Red Soul Shard

Red Soul Shard is a Legendary Gem in Diablo III. It can only be socketed into helms, and is obtained by completing the Darkening of Tristram event in January of each year. It drops from Dark Lord (Diablo).

Despite the name, this gem is not one of the Soul Shards of Season 25 and 30, which are not actually Legendary Gems at all.

Stats

Red Soul Shard
Legendary Gem

Properties:

• Periodically struggle for control, unleashing a ring of fire that deals 12,500% damage as Fire to enemies it passes through.
  • Upgrade: +50% damage as Fire per Rank.
  • Max: 20,000% damage at Rank 150.
• After gaining a Character Level or Paragon Level, the character has their resource costs and cooldowns of all skills reduced by 75% for 30 seconds. (Requires Rank 25)

This looks just like it was part of the infamous Red Soulstone. But that's impossible... It was destroyed long ago.

Notes

• This gem periodically stuns the bearer for 1 second before releasing a volley of piercing fireballs in all directions, dealing high Fire damage to enemies caught in it.
• The gem can be used at any Character Level, not just 70.
• Even though it's socketed into a Helm, it is unaffected by Leoric's Crown and the Broken Crown.

Trivia

This section contains facts and trivia relevant to this article.

• The gem, when first socketed, will also unlock a unique Transmogrification choice for helms: Diablo's soulstone, after which the gem is modeled.
• It is the only Legendary Gem socketable into helms. With it, one can bring a total number of Legendary Gems equipped at once to 5.
• The icon of this gem is deliberately of very low resolution, similar to graphics of the Anniversary Dungeon signature style - it's not a defective picture.

Gallery

Female Crusader with the Transmog

Female Demon Hunter with the Transmog

Female Monk with the Transmog

Female Witch Doctor with the Transmog

Female Barbarian with the Transmog

Female Wizard with the Transmog