| Along with the Burning Crusade expansion pack | | | | forge or moonwell like some other professions |
| for World of Warcraft, have come numerous | | | | and don't need to worry about where you |
| new ways of making gold in the game. | | | | perform your profession. You will however need a |
| Jewelcrafting, as one of the new professions | | | | jeweler's kit to fabricate your items, a simple item |
| added to the game is a great way to make gold. | | | | available for eight silver from most vendors. |
| Now, you'll be able to craft all sorts of accessories | | | | You'll be in need of numerous kinds of metal bars |
| that were previously only available as loot and | | | | and gem stones when jewel crafting. Mining allows |
| dropped items. This includes necklaces, trinkets, | | | | you to find these and build them up for free in |
| crowns, and rings. When you reach the status of | | | | your inventory. It saves you vast amounts of |
| a master jewelcrafter, you're able to cut gems | | | | gold. Many of the bars and ores you'll need are |
| that can be socketed into armor for attribute | | | | very rare as well, hard to find in the shops |
| boosts. | | | | because of the high demand. If you mine for it, |
| You'll be able to pair up jewelcrafting with almost | | | | you can create your own supply without worrying |
| any character class as well, as the accessories | | | | about availability. As a miner, you will find all sorts |
| that you make with the profession are usable by | | | | of gems with your ores, attached as nodes as |
| anyone. It covers nearly every situation | | | | extras. It was always a nice added monetary |
| imaginable and is therefore very valuable. They | | | | benefit, but now it's an incredibly useful aspect of |
| might refill mana, increase attack power, or add a | | | | your jewel crafting profession. |
| defensive boost. There is no single benefit to | | | | When you reach level 20 you are eligible to pick |
| being a jewelcrafter. | | | | up the secondary profession of prospecting. It |
| The obvious choice for profession pairing is with | | | | allows you to not only extract gems from ore |
| mining, as you'll be in need of a lot of ore and | | | | you have mined but will help you find more gems |
| gems, things that will cost you dearly if you | | | | when mining. Even if you do not pick up mining as |
| cannot mine them yourself. You'll also require | | | | a primary profession, prospecting allows you to |
| alchemy mats, enchanting mats and a few items | | | | pick up some ore and gems needed to craft your |
| that only monsters drop. You do not need a | | | | jewels. |