Jewelcrafting 1-375 is $54.49, or $31.03 for 300-375.
Phase 3 is the reason this profession suddenly matters. Epic gems arrived on 27 August 2026, and the cuts are jewelcrafter-only. The designs come from Indormi, Keeper of Ancient Gem Lore, inside the Battle for Mount Hyjal, at 6 gold each, gated behind The Scale of the Sands reputation:
- Friendly — 7 designs, including Bold, Brilliant and Delicate Crimson Spinel;
- Honored — 8 more, including the Pyrestone, Seaspray Emerald and Shadowsong Amethyst cuts;
- Revered — Rigid Empyrean Sapphire, Deadly Pyrestone and Regal Seaspray Emerald.
Indormi sells the designs, not the gems. The raw epic gems come from mining nodes inside Hyjal at Mining 375, rare drops in Black Temple, and — an Anniversary change — every heroic dungeon boss, not just the last one.
What the grind actually costs: 325-335 needs 48 Adamantite Powder and forces an extra Mercurial Adamantite craft step the guides skip; 360-375 runs on five rare gems and then ten meta gems, whose designs come from reputation or rare world drops. That tail is the expensive part.
No specialisation exists — jewelcrafting has no branches in TBC. Draenei get Gemcutting, a free +5 skill.
Worth knowing: the epic-gem Figurine trinkets are not Phase 3 content. Their designs come from the Shattered Sun Offensive, which is Sunwell — a later phase.
