Meta gem

A Meta gem is a gem that only fits in a meta gem socket. A meta gem socket only accepts a meta gem.

Meta gem requirements

Each meta gem has a set of requirements. These requirements are that the wearer's equipment also have a particular number of other gems. If those requirements are met, the meta gem provides its bonus. If they are not, the meta gem is inactive.

Example:

200

• Shielded Skyflare Diamond
• +32 Stamina and Reduce Spell Damage Taken by 2%
• Requires Requires at least 2 Blue gems
  Requires at least 1 Red gems
• "Only fits in a meta gem slot."
• Sell Price: 6

Source

This item is crafted with Jewelcrafting (420); taught by  [Design: Shielded Skyflare Diamond].

Materials required:

1x [Skyflare Diamond]

Patch changes

• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Now stacks to 20.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Renamed from Effulgent Skyflare Diamond.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

For this meta gem, if the character's gear has

-- at least 2 gems that "fit in blue sockets" (are blue, green, purple or prismatic)

-- and 1 gem that "fits in red sockets" (is red, orange, purple, or prismatic)

this meta gem would be active.

A gem that matches more than one required color (purple or prismatic, for the above example) may satisfy any requirements that it matches. For instance, this meta gem would become active with as little as one blue gem and one purple gem socketed in equipped items.

A prismatic gem on your gear counts for all meta gem color requirements. One  [Nightmare Tear], for example, is enough to activate your  [Relentless Earthsiege Diamond].

What equipment has meta gem sockets?

Meta gem slots are sockets that (currently) only appear on particular varieties of headgear. Most often, meta gem slots are found on items intended for "end game usage": level 80 gear, arena gear, dungeon sets, and so on. They also appear on level 70 gear from the Burning Crusade expansion of the same nature.

For a list of such items, see Helmets with meta sockets. Note that this page does not include all headgear that has meta sockets, but does include a good selection of them.

Meta Gem Properties

Meta gems of the same name adjective have the same effects, but may have differing activation requirements.

Prefix	Attributes
Austere	Stamina and Increased Armor
Beaming	Critical Strike Rating and Mp5
Bracing	Spell Power and Threat Reduction
Brutal	Melee Damage & Chance to Stun
Chaotic	Critical Strike Rating & Increased Critical Damage
Destructive	Critical Strike Rating & Spell Reflect
Effulgent	Stamina & Reduced damage taken from spells
Ember	Spell Power & Intellect
Enigmatic	Critical Strike Rating & Reduced Snare/Root Duration
Eternal	Defense Rating & Block Value
Forlorn	Spell Power & Reduced Silence Duration
Imbued	Spell Power & Stun Resistance
Impassive	Critical Strike Rating & Reduced Fear Duration
Insightful	Intellect & Chance to Restore Mana on Spellcast
Invigorating	Attack Power & Chance to Heal on Crits
Mystical	Chance to Increase Cast Speed
Persistent	Attack Power & Reduced Stun Duration
Potent	Attack Power & Stun Resistance
Powerful	Stamina & Reduced Stun Duration
Relentless	Agility & Increased Critical Damage
Thundering	Increased Melee/Ranged Attack Speed

See also

• List of meta gems
• The meta gems category