The War Within Jewelcrafting Specialization Guide

This guide is here to help you navigate the different Jewelcrafting specializations in War Within, so you can make the most out of Jewelcrafting.

War Within introduces three new Jewelcrafting specializations, unlocked at levels 25, 50, and 75. Each one offers unique perks that can significantly impact how you approach Jewelcrafting.

I'll break down each specialization, show you the best ways to spend your points, and highlight which paths might not be worth your time. By the end, you'll have a few example builds to jumpstart your own talent choices.

Table of contents

Jewelcrafting Specializations

Here's a quick look at the three main Jewelcrafting specializations in The War Within. Each one hones in on a specific aspect of Jewelcrafting, making it one of the most straightforward specializations among all professions.

Gemcutting

Gemcutting is where all your extra skill will come from if you want to focus on crafting gems. It's also the source of all rare gem cuts, with 12 new gem recipes to learn.

Jewelrycrafting

Jewelrycrafting specializes in crafting equipment like rings, amulets, and profession accessories.

Shaping

This specialization is all about crafting higher-quality reagents and prospecting. The Prospecting tree here is crucial, as investing points into it can significantly boost the number of gems you get—potentially doubling your yield when fully maxed.

Max Quality and Concentration

Before diving into how to spend your knowledge points, it's important to understand the role of Concentration, so you understand why I believe it's important to specialize in one recipe and prioritize boosting your Jewelcrafting skill first.

Concentration lets you craft an item at a quality one tier higher than your base skill would normally allow. The amount of Concentration required depends on how much skill you're missing, but there is always a minimum amount of Concentration that you have to spend.

For instance, even if you're only short by 1 skill point, you'd still need around 150-300 Concentration to craft max rank item (depends on if it's gear or consumable). Since Concentration regenerates at about 240 points daily, you're limited to crafting 1-2 item per day at max quality until you max out your build. (unless you get lucky with Ingenuity procs).

Dedicated Crafters

If crafting is your main focus, aim to master at least one recipe to the point where you don't need to use Concentration. This will allow you to craft more efficiently and handle larger orders without waiting for cooldowns.

Casual Crafters

If crafting is more of a leisurely activity for you and you're not planning to produce large quantities, it's okay to diversify and learn a variety of recipes. However, even for casual crafters, starting with a strong foundation in one area is generally more effective before expanding into others.

Choosing a Specialization Build

Below are two sample builds tailored to common playstyles. Pick one that fits your playstyle the most then feel free to adjust it to better fit your preferences.

The numbers below aren't a ranking of how good each build is; they're just there to help you navigate the guide more easily.

1. Gemcutting

This build is perfect for those who want to focus on creating high-quality gems. It prioritizes maximizing your skill in gem crafting.

2. Crafting Equipment

For players who want to specialize in making rings, amulets, and profession accessories, this build is ideal. It focuses on Jewelrycrafting, allowing you to create top-tier equipment for yourself or others.

Build 1: Gemcutting

How you spend your first 80 points in gem cutting is pretty much the same for everyone, regardless of which path you want to take later.

By investing 30 points into the first sub-specialization, you unlock the ability to get Glittering Gemdust when you cut gems (but only from the gems in that category). This dust can be added to your gems as a finishing reagent, giving you a +50 skill boost for a single craft. It's a significant boost that will help you achieve guaranteed max-quality gems much sooner.

Along the way, you'll also learn 6 gem recipes, and you'll still have the flexibility to branch out into different areas with your build. There's really no downside to starting like this, so I recommend this approach for everyone.

First 80 points

Now, let's dive into an example.

  1. Gemcutting (10) - To unlock a sub-specialization.
  2. Learn one of the four sub-specializations: Sapphire, Ruby, Onyx or Emerald
  3. Put 30 points into the sub-spec you learned.
  4. Gemcutting (+40) - Put another forty points to max it out at 50. This will teach you 3 other gem recipes, give a bunch of skill to all gem cut, gives you multicraft, resourcefulness and some extra skill for Blasphemite crafting.

Blasphemite or Rare Gems

Now at this point there two paths you can take.

1. Rare Gems

The safer and more straightforward option is to max out at least one gem in your chosen sub-specialization. This way, you can craft it at max quality without relying on Concentration. Once you've done that, you can move on to max out the other two gems in the same sub-specialization, allowing you to craft three gems at max quality.

2. Blasphemite

The other option is to start investing in the other sub-specializations like Sapphire, Ruby, Onyx or Emerald. These will give you +skill to Blasphemite, and maxing them all out will eventually allow you to craft Blasphemite at max quality without using Concentration.

The downside here is that it takes a lot longer to reach that point, and you'll have to rely on Concentration to craft anything at max quality in the meantime.

Spending the Rest of your points

Jewelcrafting is pretty unique compared to other professions because there's nothing in the other specializations that directly boosts gemcutting. This means you can simply focus on filling out the rest of the gem sub-specializations as you see fit without worrying about missing out on any hidden bonuses. Just pick and choose the gems you want to specialize in and go from there!

Build 2: Crafting Equipment

One important thing to keep in mind is that all gear crafted through Jewelcrafting is Bind on Pickup (BoP). This means that if you want to craft gear for others and not just for yourself, you'll need to use the Crafting Order system. This involves interacting with other players through the trade channel.

Rings, Amulets or Profession Accessories?

First you have to decide which one you want to focus one first. All three have great potential, but Necks and Rings are probably the safer choice here.

Below you can see the full list of equipment you can craft with Jewelcrafting.

Rings and Amulets

Item

Recipe Source
Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship Jewelrycrafting - Amulets
Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship Jewelrycrafting - Rings
Fractured Gemstone Locket Can drop from chests in Delves
Binding of Binding Can drop from Theater Troupe's Trove (Weekly event)

Profession Accessories

Item

Profession

Recipe Source
Enchanter's Crystal Enchanting Vendor: Lyrendal
Cost: 150x Artisan's Acuity
Novelist's Specs Inscription Vendor: Lyrendal
Cost: 150x Artisan's Acuity
Forger's Font Inspector Inscription Vendor: Lyrendal
Cost: 150x Artisan's Acuity
Extravagant Loupes Jewelcrafting Vendor: Lyrendal
Cost: 150x Artisan's Acuity

Rings and Amulet Build

  1. Jewelrycrafting (20)
  2. Rings (30) or Amulets(30) - You want to max these out first because the last node allow you to apply enchanted crest optional reagents.
  3. Jewelrycrafting (+20) - Invest another 20 points to max the tree out at 40.
  4. Put another 30 point into Rings or Amulets

Total knowledge Cost: 70, or 100 for both ring and amulets

Profession Accessories

  1. Jewelrycrafting (20)
  2. Artisan's Accessories (30)
  3. Jewelrycrafting (+20)

Total knowledge Cost: 70