Epic gems

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Contents 1 PvP Epic Gems 2 Crafted Epic Gems 3 Quest Reward Epic Gems 4 Dropped Epic Gems

PvP Epic Gems

These gems require you to spend Honor Points, or other tokens gained during PvP.

• These gems are worth 10 item values.

In exchange for Honor Points players may receive gems in:
HHall of Legends
AChampion's Hall

Color	Name	Effect(s)		Cost
Red	[Bold Ornate Ruby]	+20 Attack Power		6885
	[Runed Ornate Ruby]	+12 Spell Damage		6885
Yellow	[Gleaming Ornate Dawnstone]	+10 Spell Critical Strike Rating		6885
	[Smooth Ornate Dawnstone]	+10 Critical Strike Rating		6885
Orange	[Inscribed Ornate Topaz]	+10 Attack Power	+5 Critical Strike Rating	8500
	[Potent Ornate Topaz]	+6 Spell Damage	+5 Spell Critical Strike Rating	8500

100 x Halaa Battle Token purchase this gem from the vendors in Halaa. (was 500 tokens before 2.1)

Color	Name	Effect(s)		Cost
Orange	[Sublime Mystic Dawnstone]	+10 Resilience		100

Crafted Epic Gems

This gem is crafted by Enchanters at skill 350 using two [Void Crystal], and matches any socket:

Name	Effect(s)
[Void Sphere]	+4 All Resistance

Uncut epic gems are available from three sources:

• After the second boss in each base of Mount Hyjal is defeated, Ancient Gem Veins spawn along the road to the next base and can be mined for epic gems
• They can drop from trash mobs in Black Temple
• After the Alchemy Lab is set up during phase four of the Shattered Sun Offensive, Shaani starts selling these gems for 15 Badge of Justice each

The epic gems obtainable from these three sources are:

• [Crimson Spinel]
• [Lionseye]
• [Empyrean Sapphire]
• [Pyrestone]
• [Seaspray Emerald]
• [Shadowsong Amethyst]

Quest Reward Epic Gems

 [70R] Nightbane

Purple, match red or blue sockets.
Name	Effects
[Infused Amethyst]	+6 Spell Damage	+6 Stamina
[Pulsing Amethyst]	+10 Attack Power	+6 Stamina
[Soothing Amethyst]	+11 Healing	+6 Stamina

• These gems are worth 9 item values.

Dropped Epic Gems

Most epic gems are dropped from bosses in Heroic mode dungeons.

• These gems are worth 9 item values.

Orange, match yellow or red sockets.
Name	Effects		Heroic Bosses
[Assassin's Fire Opal]	+6 Critical	+5 Dodge	The Mechanar
[Beaming Fire Opal]	+4 Resilience	+5 Dodge	Blood Furnace
[Champion's Fire Opal]	+5 Strength	+4 Defense	Auchenai Crypts
[Deadly Fire Opal]	+8 Attack Power	+5 Critical	Arcatraz
[Durable Fire Opal]	+11 Healing	+4 Resilience	Arcatraz
[Empowered Fire Opal]	+8 Attack Power	+5 Resilience	Old Hillsbrad
[Enscribed Fire Opal]	+5 Strength	+4 Critical	Mana-Tombs
[Etched Fire Opal]	+5 Strength	+4 Hit Rating	Shadow Labyrinth
[Glimmering Fire Opal]	+5 Parry	+4 Dodge	The Black Morass
[Glinting Fire Opal]	+5 Agility	+4 Hit Rating	The Black Morass
[Glistening Fire Opal]	+4 Agility	+5 Defense	Mana-Tombs
[Infused Fire Opal]	+6 Spell Damage	+4 Intellect	The Steamvault
[Iridescent Fire Opal]	+11 Healing	+4 Spell Critical	Hellfire Ramparts
[Luminous Fire Opal]	+11 Healing	+4 Intellect	Shattered Halls
[Mysterious Fire Opal]	+6 Spell Damage	+5 Spell Penetration	The Botanica
[Nimble Fire Opal]	+5 Dodge	+4 Hit Rating	Arcatraz
[Potent Fire Opal]	+6 Spell Damage	+4 Spell Critical	Auchenai Crypts
[Pristine Fire Opal]	+10 Attack Power	+4 Hit Rating	Sethekk Halls
[Resplendent Fire Opal]	+5 Strength	+4 Resilience	The Slave Pens
[Shining Fire Opal]	+6 Spell Damage	+5 Spell Hit Rating	The Mechanar
[Splendid Fire Opal]	+5 Parry	+4 Resilience	The Underbog
[Stalwart Fire Opal]	+5 Defense	+4 Dodge	Sethekk Halls

Green, match yellow or blue sockets.
Name	Effect		Source (Heroic Bosses)
[Dazzling Chrysoprase]	+5 Intellect	2 Mana per 5 seconds	Old Hillsbrad
[Effulgent Chrysoprase]	+5 Defense	2 mana per 5 seconds	Hellfire Ramparts
[Enduring Chrysoprase]	+6 Stamina	+5 Defense	Old Hillsbrad
[Jagged Chrysoprase]	+6 Stamina	+5 Critical	Blood Furnace
[Lambent Chrysoprase]	+5 Spell Hit	2 Mana per 5 seconds	The Underbog
[Polished Chrysoprase]	+6 Stamina	+5 Spell Critical	Shattered Halls
[Radiant Chrysoprase]	+5 Spell Critical	+5 Spell Penetration	The Underbog
[Rune Covered Chrysoprase]	+5 Spell Critical	2 Mana per 5 seconds	Shadow Labyrinth
[Seer's Chrysoprase]	+4 Intellect	+5 Spirit	Auchenai Crypts
[Steady Chrysoprase]	+6 Stamina	+5 Resilience	Hellfire Ramparts
[Sundered Chrysoprase]	+5 Critical	2 Mana per 5 seconds	The Steamvault
[Timeless Chrysoprase]	+5 Intelllect	+6 Stamina	Mana-Tombs
[Vivid Chrysoprase]	+5 Spell Hit	+6 Stamina	The Slave Pens

Purple, match red or blue sockets.
Name	Effect		Source (Heroic Bosses)
[Blessed Tanzanite]	+11 Healing	+6 Stamina	Sethekk Halls
[Brutal Tanzanite]	+10 Attack Power	+6 Stamina	The Botanica
[Defender's Tanzanite]	+5 Parry	+6 Stamina	The Mechanar
[Fluorescent Tanzanite]	+6 Spell Damage	+4 Spirit	Blood Furnace
[Glowing Tanzanite]	+6 Spell Damage	+6 Stamina	The Black Morass
[Imperial Tanzanite]	+5 Spirit	+9 Healing	The Botanica
[Regal Tanzanite]	+5 Dodge	+6 Stamina	Shadow Labyrinth
[Royal Tanzanite]	+11 Healing	2 Mana per 5 seconds	The Slave Pens
[Shifting Tanzanite]	+5 Agilty	+6 Stamina	The Steamvault
[Sovereign Tanzanite]	+5 Strength	+6 Stamina	Shattered Halls