Jewelcrafting Leveling Guide

Prospect, cut gems, and craft jewelry to 600. TBC through MoP shopping lists and the cheapest trainer-first routes.

Updated 2026 Supports TBC / WotLK / Cata / MoP Best paired with Mining

TBC Shopping List (300-375)

Material	Qty	Notes
Fel Iron Ore	220	Prospect for Blood Garnet/Shadow Draenite.
Adamantite Ore	280	Prospect for Eternium/Noble Topaz.
Motes of Earth	80	For Stone Statues.
Primal Earth	25	Rings/Necklaces.
Primal Fire	15	Golden Draenite+Fire necks.
Primal Water	10	Option: Sapphire Pendant.
Simple Settings	160	Buy from vendor.

Prospect Fel Iron to 325, then Adamantite to 375. Sell blue gems to offset costs.

TBC Route (300-375)

Skill	Craft	Notes
300-315	Delicate Copper Wire / Stone Statues	Use spare Fel Iron Stone.
315-325	Bronze/Golden Draenite Bands	Vendor settings + gems from Fel Iron.
325-335	Fel Iron Blood Ring / Stoneguard Band	Blood Garnet/Deep Peridot.
335-350	Fel Iron Greatsword / Mercurial Adamantite	Use green gems + Adamantite.
350-365	Heavy Adamantite Ring / Living Ruby Pendant	Sellable.
365-375	Any Rare Gem Cut or Figurine	Use blue gems from prospecting; pick cheapest recipe.

WotLK Shopping List (375-450)

Material	Qty	Notes
Saronite Ore	900	Prospect to cover 375-450.
Titanium Ore	60	For meta/epic gem prospecting (later patches).
Huge Citrine	60	Green gem recipes.
Sun Crystal	60	Green gem recipes.
Bloodstone / Chalcedony / Dark Jade	80 each	Leveling cuts.
Autumn's Glow / Sky Sapphire / Forest Emerald	20	For metas/rare cuts 430+.
Frozen Orb	4	Icy Prisms for RNG blue gems.
Eternal Earth	50	For Stone Statues/Chains.
Jeweler's Setting	120	Vendor.

Daily JC quest in Dalaran gives tokens for meta/epic cuts—start immediately at 375.

WotLK Route (375-450)

Skill	Craft	Notes
375-390	Bloodstone Band / Sun Rock Ring	Use Sun Crystal/Bloodstone + settings.
390-400	Crystal Chalcedony Amulet	Chalcedony + Eternal Earth.
400-420	Any uncommon gem cut (Haste/Hit/Stam)	Use Huge Citrine/Sun Crystal/Dark Jade.
420-430	Shadowmight Ring / Bloodstone Figurine	Use Eternal Earth + blue gems.
430-440	Rare gem cuts (Autumn's Glow, Sky Sapphire)	Learn cheap token cuts.
440-450	Icy Prism / Meta gem cuts	Use Frozen Orbs + blue gems; or keep cutting rares.

Cata Shopping List (450-525)

Material	Qty (approx.)	Notes
Obsidium Ore	200+	Prospect for uncommon gems.
Elementium Ore	150	Prospect; rare gem chance.
Jeweler's Setting	60	Vendor; needed for rings/necks.
Uncommon gems (Zephyrite, Jasper, Alicite, Hessonite)	from prospecting	Ring/neck crafts.

Do the daily JC quest in Stormwind/Orgrimmar for Illustrious Jewelcrafter's Tokens — they gate rare gem cuts and Chimera's Eye recipes (JC-only gems, the profession perk).

Cata Route (450-525)

Skill	Craft	Notes
450-475	Cut uncommon gems (Zephyrite, Jasper, Alicite)	From Obsidium prospecting.
475-500	Jasper Ring / Alicite Pendant	Vendor settings + prospected gems; DE fodder for Enchanting.
500-515	Hessonite Band / Carnelian Spikes	Keep crafting rings; disenchant into Hypnotic Dust.
515-525	Rare gem cuts (Inferno Ruby etc.)	Token-bought cuts; raid gem market.

MoP Shopping List (525-600)

Material	Qty (approx.)	Notes
Ghost Iron Ore	300+	Prospect for Pandaria gems.
Kyparite	60	Secondary prospecting ore.
Uncommon gems (Tiger Opal, Lapis Lazuli, Alexandrite, Roguestone)	from prospecting	Jewelry crafts.
Jeweler's Setting	60	Vendor.

Facets of Research: a daily discovery unlocks your rare gem cuts, so start early. Serpent's Eye gems are the MoP JC perk. Prospected rare gems (River's Heart, Primordial Ruby) sell straight to Siege of Orgrimmar raiders.

MoP Route (525-600)

Skill	Craft	Notes
525-550	Cut uncommon gems (Tiger Opal, Lapis Lazuli)	Ghost Iron prospecting output.
550-575	Shadowfire Necklace / Ornate Band	Settings + uncommon gems; DE into Spirit Dust.
575-590	Rare gem cuts from daily research	Sell cuts the market lacks.
590-600	Serpent's Eye jewelry / statuary	Finish on rings and JC-only pieces.

Gold & Tips

Pairing

Mining for ore to prospect.
Alchemy (TBC/WotLK) for transmute epic gems later.

Profit

Rare gem cuts after raid unlocks.
Icy Prism (RNG blues) early WotLK.
Meta gems: Earthsiege/Skyflare for raiders.

Daily Tokens

Do JC dailies in Shattrath (1 token/day) and Dalaran (WotLK - MoP).
Buy high-demand cuts first: Red (Runed/Delicate/Bold) then yellow (Quick/Brilliant).

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