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Hunter Gems - WotLK
Grumble N Autumnn — ... Scarlet Ruby Delicate Bloodstone Delicate Scarlet Ruby Fractured Bloodstone Perfect Bright Bloodstone Perfect Delicate Bloodstone Perfect Fractured BloodstoneBlue Solid Chalcedony Solid Sky Sapphire Perfect Solid ChalcedonyYellow ...

Resilience Revisited for LVL80
Out of Mana — ... So, is Season 5 going to be another 6+ months where I spam STA/Resilience over and over? Will every class stack pure 24 STA gems regardless of socket color to reach that comfortable 20K health threshold? Or will the taste of burst/gibbing that 3.0 at LVL70 has given us still be too fresh on players' minds as they keep socketing for pure offense? ...

Gear Enhancements for Hunters: Gems (Wrath Edition)
The Hunter's Mark — ... Flawless Ametrine Purple Gems Balanced Shadow Crystal Puissant Shadow Crystal Shifting Shadow Crystal Balanced Twilight Opal Puissant Twilight Opal Shifting Twilight Opal Balanced Dreadstone Puissant Dreadstone Shifting Dreadstone Blue Gems Solid Chalcedony Solid Sky Sapphire Solid Majestic Zircon Green Gems ...

Druid Gem Compilation
Elitist Jerks — ... Yellow: - Rigid(Hit): Rigid Autumn's Glow - Item - World of Warcraft - Quick(Haste): Quick Autumn's Glow - Item - World of Warcraft - Veiled(SP/Hit): Veiled Monarch Topaz - Item - World of Warcraft - Reckless (SP/Haste): Reckless Monarch Topaz - Item - World of Warcraft Meta: - Chaotic Skyflare(Crit/Crit damage): Chaotic Skyflare Diamond - Item - World of Warcraft Feral(Tank): Blue: - Solid(Stam): Solid Sky Sapphire - Item - World of Warcraft - Shifting(Agi.Stam): Shifting ...

Level 80 Rare Tanking Gems for Warriors
Tank Hard! — ... only, any slot Eternal Earthsiege Diamond - Meta - 21 Defense and 5% increased Shield Block Value Thick Autumn’s Glow - Yellow - 16 Defense Stalwart Monarch Topaz - Yellow or Red - 8 Defense and 8 Dodge Rating Enduring Forest Emerald - Yellow or Blue - 8 Defense and 12 Stamina Effective Health Austere Earthsiege Diamond - Meta - 32 Stamina and 2% armor increase Solid Sky Sapphire - Blue - 24 Stamina Regal Twilight Opal - Blue or Red - 12 ...

Around Azeroth: Stone cold killer
WoW.com — ... . Which would not be too bad of a choice if you think about it. But unless he can kill some shardlings with blue horns, he's going to have a bit of trouble in arena. (Note: I am probably wrong about the gem placements for mages. My base of knowledge for gemming begins and ends at selling them for ridiculous prices.) ...

Armory Some gear choices.
TankSpot — ... to the gear listed I have: Royal Crest of Lordaeron - Item - World of Warcraft , Titansteel Shield Wall - Item - World of Warcraft , and Bolstered Legplates - Item - World of Warcraft The other two shields have +20 Def enchants, the Heroes' Dreadnaught Legguards - Item - World of Warcraft are not gemmed/enchanted atm due to receiving them last night. The http://www.wowhead.com/?item=43500 are gemmed and enchanted (gemmed with Solid Sky Sapphire - Item - World of Warcraft , and enchanted with the ...

Disappointment…
Me and My Ghoul — …is buying your last Dragon’s Eye (to the tune of 400g - for a total of close to 1200g) and having your Titanium Earthguard Ring crafted (and gemmed with a Solid Sky Sapphire… …only to find out your guild raid leads would rather you played your Huntard for raiding. There’s not much else I can say at this point. ...

Typical!
Wulfsblood's Writings — ... to it and I was good to go. On Wednesday, when patch 3.0.8 went live and the helm got two shiney new gem sockets, I grabbed a Solid Sky Sapphire and an ...

Pre-Raid DK Tank Gear
Elitist Jerks — ... JC Weapon Enchant: Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle - Spell - World of Warcraft [Titansteel Destroyer] - BoE Blacksmithing [Colossal Skull-Clad Cleaver] - Loken (H HoL) [Saliva Corroded Pike] - Moragg (H VH) Sigil Sigil of the Unfaltering Knight - Thottbot: World of Warcraft - 15 Badges (Sorry I couldn't get a tooltip that worked) Gems [Thick Autumn's Glow] - Defense [Solid Sky Sapphire] - Sta [Bold Scarlet Ruby] - Str ...

Icebane Chestguard, Ghetto Tanking Piece
Where's Me Drink? — ... if you haven’t got anything from Heroics or Raids.  It served me just fine  in OS, VoA, & Nax10.  The enchant I was using on this piece was the +18 stam Heavy Borean Armor Kit. Now on to the lesson. Step 1:  Create through Blacksmithing or purchase from a Blacksmith, the Icebane Chestguard. Step 2:  Create through Jewelcrafting or purchase from a Jewelcrafter, a Regal Twilight Opal, Vivid Forest Emerald and a Solid Sky Saphire. Step 3:  Create through Enchanting or purchase from an Enchanter ...

The Value of Perfection
Of Teeth and Claws — ... Solid Chalcedony: +18 stamina Perfect Solid Chalcedony: +21 stamina Solid Sky Sapphire: +24 stamina For a fledgling player the cost of gemming a new piece of gear can be daunting, especially if it also requires an enchantment.  Rare gems - ...

Gemming for Success
The Hunter's Mark — ... Gems can be broken down a few ways, but let’s start with hunter and NOT hunter. Truly, there is no reason for a hunter to wear a blue gem. The only category that an argument can be made for is the Solid family of gems (e.g. Solid Sky Sapphire or ...

Gearing for Raids [Tank]
World of Warcraft Pro - Brings Game Experience to You! — ... Submitted by Zerinj on Tue, 2009-03-10 03:26. Average: 0 This is a list of the best pre-raid tank gear available to Death Knights. It include: BoE's, reputation rewards and instance drops. I have also included a Gem List for what gems you should be using as a Death Knight. Gemming These are the only gems you should be using as a Defense-Capped Death Knight: (JC's can use their own Prismatic Gems which are not listed) Austere Earthsiege Diamond : Only good meta. Solid Sky Saphire : Blue Gem Perfect Subtle Bloodstone (Regular one also) Red Defender's ...

Infraction for Furial: 9. Do not sign your posts.
Elitist Jerks — ... higher already and avoiding Enrage on boss fights can be beneficial minimizing the chances you bite the dust. 2- SA will help you if you get some unlucky parries and dodge too much (considering DR on dodge and Natural Reaction's "3 rage when you dodge" rule). __________________________________________________ Gemming Meta - [Austere Earthsiege Diamond] Red - [Delicate Scarlet Ruby] Blue - [Solid Sky Sapphire] Yellow - [Delicate Dragon's Eye] I go ...

Spellcaster Gems By Color
Laser Chicken — ... Bloodstone) Runed Scarlet Ruby - 19 spell power Yellow (Autumn's Glow, Sun Crystal) Brilliant Autumn's Glow - 16 intellect Mystic Autumn's Glow - 16 resilience Quick Autumn's Glow - 16 haste Rigid Autumn's Glow - 16 hit Smooth Autumn's Glow - 16 crit Blue (Sky Sapphire, Chalcedony) Stormy Sky Sapphire - 20 spell penetration Sparkling Sky Sapphire - 16 spirit Solid Sky Sapphire - 24 stamina Lustrous Sky Sapphire - 6 mp5 Orange ...

Deathknight DK Tank wanna-be wants to at least off-tank Naxx10
TankSpot — ... that to off-tank Naxxramas you have to have at least 24k life unbuffed and be defense capped. My guild members disagree. My armory haven't been updated for more than 1 days, so I wrote my gear out by hand :) Head: Tempered Titansteel Helm (Tempered Titansteel Helm - Item - World of Warcraft) Enchant - Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector (Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector - Item - World of Warcraft) Gems - Blue: Solid Sky Sapphire (Solid Sky Sapphire - Item - World of Warcraft) Meta: Powerful Earthsiege ...

Should I Gear, Gem or Enchant for Defense?
TankingTips.com — ... just don’t have a whole lot of defense. Which begs the question, should I gear, gem or enchant for Defense? For the sake of this post, I’m going to assume that you’re the type of person that likes to max out their health. This isn’t to say that this is the only way to gear, but it is the type of gearing methodology that’s actually going to struggle with tiptoeing the 540 line. Gemming: The Baseline 16 Defense Rating vs 24 Stamina We have the opportunity to make this trade in a lot of pieces of our gear, ...

Gearing your Unholy DK for Naxx: Part 2
Me and My Ghoul — ... Blade (Revered). This should be pretty easy for any Death Knight to obtain given that we already have a head start thanks to the starter area. Head - Tanking 1. Arcane-Shielded Helm - This helm drops off of Grand Magus Telestra in Heroic Nexus. It is the best avoidance option helm before Naxx, and also should be a relatively easy instance to find a group for. If you are not defense capped, stick a Enduring Forest Emerald in the socket. Otherwise, try a Solid Sky Sapphire. 1a. Engineers will want to craft Armored Titanium Goggles. ...

Gearing your Unholy DK for Naxx: Part 3
Me and My Ghoul — ... avoidance of anything you’ll see before Naxx, and a good chunk of effective health as well. 2. Sun-Emblazoned Chestplate - This chest piece drops from Sjonnir the Ironshaper in Heroic Halls of Stone. This item has more effective health than #1, but less avoidance. However, it offers a socket and hit rating, which makes it a very nice option if you can find a group for Halls of Stone. Try a Enduring Forest Emerald if you aren’t defense capped, or a Solid Sky Sapphire if you are. 3. Breastplate of the Solemn Council - This chest ...

Warrior Which gems
TankSpot — ... I'm in doubt if I should gem Unbreakable Chestguard - Item - World of Warcraft with avoidance gems to get the sta socket bonus or stick to stamina gems. Which option would you go for? 1. 2x Solid Sky Sapphire - Item - World of Warcraft = + 48 stamina 2. Regal Twilight Opal - Item - World of Warcraft + Enduring Forest Emerald - Item - World of Warcraft = + 33 stamina, +8 dodge, +8 defense Haha, can't choose today ;) Pika Ps: Armory link shows my hc tanking set, isntead of progression set. ...

General The Myth of Frost Resist Gear
TankSpot — ... Let's take any one of the above sets of four items and gem/enchant them for Stamina. This means Solid Sky Sapphire in blue and prismatic sockets, hybrid Stamina gems in red and yellow sockets, ...

Infraction for Daw00: Spelling, being French
Elitist Jerks — ... crit immunity gear. [Guise of the Midgard Serpent][Austere Earthsiege Diamond][Shifting Twilight Opal][Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector] [Boundless Ambition] [Valorous Dreamwalker Shoulderpads][Shifting Twilight Opal][Greater Inscription of the Gladiator] [Cloak of the Shadowed Sun][Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Major Agility] [Deadly Gladiator's Dragonhide Robes][Solid Sky Sapphire]x2[Formula: Enchant Chest - Exceptional Resilience] ...

Pally Tanking 101
I am a Paladin... — ... on gear and gems will help supplement your stats as a tank. There are a whole crapton of gems available for tanks to use in all sizes and shapes (and colors). I will bold/italicize Keep in mind: Orange gems fit in both red and yellow sockets Green gems fit in both blue and yellow sockets Purple gems fit in both blue and red sockets Red sockets: These gems always gives you more avoidance stats such as dodge, parry, expertise, def or hit. Blue sockets: ALWAYS Solid Sky Sapphire , it's a waste of a blue socket otherwise unless you are seriously lacking in ...

Gearing your Unholy DK for Naxx: Part 5
Me and My Ghoul — ... – Tanking 1. Waistguard of Living Iron – This belt is available for purchase with 40 Emblem of Heroism. Normally, I wouldn’t put a badge item at the top of the list, but this belt is that good. It tops the list in effective health and avoidance. If you’re not defense capped, put a Thick Autumn’s Glow in the socket, otherwise, try a Stalwart Monarch Topaz, or if you’re not concerned with the socket bonus, a Solid Sky Sapphire. 2. Ancient Aligned Girdle – This belt drops from ...

Gearing your Unholy DK for Naxx: Part 6
Me and My Ghoul — ... fire, 2 eternal water, and 1 frozen orb. While these are more a niche item then a straight tanking piece of gear, they blow away the top 3 when it comes to effective health. If you’ve got the means to make ‘em, they may be worth consideration since you’ll want frost gear for Sapphiron anyways. You’ve got plenty of gem options, as well, depending on your situation: Thick Autumn’s Glow, Stalwart Monarch Topaz, Subtle Scarlet Ruby, Solid Sky Sapphire. Enchant: Enchant Boots – Greater Fortitude will probably ...