Shadowlands Alpha Professions Preview - Optional Reagents

Shadowlands Posted 2020/04/16 at 5:19 AM by Anshlun

Optional Reagents

Remember that this preview is based on early Alpha datamining and subject to change in any build.

Learn more about Shadowlands Professions in our Professions Preview.What are Optional Materials?

Category 1 - Word of Power - Increases the item level of the craft

Category 2 - Guaranteed Stat or Extra Socket - Either guarantee one secondary stat or add a socket to the item

Category 3 - Special Effects - Not available to all items, but many slots have special profession modifiers that can be added when crafting. Details below.

Optional Materials Summary

Word of Powers, Gems, and Sockets may be added when crafting any item

Blacksmithing Slayer effects are limited to Wrists and Helms

Laestrite Spikes effects are limited to Belts

Alchemy Conoction effects are limited to Cloaks

Enchanting Burst effects are limited to Shoulders

Alchemy

Alchemy Concoctions can be added to Cloaks
Alchemist's Pouch - An Optional Crafting Reagent that makes the crafted item increase the duration of Flask effects

REUSE ME - An Optional Crafting Reagent that makes the crafted armor occasionally increase the wearer's Agility.

REUSE ME - An Optional Crafting Reagent that makes the crafted armor occasionally increase the wearer's Strength.

REUSE ME - An Optional Crafting Reagent that makes the crafted armor occasionally increase the wearer's Intellect.

REUSE ME - An Optional Crafting Reagent that makes the crafted armor increase the duration of Well Fed effects.

REUSE ME - Placeholder.

Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing Slayer Effects - Slayer effects can be added to Helms and Bracers. Laestrite Spikes can only be added to Belts.
Reinforced Girdle - An Optional Crafting Reagent that increases damage when fighting Beasts.

REUSE ME - An Optional Crafting Reagent that increases damage when fighting Aberrations.

REUSE ME - An Optional Crafting Reagent that increases damage when fighting Undead.

REUSE ME - An Optional Crafting Reagent that increases damage when fighting Humanoids.

- Armor made with Laestrite Spikes cause the wearer to occasionally deal additional Physical damage.

- Placeholder.

Enchantingshoulder

NEW Instantly blast the target with ice, dealing 31 Frost damage.
1 minute cooldown

NEW Instantly blast the target with flame, dealing 31 Fire damage.
1 minute cooldown

NEW Instantly blast the target with force, dealing 31 Physical damage.
1 minute cooldown

Inscription

Words of Power - Most items crafted by Blacksmiths, Leatherworkers, and Tailors are able to use those to increase their base item level.
Crafter's Mark I - An Optional Crafting Reagent to increase the Item Level of the crafted piece of armor.

Crafter's Mark II - An Optional Crafting Reagent to increase the Item Level of the crafted piece of armor.

Crafter's Mark of the Chained Isle - An Optional Crafting Reagent to increase the Item Level of the crafted piece of armor.

Blank Card of the Indomitable - An Optional Crafting Reagent that allows a Scribe to guarantee a crafted Darkmoon Card will belong to the Ascendance suit.

Blank Card of Voracity - An Optional Crafting Reagent that allows a Scribe to guarantee a crafted Darkmoon Card will belong to the Atonement suit.

Blank Card of Repose - An Optional Crafting Reagent that allows a Scribe to guarantee a crafted Darkmoon Card will belong to the Rebirth suit.

Blank Card of Putrescence - An Optional Crafting Reagent that allows a Scribe to guarantee a crafted Darkmoon Card will belong to the Macabre suit.

Jewelcrafting

Gems and other Modified Crafting Reagents - Jewelcrafting modifiers can be added to most pieces.
Deadly Jewel Cluster - Adding a gem guarantees that slot in the crafted item.

Masterful Jewel Cluster - Adding a gem guarantees that slot in the crafted item.

Quick Jewel Cluster - Adding a gem guarantees that slot in the crafted item.

Versatile Jewel Cluster - Adding a gem guarantees that slot in the crafted item.

Missive of Haste - Adds +1 Prismatic Socket

Missive of Critical Strike - Placeholder

Missive of Mastery - Placeholder

Missive of Versatility - Placeholder

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Comment by craycrayderpSounds cool.Comment by Menes59This could be awesome for those like me who try to get as many gear pieces with Speed as possible for legacy raid farming.
Instead of praying to RNG gods, simply craft a piece with a Speed guaranteed stat for each slot.
Great addition ! (unless they don't allow tertiary stats or whatever their name is)Comment by Jimbrooksthis is pretty dopeComment by IceWolfDKIntriguing stuff. Professions is definitely making a grand return there.

I am very glad to see a lessened dependence to have alchemy on a raider. With the duration increased added to cloaks. And I recall seeing something about flasks being craftable with increased duration as well.

I went to pick up enchanting on my main in prep for Shadowlands with the large amount of extra slots to come, ditching alchemy. My other prof is engineering for all the perks.Comment by CymillThis could be awesome for those like me who try to get as many gear pieces with Speed as possible for legacy raid farming.
Instead of praying to RNG gods, simply craft a piece with a Speed guaranteed stat for each slot.
Great addition ! (unless they don't allow tertiary stats or whatever their name is)Comment by Sesyl91Sound really cool, I hope live won't let us downComment by JoschkaGGSounds interesting. I like. Hope Ingenieur will get something too :DComment by Ralph2449Professions might actually go back to being useful, small adjustments to gear like that are great, AS LONG as they are not utterly overshadowed by raid gear the moment the raid drops, there needs to be ways to upgrade gear, if gear is only good until raid hits, there's no point in crafted gearComment by PenegalThis is awful. How come they will only let us get 1 stat guaranteed? This is not good at all. They talked about stat targeting and deterministic crafting. Why include rng if you want to step away from that rng? Just as things were looking up this disappointment comes along.Comment by fredtheshredI take it that there is no such perk for engineering implemented yet? Or are the recipes not really suited for the system i.e. no guns or goggles and the like? Anyone check that profession in alpha that could give me some insight?Comment by Moshpit400No engineering? They're stuff must be left in a drawer somewhere, right beside the mail armor.Comment by verbsarewordsThis is awful. How come they will only let us get 1 stat guaranteed? This is not good at all. They talked about stat targeting and deterministic crafting. Why include rng if you want to step away from that rng? Just as things were looking up this disappointment comes along.Comment by SarthoriusIntriguing stuff. Professions is definitely making a grand return there.

I am very glad to see a lessened dependence to have alchemy on a raider. With the duration increased added to cloaks. And I recall seeing something about flasks being craftable with increased duration as well.

I went to pick up enchanting on my main in prep for Shadowlands with the large amount of extra slots to come, ditching alchemy. My other prof is engineering for all the perks.Loot-A-RangComment by ShadowlootThe question is, how much is that tied to Dungeons and Raids?
I really hate that professions are locked into Dungeons and Raids since Legion and that BfA even made it worse.Comment by SielinthI take it that there is no such perk for engineering implemented yet? Or are the recipes not really suited for the system i.e. no guns or goggles and the like? Anyone check that profession in alpha that could give me some insight?Comment by IceWolfDKOne thing I really want to know for Jewelcrafting. Is the Jewelhammer from BFA able to extract SL gems?Comment by CloudyFaceSound's cool in my opinion.Comment by madar222It's nice. Then the first mythic dungeon will drop a higher item level.Comment by AravorThis is amazing, I've been tearing my hair out over the current RNG system. Being able to affect how a crafted piece of gear turns out is such a game changer!Comment by MaXiiczekI really liked this feature in Guild Wars 2 and I'm glad it's coming to WOW :)

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