Really straightforward to get top tier stones in this one wait till level 17 and then start exploring those scary gates thats when transcendent stones start showing up. All the good stuff drops after 17 but its worth mentioning that lower levels get weaker tiers like descendent up to ascendent stones, so dont waste time early game. Theres about 60 gates total and you might wanna save before grabbing each stone, since reloading lets you reroll for better enchants works really well especially for getting shield or reflect damage effects.

While exploring earlier gates isnt strictly wrong, smart players usually hold off till 17 to maximize those transcendent drops, best enchants in the game basically. Shield and chameleon effects are absolutely worth hunting down, make endgame way easier but dont stress too much about perfect rolls early on just make sure youre the right level first.

Got something interesting to add actually some folks dont know you can stack certain effects from different stones on the same piece of gear, pretty handy when youre trying to build something specific