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How do u proscpet because when i mine iron it says that it is prospectable.
I'm just guessing here, but I think that's a jewelcrafting thing. I know that jewelcrafters take raw ore and do something to it to find jewels. I know you need 5 pieces of ore to do that. Perhaps that is prospecting.
If you are a jewelcrafter of the the appropriate level, "prospecting" should be available at a trainer. Once you learn this ability, it should be in your spellbook, 'p' button I believe. Note that it is separate from the Jewelcrafting button, much like disenchanting is a separate entry from enchanting.
In order to prospect, you take 5 of any one ore, and use prospecting on the stack. This consumes (destroys) the 5 ore, and produces various gem(s) and vendor trash items.
In order to prospect, you take 5 of any one ore, and use prospecting on the stack. This consumes (destroys) the 5 ore, and produces various gem(s) and vendor trash items.
I believe when you prospect you lose the 5 ores and gain 0-3 (normally 1) jem.
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You get it at JC skill level 20, buy it from the journeyman trainer.
Your ability to prospect specific ores are tied into your JC skill level... for example, a JC level 50 cannot prospect iron/mithril/thorium/fel iron/adamantite. Think along the lines of mining skills... you can only gather certain veins at certain skill levels.
The only one I noticed off the top was that Fel Iron was around 305 JC, although a guildy of mine said he didn't try until 325. So it's somewhere in that range. I think Adamantite was available to me at 325. That's where I get most of my blue gems, although I think they nerfed the drop rate. Before the last patch I usually got 1-2 blues per stack of Adamantite and usually 4-5 greens. Now I'm luck if I get 1 blue in 3 stacks (60 ore.)
As for Fel Iron, on last Monday prior to the patch, I prospected 20 fel iron ore. I know it was crazy luck but I got 4 green gems and 3 blues (the rarer ones like dawnstone, Star of Elune and a Nightseye.) After the patch I farmed Fel Iron and smashed 85 ores and only got green gems. Maybe the luck of the draw but it's unusal for me.
Your ability to prospect specific ores are tied into your JC skill level... for example, a JC level 50 cannot prospect iron/mithril/thorium/fel iron/adamantite. Think along the lines of mining skills... you can only gather certain veins at certain skill levels.
The only one I noticed off the top was that Fel Iron was around 305 JC, although a guildy of mine said he didn't try until 325. So it's somewhere in that range. I think Adamantite was available to me at 325. That's where I get most of my blue gems, although I think they nerfed the drop rate. Before the last patch I usually got 1-2 blues per stack of Adamantite and usually 4-5 greens. Now I'm luck if I get 1 blue in 3 stacks (60 ore.)
As for Fel Iron, on last Monday prior to the patch, I prospected 20 fel iron ore. I know it was crazy luck but I got 4 green gems and 3 blues (the rarer ones like dawnstone, Star of Elune and a Nightseye.) After the patch I farmed Fel Iron and smashed 85 ores and only got green gems. Maybe the luck of the draw but it's unusal for me.
I have heard, but do not know first hand, that you can prospect ore nodes directly to get gems. Does anyone know whether prospecting nodes requires mining? I thought that you could only prospect ore, but maybe...
AddictedFanatic wrote:
I have heard, but do not know first hand, that you can prospect ore nodes directly to get gems. Does anyone know whether prospecting nodes requires mining? I thought that you could only prospect ore, but maybe...
No, you need the ore, not the node.
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It's also worth pointing out that you cannot prospect the rare ores (silver, gold, truesilver etc) although I can't immagine one would want to either :P
Anyone find a good guide for what is obtainable from using prospecting with what ore? I know tin and copper fairly well but I've yet to start prospecting with the more expensive ores. It would be nice to know what ore will give me the best chance to produce X gem.
not sure on gold. but i know for a fact that "I" can't prospect silver or true silver. iddie
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Here is a pretty good guide for prospecting.
I've had much greater success than what is listed here,
especially prospecting mithril.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Prospecting
I've had much greater success than what is listed here,
especially prospecting mithril.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Prospecting
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