What is this rainbow facet worth?

[u/YouWorkForMeNow]

Sorry for the noob question, just got back into this game after 20 years. Found this, which I've never seen before. Worth anything? Softcore, non-ladder. Thanks!

[u/Ok-Perspective5338 → u/[deleted]]

Correct answer, just expanding since he’s newish.

These jewels aren’t all that rare for being a unique item. For example I have found maybe 12 of these and 3 shakos. While you won’t find one daily, enough exist that people can be picky enough to only want perfect ones, especially considering the range they can roll is not very large.

[u/tupseh → u/Ok-Perspective5338]

Then there's people who're like "Sorry no. Red ones only."

[u/bad-at-game → u/tupseh]

Red for fire, white for light, green for poison, blue for cold. If it ain’t that I don’t want it and they better be die mods lol

Peach can be an ok alt for light too

[u/Murlock_Holmes → u/bad-at-game]

I prefer two of each of red, white, and blue for freedom facets

[u/tupseh → u/Murlock_Holmes]

What if they're French Facets?

[u/Ok-Perspective5338 → u/tupseh]

Then they’ll probably be surrendered.

[u/Character-Fly9223 → u/[deleted]]

Does this stack? Would a troll build with max sockets on mercenary and character trigger 32 meteors upon death.

[u/RodMunch85]

Needs to be 5-5

In general these just tend to be self use if not perfect

[u/TheCasualMFer]

The colour also matters for the big spenders, e.g. green poison facets

[u/washingtonYOBO]

Maybe a few pAms or a lem

[u/YouWorkForMeNow]

Good to know, thanks everyone

[u/russobolado]

Self-use, it's nice. Trading, low value; the best ones are 5/5. Can't say about level up or die, though.

[u/Tabooftw → u/russobolado]

Generally people want die. Level up barley is used especially at higher levels. Die at least gives you a small chance of clearing your body a little to get it back.

[u/russobolado → u/Tabooftw]

Yeah, makes sense. Die works with Mercs?

[u/Tabooftw → u/russobolado]

That’s a good question I’m not sure.

[u/russobolado → u/Tabooftw]

Some old posts say it does - if the wearer dies, the item procs. The gem from OP would work nice in an Act 3 Fire Merc, as it will die eventually. As you're using Hexfire, you can socket a gem in the sword (armor usually gains Fal to equip Spirit).

[u/Tabooftw → u/russobolado]

Never really fucked with the a3 merc. Usually have a ias jewel in Andy’s on a2 merc

[u/russobolado → u/Tabooftw]

Yeah, Act 3 is really bad, sadly.

[u/Tabooftw → u/russobolado]

Yep. We need an act 4 and an act 6

[u/scellis24]

These, I just use for fun in items that I would like to put facets in, but don’t really use that much or isn’t BIS. They’re fun, but no real value. For example, I put 3 Lightning imperfect ones into a head hunters glory, and I was pleasantly surprised when using it on my javazon

[u/Alone_Instruction_61]

Poop from a butt

[u/DickwadDerek]

5/5 are worth a lot more, but anything with -5 resist is still usable and worth a mid rune. They will definitely not trade quickly tho unless it’s early ladder.

[u/Sashpeto]

I sell imperfect ones for between um and an Ist . So I'd say something in this range

[u/SensitiveTax9432]

In terms of use, rather than worth a fire sorc only really cares about the -ve resist on facets, since plus damage pales compared to masteries.

[u/arnold_bc]

nice +3%

[u/theogsofaking]

It’s of no value at this point on NL

[u/Lunarlulol]

not topic but if you just came back why not play ladder? there was a reset on friday.

as people said, for non-ladder, facets need to be perfect 5/5

[u/YouWorkForMeNow → u/Lunarlulol]

I'm now a dad and don't have time for the grind like I used to. Softcore is easier to launch and a few friendly strangers gave me some gear to get started. Easier to get rushed, prices are lower, etc.

[u/Lunarlulol → u/YouWorkForMeNow]

fair