How to Earn Smite Gems

SMITE

By Tim Lord

Published May 5, 2024

The various currencies in Smite offer so much depth to the game that there will be a wealth of other purchasable additions that go beyond simply unlocking all the playable gods. Whether it be additional skins, emotes, or other rare cosmetics, players can make their favorite characters unique with all the extra goodies they can buy.

In addition to Favor, Smite players can also use gems as a means of currency to buy items and skins to take with them to the battlefield. While gems serve primarily as a secondary resource, given you earn them less frequently, they can still be used to access the cosmetics that players are actively seeking out for their favorite playable god. If you're looking for the fastest way to earn gems in Smite, then this guide will offer some tips.

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What Are Gems in Smite?

Gems are the secondary currency in Smite that enable you to purchase a range of items, from additional characters and skins to chests and boosters. They are distinguishable in the game's various menus by their green diamond jewel appearance, not overly dissimilar to the iconic symbol you see in the Sims series, just not as elongated.

Players can check the number of gems they have in Smite in the top-right corner of the screen from the main menu. It is located just below the player's username and right next to the current Favor balance on the account. Players will find that most of the items that you can purchase with Favor can also be bought with gems, which is why you will see two different amounts next to purchasable assets like gods.

How to Earn Gems in Smite

Gems are not as readily given to players as Favor is, and often the dedicated gamer will end up purchasing the resource with real money to get their hands on the skin or item they have been working hard to unlock, so they can show off their god-like style in an Arena battle. However, buying gems isn't the only way to earn them in Smite - it's just the quickest way.

Players can earn Smite gems in a number of ways, including:

Purchasing them in the store
Login bonuses
Completing events and offers
Playing ranked matches

The most obvious and fastest way to accumulate a healthy sum of gems in Smite is to purchase them with your own money. This can be done in the in-game store, which you can access from the main menu, or through the Steam store. Alternatively, console players can also purchase gems through the console's own store.

For those not looking to pull out their wallet for gems, there are other ways to do it, but they will require some patience before players start seeing a healthy balance of gems. First and foremost, players can acquire small handfuls of gems by simply logging in. In fact, if avid gamers manage to log in every single day for a week, they would end up with 50 gems in their account by the end of it - and that's without playing a single game.

Smite also encourages players to get involved in a number of events to maintain their interest in the popular MOBA, some of which offer an increased number of gems for participation. Aside from the weekly objectives, some of which will reward players with a small number of gems, there are time-limited events that will offer significant boosts to gem balances. However, these events are often random and unexpected, so the best thing to do is to follow and keep track via the official X page for the game.

Finally, players can earn a small amount of gems each time they complete a ranked match. While this may not be viable for those just getting started on their Smite journey, as there are leveling and god requirements to first meet before the ranked mode is available, it is an additional reward to the dedicated playerbase looking to go deep into their collection of gods and skins.