- Author: Shadostruct
- Date: February 10, 2023
- Updated: February 10, 2023
- Expansion: World of Warcraft
We’re going to see a familiar feature return in 10.0.7 with the addition of a Onyx Annulet Ring that has multiple sockets available than can be filled with gems that provide trinket-like abilities or passives. Those who played through BFA might remember this from the Mechagon trinket, although there seems to be a few positive changes as well as the content being a bit less grindy.
The zone where you can get the Primordial Stones to upgrade your gems and ring are going to be accessible with special keys – and it appears these keys will be Bind on Account. Dragonflight has so far been a very alt-friendly expansion, and the trend is going to be continuing here! There’s also the nice addition that the gems you socket into the ring can be safely unsocketed to allow for different combinations or other specializations to not feel punishing to try.
We don’t yet know the strength of this ring and its possibilities when compared to current gear, but it’s suggested that the next tier’s gear will still outperform it due to the ilvl limitation of 424. Read on for a couple more details!
Greetings!
We’d like to shed some light on the specifics of the feature surrounding Primordial Stones and how they work.
By questing in 10.0.7, you’ll unlock the Zskera Vaults, which is a solo instanced dungeon with some fun puzzles to solve. As you venture through, you’ll acquire the Onyx Annulet ring and a bunch of Primordial Stones that can be socketed into it. These stones have trinket-like effects, and some also work together to create some spicy combinations.
When it comes to acquiring these:
- The Zskera Vaults are where you get Primordial Stones, and can be accessed with keys that you’ll receive from rares and chests across the Forbidden Reach.
- The keys will be Bind On Account, so you can get your alts into the Zskera Vaults easily.
- You can crush your Primordial Stones into fragments which can be repurposed into an item to upgrade your favorite stones (through your local Jewelcrafter).
- You can use these fragments to purchase newer stones from Researcher Imareth. While you can’t buy specific stones, they come in families, so you’ll be able to target the Stones you want.
- Primordial Stones can be unsocketed from the Annulet.
Our intent here is to minimize random outcomes so that you can customize and experiment with your Onyx Annulet, similar to the Mechagon Trinket (the Pocket-Sized Computation Device). Being able to upgrade your favorite Stones will also increase the item level of the ring up to 424, allowing its power to scale up in a deterministic way.
Of course, given its maximal item level, we expect that you’ll replace it with something better in Dragonflight Season 2.
Thank you for reading. We’re excited to see what you do with them, and how you feel when you get your hands on these!
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