| As you may know already jewelcrafting has just | | | | how to cut gems that can only be found in the |
| become available in world of warcraft. Jewlcrafting | | | | out land. |
| allows you to create necklaces, rings and crowns | | | | Another way jewelcrafters can use gems is by |
| which were previously available only as loot drops | | | | cutting them, preparing them to be used in |
| and quest rewards. You can also cut gems and | | | | socketed items. Gems come in many different |
| socket them into your armor to increase its stats | | | | colors and shapes. Different types of gems have |
| like strength. | | | | different basic properties, and a gem's cut also |
| You must go to a journeyman trainer to become | | | | determines the effect this gem will have. |
| an apprentice jewelcrafter, like any other skill. | | | | Socketing gems will lock them into place, and |
| There are journeyman trainers in blood elf and | | | | there is no way to remove a gem once it has |
| draenei starting areas. You will need to buy a | | | | been socketed. You can put a new gem into a |
| jewelcrafting kit for 8 silver from a jewelcrafting | | | | socket that already holds a gem, but by doing so |
| supplies vendor. | | | | you break the old one out of its socket, |
| All jewelry designs require metal bars and | | | | shattering the gem and making it unusable. |
| gemstones to make. At level 20 your trainer can | | | | This allows you to add gems to your new |
| teach you how to prospect ore which allows to | | | | socketed items right away without having to wait |
| get gems from mined ore. So, it's smart to take | | | | until you find the "perfect" collection of gems, |
| up mining as a second profession because you | | | | since you always have the option of upgrading |
| can extract gems from mined ore. Which gives | | | | your item later. Try putting some gems from |
| you an advantage over other miners. | | | | your inventory into the socketed item and check |
| A good strategy is to find an item that requires | | | | out how they affect its stats; this should give you |
| the least amount of items and use it up. When | | | | an idea of how socketing will work in the |
| you reach skill level 300 you will be able to learn | | | | expansion. |