Quote Originally Posted by Carapace View Post
The 1.16% is a flat amount, regardless of the level of the item the gem is put into. In this case, you would get .31% + 1.16%, or 1.47% Crit at level 8 (before the crit added from the 1 point of dex/int etc)
Ah, like Paracelsus' gem. Thanks, makes sense.