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Jewelcrafting

Carnelian

Carnelian is an Uncommon Jewelcrafting used in 9 recipes (Alchemy and Jewelcrafting).

Carnelian stacks to 1,000. 9 recipes consume it, taught by Alchemy and Jewelcrafting.

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Verified US market

Lowest listed price9 gold
Median listing11 gold4 silver
1,853 available67 listings
Verified priceAuction Housecommodity

Commodities share one Auction House per region, so this price applies account-wide on US realms. Verify in-game before you trade.

What Carnelian is used in

Alchemy

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Transmute: Inferno RubyCataclysm Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 753Inferno Ruby50 gold64 gold
Transmute: Shadowspirit DiamondCataclysm Alchemy, Transmutation, grey at 753Shadowspirit Diamond ×2235 gold497 gold

Jewelcrafting

RecipeSkill tier and categoryNeedsOther reagentsMakesLists at (US)Reagents per craft
Bold CarnelianCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Red Gems, grey at 3519 gold
Brilliant CarnelianCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Red Gems, grey at 3519 gold
Carnelian SpikesCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Fist Weapons, grey at 303Carnelian Spikes30 gold
Delicate CarnelianCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Red Gems, grey at 3519 gold
Fire PrismCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Toys & Prisms, grey at 753Fire Prism497 gold
Flashing CarnelianCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Red Gems, grey at 3519 gold
Precise CarnelianCataclysm Jewelcrafting, Red Gems, grey at 3519 gold

"Needs" is how many one craft consumes. Reagent cost adds up the required materials at the cheapest current listing of each; it is left blank when any reagent has no live price. Recipes, quantities, products and skill tiers are read from the game data.

Crafting value of Carnelian

Carnelian goes into 9 recipes: 7 in Jewelcrafting and 2 in Alchemy. They come from Cataclysm Alchemy and Cataclysm Jewelcrafting.

The highest-listed product is Shadowspirit Diamond (recipe: Transmute: Shadowspirit Diamond), from Cataclysm Alchemy, at 235 gold on the US Auction House.

One craft of Transmute: Shadowspirit Diamond takes 3 Carnelian plus 3 Alicite, 3 Nightstone, 3 Zephyrite, 3 Hessonite and 3 Jasper; at current prices those reagents cost 497 gold64 silver per craft.

Each craft makes 2 Shadowspirit Diamond, worth 470 gold together at that listing.

Carnelian is about 5% of that reagent bill at its current price; Alicite, Nightstone, Zephyrite, Hessonite and Jasper make up the rest.

The cheapest craft that uses Carnelian is Bold Carnelian (Cataclysm Jewelcrafting): its reagents cost 9 gold per craft.

2 of the 4 distinct products have a current US commodity price.

Further down the chain, Shadowspirit Diamond is itself a reagent in 16 recipes, such as Fleet Shadowspirit Diamond, Chaotic Shadowspirit Diamond and Bracing Shadowspirit Diamond.

Further down the chain, Inferno Ruby is itself a reagent in 13 recipes, such as Bold Inferno Ruby, Delicate Inferno Ruby and Flashing Inferno Ruby.

Leveling and recipes for Carnelian

Leveling with Carnelian: Carnelian Spikes (Fist Weapons) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 20 and grey at 30. Bold Carnelian (Red Gems) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 1 and grey at 35. Brilliant Carnelian (Red Gems) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 1 and grey at 35. Delicate Carnelian (Red Gems) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 1 and grey at 35. Flashing Carnelian (Red Gems) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 1 and grey at 35. Precise Carnelian (Red Gems) turns yellow at Jewelcrafting skill 1 and grey at 35.

Recipe items that teach these crafts: Design: Flashing Carnelian.

Reagents used with Carnelian

Carnelian is most often combined with Alicite, which shares 2 of its 9 recipes; next come Hessonite, Jasper and Nightstone.

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What Carnelian is crafted into

Carnelian Spikes (Fist Weapon). Made with Carnelian Spikes, 3 Carnelian per craft.

Fire Prism (Other). Made with Fire Prism, 3 Carnelian per craft.

Inferno Ruby (Jewelcrafting). Made with Transmute: Inferno Ruby, 3 Carnelian per craft.

Shadowspirit Diamond (Jewelcrafting). Made with Transmute: Shadowspirit Diamond, 3 Carnelian per craft.

Carnelian: lowest listed price, last 30 days

The current lowest listing is 10% below its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot can sit far from typical.

Now9 gold
30-day low1 gold Nov 2
30-day high999 gold88 silver Oct 14
30-day median9 gold96 silver
7-day median9 gold
Hourly snapshots691

US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.

Carnelian by region

Americas and Oceania (US) has the lowest listing of the regions we track. Each region is a separate Auction House, so gold and items do not move between them.

RegionLowest listed priceListingsUnits
Americas and Oceania (US)9 gold671,853
Europe (EU)10 gold374,762

Other reagents in the same recipe tiers as Carnelian

Cataclysm Jewelcrafting has 225 recipes. Besides Carnelian, the reagents they call for most are Chimera's Eye (24 recipes), Lava Coral (22 recipes), Ember Topaz (20 recipes), Elven Peridot (18 recipes), Shadowspirit Diamond (16 recipes), Hessonite (15 recipes), Demonseye (14 recipes), Dream Emerald (14 recipes), Nightstone (14 recipes), Amberjewel (12 recipes).

Cataclysm Alchemy has 47 recipes. Besides Carnelian, the reagents they call for most are Crystal Vial (28 recipes), Cinderbloom (15 recipes), Volatile Life (14 recipes), Heartblossom (12 recipes), Azshara's Veil (11 recipes), Whiptail (9 recipes), Stormvine (8 recipes), Twilight Jasmine (6 recipes), Deepstone Oil (3 recipes), Flask of Titanic Strength (3 recipes).

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