Cataclysm Classic Jewelcrafting Profession and Leveling Guide
Jewelcraftings main purpose is to cut gems, which can be placed into gear with gem sockets. These gems offer raw stats depending on the color of the gem as well as the specific gem cut chosen. In this guide we will go over all the different items players with Jewelcrafting can make, how gems and sockets work, as well as help you level and get the most out of your new profession.
Cataclysm Jewelcrafting Profession and Leveling Guide
Jewelcrafting's main purpose is to cut gems to fill open gem sockets on gear. This is a great way to enhance already powerful gear and customize it to further boost your desirable stats. Beyond gems, Jewelcrafting is also well known for making rare and valuable jewelry, such as rings and necklaces.
Guide to Mining is a great complement to Jewelcrafting, as having Mining will allow you to farm the vast majority of materials you will need to both train and utilize Jewelcrafting for crafted item in the endgame. Due to the amount of bars used to craft items near max skill level, it can get extremely costly very quickly; having mining greatly mitigates this cost.
Prospecting
Prospecting is a new skill that comes alongside with Jewelcrafting. It allows you to convert 5 ore into random materials, most commonly gems that are needed for many different patterns to level the profession. Similar to how other professions work, each ore has a minimum skill required to be able to prospect it, based on your Jewelcrafting skill. Prospecting may be an easy way to obtain rare gems, and can even profitable when used on endgame ore depending on the market prices.
Training Jewelcrafting in Cataclysm
In Cataclysm, you no longer need to visit different trainers to learn new ranks of Jewelcrafting. Every trainer will now be able to each you all ranks in any major city.
Alliance | Horde |
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Theresa Denman — Stormwind | Lugrah — Orgrimmar |
Hanner Gembold — Ironforge | Nahari Cloudchaser — Thunder Bluff |
Neller Fayne — Darnassus | Aessa Silverdew — Undercity |
Farii — Exodar | Amin — Silvermoon |
Cataclysm also adds profession trainers in each starting zone, allowing you to pick up a profession right away rather than needing to reach a major city first.
Alliance | Horde |
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Jack All-Trades Derrington — Gilneas | KTC Train-a-Tron Deluxe — The Lost Isles |
Lien Farner — Elwynn Forest | Runda — Durotar |
Wembil Taskwidget — Dun Morogh | Lalum Darkmane — Mulgore |
Iranis Shadebloom — Teldrassil | Therisa Sallow — Tirisfal Glades |
Valn — Azuremyst Isle | Saren — Eversong Woods |
Estimated Materials Needed to level Jewelcrafting in Cataclysm
Below is a "quick shopping list" of materials needed to level Jewelcrafting up. This list is just an estimation, not an exact amount. Depending on your luck when crafting you may need more or less materials than there is listed here.
Shopping List
- Vanilla
- 120 × Copper Bar
- 15 × Malachite
- 100 × Bronze Bar
- 40 × Shadowgem
- 20 × Iron Bar
- 10 × Jade
- 320 × Heavy Stone
- 20 × Lesser Moonstone
- 10 × Moss Agate
- 150 × Mithril Bar
- 28 × Truesilver Bar
- 35 × Aquamarine
- 60 × Thorium Bar
- 10 × Star Ruby
- 20 × Large Opal
- 20 × Huge Emerald
- 13 × Azerothian Diamond
- TBC
- You will need around 80 total of these, depending on your Design choice:
- Golden Draenite
- Shadow Draenite
- Azure Moonstone
- Blood Garnet
- Deep Peridot
- Flame Spessarite
- WotLK
- You will need around 80 total of these, depending on your Design choice:
- Bloodstone
- Chalcedony
- Dark Jade
- Huge Citrine
- Shadow Crystal
- Sun Crystal
- You will need around 50 total of these, depending on your Design choice:
- Autumn's Glow
- Forest Emerald
- Monarch Topaz
- Scarlet Ruby
- Sky Sapphire
- Twilight Opal
- Cataclysm
- 20 × Jasper
- 16 × Hessonite
- 40 × Nightstone
- You will also need around 35 total of these, depending on your Design choice:
- Carnelian
- Alicite
- Zephyrite
- Hessonite
- Nightstone
- Jasper
Leveling Jewelcrafting in Cataclysm
Below you'll find our recommended crafting options while leveling Jewelcrafting. Since you will frequently be crafting items when they are yellow and green, it is possible you may need to buy more than the recommended materials shown above.
Leveling Jewelcrafting 1–300
Skill Level | Item to Craft | Materials |
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1-35 | 55 × Delicate Copper Wire
Save for Later |
110 × Copper Bar |
35-50 | 15 × Malachite Pendant | 15 × Delicate Copper Wire
15 × Malachite |
50-80 | 50 × Bronze Setting
Save for Later |
100 × Bronze Bar |
80-100 | 20 × Gloom Band | 40 × Delicate Copper Wire
20 × Bronze Setting 40 × Shadowgem |
100-110 | 10 × Heavy Jade Ring | 10 × Bronze Setting
20 × Iron Bar 10 × Jade |
110-130 | 40 × Heavy Stone Statue | 320 × Heavy Stone |
130-140 | 10 × Amulet of the Moon | 20 × Lesser Moonstone
10 × Bronze Setting |
140-150 | 10 × Pendant of the Agate Shield | 10 × Bronze Setting
10 × Moss Agate |
150-180 | 70 × Mithril Filigree
Save for Later |
140 × Mithril Bar |
180-185 | 10 × Solid Stone Statue | 100 × Solid Stone |
185-210 | 28 × Engraved Truesilver Ring | 28 × Truesilver Bar
56 × Mithril Filigree |
210-220 | 10 × Aquamarine Signet | 30 × Aquamarine
10 × Jeweler's Setting |
220-225 | 5 × Aquamarine Pendant of the Warrior | 5 × Aquamarine
15 × Mithril Filigree |
225-250 | 56 × Thorium Setting
Save for Later |
56 × Thorium Bar |
250-260 | 10 × Ruby Pendant of Fire | 10 × Thorium Setting
10 × Star Ruby |
260-280 | 20 × Simple Opal Ring | 20 × Large Opal
20 × Thorium Setting |
280-290 | 13 × Diamond Focus Ring | 13 × Azerothian Diamond
13 × Thorium Setting |
290-300 | 10 × Emerald Lion Ring | 20 × Huge Emerald
10 × Thorium Setting |
Leveling Jewelcrafting 300–350
Skill Level | Item to Craft | Materials |
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300-315 | 20 × Prismatic Black Diamond | 20 × Black Diamond |
315-325 | Craft any of these until 325:
Glinting Shadow Draenite Regal Deep Peridot Subtle Golden Draenite Stormy Azure Moonstone |
Golden Draenite
Shadow Draenite Azure Moonstone Deep Peridot |
325-350 | Craft any of these until 350:
Smooth Golden Draenite Rigid Azure Moonstone Potent Flame Spessarite Sovereign Shadow Draenite |
Golden Draenite
Shadow Draenite Azure Moonstone Flame Spessarite |
Leveling Jewelcrafting 350–425
Skill Level | Item to Craft | Materials |
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350-395 | Craft the cheapest gem cut until 395:
Bloodstone Chalcedony Dark Jade Huge Citrine Shadow Crystal Sun Crystal |
|
395-425 | Craft the cheapest gem cut until 425:
Scarlet Ruby Autumn's Glow Sky Sapphire Monarch Topaz Twilight Opal Forest Emerald |
Leveling Jewelcrafting 425–525
Skill Level | Item to Craft | Materials |
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425-450 | 20 × Jasper Ring | 20 × Jasper
20 × Jeweler's Setting |
450-467 | Craft the cheapest gem cut until 467:
Carnelian Alicite Zephyrite Hessonite Nightstone Jasper |
|
467-475 | 8 × Hessonite Band | 16 × Hessonite
8 × Jeweler's Setting |
475-495 | 20 × Nightstone Choker | 40 × Nightstone
20 × Jeweler's Setting |
For the rest of your Jewelcrafting levels, you will need to complete the dailies and acquire Illustrious Jewelcrafter's Token. Then you will buy recipes such as Bold Inferno Ruby or Burning Shadowspirit Diamond and use these to level up. At 500 skill you should also make Fire Prism every day for skill-ups and gems.
Jewelcrafting Dailies in Cataclysm
Cataclysm introduces new daily quests for Jewelcrafting, rewarding you with Illustrious Jewelcrafter's Token. These tokens are needed to purchase end-game gem cuts and jewelry patterns, making these dailies a necessary part of your daily routine. Alliance players get their daily quest from Isabel Jones in Stormwind, and Horde players get their daily quest from Marith Lazuria in Orgrimmar.
The five daily quests are:
- A Present for Lila
- Elemental Goo
- Nibbler! No!
- Ogrezonians in the Mood
- The Latest Fashion!
Jewelcrafting Profession Bonus in Cataclysm
Jewelcrafting grants you access to unique, Jewelcrafting-only gems. These gems are much more powerful than any others available; they are, however, limited to the use of 3 equipped at a time. Jewelcrafting also offers some powerful early-game trinkets that may be useful as you begin gearing up.
- Bold Chimera's Eye — Strength
- Brilliant Chimera's Eye — Intellect
- Delicate Chimera's Eye — Agility
- Flashing Chimera's Eye — Parry
- Precise Chimera's Eye — Expertise
- Fractured Chimera's Eye — Mastery
- Quick Chimera's Eye — Haste
- Smooth Chimera's Eye — Crit
- Subtle Chimera's Eye — Dodge
- Mystic Chimera's Eye — Resilience
- Solid Chimera's Eye — Stamina
- Sparkling Chimera's Eye — Spirit
- Rigid Chimera's Eye — Hit
- Stormy Chimera's Eye — Spell Penetration
Other Professions
Jewelcrafting is just one of the many professions you may choose to level in Cataclysm Classic. To learn more about the other options available, we recommend checking out our overviews of all professions and their unique bonuses below.
Changelog
- 30 Jul. 2024: Page reviewed for phase two.
- 15 May 2024: Added page.
This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.
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