Wednesday 6 October 2010

Gem conversions for 4.0.1


With Patch 4.0.1 due out in the next week or so, one of the major things that will be changing is the stats on not only gear, but gear enhancements such as enchants and gems. I have looked at gems only in this post - enchants are a whole other kettle of squid.

Gems in our gear and inventory should automagically convert to their new forms once patch 4.0.1 is installed. The table below shows how those conversions are taking place at the moment on the PTR. They've shuffled around some colours and descriptors to remove duplicates, and in doing so removed a lot of the obsolete recipes.

But what does it mean? At present there will be twelve new types of gem introduced. It's possible that the "old" recipes will convert to the new ones, or we will be able to train them again from the Jewelcrafting trainer. It's also possible they might make us buy them from the epic vendor, but that seems unlikely.

What happens to our Jewelcrafting Tokens anyway? I can't find any source information as to whether they are going away after the patch, but they certainly won't be able to buy anything useful after we start leveling up to 85, so it seems to be a good idea to wait until closer to the Cata release date buy up Dragon's Eyes or other epic gems before the Cata release, for leveling up JC and putting into gear as we level.

By the by, after the patch we will no longer be able to buy epic gems with honor (Source: MMO-Champion).

Please note I do not have access to the PTR, so I am not able to check that all of these gem combinations are correct. If any PTR Jewelcrafters read this and are able to help me out to confirm the info in this post, I'd appreciate it.

I have based the gem list on the following assumptions:
  • Spellpower becomes Intellect
  • MP5 becomes Spirit
  • Attack Power becomes Agility for Druids, Hunters, Rogues and Shaman (?)
  • Attack Power becomes Strength for Warriors, Paladins and Death Knights
  • Armor Penetration becomes Critical Strike Rating
  • Defense becomes Dodge

I also could not find equivalent gems for a few current ones - I've marked them with a question mark.  If anyone can enlighten me as to whether they are just going to disappear or what they are converting to on the PTR, please do.

The formatting is a little icky but Blogger isn't great at tables... I'll go through and update the links at some stage but I wanted to get this out there first.

As usual, if you can add any information or correct me, please let me know. I hope you find this useful!

Gem Current Stats Action Will Convert To New Stats

Red
Bold Cardinal Ruby +20 Strength no change Bold Cardinal Ruby
Bright Cardinal Ruby +40 Attack Power removed Bold Cardinal Ruby or Delicate Cardinal Ruby 20 Agility or 20 Strength
Delicate Cardinal Ruby +20 Agility no change Delicate Cardinal Ruby
Flashing Cardinal Ruby +20 Parry Rating no change Flashing Cardinal Ruby
Fractured Cardinal Ruby +20 Armor Penetration Rating removed Smooth King's Amber 20 Crit Rating
Precise Cardinal Ruby +20 Expertise Rating no change Precise Cardinal Ruby
Runed Cardinal Ruby +23 Spell Power removed Brilliant Cardinal Ruby 20 Intellect
Subtle Cardinal Ruby +20 Dodge Rating removed Subtle King's Amber 20 Dodge Rating
Brilliant Cardinal Ruby *NEW* Brilliant Cardinal Ruby 20 Intellect

Orange
Accurate Ametrine +10 Expertise Rating removed Accurate Dreadstone
+10 Hit Rating
Champion's Ametrine +10 Strength altered Champion's Ametrine 10 Strength
+10 Defense Rating 10 Dodge
Deadly Ametrine +10 Agility no change Deady Ametrine
+10 Critical Strike Rating
Deft Ametrine +10 Agility no change Deft Ametrine
+10 Haste Rating
Durable Ametrine +12 Spell Power removed Wilful Ametrine 10 Intellect
+10 Resilience Rating 10 Resilience Rating
Empowered Ametrine +20 Attack Power removed Lucent Ametrine or Resplendent Ametrine 10 Agility or 10 Strength
+10 Resilience Rating 10 Resilience Rating
Etched Ametrine +10 Strength removed Etched Dreadstone 10 Strength
+10 Hit Rating 10 Hit Rating
Fierce Ametrine +10 Strength no change Fierce Ametrine
+10 Haste Rating
Glimmering Ametrine +10 Parry Rating removed Stalwart Ametrine 10 Dodge Rating
+10 Defense Rating 10 Parry Rating
Glinting Ametrine +10 Agility removed Glinting Dreadstone 10 Agility
+10 Hit Rating 10 Hit Rating
Inscribed Ametrine +10 Strength no change Inscribed Ametrine
+10 Critical Strike Rating
Lucent Ametrine +10 Agility no change Lucent Ametrine
+10 Resilience Rating
Luminous Ametrine +12 Spell Power removed Brilliant Cardinal Ruby 20 Intellect
+10 Intellect
Potent Ametrine +12 Spell Power altered Potent Ametrine 10 Intellect
+10 Critical Strike Rating 10 Crit Strike Rating
Pristine Ametrine +20 Attack Power removed Glinting Dreadstone or Etched Dreadstone 10 Agility or 10 Strength
+10 Hit Rating 10 Hit Rating
Reckless Ametrine +12 Spell Power altered Reckless Ametrine 10 Intellect
+10 Haste Rating 10 Haste Rating
Resolute Ametrine +10 Expertise Rating alter Resolute Ametrine 10 Expertise
+10 Defense Rating 10 Dodge
Resplendent Ametrine +10 Strength no change Resplendent Ametrine
+10 Resilience Rating
Stalwart Ametrine +10 Dodge Rating altered Stalwart Ametrine 10 Dodge Rating
+10 Defense Rating 10 Parry Rating
Stark Ametrine +20 Attack Power removed Deft Ametrine or Fierce Ametrine 10 Agility or 10 Strength
+10 Haste Rating 10 Haste Rating
Veiled Ametrine +12 Spell Power removed Veiled Dreadstone 10 Intellect
+10 Hit Rating 10 Hit Rating
Wicked Ametrine +20 Attack Power removed Deady Ametrine or Inscribed Ametrine 10 Agility or 10 Strength
+10 Critical Strike Rating 10 Crit Strike Rating
Wilful Ametrine *NEW* Wilful Ametrine 10 Intellect
10 Resilience Rating

Yellow
Brilliant King's Amber +20 Intellect removed Brilliant Cardinal Ruby 20 Intellect
Mystic King's Amber +20 Resilience Rating no change Mystic King's Amber
Quick King's Amber +20 Haste Rating no change Quick King's Amber
Rigid King's Amber +20 Hit Rating removed Rigid Majestic Zircon 20 Hit Rating
Smooth King's Amber +20 Critical Strike Rating no change Smooth King's Amber
Thick King's Amber +20 Defense Rating removed Subtle King's Amber 20 Dodge Rating
Subtle King's Amber *NEW* Subtle King's Amber 20 Dodge Rating

Green
Dazzling Eye of Zul +10 Intellect removed Purified Dreadstone 10 Intellect
+5 Mana every 5 seconds 10 Spirit
Enduring Eye of Zul +10 Defense Rating removed Regal Eye of Zul 10 Dodge Rating
+15 Stamina 15 Stamina
Energized Eye of Zul +10 Haste Rating altered Energised Eye of Zul 10 Haste Rating
+5 Mana every 5 seconds 10 Spirit
Forceful Eye of Zul +10 Haste Rating no change Forceful Eye of Zul
+15 Stamina
Intricate Eye of Zul +10 Haste Rating removed Energised Eye of Zul 10 Haste Rating
+10 Spirit 10 Spirit
Jagged Eye of Zul +10 Critical Strike Rating no change Jagged Eye of Zul
+15 Stamina
Lambent Eye of Zul +10 Hit Rating removed Lightning Eye of Zul 10 Hit Rating
+5 Mana every 5 seconds 10 Haste
Misty Eye of Zul +10 Critical Strike Rating no change Misty Eye of Zul
+10 Spirit
Opaque Eye of Zul +10 Resilience Rating removed Turbid Eye of Zul +10 Resilience Rating
+5 Mana every 5 seconds +10 Spirit
Radiant Eye of Zul +10 Critical Strike Rating no change Radiant Eye of Zul
+13 Spell Penetration
Seer's Eye of Zul +10 Intellect removed Purified Dreadstone 10 Intellect
+10 Spirit 10 Spirit
Shattered Eye of Zul +10 Haste Rating no change Shattered Eye of Zul
+13 Spell Penetration
Shining Eye of Zul +10 Hit Rating removed Lightning Eye of Zul 10 Hit Rating
+10 Spirit 10 Haste
Steady Eye of Zul +10 Resilience Rating no change Steady Eye of Zul
+15 Stamina
Sundered Eye of Zul +10 Critical Strike Rating removed Misty Eye of Zul +10 Critical Strike Rating
+5 Mana every 5 seconds +10 Spirit
Tense Eye of Zul +10 Hit Rating removed Radiant Eye of Zul 10 Critical Strike Rating
+13 Spell Penetration 13 Spell Penetration
Timeless Eye of Zul +10 Intellect removed Timeless Dreadstone 10 Intellect
+15 Stamina 15 Stamina
Turbid Eye of Zul +10 Resilience Rating no change Turbid Eye of Zul
+10 Spirit
Vivid Eye of Zul +10 Hit Rating removed Nimble Eye of Zul 10 Hit Rating
+15 Stamina 10 Dodge Rating
Lightning Eye of Zul *NEW* Lightning Eye of Zul 10 Hit Rating
10 Haste
Nimble Eye of Zul *NEW* Nimble Eye of Zul 10 Hit Rating
10 Dodge Rating
Regal Eye of Zul *NEW* Regal Eye of Zul 10 Dodge Rating
15 Stamina

Blue
Lustrous Majestic Zircon +10 Mana every 5 seconds removed Sparkling Majestic Zircon 20 Spirit
Solid Majestic Zircon +30 Stamina no change Solid Majestic Zircon
Sparkling Majestic Zircon +20 Spirit no change Sparkling Majestic Zircon
Stormy Majestic Zircon +25 Spell Penetration no change Stormy Majestic Zircon
Rigid Majestic Zircon *NEW* Rigid Majestic Zircon 20 Hit Rating

Purple
Balanced Dreadstone +20 Attack Power removed Shifting Dreadstone or Sovereign Dreadstone 10 Agility or 10 Strength
+15 Stamina 15 Stamina
Defender's Dreadstone +10 Parry Rating no change Defender's Dreadstone
+15 Stamina
Glowing Dreadstone +12 Spell Power removed Timeless Dreadstone 10 Intellect
+15 Stamina 15 Stamina
Guardian's Dreadstone +10 Expertise Rating no change Guardian's Dreadstone
+15 Stamina
Infused Dreadstone +20 Attack Power removed ?
+5 Mana every 5 seconds
Mysterious Dreadstone +12 Spell Power altered Mysterious Dreadstone 10 Intellect
+13 Spell Penetration 13 Spell Penetration
Puissant Dreadstone +10 Armor Penetration Rating removed Jagged Eye of Zul +10 Critical Strike Rating
+15 Stamina +15 Stamina
Purified Dreadstone +12 Spell Power altered Purified Dreadstone 10 Intellect
+10 Spirit 10 Spirit
Regal Dreadstone +10 Dodge Rating removed Regal Eye of Zul 10 Dodge Rating
+15 Stamina 15 Stamina
Royal Dreadstone +12 Spell Power removed Purified Dreadstone 10 Intellect
+5 Mana every 5 seconds 10 Spirit
Shifting Dreadstone +10 Agility no change Shifting Dreadstone
+15 Stamina
Sovereign Dreadstone +10 Strength no change Sovereign Dreadstone
+15 Stamina
Tenuous Dreadstone +10 Agility removed ?
+5 Mana every 5 seconds
Accurate Dreadstone *NEW* Accurate Dreadstone 10 Expertise
10 Hit Rating
Etched Dreadstone *NEW* Etched Dreadstone 10 Strength
10 Hit Rating
Glinting Dreadstone *NEW* Glinting Dreadstone 10 Agility
10 Hit Rating
Timeless Dreadstone *NEW* Timeless Dreadstone 10 Intellect
15 Stamina
Veiled Dreadstone *NEW* Veiled Dreadstone 10 Intellect
10 Hit Rating


Dragon's Eyes - Jewelcrafter Only
red
+34 Strength
no change
Bold Dragon's Eye
red
+68 Attack Power
removed
Bold Dragon's Eye or Delicate Dragon's Eye
34 Strength or 34 Agility
yellow
+34 Intellect
no change
Brilliant Dragon's Eye
red
+34 Agility
no change
Delicate Dragon's Eye
red
+34 Parry Rating
no change
Flashing Dragon's Eye
red
+34 Armor Penetration Rating
removed
Smooth Dragon's Eye
34 Critical Strike Rating
blue
+20 Mana every 5 seconds
removed
Sparkling Dragon's Eye
34 Spirit
yellow
+34 Resilience Rating
no change
Mystic Dragon's Eye
red
+34 Expertise Rating
no change
Precise Dragon's Eye
yellow
+34 Haste Rating
no change
Quick Dragon's Eye
yellow
+34 Hit Rating
no change
Rigid Dragon's Eye

red
+39 Spell Power
removed
Brilliant Dragon's Eye
34 Intellect
yellow
+34 Critical Strike Rating
no change
Smooth Dragon's Eye
blue
+51 Stamina
no change
Solid Dragon's Eye
blue
+34 Spirit
no change
Sparkling Dragon's Eye
blue
+43 Spell Penetration
no change
Stormy Dragon's Eye
red
+34 Dodge Rating
no change
Subtle Dragon's Eye
yellow
+34 Defense Rating
removed
Subtle Dragon's Eye
34 Dodge Rating
blue
+10All Stats
no change
Nightmare Tear


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