Zei's Stone of Vengeance

Zei's Stone of Vengeance is a Legendary Gem in Diablo III. It can only be socketed into Amulets and Rings, and drops from Greater Rift Guardians.

This gem increases damage each enemy hit suffers from attacks depending on how far from the character they are at the moment of damage being resolved. The bonus is calculated separately for each enemy and each particular hit. Upgrading increases that multiplicative damage bonus and also raises the maximum bonus to 80% at full distance if upgraded to the current maximum level of 150.

At rank 25, it also adds a healthy chance to Stun on hit. This chance is reduced by Proc Coefficient for every enemy hit.

This gem does affect the damage done by Pets and Minions; until patch 2.6.0, the distance was calculated from the enemy to that Pet or Minion not to the Player, but this was changed to player-monster distance in 2.6.0.

Damage over time effects do grow in power if the enemy flees, or the character ventures far from the target (making the 'hit-and-run' tactics quite efficient). A chance to Stun adds some more maneuverability as well.

Note: Although the in-game description states the damage bonus is for ranged attacks from 10 - 50 yards, in actuality the gem’s damage bonus begins at 0 yards (melee attacks) to a maximum 40 yards. Therefore all builds, including melee oriented builds, can benefit from the use of this gem.

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''Legend says this gem was crafted by Zei to torment fleeing enemies. Other legends claim that Zei never existed.''