This effect has a 3-second cooldown and can stack across gear for a maximum of 9 Stamina per hit.

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Frozen Runeglass is attuned to the Ice Element, granting bonus Ice-based effects. When applied to a weapon it will inflict a Frostburn DoT equal to 8% of Weapon Damage as Ice per second for 2 seconds. On Armor, it will increase Ice Damage by 2%.

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Ignited Runeglass is attuned to the Fire Element, granting bonus Fire-based effects. When applied to a weapon it will inflict a Burn DoT equal to 8% of Weapon Damage as Fire per second for 2 seconds. On Armor, it will increase Fire Damage by 2%.

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Leeching Runeglass is not attuned to an element, instead providing Health recovery. When applied to a weapon, successful hits with that weapon will restore 3% of damage per hit as Health. On Armor, it will only recover 1% damage per hit as Health. This effect has a 2-second cooldown and can stack across gear for a maximum of 8% damage per hit as health.

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Punishing Runeglass is not attuned to an element, instead providing Melee Damage. When applied to a weapon, it will increase Melee Damage by 2%. On Armor, it will increase Melee Damage by 1%. This effect can be stack across gear for a maximum of 7% increased Melee Damage

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Punishing Runeglass is not attuned to an element, instead providing Ranged Damage. When applied to a weapon, it will increase Ranged Damage by 2%. On Armor, it will increase Ranged Damage by 1%. This effect can be stacked across gear for a maximum of 7% increased Ranged Damage.

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Siphoning Runeglass is not attuned to an element, instead providing Mana recovery. When applied to a weapon, successful hits with that weapon will restore 1.5 Mana per hit. On Armor, it will only recover 0.8 Mana. This effect has a 2-second cooldown and can stack across gear for a maximum of 5.5 Mana per hit.

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How to craft Runeglass Gems

Crafting Runeglass Gems is no easy feat, especially if you’re aiming to do so from a new character. The Crafting process requires a fair bit of farming as well as Level 180 Weaponsmithing and Level 180 Stonecutting.

Making Runeglass Cases

The Runeglass Case is the very farm-heavy part of the crafting. Crafting a Runeglass casing requires three materials that drop at low rates all across the Brimstone Sands. In total it requires 10 Glyph Stones, 3 Ancient Globs of Ectoplasm, 10 Charged Sand, and 4 Sulfur.

Glyph Stones

Two of these three rare drops are Glyph Stones which will primarily come as drops from various Elite Chests across the Brimstone Sands. Mob in the specified regions can also drop them, but do so at a lower rate. Which region you open a chest or defeat a mob will determine which Glyph Stones you will get. Below is a quick list of the Glyph Stones and their drop locations.

IconGlyph StoneDrop Location
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (12)Above Glyph StoneWestwall Nebet-Het
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (13)Chaos Glyph StoneHeliopolis
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (14)Destruction Glyph StoneCastrum Principium
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (15)Food Glyph StoneCastrum Victualis
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (16)Gift Glyph StoneHermopolis
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (17)Mountain Glyph StoneDiospolis
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (18)Night Glyph StoneOrdeal of the Scorpion
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (19)River Glyph StoneWadi el Sobek
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (20)Sealed Glyph StoneGates of Sutekh
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (21)Shadow Glyph StoneBeds of Ta-Bitjet
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (22)Strength Glyph StoneHeliopolis
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (23)Sun Glyph StoneSolarium Khepri
New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (24)Water Glyph StoneSerpent’s Pass

In addition to looting them from chests or enemies, they are also commonly given as quest rewards.

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Though these are one-time sources, they do award 5 of a given Glyph Stone, making them great for early crafts. Below is a quick list of Glyph Stones that are offered as quest rewards.

  • Chaos Glyph Stones – Scourge of Aeon Madness (Main Quest)
  • Food Glyph Stones – The Insatiable Flame (Side Quest)
  • Gift Glyph Stones – The Ancient Glyphs (Side Quest)
  • River Glyph Stones -An Ancient Balancing Act (Side Quest)
  • Water Glyph Stones – The Secret of the Baths (Side Quest)

Ancient Glob of Ectoplasm

The Ancient Globs of Ectoplasm are another resource that’s a limited drop from a select few areas, but will often be rarer than Glyph Stones, due to their higher rarity.

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Ancient Globs of Ectoplasm can be looted from Supply chests, Elite Chests, and mobs in the following Regions:

  • Castrum Inferos
  • Castrum Kerberos
  • Castrum Pontem
  • Castrum Victualis
  • Jupiter’s Grove
  • Neapolis
  • New Rhacotis
  • The Great Bazaar
  • The Frontlines

Charged Sand and Sulfur

The remaining components of Charged Sand and Sulfur can be found all over the Brimstone Sands region.

Charged Sand is crafted from Sandstone Chunks obtained by mining Sandstone. Sandstone can be found in high concentrations in the desert surrounding Oasis Spontanea, the deserts surrounding Castrum Victualis, and around the Beds of Ta-Bitjet. Otherwise, they appear spread across the arid regions marked in white across the region.

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Sulfur is crafted from the Sulfur Chunks obtained by mining Brimstone. Brimstone is found near Acid Pools, of which the Brimstone has five. These Acid Pools are known as the Pools of Orcus, the Baths of Mercury, New Thermopylae, the Spodu Hot Springs, and Heka’s Cauldron. The Pools of Orcus is the largest Acid Pool, making it the most ideal source of the material.

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Crafting the Runeglass Case

Runeglass cases are crafted at a Forge and require 180 Weaponsmithing to craft. Next to certain weapons, this makes them among the highest levels needed to craft any item at a Forge, or use Weaponsmithing. It is highly recommended to be Level 200 Weaponsmithing

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Each Runeglass case has its own distinct pairing of Glyph Stones, which can make some easier to craft than others, just due to the locations the respective Glyph Stones come from. The table below list each combination you’ll need for each respective craft.

RuneglassRune #1Rune #2
AbyssalShadowChaos
ArborealMountainRiver
ElectrifiedAboveChaos
EmpoweredNightSealed
EnergizingWaterGift
FrozenWaterShadow
IgnitedSunAbove
LeechingFoodGift
PunishingStrengthDestruction
SightedAboveDestruction
SiphoningChaosGift

Crafting a Runeglass Gem

With the Runeglass Case made, it’s time to craft a Runeglass Gem with it! Compared to the Runeglass Case itself, it’s much more likely you’ll have everything else needed on hand. Despite its low matieral requirements, it will however still take 180 Stonecutting to craft these.

Crafting a Runeglass Gem requires a Cut Pristine Gem you wish to upgrade, the Runeglass Case of choice, 2 Pure Solvents, and a single Gold Ingot.

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The steepest part of this craft’s requirements is the 180 Stonecutting to put everything together. Sadly, it’s not possible to craft more than one, even if you’re Level 200 and have full crafting gear.

Which Runeglass Gems to Use

While Runeglass gems have a variety of options, some are clear winners over others. This is not to say these are absolutely best in slot, but should be heavily considered when perfecting your endgame setups.

Here’s a quick table with what I’d consider as the recommended options. Below that table is the reasoning for the choices listed. Feel free to experiment outside of these recommendations and see what works for you!

WeaponWeapon GemArmor Gem
BlunderbussLeeching or SightedSighted or Elemental
BowSighted or ElementalSighted
Fire StaffSighted or SiphoningSighted or Elemental
Great AxePunishing or ElementalPunishing
GreatswordPunishing, Elemental, or EnergizingPunishing
HatchetPunishing, Sighted, or LeechingPunishing or Sighted
Ice GauntletSighted or SiphoningSighted or Elemental
Life StaffSiphoningElemental
MusketSighted or ElementalSighted or Elemental
RapierPunishing or LeechingPunishing
SpearPunishingPunishing
Sword and ShieldPunishing, Energizing, or LeechingPunishing
Void Gauntlet (DPS)Punishing, Sighted, or SiphoningElemental
Void Gauntlet (Support)Leeching or SiphoningElemental
WarhammerPunishing or ElementalPunishing

Oh, by the way, you can find in-depth Guides and Best Builds for the Weapons in New World here on VULKK.com.

The Damage boosting Runeglass Gems specifically Abyssal, Ignited, Frozen, Punishing and Sighted; are worth taking depending on your current loadout. While they don’t provide an insanely high damage boost, every little bit can count.

For Weapons, the Elemental upgrades can be a good consideration for weapons that will attack slower but have higher base damage. This applies to the Great Axe and War Hammer mostly, but can apply to the Bow, Greatsword (without Onslaught Stance), and Musket. These all have fairly high damage ratios from Attributes, but hit less frequently due to their slower nature.

Punishing is great for Melee-only setups, where Sighted Does the same for Ranged and Mage setups. If you use an Elemental Gem, you can also look to make use of the respective damage boosts to boost that over the weapon’s default.

Energizing can be a fairly good option as well, making it easier to maintain enough stamina to block, dodge, or in the Greatsword’s case attack. It works well with slower weapons that are more likely to trigger it with every attack but lack stamina recovery options.

Siphoning can be a great option for supports, as it can help them greatly with mana sustain where needed. I wouldn;t use them for general mage purposes though, as the gains aren’t going to offset the potential loss of damage by not going that route. If you still wanted to use one as a Mage, I’d recommend only using the weapon variation, as a DoT effect isn’t going to provide a huge loss of damage in most cases.

Leeching however can be a good tool for Mages, who generally lack sustain options. It can be a more defensive option over adding a DoT to your weapon or just going for the raw damage from Sighted. It can also work well for faster melee weapons that don’t have much sustain.

With that information, you now know how to go about the Runegglass Gem types and their effects, how to craft them and which to use for your build.

If you are looking for more about the New World 1.7 update, check out the Greatsword Guide and Best Builds, find out how to access the Brimstone Sands region and learn how to use Heartrrunes to complete your character build!

Here at VULKK.com we have a ton of useful New World Guides and more are being worked on. We also have all of the news and updates covered to keep you up-to-date with all things New World!

New World Runeglass Gems Guide: How to Craft and Use them (2024)

FAQs

How do you make gemstones in New World? ›

To craft a Cut gemstone you will need a single Raw Gemstone and a corresponding essence mote. This could be earth, fire, air, etc. Motes are collected via certain plants available at level 50 harvesting, or via ore veins that require level 50 in mining.

What are the best gems to slot in New World? ›

For physical gems, the best ones are those that match your weapon's damage type, such as Carnelian for Slash, Malachite for Thrust, Turquoise for Strike, or Pearl for Armor. These gems will increase your physical damage and penetration, making your attacks more effective against enemies with low physical resistance.

How do you farm gems in the New World? ›

Finding gems is much like discovering any other resource in New World: pick any direction and walk. The key is, there are no gem nodes. Instead, they have a chance to drop with the mining of ores. Silver, iron, gold, platinum, Starmetal, and orichalcum all have a chance to drop a gemstone when mined.

How do I craft runes? ›

To craft runes, players first need rune essence, commonly referred to as 'ess'. Since rune essence is in rocks, players will need a pick axe to mine the essence out of the rocks. There are two kinds of ess, normal and pure. The normal ess can be used to make the six basic runes: air, earth, water, fire, mind, and body.

What is the best runeglass for healer in New World? ›

Using Runeglass on the Cut Pristine Diamond gear will decrease the healing slightly, but if you are going to use it, the Energizing Runeglass, such as Runeglass of Energizing Amber, is the best option as it increases your stamina. This enables you to dodge more and therefore become 'invulnerable' when needed.

How do you synthesize gemstones? ›

Today some synthetic gems, such as emerald, ruby, sapphire, alexandrite, and spinel can be created through a flux-growth process. Flux is a solid material that, when melted, dissolves other materials in the same way that water dissolves sugar. As the dissolved chemical solution gradually cools, synthetic crystals form.

How do you make a new gem? ›

How to create a Ruby Gem: The basics explained with examples
  1. Creating the gem structure.
  2. Adding a gemspec.
  3. Integrating Rubocop.
  4. Allowing specification of gem options.
  5. Setting up a testing suite using RSpec.
  6. Generating a dummy Rails application for testing.
  7. Creating and testing installation tasks.
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What is the best gem for the greatsword in New World? ›

“Because the Greatsword has such excellent stamina management and regeneration passives, consider trying a Jasper Gem in place of the usual Opal that is common in many other weapon builds," Baggins said. "You may find the criteria of simply taking damage (Jasper) easier than keeping your stamina bar low (Opal)."

What is the best gathering skill for money in New World? ›

Use the Trade Skills

On your way to level 65, the most profitable gathering skills will be mining, harvesting, and skinning. As for refining skills, you should focus on smelting first, as it pairs up perfectly with your mining.

Do gemstones stack New World? ›

Do the gem bonuses stack? For example if I use a gem that give 6% percent damage if hit three times, then put the same gem on each piece of armor do I get 6 percent for each? No because armor has a different bonus.

What are the best gems for tanking in New World? ›

You cannot be a Tank in New World if you don't use Carnelian gems on your weapons, this is absolutely none negotiable. You should use Pristine Cut Carnelian on both of your weapons as this offers the highest percentage value of Threat.

What gem to put in fire staff New World? ›

Below are some ones we recommend.
  • Cut Pristine Diamond. Absorbs elemental damage and gives the character a +15 buff to damage dealt.
  • Cut Pristine Topaz. Adds lightning damage to a fire staff, giving the player an advantage of wielding two elements.
  • Cut Pristine Onyx.
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How do you craft in Rune Factory? ›

To make something you simply have to walk up to one of your workshops and press the A button. The top screen will display the recipe you are working on (which is blank by default), and your rucksack will be on the bottom screen, along with an area where you can place the necessary items for the completed product.

How do you craft in runes of magic? ›

There are two ways to get recipes for crafting. All basic (Common) recipes can be purchased from Crafting Instructors or Recipe Merchants. Higher quality recipes (Normal to Rare) are found as mob drops but they can often be found on the Auction House as well.

Where do you craft shields in New World? ›

Weaponsmiths can craft swords, shields, great axes, great swords, rapiers and war hammers. Weaponsmithing can be performed at the Forge within a settlement.

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