Warlock/FSW/Gemming question

I am currently working on the Frozen Shadoweave set for my recently
reached level 70 warlock. I am currently Felguard specced and am
not particularly inclined to change though if I do change, it would
probably be back to Affliction.

Can anyone (looking in your direction lcpltom) advise on gems for
them? I find myself at a bit of a loss when perusing the AH trying
to figure out what I should use in what socket.

Since I am still grinding for my epic flyer, I am not rolling in
extra cash, so what are good cheap to mid level gems I would want
to be looking for?

On May 6, 1:52 pm, Dingbat Charlie <no... DeleteThis @nowere.com> wrote:
> I am currently working on the Frozen Shadoweave set for my recently
> reached level 70 warlock. I am currently Felguard specced and am
> not particularly inclined to change though if I do change, it would
> probably be back to Affliction.
>
> Can anyone (looking in your direction lcpltom) advise on gems for
> them? I find myself at a bit of a loss when perusing the AH trying
> to figure out what I should use in what socket.
>
> Since I am still grinding for my epic flyer, I am not rolling in
> extra cash, so what are good cheap to mid level gems I would want
> to be looking for?

If you plan to do 5-mans or any raiding, you need spell hit. Wowwiki
has information on spell hit and how much you need vs a level 72 (5-
man) boss or a 73 (raid) boss. Next up would be spell damage. Since
you're felguard specced, your felguard gains attack power based on
your spell damage. Pushing your spell damage up boosts his attack
power. Not so much important for other pets, as if you're using a
succy its for CC, and you won't attack at all with an imp. Follow
that with stamina or spell crit. Stamina gives you more chances to
life tap, increasing your mana (and your pets mana if you have mana
feed). Spell crit will go towards the shadowbolts, immolates, or
incinerates you'll be casting as your main DPS in a group.

I don't know any gem names off the top of my head, but Wowwiki has a
good guide to gems. Also, if you fish, do the fishing daily for a
chance for a +15 stamina gem. Also, complete the initial quest line
for Magister's Terrace, the end reward is not only the ability to run
Heroic MgT, but also a choice of a nice gem.

Since you're not rolling in cash, go for green quality for the time
being. If you ever plan on raiding, its worth upgrading to blue or
epic gems. Sure, the difference might only be 1 or 2 points per gem,
but the cumulative effect of upgrading all your gems can make a
visible difference.

The last thing to look at is the socket bonus on an item. If you need
the socket bonus, go for it. If not, forget it. The FSW robe, for
example, has +3 spell hit as a socket bonus. Its worth going for that
bonus to help with your spell hit.

And as far as matching socket colors, remember that there are 6
different colors of gems, and if you know your primary and secondary
colors its easy to understand. Red, yellow, and blue gems (primary
colors), and green, orange, and purple gems (secondary colors). Red,
yellow, and blue will only match those colors, while green will match
yellow and blue (yellow and blue make green seal, so I know its closed
HA), purple matches red or blue, and orange matches yellow or red.
That means they match those sockets, so if you have a red and a blue
socket, you can put 2 purple gems and still get the socket bonus.

Once you have an epic flying mount, dailies and gathering professions
become so easy that they just hand you gold, so go with green quality
gems for now, worry about the better stuff once you have an epic flyer.