Originally Posted by Denrire

I looked through the forums and didn't see a mention of revisiting the [Chaotic Skyflare Diamond] and [Relentless Earthsiege Diamond] discussion. With these new stat weights, it appears it may be worth changing to [Chaotic Skyflare Diamond] if the socket bonus will be activated only by using a blue gem, and the bonus yields 6 Strength or 8 Critical Strike Rating. Note: Tables below list Nightmare Tear twice because it provides two useful stats from one gem.

Gem	Stat	EP
[Chaotic Skyflare Diamond]	21 Crit	48.51
[Nightmare Tear]	10 Agil	16.3
[Nightmare Tear]	10 Str	30.5
[Sovereign Dreadstone]	10 Str	30.5
Total	n/a	125.81

Gem	Stat	EP
[Relentless Earthsiege Diamond]	21 Agil	34.23
[Nightmare Tear]	10 Agil	16.3
[Nightmare Tear]	10 Str	30.5
[Bold Cardinal Ruby]	20 Str	61
Total	n/a	142.03

Without socket bonuses, the Relentless is clearly superior by a difference of 16.22 EP. I am going to assume that you are already using a Nightmare Tear to activate a 6 STR socket bonus, such as in [Koltira's Battleplate of Triumph]. However, if you have another item that provides a similarly strong socket bonus, such as [Dual-blade Butcher] the use of [Sovereign Dreadstone] in the blue socket will socket bonus of 6 Strength will provide 18.3 EP, covering the 16.22 EP difference in the gems. If we get a helm with a blue socket to provide 8 strength, this should grow even more. Please excuse me if my arithmetic is off or if this has already been covered.

[edit: grammar]