With the recent addition of crafted gear, players now have options around very competitive pieces that can significantly boost the power level of your character. That is due not only to you being able to choose secondary stats that work the best for your character and specialization, but also due to the powerful embellishments that you can apply to or get from those items.
Those embellishments add a whole other layer of optimization and can often be confusing, since there are also some pieces of gear that already come with bonuses on their own, so here is a quick breakdown of how they work and the two types of embellishments you can use in Dragonflight crafted gear.
The Embellishment System
This is a pretty simple system in hindsight, but it can get a little bit confusing since adding any of the Optional Reagent Embellishments or using a piece of gear with the special effects on it adds the “Unique-Equipped: Embellish (2)” trait to that piece of gear.
The Unique-Equipped 2 slot limit
Similar to Shadowlands Legendaries, you can only have 2 pieces of gear with bonuses that count towards the Embellish limit (pieces that have the “Unique-Equipped: Embellish (2)” trait) equipped on your character at a time. Being able to have more than one makes for some interesting choices and combinations, especially for some classes.
So for example, if you are using the powerful Elemental Lariat already, you only have one more embellishment slot to pick from the other bonuses since the Lariat counts towards that limit.
Currently, the only extra Embellishment effect not counting towards that limit is the Alchemical Flavor Pocket, this can be added into the Embellishment slot when crafting an item, but this could change in the future.
Keep in mind that all crafted gear that either have the Embellishment option when crafting, or have the “Unique-Equipped: Embellish (2)” trait uses a Spark of Ingenuity as a reagent. These are time-gated per character, so its worth making sure you know what combination of items you want to craft with them first. At the time of writing this article, you can acquire up to 4 Spark of Ingenuity per character.
Where to get and how to use them
Most Embellishments can be crafted on the item as a baseline, whereas others are crafted as a separate reagent, such as the Potion Absorption Inhibitor. The separate Embellishment reagents can also be bought and sold on the Auction House, with some able to be farmed (check out our article on how to farm Alchemical Flavor Pocket).
Optional Reagents
If you want an Optional Reagent Embellishment all you have to do is add the Embellishment you want into the “Add Embellish” slot when crafting (or re-crafting) your piece of gear.
Crafted Embellished Gear
If you instead want a piece of gear that already comes with a bonus, like the Infurious Legwraps of Possibility, you can craft the piece normally and it will already count towards your Embellishment limit.
Toxified Gear
Although it works as a normal Embellishment in every sense, the Toxified Armor Patch is unique because by itself it does not provide any buffs on its own, instead it double the effects of other Embellished pieces like the Venom-Steeped Stompers, making it a very competitive usage of your two embellishment slots if combined.
Keep in mind that the negative effects of the Toxified gear are also doubled by the Armor Patch!
Removing embellishment from crafted gear
It is possible to remove an Embellishment from a crafted piece of gear. Although it will cost you some extra gold because you will have to re-craft the item, you can use the Griftah’s All-purpose Embellishment Powder in the Embellishment slot and it will remove the existing embellishment from your item. Keep in mind that this will destroy the previous embellishment, but doing this allows you to keep your high item level crafted piece, without consuming part of your Embellishment limit.
List of all Embellishments
Now that you have the overview of how the system works, here is our handy list of all the Embellishment options you have at your disposal, grouped by Optional Reagents and the crafted gear that already comes with bonuses.
Optional Reagent Embellishments
These are the Embellishment options available as Optional Reagents:
| Reagent Name | Buffs |
|---|---|
| Potion Absorption Inhibitor | Makes your combat potions last 50% longer |
| Blue Silken Lining | Gives you a small amount of Mastery while above 90% health |
| Magazine of Healing Darts | Adds a chance to heal an extra time every time you cast a healing spell on an ally |
| Armor Spikes | Adds a chance to do Physical damage to melee attackers every time you get hit |
| Alchemical Flavour Pocket | Increases the duration of the Well Fed bonus from Dragon Isles meals and makes them persist through death |
| Toxified Armor Patch | Buffs other Toxified pieces of gear, increasing their effect by 100% |
| Fang Adornments | Makes your melee attacks have a chance to deal extra Physical damage |
| Bronzed Grip Wrappings | Gives your spells a chance to deal extra Arcane damage or healing |
| Shadowflame-Tempered Armor Patch | Gives your spells a chance to do do extra Shadowflame damage |
| Verdant Conduit | Gives your spells a chance to sometimes provides secondary stats |
| Dreamtender's Charm | Gives you a small amount of Critical Strike while above 70% health |
| Verdant Tether | Gives your healing spells a chance to give Versatility to an ally and you |
| Griftah’s All-purpose Embellishment Powder | Used to remove embellishments |
This is the most flexible option for any class, since you can freely choose between Epic level crafted gear (like the Mail Belt Flame-Touched Chain for example) allowing you to apply best in slot secondary stats on a slot that otherwise you wouldn’t have.
Already Embellished Crafted Gear
Plate items
| Name | Gear Slot | Stats / Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Infurious Helm of Vengeance | Head | A chance to deal Physical damage when hit by melee attacks |
| Flourishing Dream Healm | Head | Gives a chance of creating a shield, and marking an ally to repeat the effect if you move close to him |
| Allied Chestplate of Generosity | Chest | Gives you a chance to give Versatility to yourself and 4 allies whenever you cast |
| Unstable Frostfire Belt | Waist | Gives your spells and abilities a chance to inflict extra damage over time to enemies |
| Frostfire Legguards of Preparation | Legs | Dealing damage has a chance to give you Haste |
| Infurious Warboots of Impunity | Feet | Reduces the duration of Crowd Control effects by an extra 5% while in an Arena match |
Mail items
| Name | Gear Slot | Stats / Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Infurious Chainhelm Protector | Head | Gives you Versatility whenever an ally is slain close to you |
| Ancestor’s Drew Dippers | Shoulder | This Set gives you a chance to gain stacking Haste when you critically hit or heal |
| Wind Spirit Lasso | Waist | This Set gives you a chance to gain stacking Haste when you critically hit or heal |
| Scale Rein Grips | Hands | This Set gives you a chance to gain stacking Haste when you critically hit or heal |
| Allied Legguards of Sansok Khan | Legs | Gives you a chance to give Versatility to yourself and 4 allies whenever you cast |
| Infurious Boots of Reprieve | Feet | Reduces the duration of Crowd Control effects by an extra 5% while in an Arena match |
Leather items
| Name | Gear Slot | Stats / Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Infurious Spirit’s Hood | Head | Gives you 1% extra damage to enemy players that attack you for 5 seconds |
| Allied Heartwarming Fur Coat | Chest | Gives you a chance to give Versatility to yourself and 4 allies whenever you cast |
| Old Spirit’s Wristwraps | Wrist | This Set gives you a chance to hurl a snowball at your target, dealing extra damage or healing |
| String of Spiritual Knick-Knacks | Waist | This Set gives you a chance to hurl a snowball at your target, dealing extra damage or healing |
| Snowball Makers | Hands | This Set gives you a chance to hurl a snowball at your target, dealing extra damage or healing |
| Infurious Footwraps of Indemnity | Feet | Gives you primary stats when you apply a loss of control effect or successfully interrupt an enemy |
Cloth Items
| Name | Gear Slot | Stats / Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Hood of Surging Time | Head | Chance to grant a small amount of Haste that stacks, for 10 seconds |
| Azureweave Mantle | Shoulder | This Set gives you a chance to gain Intellect for 8 seconds or to reduce the Mana cost of your spells for 8 seconds |
| Amice of the Blue | Shoulder | Gives a chance to deal a moderate amount of Arcane damage to nearby enemies |
| Azureweave Robe | Chest | This Set gives you a chance to gain Intellect for 8 seconds or to reduce the Mana cost of your spells for 8 seconds |
| Chronocloth Sash | Waist | Grants a chance on casting spells to get a stacking buff that gives Haste upon reaching 20 stacks |
| Infurious Binding of Gesticulation | Waist | Reduces the duration of Crowd Control effects by an extra 5% while in an Arena match |
| Allied Wristguards of Time Dilation | Wrist | Gives you a chance to give Versatility to yourself and 4 allies whenever you cast |
| Chronocloth Gloves | Hands | Grants a chance on casting spells to get a stacking buff that gives Haste upon reaching 20 stacks |
| Chronocloth Leggings | Legs | Grants a chance on casting spells to get a stacking buff that gives Haste upon reaching 20 stacks |
| Azureweave Slippers | Feet | This Set gives you a chance to gain Intellect for 8 seconds or to reduce the Mana cost of your spells for 8 seconds |
| Blue Dragon Soles | Feet | Gives you Intellect for every 2 seconds of movement, consuming the buff upon casting the first spell |
Other Items
| Name | Gear Slot | Stats / Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Undulating Sporecloak | Back | Gives you health regeneration above 70% HP, and a shield when you drop below 30% HP |
| Elemental Lariat | Neck | Gives you secondary stats based on the gems socketed in the item |
Toxified Embellished Crafted Gear
Mail items
| Name | Gear Slot | Stats / Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Acidic Hailstone Threads | Feet | Gives your spells a chance to deal extra Frost damage, but permanently slows your movement speed by 10% |
| Venom-Steeped Stompers | Feet | Chance to remove a small amount of your lowest secondary stat, but giving you a big amount of your highest secondary stat |
Leather items
| Name | Gear Slot | Stats / Buffs |
|---|---|---|
| Toxic Thorn Footwraps | Feet | Gives you a chance to deal extra damage or healing at the cost of reducing your Stamina by a small amount |
| Slimy Expulsion Boots | Feet | Gives your attacks a chance to deal extra Nature damage, but reduces your Haste by a small amount |
Hopefully this article helped you understand the Embellishment system a little better, and if you want some class specific suggestions you can check out our Dragonflight Class Guides.