Overview

Mining and Jewelcrafting form the gem supply loop: Mining provides the ore, Jewelcrafting prospects it into uncut gems, and cuts those gems into stat bonuses every raider slots into their gear. Every character in the game needs gems — rings, amulets, and socket bonuses are universal. Jewelcrafters also supply crafted rings and amulets, provide profession tools to other crafters, and produce reagents that feed Alchemy and other professions. Mining and Jewelcrafting together eliminate the Auction House entirely for your own gem needs while generating consistent income from every other player who needs cuts.

This guide is written for a raider starting from zero in Midnight. Midnight uses only two quality tiers — Silver and Gold (Bronze is gone). Gold quality is the target for gems and jewelry.

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Part I — Mining

Two trainers teach Midnight Mining.

Trainer	Zone	Coordinates
Belil	Silvermoon City	/way #2393 42.6, 52.8
Saren	Silvermoon City	Horde-accessible alternative

What Changed in Midnight

• Only two material quality tiers: Silver and Gold (Bronze removed)
• Refining removed from specializations — ore feeds crafting and prospecting directly
• New currency: Artisan Miner's Moxie — spend on Knowledge Point items from the profession vendor
• 40 KP in Meticulous Mining unlocks mounted mining — invest here immediately

Ores

Ore	Node Types	Primary Use
Refulgent Copper Ore	Standard and seam nodes	Jewelcrafting early recipes; prospecting for common gems
Brilliant Silver Ore	Standard and seam nodes	Mid-tier gem prospects; rings and amulets
Umbral Tin Ore	Standard and seam nodes	High-end gem prospects; meta gem components
Dazzling Thorium	Rare side gather from all node types	High-value reagent used in Jewelcrafting and across professions

Prospecting converts raw ore into uncut gems — Peridot, Lapis, Amethyst, and Garnet — which Jewelcrafting then cuts. Your ore farming is directly tied to your gem supply. The higher the ore volume, the more gems you prospect, the more cuts you sell.

Dazzling Thorium is also a cross-profession ingredient. Don't prospect it away automatically — check its Auction House value and your crafting needs before consuming it.

Themed Node Types

Node Type	Zone	Interaction	Reward
Lightfused	Eversong Woods	Catch falling motes for bonus resources	Motes of Light
Voidbound	Scattered zones	Void circles slow movement; hazardous area	Motes of Pure Void
Wild	Zul'Aman	Summons Rumbling Orelings to defeat	Motes of Wild Magic
Primal	Harandar	Channels health; rooting effect during harvest	Motes of Primal Energy
Rich	All zones	Larger yields; standard interaction	Bonus ore

Leveling

Mine every node while questing. Mining levels naturally from volume.

• Mine all three ore types for first-mine KP bonuses
• Prioritise Seam nodes for yield
• Invest 40 KP in Meticulous Mining for mounted mining immediately

Specialization Trees

Tree	Focus	Key Unlock
Meticulous Mining	Vigor + efficiency	Mounted mining at 40 KP — highest priority
Plentiful Ores	Yield bonuses	More ore per node; improved Dazzling Thorium
Over-LODED	Themed node mastery	Maximum Mote income from special nodes

Spend order:

1. Meticulous Mining to 40 — mounted mining first, always.
2. Plentiful Ores — more ore per node = more prospecting material = more gem supply. This scales Jewelcrafting output directly.
3. Over-LODED — invest once base yield is stable; Mote farming adds a cross-profession income stream.

Knowledge Points

Source	KP Gained
First mine of each ore/theme combination	+1 each
Weekly quests from Belil	+3
World treasures	+1–3
Eight open-world Mining treasures	+3 each
Knowledge books	+10

Tools & Profession Gear

Tool	Crafter
Thalassian Pickaxe	Blacksmithing
Sun-Blessed Pickaxe	Blacksmithing
Farstrider Rock Satchel	Engineering
Junker's Big Ol' Bag	Engineering
Farstrider Hardhat	Engineering
Sin'dorei Gilded Hardhat	Engineering

You will need a Blacksmith or Engineer for your Mining tools. Find a crafter or check the Auction House for the Thalassian Pickaxe early.

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Part II — Jewelcrafting

Three trainers teach Midnight Jewelcrafting.

Trainer	Zone	Coordinates
Amin	Silvermoon City Hub	/way 48.2, 55.1
Aleinia	Silvermoon City	/way 73.8, 71.2
Kalinda	Silvermoon City — Indoors	/way 48.9, 54.2

What Jewelcrafting Produces

Category	Products	Notes
Cut Gems	Peridot, Lapis, Amethyst, Garnet cuts; meta gems	Slotted into gear by every player; universal demand
Jewelry	Rings and amulets	Endgame crafted accessories with optional reagent slots
Profession Reagents	Materials for Alchemy and other professions	Prospecting byproducts and crafted reagents
Profession Tools	Clampers (Jewelcrafting self-use); Loupes; Enchanting Crystals	Tools for Enchanters and Jewelcrafters
Housing Décor	Bejeweled Sin'dorei Lyre, Brilliant Phoenix Harp, Replica Haranir Mural, Resplendent Highborne Statue, Shining Hourglass, Tenebrous Armillary	Secondary gold source

Gems

Midnight gems come in four colors. Each color has multiple stat cuts available.

Gem	Color	Available Cuts
Peridot	Green	Deadly (Crit+Mastery), Masterful (Haste+Mastery), Versatile (Vers+Mastery), Quick (Haste)
Lapis	Blue	Deadly (Crit+Mastery), Masterful (Haste+Mastery), Quick (Haste), Lustrous (Mana)
Amethyst	Purple	Deadly, Quick, Versatile, Austere cuts
Garnet	Red	Glorious, Masterful, Quick, Versatile cuts

Meta Gems: Powerful Eversong Diamond and Telluric Eversong Diamond are dungeon drops — they are not learned Jewelcrafting recipes. You cannot craft them; you find them in Midnight dungeons and cut them via Jewelcrafting if you have the recipe.

Gem demand varies by spec. The most universally consumed cuts will be Quick (Haste) and Deadly (Crit+Mastery) variants — these feed the highest-population specs. Study which stats are strongest for the top DPS and healer specs for the most profitable cuts.

Specialization Trees

Jewelcrafting has four specialization trees requiring 774 total KP to fully max.

Tree	KP Cost	Focus
Thoughtful Throughput	120	Secondary skills: Ingenuity, Crafting Speed
Glamorous Gems	310	Individual gem cut specializations — the primary tree for gem crafters
Alluring Accessories	150	Rings, amulets, and profession equipment crafting
Proficient Processor	194	Reagent creation and prospecting efficiency

Spend order for gem supply focus:

1. Glamorous Gems — this is the largest tree and unlocks your gem cuts. Gold-quality gem output is the core income generator for Jewelcrafting. Invest here first and spec into the cuts with the highest population demand on your server.
2. Proficient Processor — prospecting efficiency improvements directly increase your gem yield from ore. More gems per prospect means more cuts sold per mining session.
3. Alluring Accessories — rings and amulets fill neck and finger slots for every class. With optional reagent slots and Gold quality, crafted jewelry is consistently sellable throughout the tier.
4. Thoughtful Throughput — fill this last for secondary stat bonuses and ongoing crafting speed improvements.

Spend order for ring/amulet service focus:

Swap steps 1 and 3 — invest in Alluring Accessories before Glamorous Gems if your server has higher demand for jewelry than cut gems early in the tier.

Leveling

Skill Range	Method
1–67	Trainer recipes using prospected gems and ore
67–100	Specialty recipes from specialization trees, world drops, or vendors

Prospecting is efficient for leveling — it converts ore into gems and skills up Jewelcrafting simultaneously. Mine and prospect in parallel from day one.

Tools & Profession Gear

Jewelcrafting uses tools from Engineering and Leatherworking, and also crafts some of its own:

Tool	Source
Farstrider Clampers	Engineering
Sin'dorei Clampers	Engineering
Giga-Gem Grippers	Engineering
Apprentice Jeweler's Apron	Leatherworking
Thalassian Gemshaper's Grand Cover	Leatherworking
Sin'dorei Jeweler's Loupes	Jewelcrafting (self-crafted)
Mage-Eye Precision Loupes	Jewelcrafting (self-crafted)

Jewelcrafting crafts its own Loupes — apply these for profession stat bonuses. You'll need Engineering for your Clampers and Leatherworking for your apron; find crafters or check the Auction House early.

Tool enchants: Ingenuity for quality-focused crafting; Multicraft or Resourcefulness for volume gem production.

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How They Work Together

• Prospecting is the bridge — ore goes in, uncut gems come out. Every ore farming session generates prospecting material, and every prospect generates potential Gold-quality gem cuts. The loop is direct and closed.
• Plentiful Ores investment multiplies Jewelcrafting output — more ore per node = more prospecting inputs = more gems per session = more cuts sold. Mining's Plentiful Ores tree is your Jewelcrafting throughput lever.
• Dazzling Thorium is cross-profession value — it's used in Jewelcrafting and other professions. Don't automatically prospect every Dazzling Thorium you mine. Check whether it's more valuable as a direct sale, a Jewelcrafting ingredient, or a reagent for another profession before committing it.
• Universal demand makes this combination recession-proof — gem demand doesn't peak and crash with raid tiers the way armor demand does. Every new character needs gems. Every ilvl upgrade means new sockets. Gem sales are consistent throughout the expansion lifecycle in a way that gear sales are not.
• Crafted rings and amulets complement gem cuts — a player who buys your ring also needs you to cut the gems that go in it. Being able to service both requests from a single Jewelcrafting character is a meaningful service advantage.

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Weekly Checklist

Mining:

• Complete the Mining weekly quest (+3 KP)
• Farm ore routes for prospecting stockpile
• Mine themed nodes for Mote income
• Check Artisan Miner's Moxie vendor for Knowledge books

Jewelcrafting:

• Complete the Jewelcrafting weekly quest
• Prospect this week's ore stockpile
• Craft Gold-quality gem cuts with Concentration (+2 KP)
• Restock high-demand cuts for personal use and Auction House
• Check crafting order board for ring and amulet requests

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Two-Week Plan

Week 1 — Foundation

Days 1–3: Level both professions while questing. Mine every node and begin prospecting Refulgent Copper immediately — this generates both Jewlecrafting skill and uncut gems. Invest first KP into Meticulous Mining (mounted node) and Glamorous Gems (unlock your first gem cuts).

Days 4–7: Push to skill 67 in Jewelcrafting. Complete both weekly quests. Prospect your ore stockpile and identify which gem cuts are highest demand on your realm. Begin listing Gold-quality cuts on the Auction House.

Week 2 — Raid Ready

Days 8–10: Reach skill 100 in both professions. With Glamorous Gems invested, you have multiple cut options available at Gold quality. Your own gem slots are covered at zero cost.

Days 11–14: Invest KP into Proficient Processor for prospecting efficiency. Begin investing in Alluring Accessories for ring and amulet crafting. With consistent ore supply and developed Glamorous Gems, you're a fully operational gem service and your own gems cost only farming time.

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Tips & Common Mistakes

• Prospect as you mine, not in batches — prospecting generates Jewelcrafting skill. Running your ore through prospecting continuously keeps both professions leveling in parallel. Don't hoard ore for a single mass-prospect session.
• Glamorous Gems is 310 KP — plan accordingly — it is the largest individual spec tree in Jewelcrafting. Full investment takes time. Prioritise cuts for the two or three highest-demand stats on your server first, then expand. You don't need every cut immediately.
• Meta gems are dungeon drops, not crafted — Powerful Eversong Diamond and Telluric Eversong Diamond come from Midnight dungeons. If someone asks you to cut one, you need the recipe to drop first. Don't promise this service until you have the recipe.
• Don't neglect Proficient Processor — prospecting efficiency is a direct multiplier on your gem output. Every additional gem per prospect is a free cut to sell. Invest here earlier than you might expect.
• Gem demand outlasts gear demand — new tiers of crafted armor come and go, but gem demand is evergreen. Every character gearing up needs cuts. This combination generates income throughout the full expansion cycle, not just the first month of a raid tier.
• Crafted rings and amulets fill the same slots every week — finger slots and the neck slot are replaced frequently as item levels improve. With Alluring Accessories invested and optional reagent slots available, your crafted jewelry remains competitive through several upgrade cycles.