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World of Warcraft Cata Rogue PVP Gems Chart
This chart is used to compare Gems to see which are best for placing in socketed Rogue PVP gear.
Last Updated                     PVP AEP Values   .35 1 .60 .50 .43 .35 .55 .50 .50 1.10 1 1  
4/21/24                     PVE Mut MAEP Values   .42 1 .01 .53 .34 .38 .42 .46 .49 .001 1 1  
  PVP PVE PVE PVE Socket     PVE Combat MAEP Values Req .41 1 .01 .52 .33 .37 .61 .56 .44 .001 1 1  
META SOCKET GEMS AEP MAEP MUT COM M B R Y Info Source Component ilvl Str Agi Sta Hit Cri AP Exp Has Mas Re PVP PVE Special LINKS
Agile Shadowspirit Diamond 113 113 113 113 X   3   490 JC Recipe Shadowspirit Diamond 285   54                 59 59 +3% Crit dam Meta
Chaotic Shadowspirit Diamond 82 77 77 77 X   3   490 JC Recipe Shadowspirit Diamond 285         54           59 59 +3% Crit dam Red
Relentless Earthsiege Diamond 80 80 80 80 X   3 1 420 JC Recipe Earthsiege Diamond     21                 59 59 +3% Crit dam Yellow
Relentless Earthstorm Diamond 71 71 71 71 X 2 3 2 365 Cons Exalted Earthstorm Diam.     12                 59 59 +3% Crit dam Blue
Chaotic Skyflare Diamond 68 66 66 66 X   3   420 JC Recipe Skyflare Diamond           21           59 59 +3% Crit dam Cogs
Chaotic Skyfire Diamond 64 63 63 63 X   3   365 JC Recipe Skyfire Diamond           12           59 59 +3% Crit dam
Fleet Shadowspirit Diamond 51 32 33 31 X     2 490 JC Recipe Shadowspirit Diamond 285                 54   24 7 Inc Run Speed
Swift Skyflare Diamond 33 14 14 14 X   1 2 420 JC Recipe Skyflare Diamond           21           24 7 Inc Run Speed
Thundering Skyflare Diamond 32 29 29 29 X 1 1 1 440 JC Recipe Skyflare Diamond                       32 29 Haste Proc
Swift Starflare Diamond 31 13 13 13 X   1 2 WG WG Vendor 15 Stone Keepr Shard           17           24 7 Inc Run Speed
Swift Skyfire Diamond 29 11 11 11 X   1 2 365 Cons Honored Skyfire Diamond           12           24 7 Inc Run Speed
Swift Windfire Diamond 28 10 10 10 X   1 2 TF TF PVP 8 Spirit Shards           10           24 7 Inc Run Speed
Impassive Shadowspirit Diamond 28 19 19 19 X 1   1 490 JC Recipe Shadowspirit Diamond 285         54           5 1 Red Fear Dur
Enigmatic Shadowspirit Diamond 28 19 19 19 X 1   1 490 JC Recipe Shadowspirit Diamond 285         54           5 1 Red Snare/Root
Potent Unstable Diamond 25 5 5 5 X Y+1     BEM BEM Vendor 160 Apexis Shard           12           20 1 5% Stun resist
Destructive Shadowspirit Diamond 24 18 18 18 X   2   490 JC Recipe Shadowspirit Diamond 285         54           1 0 1% Spell Reflect
Thundering Skyfire Diamond 16 15 15 15 X 2 2 2 365 World Drop Skyfire Diamond                       16 15 Haste Proc
Invigorating Earthsiege Diamond 16 12 11 13 X 2 1   420 JC Recipe Earthsiege Diamond                 21     5 1 Crit Heal proc
Persistent Earthsiege Diamond 14 8 8 8 X 1   2 420 JC Recipe Earthsiege Diamond           21           5 1 Red Stun Dur
Enigmatic Skyflare Diamond 14 8 8 8 X   2 1 420 JC Recipe Skyflare Diamond           21           5 1 Red Snare/Root
Impassive Skyflare Diamond 14 8 8 8 X 1 2   420 JC Recipe Skyflare Diamond           21           5 1 Red Fear Dur
Persistent Earthshatter Diamond 12 7 7 7 X 3     WG WG Vendor 15 Stone Keepr Shard           17           5 1 Red Stun Dur
Enigmatic Starflare Diamond 12 7 7 7 X 1 2   WG WG Vendor 15 Stone Keepr Shard           17           5 1 Red Snare/Root
Impassive Starflare Diamond 12 7 7 7 X 2 1   WG WG Vendor 15 Stone Keepr Shard           17           5 1 Red Fear Dur
Brutal Earthstorm Diamond 12 10 10 10 X 2 2 2 365 Rare Drop Earthstorm Diam.                       12 10 3 MD, Stun Pr
Destructive Skyflare Diamond 12 8 9 8 X 1 1 1 440 JC Recipe Skyflare Diamond           25           1 0 1% Spell Reflect
Enigmatic Skyfire Diamond 10 5 5 5 X   Y+1   365 KoT Honored Skyfire Diamond           12           5 1 Resist Snr/Rt
                                                   
RED SOCKET GEMS                       Req                          
( RED / ORANGE / PURPLE ) AEP MAEP MUT COM M B R Y Info Source Component ilvl Str Agi Sta Hit Cri AP Exp Has Mas Re PVP PVE Special LINKS
Delicate Chimera's Eye (JC Only) 67 67 67 67     X   500 JC Recipe Chimera's Eye 285   67                       Meta
Lucent Lava Coral 53 25 25 25     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285   25               25       Red
Delicate Queen's Garnet 50 50 50 50     X   525 JC Recipe Queen's Garnet 285   50                       Yellow
Shifting Shadow Spinel 47 25 25 25   X X   525 JC Recipe Shadow Spinel 285   25 37                     Blue
Lucent Ember Topaz 42 20 20 20     X X 465 JC Recipe Ember Topaz 285   20               20       Cogs
Tenuous Lava Coral 41 13 11 15     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285             25     25      
Delicate Inferno Ruby 40 40 40 40     X   465 JC Recipe Inferno Ruby 285   40                      
Shifting Demonseye 38 20 20 20   X X   465 JC Recipe Demonseye 285   20 30                    
Adept Lava Coral 38 37 37 36     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285   25             25        
Deft Lava Coral 38 38 37 39     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285   25           25          
Glinting Shadow Spinel 38 38 38 38   X X   525 JC Recipe Shadow Spinel 285   25   25                  
Precise Chimera's Eye (JC Only) 37 35 28 41     X   500 JC Recipe Chimera's Eye 285             67            
Guardian's Shadow Spinel 36 13 11 16   X X   525 JC Recipe Shadow Spinel 285     37       25            
Deadly Lava Coral 36 33 34 33     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285   25     25                
Perfect Delicate Carnelian 35 35 35 35     X   425 JC Recipe Carnelian 285   35                      
Delicate Dragon's Eye (JC Only) 34 34 34 34     X   370 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye     34                      
Perfect Shifting Nightstone 32 18 18 18   X X   425 JC Recipe Nightstone 285   18 23                    
Glinting Demonseye 30 31 31 30   X X   465 JC Recipe Demonseye 285   20   20                  
Deft Ember Topaz 30 30 29 31     X X 465 JC Recipe Ember Topaz 285   20           20          
Delicate Carnelian 30 30 30 30     X   425 JC Recipe Carnelian 285   30                      
Adept Ember Topaz 30 29 30 29     X X 465 JC Recipe Ember Topaz 285   20             20        
Guardian's Demonseye 29 11 9 13   X X   465 JC Recipe Demonseye 285     30       20            
Shifting Nightstone 29 15 15 15   X X   425 JC Recipe Nightstone 285   15 23                    
Deadly Ember Topaz 29 27 27 27     X X 465 JC Recipe Ember Topaz 285   20     20                
Precise Queen's Garnet 28 26 21 31     X   525 JC Recipe Queen's Garnet 285             50            
Perfect Glinting Nightstone 27 27 27 27   X X   425 JC Recipe Nightstone 285   18   17                  
Perfect Deft Hessonite 27 27 26 28     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   18           17          
Perfect Adept Hessonite 27 26 26 25     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   18             17        
Accurate Shadow Spinel 26 26 24 28   X X   525 JC Recipe Shadow Spinel 285       25     25            
Keen Lava Coral 26 25 23 26     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285             25   25        
Wicked Lava Coral 26 26 22 29     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285             25 25          
Perfect Deadly Hessonite 25 24 24 24     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   18     17                
Crafty Lava Coral 25 21 19 24     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285         25   25            
Glinting Nightstone 23 23 23 23   X X   425 JC Recipe Nightstone 285   15   15                  
Deft Hessonite 23 23 22 23     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   15           15          
Adept Hessonite 23 22 22 22     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   15             15        
Precise Inferno Ruby 22 21 17 24     X   465 JC Recipe Inferno Ruby 285             40            
Deadly Hessonite 21 20 20 20     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   15     15                
Delicate Cardinal Ruby 20 20 20 20     X   450 JC Recipe Cardinal Ruby     20                      
Delicate Stormjewel 20 20 20 20     X   Q Fishing Daily Fishing Daily Quest     20                      
Nightmare Tear 20 14 14 14   X X X 450 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye, 5 Inf Dust   10 10 10                    
Shifting Dreadstone 19 10 10 10   X X   450 JC Recipe Dreadstone     10 15                    
Precise Dragon's Eye (JC Only) 19 18 14 21     X   370 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye               34            
Delicate Scarlet Ruby 16 16 16 16     X   390 JC Recipe Scarlet Ruby     16                      
Deft Ametrine 15 15 15 16     X X 450 JC Recipe Ametrine     10           10          
Deadly Ametrine 14 13 13 13     X X 450 JC Recipe Ametrine     10     10                
Perfect Delicate Bloodstone 14 14 14 14     X   325 JC Recipe Bloodstone     14                      
Glinting Twilight Opal 12 12 12 12   X X   390 JC Recipe Twilight Opal     8   8                  
Deft Monarch Topaz 12 12 12 12     X X 390 JC Recipe Monarch Topaz     8           8          
Delicate Bloodstone 12 12 12 12     X   350 JC Recipe Bloodstone     12                      
Bold Dragon's Eye (JC Only) 12 14 14 14     X   370 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye   34                        
                                                   
YELLOW SOCKET GEMS                       Req                          
( YELLOW / ORANGE / GREEN ) AEP MAEP MUT COM M B R Y Info Source Component ilvl Str Agi Sta Hit Cri AP Exp Has Mas Re PVP PVE Special LINKS
Mystic Lightstone 55 0 0 0       X 525 JC Recipe Lightstone 285                   50       Meta
Lucent Lava Coral 53 25 25 25     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285   25               25       Red
Steady Elven Peridot 50 0 0 0   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285     37             25       Yellow
Lucent Ember Topaz 42 20 20 20     X X 465 JC Recipe Ember Topaz 285   20               20       Blue
Tenuous Lava Coral 41 13 11 15     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285             25     25       Cogs
Balanced Elven Peridot 40 13 13 13   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285       25           25      
Adept Lava Coral 38 37 37 36     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285   25             25        
Deft Lava Coral 38 38 37 39     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285   25           25          
Deadly Lava Coral 36 33 34 33     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285   25     25                
Forceful Elven Peridot 35 13 12 14   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285     37         25          
Puissant Elven Peridot 35 12 13 11   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285     37           25        
Quick Chimera's Eye (JC Only) 34 34 31 38       X 500 JC Recipe Chimera's Eye 285               67          
Fractured Chimera's Eye (JC Only) 34 31 33 29       X 500 JC Recipe Chimera's Eye 285                 67        
Jagged Elven Peridot 33 9 9 9   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285     37   25                
Deft Ember Topaz 30 30 29 31     X X 465 JC Recipe Ember Topaz 285   20           20          
Adept Ember Topaz 30 29 30 29     X X 465 JC Recipe Ember Topaz 285   20             20        
Smooth Chimera's Eye (JC Only) 29 22 23 22       X 500 JC Recipe Chimera's Eye 285         67                
Deadly Ember Topaz 29 27 27 27     X X 465 JC Recipe Ember Topaz 285   20     20                
Perfect Deft Hessonite 27 27 26 28     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   18           17          
Perfect Adept Hessonite 27 26 26 25     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   18             17        
Keen Lava Coral 26 25 23 26     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285             25   25        
Wicked Lava Coral 26 26 22 29     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285             25 25          
Perfect Deadly Hessonite 25 24 24 24     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   18     17                
Fractured Lightstone 25 23 25 22       X 525 JC Recipe Lightstone 285                 50        
Lightning Elven Peridot 25 26 25 27   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285       25       25          
Quick Lightstone 25 26 23 28       X 525 JC Recipe Lightstone 285               50          
Sensei's Elven Peridot 25 25 26 24   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285       25         25        
Crafty Lava Coral 25 21 19 24     X X 525 JC Recipe Lava Coral 285         25   25            
Piercing Elven Peridot 23 22 22 21   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285       25 25                
Deft Hessonite 23 23 22 23     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   15           15          
Adept Hessonite 23 22 22 22     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   15             15        
Smooth Lightstone 22 17 17 17       X 525 JC Recipe Lightstone 285         50                
Deadly Hessonite 21 20 20 20     X X 425 JC Recipe Hessonite 285   15     15                
Lucent Ametrine 21 10 10 10     X X 450 JC Recipe Ametrine     10               10      
Nightmare Tear 20 14 14 14   X X X 450 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye, 5 Inf Dust   10 10 10                    
Rigid Dragon's Eye (JC Only) 17 18 18 18       X 370 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye         34                  
Quick Dragon's Eye (JC Only) 17 17 16 19       X 370 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye                 34          
Lucent Monarch Topaz 17 8 8 8     X X 390 JC Recipe Monarch Topaz     8               8      
Deft Ametrine 15 15 15 16     X X 450 JC Recipe Ametrine     10           10          
Precise Dragon's Eye (JC Only) 15 14 11 16   X X X 370 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye               27            
Perfect Lucent Huge Citrine 15 7 7 7     X X 325 JC Recipe Huge Citrine     7               7      
Smooth Dragon's Eye (JC Only) 15 11 12 11       X 370 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye           34                
Deadly Ametrine 14 13 13 13     X X 450 JC Recipe Ametrine     10     10                
Forceful Eye of Zul 14 5 5 6   X   X 450 JC Recipe Eye of Zul       15         10          
Jagged Eye of Zul 13 4 4 3   X   X 450 JC Recipe Eye of Zul       15   10                
Lucent Huge Citrine 13 6 6 6     X X 350 JC Recipe Huge Citrine     6               6      
Deft Monarch Topaz 12 12 12 12     X X 390 JC Recipe Monarch Topaz     8           8          
Enchanted Tear 12 9 9 9   X X X 390 JC Recipe Siren's Tear, 4 Inf Dust   6 6 6                    
Deadly Monarch Topaz 11 11 11 11     X X 390 JC Recipe Monarch Topaz     8     8                
                                                   
BLUE SOCKET GEMS                       Req                          
( BLUE / GREEN / PURPLE ) AEP MAEP MUT COM M B R Y Info Source Component ilvl Str Agi Sta Hit Cri AP Exp Has Mas Re PVP PVE Special LINKS
Steady Elven Peridot 50 0 0 0   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285     37             25       Meta
Shifting Shadow Spinel 47 25 25 25   X X   525 JC Recipe Shadow Spinel 285   25 37                     Red
Solid Deepholm Iolite 45 1 1 1   X     525 JC Recipe Deepholm Iolite 285     75                     Yellow
Balanced Elven Peridot 40 13 13 13   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285       25           25       Blue
Shifting Demonseye 38 20 20 20   X X   465 JC Recipe Demonseye 285   20 30                     Cogs
Glinting Shadow Spinel 38 38 38 38   X X   525 JC Recipe Shadow Spinel 285   25   25                  
Guardian's Shadow Spinel 36 13 11 16   X X   525 JC Recipe Shadow Spinel 285     37       25            
Forceful Elven Peridot 35 13 12 14   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285     37         25          
Puissant Elven Peridot 35 12 13 11   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285     37           25        
Rigid Chimera's Eye (JC Only) 34 35 36 35   X     500 JC Recipe Chimera's Eye 285       67                  
Jagged Elven Peridot 33 9 9 9   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285     37   25                
Perfect Shifting Nightstone 32 18 18 18   X X   425 JC Recipe Nightstone 285   18 23                    
Glinting Demonseye 30 31 31 30   X X   465 JC Recipe Demonseye 285   20   20                  
Guardian's Demonseye 29 11 9 13   X X   465 JC Recipe Demonseye 285     30       20            
Shifting Nightstone 29 15 15 15   X X   425 JC Recipe Nightstone 285   15 23                    
Perfect Glinting Nightstone 27 27 27 27   X X   425 JC Recipe Nightstone 285   18   17                  
Accurate Shadow Spinel 26 26 24 28   X X   525 JC Recipe Shadow Spinel 285       25     25            
Lightning Elven Peridot 25 26 25 27   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285       25       25          
Rigid Deepholm Iolite 25 26 27 26   X     525 JC Recipe Deepholm Iolite 285       50                  
Sensei's Elven Peridot 25 25 26 24   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285       25         25        
Piercing Elven Peridot 23 22 22 21   X   X 525 JC Recipe Elven Peridot 285       25 25                
Glinting Nightstone 23 23 23 23   X X   425 JC Recipe Nightstone 285   15   15                  
Nightmare Tear 20 14 14 14   X X X 450 JC Recipe Dragon's Eye, 5 Inf Dust   10 10 10                    
Shifting Dreadstone 19 10 10 10   X X   450 JC Recipe Dreadstone     10 15                    
Shifting Twilight Opal 15 8 8 8   X X   390 JC Recipe Twilight Opal     8 12                    
Guardian's Dreadstone 15 5 4 6   X X   450 JC Recipe Dreadstone       15       10            
Forceful Eye of Zul 14 5 5 6   X   X 450 JC Recipe Eye of Zul       15         10          
Perfect Shifting Shadow Crystal 14 7 7 7   X X   325 JC Recipe Shadow Crystal     7 11                    
Jagged Eye of Zul 13 4 4 3   X   X 450 JC Recipe Eye of Zul       15   10                
Sovereign Dreadstone 13 4 4 4   X X   450 JC Recipe Dreadstone   10   15                    
Glinting Twilight Opal 12 12 12 12   X X   390 JC Recipe Twilight Opal     8   8                  
Enchanted Tear 12 9 9 9   X X X 390 JC Recipe Siren's Tear, 4 Inf Dust   6 6 6                    
                                                   
ENGINEERING ONLY                       Req                          
COGWHEELS (ENG 525 REQ) AEP MAEP MUT COM M B R Y Info Source Component ilvl Str Agi Sta Hit Cri AP Exp Has Mas Re PVP PVE Special LINKS
Mystic Cogwheel 229 0 0 0         TH TH Vendor 55 Honor Points                     208       Meta
Precise Cogwheel 114 107 87 127         TH TH Vendor 1 Lure Master Toolbox               208             Red
Rigid Cogwheel 104 109 110 108         TH TH Vendor 1 Elementium Toolbox         208                   Yellow
Quick Cogwheel 104 106 96 116         TH TH Vendor 4 Handful of Obs. Bolts                 208           Blue
Fractured Cogwheel 104 97 102 92         TH TH Vendor 1 Goblin Barbecue                   208         Cogs
Smooth Cogwheel 89 70 71 69         TH TH Vendor 4 Handful of Obs. Bolts           208                
 
Legend
AEP: Agility Equivalence Points.  A method to convert the value of item attributes to compare them in terms of Agility points.  Based on the forum discussion by Ming.
AEP: PVP-Oriented formula which focuses on Attack Power, Stamina and Resilience. MAEP: Maximum DPS AEP for use in maximizing PVE raid DPS.  MAEP = Average of PVE (MUT)ilate and (COM)bat values.
See http://shadowpanther.net/aep.htm for current AEP/MAEP formulas
Socket: The type of socket the gem can be placed in.  (M)eta, (B)lue, (R)ed, or (Y)ellow.
Info: Additional information about the item, such as drop percentage, random mob levels, the skill level required to create it, reputation, honor ranking or (Q)uest item.
Component: The raw gem, gold, marks, honor points or other necessary requirements to obtain the gem.
Source: The source of the item.  Either the boss who drops it, the location of the recipe or the type of faction or quest required.
Str: Strength, Agi: Agility, Sta: Stamina, Hit: Hit Rating, Cri: Crit. Rating, AP: Attack Power, Re: Resilience, PVP: PVP Special Value, PVE: PVE Special Value
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