How to Earn Sha-Touched Gems & Weapons in Mists of Pandaria Classic

With the release of the Terrace of Endless Spring raid in Mists of Pandaria Classic, players can now use Sha-Touched gems! In this article, we explore how to obtain them, how to use them, and what they do.

Sha-Touched Gems Guide Legendary Cloak Guide

Changes in Mists of Pandaria Classic

In the original version of Mists of Pandaria, parts of this quest chain required players to collect Sigils dropped from raid bosses in the first 3 raids, and to defeat Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring. Due to Raid Finder not being added to Mists of Pandaria Classic, the Sigils will also drop from the end bosses in Celestial Dungeons, and you can instead defeat Sha of Doubt in Celestial Temple of the Jade Serpent.

Sha-Touched Gems

You are rewarded one Sha-Touched gem of your choice after completing the last quest in the first chapter, Chapter I: Trial of the Black Prince, of the Legendary cloak quest chain. The three gems give +500 to a different primary stat, excluding Stamina:

Crystallized Dread: +500 Agility

Crystallized Terror: +500 Strength

Crystallized Horror: +500 Intellect

These gems can only be placed into the socket on a Sha-Touched weapon. There are nine Sha-Touched weapons available in three different versions: Normal, Heroic, and Celestial. These weapons are available in their Normal and Heroic versions from the Terrace of Endless Spring and Heart of Fear raids. Celestial versions will be available for purchase starting 2 weeks after the release of the raid they are from.

After receiving your first Sha-Touched gem as a quest reward, you will be able to purchase more gems for (before discounts) each from Blacktalon Quartermaster in The Veiled Stair.

Trial of the Black Prince

The questline starts with Stranger in a Strange Land. Various NPCs throughout Pandaria will begin the quest, but generally, the most convenient will be:

Alliance: Brewmaster Tsu - /way #1530 87.4 68.0 Brewmaster
Brewmaster Tsu

Horde: Kurong Caskhead - /way #1530 62.2 13.2 Kurong
Kurong Caskhead

Wrathion, "The Black Prince", can be found in The Veiled Stair at the Tavern in the Mists, /way #433 54.6 72.6 Wrathion.

For details of the full questline, check out our Sha-Touched Gems Guide.

Sha-Touched weapons

TypeStatItemPrice
Two-Hand StaffAgilityGao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector50x August Stone Fragment
Two-Hand StaffIntellectJin'ya, Orb of the Waterspeaker50x August Stone Fragment
Two-Hand AxeStrengthShin'ka, Execution of Dominion50x August Stone Fragment
One-Hand FistAgilityClaws of Shek'zeer30x August Stone Fragment
One-Hand SwordStrengthKilrak, Jaws of Terror30x August Stone Fragment
One-Hand MaceIntellectKri'tak, Imperial Scepter of the Swarm30x August Stone Fragment
One-Hand SwordIntellectLoshan, Terror Incarnate30x August Stone Fragment
One-Hand DaggerAgilitySpiritsever30x August Stone Fragment
Ranged GunAgilityTaoren, the Soul Burner50x August Stone Fragment

TypeStatItemPriceTwo-Hand StaffAgilityGao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary ProtectorTsulong (Terrace of Endless Spring)
Two-Hand StaffIntellectJin'ya, Orb of the WaterspeakerLei Shi (Terrace of Endless Spring)
Two-Hand AxeStrengthShin'ka, Execution of DominionSha of Fear (Terrace of Endless Spring)
One-Hand FistAgilityClaws of Shek'zeerGrand Empress Shek'zeer (Heart of Fear)
One-Hand SwordStrengthKilrak, Jaws of TerrorSha of Fear (Terrace of Endless Spring)
One-Hand MaceIntellectKri'tak, Imperial Scepter of the SwarmGrand Empress Shek'zeer (Heart of Fear)
One-Hand SwordIntellectLoshan, Terror IncarnateTsulong (Terrace of Endless Spring)
One-Hand DaggerAgilitySpiritseverLei Shi (Terrace of Endless Spring)
Ranged GunAgilityTaoren, the Soul BurnerLei Shi (Terrace of Endless Spring)