WoW Classic WotLK Jewelcrafting Guide: Leveling, Materials, & Recipes


Jewelcrafting has long been one of World of Warcraft's staple professions. The profession that provides players with necklaces and rings, and most importantly, gems, has always been a crucial part in adding extra stats to gear.

This type of benefit can be expected come Wrath of the Lich King Classic's release, as this cold-hearted expansion will have tons of new recipes to learn and items for Jewelcrafers to craft.

With that in mind, here's an in-depth guide for Jewelcrafting in WotLK Classic.

WoW Classic WotLK Jewelcrafting Guide

As one of the more favored professions going into WotLK Classic, Jewelcrafting brings something new and exciting for players. It's a profession that, unlike Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, and the like, can not only provide gear but can also provide a rather significant stat increase as well.

In this guide, we'll take a look at what the profession offers in the upcoming WotLK Classic expansion, provide a leveling guide from Vanilla to WotLK, and list out some recipes to look out for that will be highly sought after in the new expansion.

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What does Jewelcrafting offer in WotLK Classic?

Once WotLK Classic launches, there will be tons of items and other features players can utilize.

To start it off, there are lots of gear that players can benefit from, especially at the start of the expansion while leveling. These include Figurine trinkets, several rings, and necklaces. But, the main attractions are its epic gems.

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How to level Jewelcrafting in WotLK Classic

Unlike players who hold Tailoring or Enchanting professions where materials can be hard to come by as they don't have a gathering profession to benefit them, Jewelcrafting can utilize Mining as a great and economic way to level up their skills.

Knowing that it can be fairly straightforward in that players can just mine nodes for their required materials makes the whole process.

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Required Materials

Here are the approximate materials to level up Engineering for WotLK Classic. This includes materials for Vanilla, The Burning Crusade Classic, and WotLK Classic.

Vanilla

  • 100x Copper Bar
  • 20x Tigerseye or Malachite
  • 120x Bronze Bar (60x Copper Bar + 60x Tin Bar)
  • 60x Shadowgem
  • 20x Small Lustrous Pearl (Optional, only requires 20x Shadowgem)
  • 80x Heavy Stone
  • 30x Moss Agate
  • 140x Mithril Bar
  • 80x Solid Stone
  • 15x Truesilver Bar
  • 25x Citrine
  • 5x Aquamarine
  • 50x Thorium Bar
  • 10x Star Ruby
  • 20x Large Opal
  • 10x Blue Sapphire
  • 10x Essence of Undeath
  • 20x Huge Emerald

TBC

  • 15x Shadow Draenite or Golden Draenite
  • 40x (Blood Garnet/Shadow Draenite/Golden Draenite/Deep Peridot/Flame Spessarite/Azure Moonstone)
  • 48x Adamantite Powder - You can get 48 Adamantite Powder by prospecting 240 Adamantite Ore.
  • 12x Primal Earth
  • 12x Adamantite Bar

WotLK

  • 70x (Bloodstone/Chalcedony/Dark Jade/Huge Citrine/Shadow Crystal/Sun Crystal)
  • 5x Crystallized Earth
  • 46x Eternal Earth
  • 23x Eternal Shadow (Optional, only requires 23x Eternal Earth)
  • 5 – 7x Forest Emerald
  • 28x Earthsiege Diamond/Skyflare Diamond
  • 1x Frozen Orb

Vanilla (1-300)

1-30 

  • Delicate Copper Wire (1x Copper Bar)

30-50: 

  • Tigerseye Band (1x Tigerseye, 1x Delicate Copper Wire)

OR

  • Malachite Pendant (1x Malachite, 1x Delicate Copper Wire)

50-80: 

  • Bronze Setting (1x Bronze Bar)

80-100: 

  • Simple Pearl Ring (1x Bronze Setting, 1x Small Lustrous Pearl, 1x Copper Bar)

OR

  • Gloom Band (1x Bronze Setting, 1x Shadowgeml, 1x Copper Bar)

100-110: 

  • Ring of Twilight Shadows (1x Shadowgem, 1x Bronze Bar)

110-120:

  • Heavy Stone Statue (1x Heavy Stone)

120-150:

  • Pendant of the Agate Shield (1x Moss Agate, 1x Bronze Setting)

In order to make Pendant of the Agate Shield, players will need to purchase its recipe. There are two NPCs players can go to for it, one for Horde and one for Alliance.

  • Jandia at Freewind Post in Thousand Needles for Horde
  • Neal Allen at Menethil Harbor in Wetlands for Alliance

150-180: 

  • Mithril Filigree (1x Mithril Bar)

180-185: 

  • Solid Stone Statue (1x Solid Stone)

185-200: 

  • Engraved Truesilver Ring (1x Mithril Filigree, 1x Truesilver Bar)

200-220: 

  • Citrine Ring of Rapid Healing (1x Citrine, 2x Mithril Bar, 2x Elemental Water)

220-225: 

  • Aquamarine Pendant of the Warrior (1x Aquamarine, 3x Mithril Filigree)

225-250: 

  • Thorium Setting (1x Thorium Bar)

250-260: 

  • Ruby Pendant of Fire (1x Star Ruby, 1x Thorium Setting)

260-280:

  • Simple Opal Ring (1x Large Opal, 1x Thorium Setting)

280-290: 

  • Sapphire Pendant of Winter Night (1x Blue Sapphire, 1x Essence of Undeath, 1x Thorium Setting)

290-300: 

  • Emerald Lion Ring (1x Huge Emerald, 1x Thorium Setting)

TBC (300-350)

300-320

  • Brilliant Golden Draenite
  • Glowing Shadow Draenite
  • Inscribed Flame Spessarite
  • Radiant Deep Peridot
  • Solid Azure Moonstone
  • Teardrop Blood Garnet

Cut approximately 30 of one of these gems.

320-325

  • Glinting Flame Spessarite
  • Bright Blood Garnet
  • Jagged Deep Peridot
  • Sparkling Azure Moonstone

Craft approximately 5-7 from one of these gems.

325-335

  • Mercurial Adamantite (x48 Adamantite Powder)
    • Prospect 240 Adamantite Ore for the 48 Adamantite Powder

335-340

  • Potent Flame Spessarite
    • Recipe by Nakodu. Requires Friendly Lower City reputation.
  • Sovereign Shadow Draenite
    • Recipe by Kalaen / Tatiana in Hellfire Peninsula.
  • Smooth Golden Draenite
    • Recipe by Kalaen / Tatiana in Hellfire Peninsula.

Craft approximately 5-10 one of these gems.

340-350

  • Heavy Adamantite Ring (x12 Adamantite Bar, x12 Mercurial Adamantite)

WotLK (350-450)

350-395

  • Bloodstone
  • Chalcedony
  • Dark Jade 
  • Huge Citrine
  • Shadow Crystal
  • Sun Crystal

Cut approximately 45 of one of these gems.

395-400

  • Bloodstone Band (1x Crystallized, 1x Bloodstone)
  • Crystal Chalcedony Amulet (1x Crystallized, 1x Chalcedony)
  • Crystal Citrine Necklace (1x Crystallized, 1x Huge Citrine)
  • Sun Rock Ring (1x Crystallized, 1x Sun Crystal)

400-420

  • Stone Guard Band (2x Eternal Earth)

OR

  • Shadowmight Ring (2x Eternal Shadow)

420-425

  • Dazzling Forest Emerald (1x Forest Emerald)

425-440 (Meta Gems)

  • Austere Earthsiege Diamond
    • Dropped from King Ymiron in Utgarde Keep
  • Beaming Earthsiege Diamond
    • World Drop
  • Bracing Earthsiege Diamond
    • Drop from The Oculus
  • Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
    • Sold by Tiffany Cartier in The Underbelly, Dalaran, or Anuur in Argent Tournament Grounds
  • Destructive Skyflare Diamond
    • World Drop
  • Effulgent Skyflare Diamond
    • Sold by Tiffany Cartier in The Underbelly, Dalaran, or Anuur in Argent Tournament Grounds
  • Ember Skyflare Diamond
    • Sold by Tiffany Cartier in The Underbelly, Dalaran, or Anuur in Argent Tournament Grounds
  • Enigmatic Skyflare Diamond
    • Stone Guard Mukar for Horde
    • Knight Dameron and Morgan Day for Alliance

Cut approximately 25-30 of one of these gems.

440-441

  • Icy Prism (1x Frozen Orb, 1x Chalcedony, 1x Dark Jade, 1x Shadow Crystal)

Creating this will you Rare and Epic Northrend gems that are used for high-level recipes.

441-450

Continue making any of the aforementioned meta gems until 450. It'll require approximately 13-15 gems.

Jewelcrafting Recipes to look out for in WotLK Classic

As stated at the top of the article, Jewelcrafting has very unique benefits for players. Mainly focused on additions, Jewelcrafters can craft gems for every single stat in the game.

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That being said, here are some to look out for and where to find them.

Dragon's Eye (Jewelcrafter only)

Red gem

  • Bright Dragon’s Eye
  • Bold Dragon’s Eye
  • Delicate Dragon’s Eye
  • Runed Dragon’s Eye
  • Subtle Dragon’s Eye
  • Flashing Dragon’s Eye
  • Fractured Dragon’s Eye
  • Precise Dragon’s Eye

Yellow gem

  • Brilliant Dragon’s Eye
  • Smooth Dragon’s Eye
  • Quick Dragon’s Eye
  • Rigid Dragon’s Eye
  • Thick Dragon’s Eye
  • Mystic Dragon’s Eye

Blue gem

  • Lustrous Dragon’s Eye
  • Stormy Dragon’s Eye
  • Sparkling Dragon’s Eye
  • Solid Dragon’s Eye

All of these can have their recipes purchased from Anuur at the Argent Tournament Grounds in Icecrown.

Meta Gems

  • Austere Earthsiege Diamond
    • Dropped from King Ymiron in Utgarde Keep
  • Beaming Earthsiege Diamond
    • World Drop
  • Bracing Earthsiege Diamond
    • Drop from The Oculus
  • Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
    • Sold by Tiffany Cartier in The Underbelly, Dalaran, or Anuur in Argent Tournament Grounds
  • Destructive Skyflare Diamond
    • World Drop
  • Effulgent Skyflare Diamond
    • Sold by Tiffany Cartier in The Underbelly, Dalaran, or Anuur in Argent Tournament Grounds
  • Ember Skyflare Diamond
    • Sold by Tiffany Cartier in The Underbelly, Dalaran, or Anuur in Argent Tournament Grounds
  • Enigmatic Skyflare Diamond
    • Stone Guard Mukar for Horde
    • Knight Dameron and Morgan Day for Alliance

Prismatic Gems

  • Enchanted Pearl
  • Enchanted Tear
  • Nightmare Tear
    • Available at any Jewelcrafting world vendor

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