This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Recipe, item level 30, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 80 and is named Design: Lambent Forest Emerald. In MoP Classic it is item level 80.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 30 | Rare | Binds when picked up |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 80 | Rare | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 80 | Rare | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Lightning Forest Emerald
Using Design: Lightning Forest Emerald teaches this recipe. The Northrend Jewelcrafting recipe Lightning Forest Emerald takes 1 Forest Emerald.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Design: Lightning Forest Emerald teaches the Northrend Jewelcrafting recipe Lightning Forest Emerald, which makes Lightning Forest Emerald. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 3g 9s. Lightning Forest Emerald lists from 40g 59s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 35g 47s after the 5% auction cut, a 1,148% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Northrend Jewelcrafting skill 35 and grey at 65.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Forest Emerald | 1 | 3 gold9 silver | 3 gold9 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 3 gold9 silver | ||
| Lightning Forest Emerald at its lowest listing | 40 gold59 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 35 gold47 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 recipes nearest to Design: Lightning Forest Emerald in required skill among Recipe > Jewelcrafting; 4 of them also come from Wrath of the Lich King.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design: Lightning Forest Emerald (this item) | 15 | Not listed | |
| Design: Resolute Monarch Topaz |  Resolute Monarch Topaz | 15 | 83 gold on 52 realms |
| Design: Purified Twilight Opal |  Purified Twilight Opal | 15 | 25 gold on 51 realms |
| Design: Thundering Skyflare Diamond |  Thundering Skyflare Diamond | 45 | 50 gold on 46 realms |
| Design: Beaming Earthsiege Diamond |  Beaming Earthsiege Diamond | 45 | 150 gold on 51 realms |
 Design: Fractured Gemstone Locket |  Fractured Gemstone Locket | 15 | 48 gold on 79 realms |
| Design: Jeweler's Amber Monocle |  Jeweler's Amber Monocle | 10 | 1,999 gold on 62 realms |
| Design: Jeweler's Sapphire Monocle | Jeweler's Sapphire Monocle | 5 | 1,600 gold on 56 realms |
 Design: Necklace of the Diamond Tower |  Necklace of the Diamond Tower | 5 | 1 gold on 72 realms |
| Design: Jeweler's Ruby Monocle | Jeweler's Ruby Monocle | 1 | 1,900 gold on 58 realms |
| Design: Insightful Blasphemite |  Insightful Blasphemite | 1 | 75 gold on 67 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Design: Necklace of the Diamond Tower at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
1 other item in the current build is also called Design: Lightning Forest Emerald. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Design: Lightning Forest Emerald ID 41782 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Lightning Forest Emerald."Design: Lightning Forest Emerald uses icon file 134941, which 939 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Design: Regal Forest Emerald ID 41697 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Regal Forest Emerald."Design: Energized Forest Emerald ID 41694 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut an Energized Forest Emerald."Design: Nimble Forest Emerald ID 41698 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Nimble Forest Emerald."Design: Forceful Forest Emerald ID 41693 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Forceful Forest Emerald"Design: Purified Twilight Opal ID 41699 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Purified Twilight Opal."Design: Energized Forest Emerald ID 41692 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Energized Forest Emerald"Design: Purified Twilight Opal ID 41701 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Purified Twilight Opal."Design: Reckless Monarch Topaz ID 41690 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Reckless Monarch Topaz"Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 41696 (41689 to 41702) were usually added in the same batch as Design: Lightning Forest Emerald: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Design: Reckless Monarch Topaz ID 41689 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Reckless Monarch Topaz."Design: Reckless Monarch Topaz ID 41690 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Reckless Monarch Topaz"Design: Energized Forest Emerald ID 41692 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Energized Forest Emerald"Design: Forceful Forest Emerald ID 41693 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Forceful Forest Emerald"Design: Energized Forest Emerald ID 41694 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut an Energized Forest Emerald."Design: Regal Forest Emerald ID 41697 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Regal Forest Emerald."Design: Nimble Forest Emerald ID 41698 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Nimble Forest Emerald."Design: Purified Twilight Opal ID 41699 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Purified Twilight Opal."Design: Purified Twilight Opal ID 41701 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Purified Twilight Opal."Design: Jagged Forest Emerald ID 41702 · Recipe · item level 30 "Teaches you how to cut a Jagged Forest Emerald."The raw ItemSparse values for item 41696 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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