So far, Gem Perfection appears to work only on uncommon-level gems, not on rares or epics. I also do not know what the chance is of cutting a perfect gem instead of a regular one. It is a nice change world of warcraft gold, and a little something extra for cutting those buckets of green gems on the way from 375 to 450. Would you like to see more critical successes in other crafting professions?


WoWs crafting system has always been relatively straightforward. Collect mats, press button, receive item. This lies in contrast to crafting systems from other games, which may contain mini-games, convoluted learning systems, or varying levels of success in production. In WoW, you can not even fail at making something; if you can make it at all, every attempt will result in an item, and they are all the same (aside from some recipes with random enchants. This fits in with WoW being on the simple side for MMOs (simple to learn, that is; often difficult to master).

Jewelcrafting in LK is going to shake that up a little bit. There will be a quest available to jewelcrafters that gives them a chance to craft a perfect version of an uncommon-quality gem when cutting it cheap wow gold. For the first time, it is possible to have a critical success from crafting in WoW. It looks like the perfect versions of gems are positioned precisely between the uncommon and rare versions of a cut, in terms of stats. For instance:

Delicate Bloodstone: +12 agility
Perfect Delicate Bloodstone: +14 agility
Delicate Scarlet Ruby: +16 agility
Delicate Cardinal Ruby: +20 agility