Gem materials
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Gems are either found when mining, extracted using [Prospecting], looted from mobs or items such as chests, or bought from vendors.
Outland Gems
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Color | Red ![]() |
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Orange ![]() ![]() |
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Yellow ![]() |
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Green ![]() ![]() |
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Blue ![]() |
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Purple ![]() ![]() |
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Northrend Gems
This table is to identify the name of the material required to craft a gem if its color and its quality are known.
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Uncommon | Rare | Epic | ||||
Color | Red ![]() |
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Orange ![]() ![]() |
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Yellow ![]() |
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Green ![]() ![]() |
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Blue ![]() |
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Purple ![]() ![]() |
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- Special
[Dragon's Eye] - mostly sold, used to create a variety of BoP gems
[Northsea Pearl] and
[Siren's Tear] - from various clams, can be cut to match any colored socket (prismatic).
[Earthsiege Diamond],
[Skyflare Diamond] - Meta gems source material, created by Alchemy
- Perfect gems - a result of
[Gem Perfection] affecting the creation of what would otherwise be an Uncommon (Northrend) gem. It is reported to proc about 10% of the time.
Cataclysm Gems
This table is to identify the name of the material required to craft a gem if its color and its quality are known.
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Color | Red ![]() |
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Yellow ![]() |
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- Special
[Chimera's Eye] - mostly sold, used to create a variety of BoP gems
[Shadowspirit Diamond] - Meta gems source material, created by Alchemy
- Perfect gems - a result of
[Gem Perfection] affecting the creation of what would otherwise be an Uncommon gem. It is reported to proc about 10% of the time. This does not count for
[Solid Zephyrite],
[Timeless Nightstone] and
[Jagged Jasper].
Quests
Gems need to be obtained for the following quests:
- Level 30-39
[Small Lustrous Pearl]
[37] Pearl Diving - from Rigglefuzz in the Valley of Fangs in the Badlands
Loot
Gems may be looted from the following:
[Small Lustrous Pearl] - Giant Clam,
[Small Barnacled Clam] and
[Thick-Shelled Clam]. May also be dropped by L15-24 mobs in places such as The Barrens and Blackfathom Deeps. Can be found in The Sparklematic 5200 or Battered Chest, Tattered Chest and Tattered Chest