TheWoWDBGleaming Amber
Yellow SocketGleaming Amber
Item Level 55
+4 Critical Strike
Fits a Yellow socket
"Matches a Yellow Socket."
Sell Price: 50 silver
Fits Yellow sockets. +4 Critical Strike Rating.
Socketed Effect
When socketed, this gem grants: +4 Critical Strike Rating
What Gleaming Amber Does When Socketed
1 effect is recorded on Gleaming Amber's enchantment row in the current game build.
- +4 Critical Strike
Details
Matches a Yellow Socket.
Item & Auction House Price
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Where Gleaming Amber Ranks for Critical Strike
Our datamine holds 84 gems that fit a yellow socket and grant Critical Strike. At +4 Critical Strike, Gleaming Amber is tied for number 64 of 84 with 15 other gems by amount. The largest is Smooth Dragon's Eye at +34.
- Potent Noble Topaz (+4)
- Radiant Talasite (+4)
- Smooth Amber (+4)
- Deadly Flame Spessarite (+3)
Compare socket effects
These 9 gems share a socket label with Gleaming Amber and list 8 distinct effect descriptions. Compare the effect and the equipment item-level floor together.
A shared socket label alone does not establish that both gems work in the same piece of gear.
| Gem | Effect | Socket labels | Minimum item level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleaming Amber (this gem) | +4 Critical Strike Rating | Yellow | Not specified |
| Assassin's Fire Opal | +6 Critical Strike Rating and +5 Dodge Rating | Red, Yellow | Not specified |
| Barbed Deep Peridot | +3 Stamina and +4 Critical Strike Rating | Yellow, Blue | Not specified |
| Barbed Deep Peridot | +3 Stamina and +4 Critical Strike Rating | Yellow, Blue | Not specified |
| Blood of Amber | +12 Critical Strike Rating | Yellow | Not specified |
| Deadly Ametrine | +10 Agility and +10 Critical Strike Rating | Red, Yellow | Not specified |
| Deadly Fire Opal | +8 Attack Power and +5 Critical Strike Rating | Red, Yellow | Not specified |
| Deadly Huge Citrine | +6 Agility and +6 Critical Strike Rating | Red, Yellow | Not specified |
| Deadly Monarch Topaz | +8 Agility and +8 Critical Strike Rating | Red, Yellow | Not specified |
Minimum item level refers to the equipment receiving the gem. The character-level requirement is a separate item restriction. An unspecified value leaves that requirement unconfirmed; check the item tooltip before buying. These comparisons use recorded effects without estimating damage, healing or a best-in-slot ranking.
Changes between game builds
First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).
Other Critical Strike Gems for a Yellow Socket
Gems that also grant Critical Strike and fit a yellow socket.
