| If you are an avid player of the game World of | | | | which need the lowest number of items so you |
| Warcraft, you are well aware that jewelcrafting is | | | | can use them all. When your skill has reached a |
| one of the recently available tasks in the game. | | | | level 300, more techniques will be taught to you |
| This task enables you to produce rings, crowns, | | | | and you will also be allowed to learn how you can |
| and even necklaces which used to be available | | | | cut gems which are only found in the outland. |
| only as rewards for quests and drops for loots. In | | | | The other way jewelcrafters make use of the |
| order to enhance the stats of your armor such | | | | gems is by cutting them and preparing them for |
| as its strength, jewelcrafting also allows you to | | | | the used of socketed items. The gems all come in |
| cut gems and place them in your armor. | | | | several varying shapes and colors. These varying |
| In order to be an apprentice in this fine skill of | | | | gem types also have different fundamental |
| jewelcrafting, it is important to seek the training | | | | properties. The effect of each gem is also |
| of a journeyman just as it is with every other | | | | determined by how it has been cut. |
| skill. You can find these trainers in the starting | | | | When gems have been socketed, they have |
| areas of the draenei and the blood elf. But before | | | | been locked into place. This means that removing |
| you start your training, you have to purchase a | | | | a gem is no longer possible when it has already |
| jewelcrafting kit from the supplies vendor of | | | | been socketed. However, you can insert a new |
| jewelcrafting. This kit can be bought for only 8 | | | | gem onto a socket which is already holding a |
| silver. | | | | gem. But take note that once you do this, the old |
| Since every jewelry design needs to be made | | | | one will be broken out of the socket and it will be |
| from gemstones and metal bars, the journeyman | | | | shattered and no longer usable. |
| trainer will teach you the skills on how you can | | | | This technique, meanwhile, enables you to insert |
| prospect ore that will enable you to produce | | | | gems into your new socketed items as soon as |
| gems from an ore which has been mined. | | | | you wish so that you no longer have to wait until |
| However, this training will only be available once | | | | the perfect gem collection has been found. This is |
| you have reached the 20th level. In order for you | | | | because you always have a choice of having your |
| to be able to extract gems from ores which | | | | items upgraded later on. In order to give you a |
| have been mined, choosing mining as your second | | | | clearer idea how socketing works in expansion, |
| profession is a smart move. Once you do this, | | | | you can try to put a few gems into socketed |
| you will have a benefit from the other miners. | | | | items and determine how it is affecting the stats. |
| One good tip you can use is to search for items | | | | |