4x Whipper Root Tubers 8x Crystal Force 1x Black Diamond
The Tubers can be picked from specific spots in Felwood. The Crystal Force can be assembled by gathering the crystals in Un’Goro Crater and using the pylons. The Black Diamond can be found as a random drop from Blackrock Depths. Hand these materials, along with 30g and the Libram to Mathredis Firestar at Flame Crest in the Burning Steppes and you’ll receive your Arcanum.
The other viable one is the Libram of Rapidity, which yields +1% Attack Speed. While it raises your overall DPS more than +8 Agility, Agility is more important in the long run. If you do wish to make the Arcanum, however, bring the following along with the Libram to Lorekeeper Lydros in the Library located in the North side of Dire Maul:
1x Pristine Black Diamond 2x Large Brilliant Shard 2x Blood of Heroes
The Pristine Black Diamond is a random drop from any of the endgame 5- and 10-man instances in Azeroth. Large Brilliant Shards are found by Disenchanting rare armor and weapons. Finally, the Blood of Heroes can be found on the ground across the Western and Eastern Plaguelands. Just be careful: harvesting a Blood will spawn elite “Fallen Heroes” that will destroy you if you’re by yourself.
----------------- Zul’Gurub Enchant -----------------
Zul’Gurub contains its own special Head/Legs enchant made specifically for Hunters. Named “Falcon’s Call”, it adds +24 Ranged Attack Power, +1% Chance to Hit, and +10 Stamina. For this, you’ll need:
1x Primal Hakkari Idol 1x Punctured Voodoo Doll (Hunter)
The Primal Hakkari Idol is a guaranteed drop from Jin’do the Hexxer and Blood- lord Mandokir, while the Punctured Voodoo Doll can be randomly found as you run around the instance. This is much easier than before Patch 1.11 in which part of the recipe had you assembling an expensive Arcanum of Rapidity.
You will have to be Friendly with the Zandalar Tribe in order to obtain the Enchant. Also, the NPC that gives you the Enchant is within the instance it- self. If you’re clever, you can carefully sneak your way through the instance alone in order to reach him. If you plan on going solo, be sure to take off all of your equipment, and know when and where to Feign Death.
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Some factions sell their own enchants, most of which are for Shoulders. Most require that you reach a certain reputation with them:
Argent Dawn Once you are Revered with these guys, you may purchase an Enchant that gives +5 Resist to one of the five schools of magic at 9g a piece. Once you’re Exalted, you may purchase a chromatic enchant that gives +5 All Resists.
Zandalar Tribe This faction has a very rewarding shoulder enchant that gives +30 Attack Power but you must be Exalted with them, which can take a while. They also require Honor Tokens instead of cold-hard gold.
Cenarion Expedition Once you’re Revered with this group, they have the Glyph of Ferocity for your headgear, which adds +34 Attack Power and +16 Hit Rating. Although you start gaining reputation with them in your low 60’s, you probably won’t be able to buy this until you’re 70, as most of your climb from Honored to Revered will take place in the high-level Steamvaults instance.
The Aldor This Draenei faction within Shattrath City has the Inscription of Vengeance, which adds +26 Attack Power to your Shoulders. However, you must be Honored with them, and these Enchants can only be purchased with Holy Dust. If you become Exalted, you get access to the Greater Inscription of Vengeance, which adds +30 Attack Power and +10 Critical Strike Rating.
The Scryers This Blood Elf faction within Shattrath City has the Inscription of the Blade, which adds +13 Critical Strike Rating to your Shoulders. However, like their Draenei rivals, you must be Honored with them, and must have some Holy Dust on hand. If you become Exalted, you get access to the Greater Inscription of the Blade, which adds +15 Critical Strike Rating and +20 Attack Power.
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One of the perks to being a Leatherworker is being able to create the Cobrahide Leg Armor patch for your Leggings, which adds +40 Attack Power and +10 Crit Rating. Take it one step up and you have the Nethercobra Leg Armor, which adds +45 Attack Power and +12 Crit Rating.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- h. Gems -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some of you may remember the days of yore when socketed items and gems were first introduced in Diablo II. This idea has carried over to The Burning Cru- sade, and you may now customize some of your gear with a variety of gems to choose from. This section will help you pick out the right gems.
Although it’s easy to just simply buy the gems from a vendor and plug them into your sockets, always keep in mind that readily-available Vendor Gems provide smaller bonuses than the kinds of gems that Jewelcrafters can make. Think about the item you’re using, and think about how long you’ll be using that piece of armor or weapon. For a piece of equipment that you know you’ll get rid of soon, don’t plug in your most valuable gems. Save them for items that will stay with you for a very long time.
As an incentive, by matching each color socket with the appropriate color gems, you get an additional bonus, which varies from item to item. However, in the case of a Meta Gem, you may end up sacrificing the matching-color item bonus for the sake of a Meta Gem’s bonuses. I’ll cover Meta Gems below.
---------- Basic Gems ----------
All gems are categorized under a specific color, with the exception of Meta Gems. Listed below are the gems that are of most use to you. Anything related to casters and melee, such as +Defense or +Spell Damage, is not listed. The first three charts list basic gems that go in single-color sockets.
============================================================================= | RED GEMS | QUALITY | BONUSES | ============================================================================= | Bright Tourmaline | Common | +8 Attack Power | | Bright Blood Garnet | Uncomm | +12 Attack Power | | Mighty Blood Garnet | Rare | +14 Attack Power | | Bright Living Ruby | Rare | +16 Attack Power | | Bold Ornate Ruby | Epic | +20 Attack Power | | Delicate Tourmaline | Common | +4 Agility | | Delicate Blood Garnet | Uncomm | +6 Agility | | Delicate Living Ruby | Rare | +8 Agility | | Flashing Living Ruby | Rare | +8 Parry Rating | | Subtle Living Ruby | Rare | +8 Dodge Rating | =============================================================================
============================================================================= | YELLOW GEMS | QUALITY | BONUSES | ============================================================================= | Smooth Amber | Common | +4 Crit Rating | | Smooth Golden Draenite | Uncomm | +6 Crit Rating | | Smooth Dawnstone | Rare | +8 Crit Rating | | Smooth Ornate Dawnstone | Epic | +10 Crit Rating | | Rigid Amber | Common | +4 Hit Rating | | Rigid Golden Draenite | Uncomm | +6 Hit Rating | | Rigid Dawnstone | Rare | +8 Hit Rating | | Brilliant Amber | Common | +4 Intellect | | Brilliant Golden Draenite | Uncomm | +6 Intellect | | Brilliant Dawnstone | Rare | +8 Intellect | | Sublime Mystic Dawnstone | Epic | +10 Resilence | =============================================================================
============================================================================= | BLUE GEMS | QUALITY | BONUSES | ============================================================================= | Solid Zircon | Common | +6 Stamina | | Solid Azure Moonstone | Uncomm | +9 Stamina | | Solid Star of Elune | Rare | +12 Stamina | | Lustrous Zircon | Common | +1 Mana/5 Sec. | | Lustrous Azure Moonstone | Uncomm | +2 Mana/5 Sec. | | Lustrous Star of Elune | Rare | +3 Mana/5 Sec. | =============================================================================
--------------- Dual-Color Gems ---------------
The next three list gems that can fit in several different color sockets. Some players refer to them as orange/green/purple, based upon the colors that the gems correspond to. There are also multi-colored gems that can fit in sockets of any color.
============================================================================= | RED/YELLOW (ORANGE) GEMS | QUALITY | BONUSES | ============================================================================= | Inscribed Ornate Topaz | Epic | +10 Attack Power, +5 Crit Rating | | Glinting Flame Spessarite | Uncomm | +3 Hit Rating, +3 Agility | | Glinting Noble Topaz | Rare | +4 Hit Rating, +4 Agility | | Glinting Fire Opal | Epic | +5 Agility, +4 Hit Rate | | Empowered Fire Opal | Epic | +8 Attack Power, +5 Resilience | =============================================================================
============================================================================= | YELLOW/BLUE (GREEN) GEMS | QUALITY | BONUSES | ============================================================================= | Jagged Deep Peridot | Uncomm | +3 Crit Rating, +4 Stamina | | Barbed Deep Peridot | Rare | +4 Crit Rating, +3 Stamina | | Jagged Talasite | Rare | +4 Crit Rating, +6 Stamina | | Dazzling Deep Peridot | Uncomm | +3 Intellect, +1 Mana/5 Sec. | | Dazzling Talasite | Rare | +4 Intellect, +2 Mana/5 Sec. | | Dazzling Chrysoprase | Epic | +5 Intellect, +3 Mana/5 Sec. | | Timeless Chrysoprase | Epic | +5 Intellect, +6 Stamina | =============================================================================
============================================================================= | RED/BLUE (PURPLE) GEMS | QUALITY | BONUSES | ============================================================================= | Shifting Shadow Draenite | Uncomm | +3 Agility, +4 Stamina | | Shifting Nightseye | Rare | +4 Agility, +6 Stamina | | Brutal Tanzanite | Epic | +10 Attack Power, +6 Stamina | | Pulsing Amethyst | Epic | +10 Attack Power, +6 Stamina | =============================================================================
============================================================================= | CHROMATIC GEMS | QUALITY | BONUSES | ============================================================================= | Prismatic Sphere | Epic | +3 All Resists | | Void Sphere | Rare | +4 All Resists | =============================================================================
--------- Meta Gems ---------
This is where things will really start to get complex. In order for a Meta Gem to work, you must fulfill specific requirements for each individual gem. Most Meta Gems require that you meet a certain quota of color gems throughout all of your item sockets. For example, if a Meta Gem requires that you have two yellow gems and one blue gem, it means that you have to have those three color gems currently plugged into your overall equipment. Because Meta Gem bonuses are so incredibly powerful, sometimes you may have to resort to not obtaining an item’s matching-color bonus in order to get the Meta Gem’s bonus. Meta Gem slots are very rare, though. You’ll mostly find them in epic armor set pieces.
Enigmatic Skyfire Diamond QUALITY: Rare BONUS: +12 Crit Rating, +5% Snare and Root Resist REQUIREMENT: Requires more Red Gems than Yellow Gems
Swift Skyfire Diamond QUALITY: Rare BONUS: +24 Attack Power, Minor Run Speed REQUIREMENT: Requires at least 2 Yellow Gems, 1 Red Gem
Swift Windfire Diamond QUALITY: Rare BONUS: +20 Attack Power, Minor Run Speed REQUIREMENT: Requires at least 2 Yellow Gems, 1 Red Gem
--------------------- Tricking The Meta Gem ---------------------
Meta Gem bonuses are fickle, and depending on your gear, the color of your
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