Design Bold Living Ruby

Design Bold Living Ruby

Gems were a new addition to WoW in the original Burning Crusade, and soon WoW Classic players will be able learn Jewelcrafting to cut gems for their gear. Each gem provides a specific type of bonus, depending on its color, and gearing up with good gems can make a big difference in your gameplay.

Those that have played WoW for a while now will think, "Pfft, gems are old news." But TBC gems aren't quite like the gems you'll find in today's retail WoW. In Burning Crusade Classic, each gem and gem socket will have a specific color, and by matching the correctly colored gems to correctly colored sockets will give you bonus stats. Gems came in six different colors — red, yellow, blue, orange, purple, and green — which indicate the kinds of stats they gave and the kind of sockets they fit into.  Then there were Meta gems and Prismatic gems. In short, gems in Burning Crusade Classic can get pretty complicated.

Let's look at the gems that existed in TBC and will exist again TBCC. Links to the gems where available, and will update as TBCC information is more prevalent.

Every single-color gem in Burning Crusade Classic

These gems go in the socket of their exact color — red gems in red sockets, etc.

Red gems

Bold — Strength

• Bold Tourmaline
• Bold Blood Garnet
• Bold Living Ruby
• Bold Crimson Spinel
• Don Amancio's Heart
• Don Rodrigo's Heart

Delicate — Agility

• Delicate Tourmaline
• Delicate Blood Garnet
• Delicate Living Ruby
• Delicate Crimson Spinel
• Crimson Sun

Flashing — Parry

• Flashing Living Ruby
• Flashing Crimson Spinel

Subtle — Dodge

• Subtle Living Ruby
• Subtle Crimson Spinel

Teardrop — Spellpower (Healing and Spell damage)

• Teardrop Tourmaline
• Teardrop Blood Garnet
• Teardrop Living Ruby
• Teardrop Crimson Spinel
• Kailee's Rose

Runed — Spell damage

• Runed Tourmaline
• Runed Blood Garnet
• Stark Blood Garnet
• Runed Living Ruby
• Runed Ornate Ruby
• Runed Crimson Spinel
• Don Julio's Heart

Bright and Mighty — Attack Power

• Bright Tourmaline
• Bright Blood Garnet
• Bright Living Ruby
• Bright Crimson Spinel
• Mighty Blood Garnet

Yellow gems

Brilliant — Intellect

• Brilliant Amber
• Brilliant Golden Draenite
• Brilliant Dawnstone
• Brilliant Lionseye
• Brilliant Bladestone

Mystic — Resilience

• Mystic Dawnstone
• Sublime Mystic Dawnstone
• Mystic Lionseye
• Mystic Bladestone

Quick — Spell Haste

• Quick Dawnstone
• Quick Lionseye

Smooth — Critical Strike Rating

• Smooth Amber
• Smooth Golden Draenite
• Smooth Dawnstone
• Smooth Lionseye
• Stone of Blades

Gleaming — Spell Critical Strike

• Gleaming Amber
• Gleaming Golden Draenite
• Gleaming Dawnstone
• Gleaming Ornate Dawnstone
• Gleaming Lionseye
• Blood of Amber

Thick — Defense Rating

• Thick Amber
• Thick Golden Draenite
• Thick Dawnstone
• Thick Lionseye
• Facet of Eternity

Great  — Spell Hit Rating

• Great Golden Draenite
• Great Dawnstone
• Great Lionseye

Rigid — Hit Rating

• Rigid Amber
• Rigid Golden Draenite
• Rigid Dawnstone
• Rigid Lionseye
• Rigid Bladestone

Blue gems

Solid, and other special gems — Stamina

• Solid Zircon
• Solid Azure Moonstone
• Solid Star of Elune
• Solid Empyrean Sapphire
• Eye of the Sea — comes from fishing
• Falling Star
• Charmed Amani Jewel — not available until Zul'Aman launches in phase 4

Sparkling — Spirit

• Sparkling Zircon
• Sparkling Azure Moonstone
• Sparkling Star of Elune
• Sparkling Empyrean Sapphire

Stormy — Spell Penetration

• Stormy Azure Moonstone
• Stormy Star of Elune
• Stormy Empyrean Sapphire

Lustrous — Mana regeneration

• Lustrous Zircon
• Lustrous Azure Moonstone
• Lustrous Star of Elune
• Lustrous Empyrean Sapphire

Every multi-color gem in The Burning Crusade Classic

These gems offer a combination of stats and can be placed in two sockets, based on the colors they're comprised of:

• Orange gems go in red or yellow sockets
• Purple gems can go in blue or red sockets
• Green gems can go in blue and yellow sockets

They count towards color requirements for bonuses, including those for Meta gems. Using these gems lets you customize your stats a bit more without abandoning your bonuses.

Orange gems

Deadly and Wicked — Attack Power and Critical Strike Rating

• Wicked Flame Spessarite
• Unstable Citrine
• Wicked Noble Topaz
• Wicked Pyrestone
• Deadly Fire Opal

Inscribed — Strength and Critical Strike Rating

• Inscribed Flame Spessarite
• Inscribed Noble Topaz
• Inscribed Fire Opal
• Inscribed Pyrestone

Potent — Spell Power and Spell Critical Strike Rating

• Potent Flame Spessarite
• Potent Noble Topaz
• Potent Pyrestone
• Potent Fire Opal

Reckless — Spell Power and Intellect

• Reckless Flame Spessarite
• Reckless Citrine
• Reckless Noble Topaz
• Reckless Pyrestone
• Reckless Fire Opal

Glinting — Agility and Hit Rating

• Glinting Flame Spessarite
• Glinting Noble Topaz
• Glinting Pyrestone
• Glinting Fire Opal

Veiled — Spell Power and Spell Hit Rating

• Veiled Flame Spessarite
• Veiled Noble Topaz
• Veiled Pyrestone

Luminous — Spell Power and Intellect

• Luminous Flame Spessarite
• Luminous Noble Topaz
• Luminous Fire Opal
• Luminous Pyrestone

Various Fire Opals of different stats:

• Champion's Fire Opal — Strength and Defense
• Glistening Fire Opal — Agility and Defense Rating
• Resplendent Fire Opal — Strength and Resilience
• Splendid Fire Opal — Parry and Resilience
• Stalwart Fire Opal — Dodge and Defense
• Shining Fire Opal — Spell Damage and Spell Hit Rating
• Infused Fire Opal — Spell Damage and Intellect
• Mysterious Fire Opal — Spell Power and Spell Penetration
• Durable Fire Opal — Spell Power and Resilience
• Iridescent Fire Opal — Spell Power and Crit
• Beaming Fire Opal — Dodge and Resilience
• Nimble Fire Opal — Dodge and Hit
• Assassin's Fire Opal — Dodge and Crit
• Pristine Fire Opal — Attack Power and Hit
• Empowered Fire Opal — Attack Power and Resilience
• Glimmering Fire Opal — Parry and Defense
• Etched Fire Opal — Strength and Hit

Green gems

Forceful — Haste and Stamina

• Forceful Talasite
• Forceful Seaspray Emerald

Jagged and Barbed — Critical Strike Rating and Stamina

• Jagged Deep Peridot
• Barbed Deep Peridot
• Jagged Mossjewel
• Jagged Talasite
• Jagged Chrysoprase
• Jagged Seaspray Emerald

Enduring — Defense Rating and Stamina

• Enduring Deep Peridot
• Enduring Talasite
• Enduring Chrysoprase
• Enduring Seaspray Emerald

Dazzling — Intellect and Mana regeneration

• Dazzling Deep Peridot
• Dazzling Talasite
• Dazzling Seaspray Emerald

Radiant — Crit and Spell Penetration

• Radiant Deep Peridot
• Radiant Talasite
• Radiant Chrysoprase
• Radiant Seaspray Emerald

Steady — Resilience and Stamina

• Steady Talasite
• Steady Chrysoprase
• Steady Seaspray Emerald

Various green gems without consistent naming

• Notched Deep Peridot — Spell Critical Strike Rating and Stamina
• Polished Chrysoprase — Spell Crit Rating and Stamina
• Unstable Peridot — Intellect and Stamina
• Unstable Talasite — Stamina and Spell Critical Strike Rating
• Timeless Chrysoprase — Intellect and Stamina
• Seer's Chrysoprase — Intellect and Spirit
• Vivid Chrysoprase — Spell Hit and Stamina
• Lambent Chrysoprase — Spell Hit and Mana regeneration
• Rune Covered Chrysoprase — Spell Critical Rating and Mana regeneration
• Effulgent Chrysoprase — Defense Rating and Mana regeneration
• Sundered Chrysoprase — Critical Strike Rating and Mana regeneration

Purple gems

Glowing — Spell Damage and Stamina

• Glowing Shadow Draenite
• Glowing Nightseye
• Glowing Tanzanite
• Glowing Shadowsong Amethyst

Royal — Spell Power and Mana regeneration

• Royal Shadow Draenite
• Royal Nightseye
• Royal Tanzanite
• Royal Shadowsong Amethyst

Purified — Spell Power and Spirit

• Purified Jaggal Pearl
• Purified Shadow Pearl
• Purified Shadowsong Amethyst

Shifting — Agility and Stamina

• Shifting Shadow Draenite
• Shifting Nightseye
• Shifting Shadowsong Amethyst
• Shifting Tanzanite

Balanced — Attack Power and Stamina

• Balanced Shadow Draenite
• Balanced Nightseye
• Balanced Shadowsong Amethyst
• Unstable Amethyst
• Brutal Tanzanite
• Pulsing Amethyst

Infused — Attack Power and Mana regeneration

• Infused Shadow Draenite
• Infused Nightseye
• Infused Shadowsong Amethyst
• Infused Amethyst

Regal — Dodge Rating and Stamina

• Regal Nightseye
• Regal Tanzanite

Sovereign — Strength and Stamina

• Sovereign Shadow Draenite
• Sovereign Nightseye
• Sovereign Shadowsong Amethyst
• Sovereign Tanzanite

Various Tanzanite and Amethyst from dungeons

• Defender's Tanzanite — Parry and Stamina
• Fluorescent Tanzanite — Spell Damage and Spirit
• Blessed Tanzanite — Spell Power and Stamina
• Soothing Amethyst — Spell Power and Stamina
• Imperial Tanzanite — Spirit and Spell Power

Every special gem in Burning Crusade Classic

There are two more kinds of gems that don't have a color: Prismatic gems and Meta gems. Prismatic gems are made by Enchanters, and they're essentially any color. Meta gems are altogether different. Instead of giving stats, they provide a special bonus — and to activate them, you need to meet certain conditions, such as having at least three blue gems socketed. Usually top end helms, from end game content, had Meta sockets.

Prismatic gems – +3 or +4 Resistance to all forms of magic damage

• Prismatic Sphere
• Void Sphere

Meta gems

These vary greatly, each providing two bonuses when their conditions are met.

• Bracing Earthstorm Diamond
• Brutal Earthstorm Diamond
• Chaotic Skyfire Diamond
• Destructive Skyfire Diamond
• Ember Skyfire Diamond
• Enigmatic Skyfire Diamond
• Eternal Earthstorm Diamond
• Imbued Unstable Diamond
• Insightful Earthstorm Diamond
• Mystical Skyfire Diamond
• Powerful Earthstorm Diamond
• Quickened Starfire Diamond
• Relentless Earthstorm Diamond
• Swift Skyfire Diamond
• Swift Windfire Diamond
• Tenacious Earthstorm Diamond
• Tense Unstable Diamond
• Thundering Skyfire Diamond

How do I make my own gems?

Most of these come from the Jewelcrafting profession, which prospects gemstones from ore and cuts them so they can be socketed in our gear. Most of the gems we've listed come from the profession directly and cuts will be available from Jewelcrafting  trainers as soon as the profession is live — and as soon as players manage to level high enough to learn them. (Note that the new Draenei race have +5 bonus to Jewelcrafting, so they'll get there a tiny bit faster than everyone else.)

But some Jewelcrafting recipes drop from bosses in dungeons, and some won't be available during Phase 1. Still, there will be plenty of gems to craft, ore to prospect, and sockets to fill in Burning Crusade Classic.

Originally published 3/27/2021, updated 4/7/2021

Design Bold Living Ruby

Source: https://blizzardwatch.com/2021/04/07/burning-crusade-classic-gems/

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