Embedded Files
PATCH 11.2.7 AND SEASON 3 NOW LIVE, LEGION REMIX IS OCT 7 - JAN 19
This page covers not only gems for your sockets, but the necklaces and the rings for your gear. Jewelry is an important type of gear due to offering higher amounts of secondaries, and due to specific game mechanics, we are able to gain additional sockets on these pieces. Please make sure to read the sections thoroughly - the coding involved with gems can be funky, so you could lose out on potential power increases by ignoring details.
For farming gear used for Timewalking, please refer to the page on the Timewalking changes from 11.1.7 before proceeding further.
For farming gear used for Timewalking, please refer to the page on the Timewalking changes from 11.1.7 before proceeding further.
CURRENT BEST GEMSTONES
CURRENT BEST GEMSTONES
There are a handful of gems out there available to players, and their usefulness depends on stat preferences. While some gems adjusted in power due to the rescaling, most are about the same as they were in Dragonflight. Here are some suggestions below.
SHADOWLANDS GEMS
SHADOWLANDS GEMS
These are your priority gems, but if you have more than six gem slots, shouldn't be your only gem type.
These are your priority gems, but if you have more than six gem slots, shouldn't be your only gem type.
Gems from the Shadowlands expansion are mostly mediocre, except for two unique-equip gems that are incredibly powerful. The way these gems work is that with every SL gem present in a piece, it will increase the bonus of the unique-equip gems. Just wearing the two unique-equipped gems will give about 25% speed and 266+ healing, but for maximum speed rating (49%), it typically takes three or four of the secondary stat cluster gems to hit that marker. You can also use speed rating enchants and tertiary procs to further free up space for better gems. Do not use the secondary-stat doublets, as they will only give +1 stat instead of the +2 stat of the clusters.
SPEED
SPEED
+13 or +15 speed per SL gem depending on type, up to max speed rating (49%)
HEALING
HEALING
100 or 133 HP healed per SL gem (depending on type) every 10 seconds
SECONDARY STAT
SECONDARY STAT
Versatility (+2)
Haste (+2)
Critical Strike (+2)
Mastery (+2)
❌ BAD, DON'T DO THIS. ❌
(You are wasting gem slots and losing out on speed!)
❌ BAD, DON'T DO THIS. ❌
(You are wasting gem slots and losing out on speed!)
WARNING!
WARNING!
When inserting Shadowlands gems into pieces, you cannot have more than one of the same secondary stat gem in a single piece, or it won't count the additional gems. This is because the gems are not normally programmed to check multiple slots. You can have the same type secondary gem in multiple pieces, just not the same piece.
🆗 THAT'S BETTER! 🆗
(Re-equip the piece for the tooltip to properly update.)
🆗 THAT'S BETTER! 🆗
(Re-equip the piece for the tooltip to properly update.)
SUGGESTED PRISMATIC GEMS
SUGGESTED PRISMATIC GEMS
Once you have your Shadowlands gems, use these.
Once you have your Shadowlands gems, use these.
Gems will scale down to the stats stated here, as their tooltips do not scale down to your level properly in most cases. For gems with secondaries or pure primary stat gems, any TBC-WOTLK-Cata epic gems with similar stat configurations will have the same stat bonuses. Also no, that one strength/stamina gem that drops from Shattered Halls doesn't actually give the value it says it does. It's lying.
f you are looking for more configurations, please check Wowhead and use their Gem Database with the filters "Added in Patch <= 4.3.4 Hour of Twilight" and whatever stat you're looking for.
TIP FOR SEARCHING FOR GEMS IN AH: Select "Gems", filter for only Epic gems, and then search for the prefix of the gem you are interested in (i.e. "Fierce"). This will show you the gems you want, along with other gems that might be cheaper to buy.
TIP FOR SEARCHING FOR GEMS IN AH: Select "Gems", filter for only Epic gems, and then search for the prefix of the gem you are interested in (i.e. "Fierce"). This will show you the gems you want, along with other gems that might be cheaper to buy.
INTELLECT
INTELLECT
Pure Intellect (+4)
Versatility (+2/+2)
Haste (+2/+2)
Critical Strike (+2/+2)
Mastery (+2/+2)
AGILITY
AGILITY
Pure Agility (+4)
Versatility (+1/+1, bad)
Haste (+2/+2)
Critical Strike (+2/+2)
Mastery (+2/+2)
STRENGTH
STRENGTH
Pure Strength (+3)
Versatility (+1/+1, bad)
Haste (+2/+2)
Critical Strike (+2/+2)
Mastery (+2/+2)
SECONDARIES (for TW)
SECONDARIES (for TW)
Versatility / Mastery (+2/+2)
Versatility / Crit Strike (+2/+2)
Versatility / Haste (+2/+2)
Haste / Critical Strike (+2/+2)
Mastery / Critical Strike (+2/+2)
NAME OF GEM
NAME OF GEM
META GEMS
META GEMS
Meta gems can only go into specific headpieces, and have a dedicated gem slot. It's suggested that you farm a gem-proc on a meta-socket helm before using the harder to get meta diamonds.
HIGHEST STATS
HIGHEST STATS
+12 critical strike, 5% stun resistance
This meta gem is annoying to get due to requiring Apexis shards from TBC, but +12 crit! See Cignus's video on farming these here.
BASIC OPTION
BASIC OPTION
Any primary stat meta gem
+2 primary stat, something else
Regardless of the Auction House's description, these gems will give +2 of the listed primary stat. It's up to you what one you pick.
WILD CARD!
WILD CARD!
Mystical Skyfire Diamond 🪄 Thundering Skyflare Diamond ⚔️
Huge Haste Proc
The haste proc from these diamonds is significant, but it has a low proc chance and only lasts for four seconds.
CURRENT BEST NECKLACES
CURRENT BEST NECKLACES
The best necklaces this patch are...any "end-game" Dragonflight necklace from a rare or dungeon, with added sockets from the Tiered Medallion Setting. This is an enchant that allows up to three sockets to be added to any necklace, and can be used in tandem with Legion necklace enchants. You need two silver and one gold quality settings for three sockets, and must apply the silver settings first before the gold one. These necks cannot tert unless they are farmed while you are levels 1-9, thus tert necks are only good for lv10. Quest necks do not count as "end-game".
THE NECKS
THE NECKS
* indicates that you need Adventure Mode unlocked to collect this item, as it comes from a dungeon or rare found in higher level areas. This is done by completing the Dragonflight questline in full on one toon.
=, +, and ++ indicate how much more stat this gives in comparison to its sister stat.
If multiple rares drop the piece, some of those rares might be only accessible in Adventure Mode.
EASIEST DUNGEON NECK:
Bromach's Disentombed Locket
This item can be obtained by either doing the quest you get for zoning into Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr, or looting it off Bromach (the Trogg boss). Dungeon necks are at a lower item level than necks from open world rares, and thus provide lower stats.
EASIEST DUNGEON NECK:
Bromach's Disentombed Locket
This item can be obtained by either doing the quest you get for zoning into Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr, or looting it off Bromach (the Trogg boss). Dungeon necks are at a lower item level than necks from open world rares, and thus provide lower stats.
EASIEST RARES NECK:
Amnesia
People with Adventure Mode can get this at a high drop rate from Forgotten Creation, those without Adventure Mode can still loot it from Disoriented Watcher at a lower drop rate.
EASIEST RARES NECK:
Amnesia
People with Adventure Mode can get this at a high drop rate from Forgotten Creation, those without Adventure Mode can still loot it from Disoriented Watcher at a lower drop rate.
If you're not able to access the auction house, don't want to pour time into Jewelcrafting, or are planning for the future (these have a chance of being fixed), other suggestions are:
Tanaan Jungle neck w/ additional socket
Holiday event necks w/ additional socket
Timewalking necks (cannot proc socket)
MECHAGON CRAFTING RINGS
MECHAGON CRAFTING RINGS
The best rings to get at level 10-11 are socket-proc'd Junkyard Crafting rings. The pathway to these rings is unlocked by completing the achievement The Mechagonian Threat on any lv50+ character on your Battle.net account. Afterwards, complete the Kul Tiras/Zuldazar introduction questline and the Mechagon introduction questline on your twink. This will give you access to the following crafts via Junkyard Crafting...
While the ilvl70 ones are easiest to farm for sockets (and my personal suggestion on which to farm), ilvl80 is still the BIS by a hair. You can find an in-depth guide on farming these rings here by xpoff.com user Abendrix.
While the ilvl70 ones are easiest to farm for sockets (and my personal suggestion on which to farm), ilvl80 is still the BIS by a hair. You can find an in-depth guide on farming these rings here by xpoff.com user Abendrix.
EXPERIMENTAL ADVENTURER AUGMENT
EXPERIMENTAL ADVENTURER AUGMENT
The blueprint can be collected from any rare on the island, and creates ilvl 70 rings. These are the easiest to get, and can proc tert stats and sockets. Note: the trinkets this item produces have a level requirement of lv50, so they are NOT usable at lv10. This applies to the other augments as well.
ADVANCED ADVENTURER AUGMENT
ADVANCED ADVENTURER AUGMENT
The blueprint can be purchased at Honored reputation, and creates ilvl 76 rings. These have a higher material requirement, but give one more secondary rating point on the lower of the two stats. This is about a 5% increase in stats compared to the Experimental Augment.
EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURER AUGMENT
EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURER AUGMENT
The blueprint can be purchased at Revered reputation, and creates ilvl 80 rings. These have the highest material requirement, but give one more rating point per secondary stat compared to the ilvl 70. This is about a 10% increase in stats compared to the Experimental Augment.
DOUBLE SOCKET M+ RINGS
DOUBLE SOCKET M+ RINGS
If you don't want to farm Mechagon rings, there's another popular option: In The War Within, there is an item called the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting. This is intended for The War Within rings - however, this includes rings from the normal version of M+ dungeons. This means that twinks can also access these pieces and make double-socketed rings - but ONLY pieces from their respective season will work for this!
*Loot drops from Shadowlands leveling dungeons (Necrotic Wake, Plaguefall, Mists of Tirna Scithe, Halls of Atonement) are currently bugged if you do the Threads of Fate skip re-introduced in 11.0.7. Gear will drop at lv50 required and will be unusable. Maw skip is fine, and you can have the items traded to you from someone who did not use the skip.
TWW SEASON 3 RINGS
TWW SEASON 3 RINGS
If obtained DURING TWW S3, these rings will work...otherwise these won't work.
Halls of Atonement
Halls of Atonement
Signet of the False Accuser
Yes, that's really the only one...the M+ rotation is mostly TWW dungeons during Season 3 and Tazavesh, which does not have a normal mode that can be farmed. Assuming no level requirement is retroactively placed on the setting, this list should be vastly expanded on Midnight's release.
TWW SEASON 2 RINGS
TWW SEASON 2 RINGS
If obtained DURING TWW S2, these rings will work...otherwise these are grandfathered or were obtained too early.
Theater of Pain
Theater of Pain
Fleshfused Circle
Ritual Bone Band
Bloodoath Signet
Ring of Perpetual Conflict
THE MOTHERLODE!!
THE MOTHERLODE!!
Footbomb Championship Ring
TWW SEASON 1 RINGS
TWW SEASON 1 RINGS
If obtained DURING TWW S1, these rings will work...otherwise these are grandfathered.
The Necrotic Wake
The Necrotic Wake
Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet
Ritual Commander's Ring
Siege of Boralus
Siege of Boralus
Band of the Ancient Dredger
Band of the Roving Scalawag
Seal of the City Watch
Other rings you can obtain are:
Hallow's End rings with additional socket procs - this is probably the third best option, but it's time limited.
Precious Bloodthorn Loop (for Stealth). You can only loot this once per character, but you can have other characters loot and trade the ring as well.
Timewalking rings with preferred secondary stats and no primary stats. This is the least optimal "best" option.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse