# Finding gems

Canonical: https://splugins.net/docs/executablegems/player-guide/finding-gems

# 🗺️ Finding gems

A gem on the ground raises a **column of light** in its colour. The higher the tier, the taller the column.

![Columns of light over dropped gems at night](https://media.ssomar.com/m/docs-img-eg-loot-beams.jpg)

| Source | Default chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monsters you kill | 1% per kill | +0.5% per level of Looting |
| Monsters you kill | 3% per kill | An Unidentified Gem |
| Wither, Ender Dragon | 100%, 2 rolls | Better tiers |
| Warden | 60%, 2 rolls | Better tiers |
| Elder Guardian | 50%, 2 rolls | Better tiers |
| Structure chests | 6% to 40% | Ancient cities, bastions and end cities have the best ones |
| The [jeweller](/docs/executablegems/player-guide/the-jeweller) | Shop | Unidentified Gems |
| [Geode Gem](/docs/executablegems/gems/prospecting) | Mining stone | Can unearth Unidentified Gems |

These are the default values. Your server may have changed them.

**Relics** are the rarest gems. They are only found at Perfect or Radiant tier.