Crus dragon gems?

[Migee]

Hi, what gems should I be running on a crusader? int+vit/crit or is going strength better ?

[DivineLion]

For my Crusader, i went all INT gems with 5 crit and 2 vit. Though, you would probably want more vit. Personal preference i choose more crit.

[Migee]

Ah alrght thanks for the input! ^^

[Lemon]

Strength is a bit better because of zeal but the difference is so small that you should just pick str/int depending on your alt if you have one.

I haven't looked at changes after their awakening so it could be different later

[ceruulean]

If you're poor go int
if you're rich go str
if you can't decide go both

[Odin]

Saders always ask this question and complicate it. As a guide line int is better but if you can stack more str over int, go str. If you can get more int (don't know if that's possible yet) go int.

[golinkgo]

Saders always ask this question and complicate it. As a guide line int is better but if you can stack more str over int, go str. If you can get more int (don't know if that's possible yet) go int.

This is the best answer in here. Skills depend a bit more on magic and so you think "Oh, I should get INT". But if you use RDN-Ls, you will discover that you get more STR than INT and so people with RDN-Ls generally stack STR (not all do, and there is no right and wrong about it). This weights into Zeal as Lemon mentioned. Though Zeal is much weaker than past caps, it can still give you the extra push. With this, people chose STR to benefit the magic damage from zeal. This zeal bonus can be mediated by stacking lots of INT. Do you go high magic relying on your zeal buff, or do you maintain a steady and nice magic damage? If you stack enough INT, you can actually (nearly) reach a magic damage that STR crusaders get from using zeal.

Summarise:
STR if you already have heaps from RDN-L or there other.
INT if you can push that above your STR (basically not using RDN-L)