World of Warcraft Jewel Crafting
A Guide to Creating Trinkets, Rings and Necklaces to Boost Stats
Jewel crafting allows players who have the Burning Crusade to make trinkets, necklaces and gems that fit in the sockets of other items.
Jewel Crafting is a World of Warcraft trade skill that allows a player to make rings, trinkets, and necklaces that boost stats or offer other effects. Jewel crafting is a primary profession and a palyer should should chose his primary profession with care as a player may only have two primary professions in World of Warcraft. It is not necessary, but highly recommended, for the player who decides to learn jewel crafting as one of his primary trade skills to learn mining also.
Getting Started in Jewel Crafting
A jewel crafter will need to pick up a jeweler's kit from a trade goods vendor in order to make jewel crafting items. Because this trade skill is available only to players who have purchased the Burning Crusade expansion, players will have to go either to the Dranei or Blood Elf city to learn it depending on whether they are Horde or Alliance.
Horde players must go to Silvermoon, and Alliance players must go to Exodar to pick up the initial level of the training skill. The jewel crafter must return to the appropriate city for his faction every 75 skill level increases afterwards to advance the skill to the next level. To gain a jewel crafting skill over 300, players must go to the Outlands and visit the jewel crafting trainers there.
Jewel crafting, unlike many other professions, does not require any equipment specific to certain locations, but rather the player who takes up jewel crafting in the World of Warcraft must purchase a kit from a trade goods vendor.
Materials Required for Jewel Crafting
Stones, ores, and gems are required as are some items made by alchemists to make items via the jewel crafting profession. The first three materials are all obtainable using hte mining trade skill. While the other professions tha mining use the bars that miners make from res, jewel crafters in the World of Warcraft only use the ore.
The earliest skill up increases can be made by making statues fro the rough stones that are obtained from mining copper ores. Below is a brief guide on what items to make to raise the jewel crafting skill most quickly.
From 30-60 make:
- Malachite Pendants
- Tiger's Eye Pendants
- Coarse Stone Statues
- Bronze Settings
From 60-150 make:
- Elegant Silver Ring
- Heavy Silver Ring
- Ring of Twilight Shadows
- Heavy Stone Statue
- Gold Dragon Ring
From 150 to 225 make:
- Mithril Figurines
- Solid Stone Statues
- Engraved Truesilver Rings
- Commander's Rings
Making Money with Jewelcrafting
Getting the materials may be difficult but the jewelry produced by a jewel crafter is in demand by all players in the World of Warcraft. Jewel crafters can also sell their services cutting gems for uses to cut gems that can be put in items with sockets to further enhance the stats of the wearer. Stat boosts gained from gems inserted into sockets stack with enchantments on the item.
Raising Jewel crafting in World of Warcraft can be frustrating, but the player who sticks it out long enough will be rewarded.
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