Every gem available in Wrath of the Lich King Classic
Wrath of the Lich King Classic is now live, and with it comes a brand new set of gems created by the Jewelcrafting profession, which was introduced in Burning Crusade Classic. Gems and Jewelcrafting work much as they did in BCC, but you’ll find a whole new selection of cuts to socket in your gear. If you want to know which gems are available in Wrath Classic and how gems work in the expansion, we’re here to help.
There are a lot of stats to keep track of in Wrath, and many can be supplemented with gems. In addition to primary stats, a melee character needs Hit, Expertise, Attack Power, Critical Strike Rating, and Armor Penetration to increase damage output. Casters have Spirit, Spell Power, Mana per 5 Seconds (MP5), and Spell Penetration. Gems play an important role of balancing your stats and supplementing your gear with more of the stats you need — and Wrath gear is packed with gem slots to make use of them.
In Wrath, each gem and gem socket has a specific color, and matching the correctly colored gems to correctly colored sockets will give you bonus stats (listed on the gear), so it can be in your best interest to use a variety of cuts and colors. Gems come 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. When jewelcrafting uncommon gems, they can sometimes proc to become a “perfect” version, with stats about 15% better. There are also Meta gems and Prismatic gems, which provide unique effects. In short, gems in Wrath of the Lich King Classic can get pretty complicated.
You need to be ready to gem up your gear in Wrath Classic — but when, where, and which gems should you be using? Let’s take a look at all of the gems in Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
Every single-color gem in Wrath of the Lich King Classic
These gems go in the socket of their exact color — red gems in red sockets, etc.
Red gems
Bright: Attack Power
Subtle: Dodge
Delicate: Agility
- Delicate Bloodstone
- Perfect Delicate Bloodstone
- Delicate Scarlet Ruby
- Delicate Cardinal Ruby
- Delicate Stormjewel
Precise: Expertise
Flashing: Parry
Bold: Strength
Fractured: Armor Penetration
Runed: Spell Power
Yellow gems
Brilliant: Intellect
Smooth: Critical Strike
Quick: Haste
Mystic: Resilience
- Mystic Sun Crystal
- Perfect Mystic Sun Crystal
- Mystic Autumn’s Glow
- Kharmaa’s Grace
- Mystic King’s Amber
Thick: Defense
Rigid: Hit
Blue gems
Sparkling: Spirit
- Sparkling Chalcedony
- Perfect Sparkling Chalcedony
- Sparkling Sky Sapphire
- Sparkling Majestic Zircon
- Sparkling Stormjewel
Solid: Stamina
Lustrous: Mana per 5 Seconds
Stormy: Spell Penetration
Every multi-color gem in Wrath of the Lich King Classic
These gems offer a combination of stats and can be placed in one of two different color 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
Accurate: Expertise and Hit
Deadly: Agility and Critical Strike
Deft: Agility and Haste
Durable: Spell Power and Resilience
Empowered: Attack Power and Resilience
Etched: Strength and Hit
Glimmering: Parry and Defense
- Glimmering Huge Citrine
- Perfect Glimmering Huge Citrine
- Glimmering Monarch Topaz
- Glimmering Ametrine
Glinting: Agility and Hit Rating
Lucent: Agility and Resilience
Luminous: Spell Power and Intellect
Potent: Spell Power and Critical Strike
Pristine: Attack Power and Hit Rating
Reckless: Spell Power and Haste
Inscribed: Strength and Critical Strike
Champion’s: Strength and Defense
- Champion’s Huge Citrine
- Perfect Champion’s Huge Citrine
- Champion’s Monarch Topaz
- Champion’s Ametrine
Fierce: Strength and Haste
Resplendent: Strength and Resilience
- Resplendent Huge Citrine
- Perfect Resplendent Huge Citrine
- Resplendent Monarch Topaz
- Resplendent Ametrine
Resolute: Defense and Expertise
Stalwart: Dodge and Defense
Stark: Attack Power and Haste
Veiled: Spell Power and Hit
Wicked: Attack Power and Critical Strike
Green gems
Radiant: Critical Strike and Spell Penetration
Misty: Critical Strike and Spirit
Jagged: Critical Strike and Stamina
Shattered: Haste and Spell Penetration
Intricate: Haste and Spirit
Forceful: Haste and Stamina
Turbid: Resilience and Spirit
Steady: Resilience and Stamina
Dazzling: Intellect and Mana every 5 seconds
Enduring: Defense and Stamina
Energized: Haste and Mana every 5 seconds
Lambent: Hit Rating and Mana every 5 seconds
Opaque: Resilience and Mana every 5 seconds
Seer’s: Intellect and Spirit
Shining: Hit and Spirit
Sundered: Critical Strike and Mana every 5 seconds
Tense: Hit and Spell Penetration
Timeless: Intellect and Stamina
Vivid — Hit Rating and Stamina
Purple gems
Balanced: Attack Power and Stamina
Shifting: Agility and Stamina
Guardian’s: Expertise and Stamina
- Guardian’s Shadow Crystal
- Perfect Guardian’s Shadow Crystal
- Guardian’s Twilight Opal
- Guardian’s Dreadstone
Mysterious: Spell Power and Spell Penetration
- Mysterious Shadow Crystal
- Perfect Mysterious Shadow Crystal
- Mysterious Twilight Opal
- Mysterious Dreadstone
Purified: Spell Power and Spirit
Defender’s: Parry Rating and Stamina
- Defender’s Shadow Crystal
- Perfect Defender’s Shadow Crystal
- Defender’s Twilight Opal
- Defender’s Dreadstone
Sovereign: Strength and Stamina
- Sovereign Shadow Crystal
- Perfect Sovereign Shadow Crystal
- Sovereign Twilight Opal
- Sovereign Dreadstone
Glowing: Spell Power and Stamina
Infused: Attack Power and Mana every 5 seconds
Puissant: Armor Penetration and Stamina
Regal: Dodge and Stamina
Royal: Spell Power and Mana every 5 seconds
Tenuous: Agility and Mana every 5 seconds
Every special gem in Wrath of the Lich King 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. Then there are Dragon’s Eye, which do have a color, but are for Jewelcrafters only.
Prismatic gems: +Stats
Meta gems
These vary greatly, each providing two bonuses when their conditions are met.
Critical Strike
- Destructive Skyflare Diamond +25 Critical Strike Rating, 1% Spell Reflect
- Chaotic Skyflare Diamond +21 Critical Strike Rating, 3% Increased Critical Damage
- Enigmatic Skyflare Diamond +21 Critical Strike Rating, Reduces Snare/Root Duration by 10%
- Impassive Skyflare Diamond +21 Critical Strike Rating, Fear Duration Reduced by 10%
- Beaming Earthsiege Diamond +21 Critical Strike Rating, +2% Mana
- Enigmatic Starflare Diamond +17 Critical Strike Rating, Reduces Snare/Root Duration by 10%
- Impassive Starflare Diamond +17 Critical Strike Rating, Fear Duration Reduced by 10%
Attack Power
- Invigorating Earthsiege Diamond — +42 Attack Power, Sometimes Heal on Your Crits
- Persistent Earthsiege Diamond — +42 Attack, Power Stun Duration Reduced by 10%
- Swift Skyflare Diamond — +42 Attack Power, Minor Run Speed Increase
- Swift Starflare Diamond — +34 Attack Power, Minor Run Speed Increase
- Persistent Earthshatter Diamond — +34 Attack Power, Stun Duration Reduced by 10%
Stamina
- Effulgent Skyflare Diamond +32 Stamina, Reduce Spell Damage Taken by 2%
- Austere Earthsiege Diamond +32 Stamina, 2% Increased Armor Value from Items
- Powerful Earthsiege Diamond +32 Stamina, Stun Duration Reduced by 10%
- Powerful Earthshatter Diamond +26 Stamina, Stun Duration Reduced by 10%
Spell Power
- Ember Skyflare Diamond +25 Spell Power, +2% Intellect
- Forlorn Skyflare Diamond +25 Spell Power, Silence Duration Reduced by 10%
- Tireless Skyflare Diamond +25 Spell Power, Minor Run Speed Increase
- Bracing Earthsiege Diamond +25 Spell Power, 2% Reduced Threat
- Trenchant Earthsiege Diamond +25 Spell Power, Stun Duration Reduced by 10%
- Trenchant Earthshatter Diamond +20 Spell Power, Stun Duration Reduced by 10%
Various
- Forlorn Starflare Diamond — +20 Spell Power, Silence Duration Reduced by 10%
- Tireless Starflare Diamond — +20 Spell Power, Minor Run Speed Increase
- Revitalizing Skyflare Diamond — +8 Mana every 5 seconds, 3% Increased Critical Healing Effect
- Thundering Skyflare Diamond — Chance to Increase Melee/Ranged Attack Speed
- Eternal Earthsiege Diamond — +21 Defense Rating, +5% Shield Block Value
- Insightful Earthsiege Diamond — +21 Intellect, Chance to restore mana on spellcast
- Relentless Earthsiege Diamond — +21 Agility, 3% Increased Critical Damage
Dragon’s Eye
These gems are bind on pickup, and can only be used by Jewelcrafters . A maximum of three can be socketed at a time.
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
How do I make my own gems?
Most of these gems come from the Jewelcrafting profession, which prospects gemstones from ore and cuts them so they can be socketed in our gear. However, it will take a while for Jewelcrafters to collect all of these recipes. Many of the recipes are available from Jewelcrafting trainers (as soon as players manage to level high enough to learn them), but some recipes players will have to track down, so it’s hard to tell exactly when you’ll be able to find them all. (Note that the Draenei race have +5 bonus to Jewelcrafting, so they’ll get higher recipes a tiny bit faster than everyone else.)
If you want to make your own gems, you’ll want to pick up Jewelcrafting and level it up — but you can also find gems on the Auction House or otherwise trade with players to get them, so don’t feel like you’re locked into Jewelcrafting to get gems.
Originally published July 14, 2022; updated September 26, 2022
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