How to level Jewelcrafting in WoW MoP | 1-600 JC Guide

Jewelcrafting Leveling Guide 1–600 for MoP Classic

This guide will help you level Jewelcrafting from 1 to 600 in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic efficiently and affordably. Jewelcrafting pairs well with Mining to gather ores and gems, but you can also buy materials from the Auction House. Pandaria Jewelcrafting (500–600) uses a discovery system, so recipes unlocked may vary. Prioritize cutting Tiger Opal for cost efficiency in this range.

General Tips

• Mining: If you have Mining, gather ores while questing to save gold. Check Mining Leveling Guide for routes.

• Skill Colors: Orange recipes always give a skill point; yellow may; green rarely. Avoid gray recipes for leveling.

• Prospecting: Prospect ores (e.g., Iron, Mithril, Thorium) to obtain gems, reducing costs. Prospect in stacks of 5.

• Save Gems: For Pandaria (500–600), save 20–30 Tiger Opal (from prospecting Ghost Iron Ore) for the final push.

• Tools: Purchase a Jeweler’s Kit and Simple Grinder from Jewelcrafting supply vendors (e.g., near trainers).

• Goblin Racial: Goblins get +15 Jewelcrafting skill from Better Living Through Chemistry, making recipes stay orange longer.

Approximate Materials Needed (1–600)

These are estimates; you may need slightly more or less due to yellow/green recipes or prospecting variance:

• Copper Bar: 80

• Bronze Bar: 40 (or 20 Copper Bar + 20 Tin Bar)

• Silver Bar: 20

• Malachite: 30

• Tigerseye: 20

• Shadowgem: 10

• Iron Bar: 20

• Citrine: 20

• Jade: 10

• Lesser Moonstone: 20

• Mithril Bar: 80

• Large Opal: 10

• Azerothian Diamond: 10

• Thorium Bar: 50

• Huge Emerald: 10

• Blue Sapphire: 10

• Star Ruby: 10

• Adamantite Bar: 80

• Blood Garnet: 20

• Flame Spessarite: 10

• Golden Draenite: 10

• Shadow Draenite: 10

• Azure Moonstone: 10

• Deep Peridot: 10

• Eternium Bar: 20

• Chalcedony: 40

• Sun Crystal: 20

• Shadow Crystal: 10

• Dark Jade: 20

• Huge Citrine: 10

• Bloodstone: 10

• Forest Emerald: 20

• Sky Sapphire: 10

• Autumn’s Glow: 10

• Cobalt Bar: 50

• Saronite Bar: 50

• Obsidium Bar: 60

• Zephyrite: 20

• Nightstone: 20

• Alicite: 10

• Jasper: 10

• Hessonite: 10

• Elementium Bar: 20

• Carnelian: 20

• Ghost Iron Bar: 200

• Tiger Opal: 60

• Sunstone: 20

• Lapis Lazuli: 10

• Alexandrite: 10

• Pandarian Garnet: 10

• Delicate Copper Wire: 20

• Bronze Setting: 20

• Mithril Filigree: 20

• Thorium Setting: 20

• Jeweler’s Setting: 50 (Pandaria)

Leveling Path

1–50: Apprentice Jewelcrafting

• Trainer: Learn Apprentice Jewelcrafting in any major city (e.g., Kalinda in Silvermoon, Farii in Stormwind).

• Recipes:

  • 1–30: Craft 40 x Delicate Copper Wire (2 Copper Bar per wire). Save for later recipes.

  • 30–50: Craft 20 x Prospecting (5 Copper Ore per prospect) or Malachite Pendant (1 Malachite, 1 Delicate Copper Wire).

• Notes: Copper Ore is abundant in level 1–10 zones (e.g., Durotar, Elwynn Forest). Prospect Copper Ore for Malachite and Tigerseye.

50–125: Journeyman Jewelcrafting

• Trainer: Learn Journeyman Jewelcrafting (requires character level 10).

• Recipes:

  • 50–75: Craft 20 x Bronze Setting (2 Bronze Bar per setting). Save for later recipes.

  • 75–100: Craft 20 x Ring of Silver Might (2 Silver Bar per ring) or Tigerseye Band (1 Tigerseye, 1 Delicate Copper Wire).

  • 100–125: Craft 20 x Ring of Twilight Shadows (2 Shadowgem, 2 Bronze Bar) or prospect Tin Ore for Shadowgem.

• Notes: Bronze Bars are made by smelting Copper and Tin (1:1 ratio). Silver Bars are rare; buy from Auction House if needed.

125–200: Expert Jewelcrafting

• Trainer: Learn Expert Jewelcrafting.

• Recipes:

  • 125–150: Craft 20 x Mithril Filigree (2 Mithril Bar per filigree). Save for later.

  • 150–175: Craft 20 x Citrine Ring of Rapid Healing (1 Citrine, 2 Iron Bar) or prospect Iron Ore for Citrine.

  • 175–200: Craft 20 x Aquamarine Signet (3 Lesser Moonstone, 4 Mithril Bar).

• Notes: Prospect Iron Ore for Citrine and Lesser Moonstone. Mithril Ore is found in level 30–40 zones (e.g., Badlands).

200–275: Artisan Jewelcrafting

• Trainer: Learn Artisan Jewelcrafting (requires level 35).

• Recipes:

  • 200–225: Craft 20 x Thorium Setting (1 Thorium Bar per setting). Save for later.

  • 225–250: Craft 20 x Truesilver Crab Ring (2 Large Opal, 2 Thorium Bar) or prospect Mithril Ore for Large Opal.

  • 250–275: Craft 20 x Simple Opal Ring (1 Azerothian Diamond, 1 Thorium Setting) or Glowing Thorium Band (2 Huge Emerald, 1 Thorium Setting).

• Notes: Prospect Thorium Ore for Azerothian Diamond and Huge Emerald. Thorium Ore is common in level 45–55 zones (e.g., Un’Goro Crater).

275–350: Master Jewelcrafting

• Trainer: Learn Master Jewelcrafting (requires level 50).

• Recipes:

  • 275–300: Craft 20 x Emerald Lion Ring (2 Huge Emerald, 1 Thorium Setting) or prospect Thorium Ore.

  • 300–325: Craft 20 x Fel Iron Blood Ring (3 Blood Garnet, 2 Fel Iron Bar) or prospect Fel Iron Ore for Blood Garnet.

  • 325–335: Craft 10 x Azure Moonstone Ring (3 Azure Moonstone, 2 Adamantite Bar).

  • 335–350: Craft 15 x Blazing Eternium Band (2 Flame Spessarite, 2 Golden Draenite, 2 Eternium Bar).

• Notes: Prospect Fel Iron Ore for Blood Garnet and Azure Moonstone. Adamantite Ore is mined in Outland (e.g., Hellfire Peninsula).

350–425: Grand Master Jewelcrafting

• Trainer: Learn Grand Master Jewelcrafting (requires level 65).

• Recipes:

  • 350–375: Craft 20 x Bloodstone Band (1 Bloodstone, 2 Saronite Bar) or prospect Cobalt Ore for Bloodstone.

  • 375–400: Craft 20 x Crystal Citrine Necklace (1 Huge Citrine, 2 Saronite Bar).

  • 400–425: Craft 20 x Sun Rock Ring (1 Sun Crystal, 1 Forest Emerald, 1 Titanium Bar) or prospect Saronite Ore for Sun Crystal and Forest Emerald.

• Notes: Cobalt and Saronite Ore are common in Northrend (e.g., Borean Tundra, Sholazar Basin). Titanium Bars are rare; buy if needed.

425–500: Illustrious Jewelcrafting

• Trainer: Learn Illustrious Jewelcrafting.

• Recipes:

  • 425–450: Craft 20 x Alicite Pendant (1 Alicite, 2 Obsidium Bar) or prospect Obsidium Ore for Alicite.

  • 450–475: Craft 20 x Nightstone Choker (2 Nightstone, 2 Obsidium Bar).

  • 475–500: Craft 20 x Hessonite Band (1 Hessonite, 1 Elementium Bar) or prospect Elementium Ore for Hessonite.

• Notes: Obsidium and Elementium Ore are found in Cataclysm zones (e.g., Mount Hyjal, Deepholm). Prospect for gems to save gold.

500–600: Zen Jewelcrafting

• Trainer: Learn Zen Jewelcrafting in Pandaria (e.g., Mai the Jade Shaper in The Jade Forest).

• Discovery System: Trainers teach only a few basic cuts (e.g., Bold Pandarian Garnet). Crafting gem cuts unlocks new recipes randomly, limited by your skill level. Prioritize cutting Tiger Opal due to its low cost.

• Recipes:

  • 500–525: Craft 25 x Bold Pandarian Garnet (1 Pandarian Garnet) or any basic cut from the trainer. Prospect Ghost Iron Ore for Pandarian Garnet.

  • 525–575: Craft 50 x Glinting Tiger Opal (1 Tiger Opal) or other discovered Tiger Opal cuts (e.g., Resplendent, Deadly). Stop crafting a cut when it turns green if orange/yellow cuts are available. By 550, you should have 5–10 new cuts.

  • 575–600: Craft 25 x Glinting Tiger Opal (1 Tiger Opal) or other orange/yellow Tiger Opal cuts. If you run out of Tiger Opal, use Sunstone or Lapis Lazuli cuts (in that order of cost).

• Optional: Craft Serpent’s Heart (10 Sparkling Shard, 1 Spirit of Harmony) at 550 for personal use or profit. Sparkling Shards come from disenchanting crafted jewelry.

• Notes:

  • Prospect Ghost Iron Ore (mined in Pandaria, e.g., Valley of the Four Winds) for Tiger Opal and other gems. Save 20–30 Tiger Opal for 525–600.

  • Check the Auction House for cheap Ghost Iron Ore or Tiger Opal. See Ghost Iron Ore Farming Guide.

  • If you hit a skill cap (e.g., 65) and haven’t discovered new cuts after ~15 crafts, craft jewelry (e.g., Tiger Opal Ring) to increase skill.

Additional Notes

• Daily Quests: At 500, unlock Jewelcrafting dailies in Vale of Eternal Blossoms (e.g., from Mai the Jade Shaper). Rewards include Serpent’s Eye and at exalted reputation, you can purchase patterns for epic mounts such as Jeweled Onyx Panther.

• Research: At 525, learn Research to discover new rare gem cuts daily (3 Jewels). This is essential for high-end gem sales.

• Gold Savings: Buy ores on weekends when prices are lower. Sell crafted gems during raid days (e.g., Tuesdays/Wednesdays).

• Professions Synergy: Combine with Enchanting to disenchant crafted rings/necklaces for materials.

• Meta Gems: Discover Agile Primal Diamond or Burning Primal Diamond for raid gear. Requires Research and rare gems.

Sources

• Adapted from MoP Classic Jewelcrafting Leveling Guide and Mists of Pandaria Jewelcrafting Goldmaking Guide.

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