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Key Facts: Embellishments in Midnight
Updated 12 October 2026 for patch 12.1 (Season 2). Effect values are from Method’s list of 9 August 2026 and may change in patch 12.1.5.
Embellishments are passive bonuses on crafted gear and a few crafted jewelry pieces. This page replaces our old list of War Within trinkets and adorned items.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many can I wear? | Two at the same time. |
| Two forms | Pre-embellished items, which come with the effect built in, and optional reagents that you add to a crafted item while crafting or recrafting it. |
| Can I change one later? | On items where you added it yourself: yes. Swap it for another embellishment while recrafting, or remove it with a Lucky Keychain. Pre-embellished items cannot be changed. |
| New in Season 2 | Five embellishments from patch 12.1: Adorned Fang, Snakeskin Lining, Polished Ammolite, Hunter’s Ritual Stone and Coiled Snake-Eye. The last two go only on weapons. |
| What crafting costs | Champion crafts need Sparks of Tides. Hero and Myth crafts need Sparks and the matching Mistcrest. |
How Embellishments Work
An embellished item is a crafted piece with an extra effect. You can have two of them equipped at once, so choosing them is a trade-off, not a collection.
- Pre-embellished gear. The effect is part of the item. Method says these pieces cannot take another embellishment and cannot have the effect removed. Some of them come from a work order with Mar’nah in Silvermoon City.
- Optional reagents. These attach to a crafted item that has no embellishment yet. You add them in the optional reagents slot while crafting or recrafting.
- Swapping. Buy the new embellishment (Method points to the Auction House) and select it in the optional reagents slot when you recraft. No Lucky Keychain is needed.
- Removing. Buy a Lucky Keychain on the Auction House, recraft the item and place the keychain in the optional reagents slot. The embellishment is removed and the item gains +1 Sparkle, which adds no stats and gives a chance at a jumping animation. The keychain works only on embellishments you added yourself.
Because the slots are limited and recrafting costs materials, decide on your two before you spend Sparks of Tides or Mistcrests on a piece.
Season 2 Embellishments (Patch 12.1)
Patch 12.1 added five embellishments. Three fit any crafted slot. Two are weapon-only.
| Embellishment | Profession | Recipe source | Slots | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adorned Fang | Leatherworking | Twin Fangs, Venomous Abyss raid | Any crafted gear | Spells and abilities can increase your Haste. The chance rises when the target has low health. |
| Snakeskin Lining | Tailoring | Zul’jan, Altar of Fangs | Any crafted gear | Damaging abilities can apply Corrosive Acid. Hitting the target again can detonate it and splash nearby enemies. |
| Polished Ammolite | Jewelcrafting | World drop | Any crafted gear | Critical strikes build a stacking Critical Strike blessing. At maximum stacks, crits cause a burst of damage. |
| Hunter’s Ritual Stone | Blacksmithing | Bought from Construct V’anore after Rank 2 with Prey | Blacksmithing weapons | Chance to grant 165 of a random secondary stat for 15 seconds. The bonus is 50% higher during a Prey Hunt, outdoors only. |
| Coiled Snake-Eye | Engineering | World drop | Engineering guns | Chance to grant 82 of a random secondary stat for 15 seconds. If a critical strike triggered it, you gain your highest secondary stat instead. |
Source: Method, 9 August 2026. The article gives no numbers for Adorned Fang, Snakeskin Lining and Polished Ammolite, so we do not either. Our profession guides cover the recipes in detail: Leatherworking, Tailoring, Jewelcrafting and Engineering.
Pre-Embellished Gear
These pieces carry their effect from the start. Values are from Method’s list of 9 August 2026.
| Item | Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Murder Row Fleet Feet | Plate | Harmful spells and abilities can give +80 Avoidance for 10 seconds |
| World Tender’s Trunkplate, Rootslippers, Barkclasp | Mail, 2-set | Chance for 158 of a random secondary stat for 15 seconds |
| Ranger-General’s Grips | Damage can mark a target for a 3,904 Physical surprise attack | |
| Axe-Flingin’ Bands | Chance for Battle Fervor, +11 Haste for 15 seconds, up to 5 stacks | |
| World Tree Rootwraps | Leather | Chance to spawn an orb; gathering it grants 113 of your highest secondary stat for 15 seconds |
| Row Walker’s Swiftgrips, Insurance, Deflectors | Leather, 2-set | Every 30 seconds in combat, your next critical strike grants Upper Hand |
| Hexwoven Strand | Leather | Chance for Necrotic Hex: 683 Nature damage over 10 seconds, spreading up to 5 times |
| Sunfire Treads, Bracers, Cloak | Cloth and cloak, 2-set | +157 Haste while above 80% health |
| Arcanoweave Treads, Bracers, Cloak | Cloth and cloak, 2-set | +157 Critical Strike while above 80% health |
| Pattern: Sunfire Sash | Cloth | Chance for 2,241 Radiant damage to your target |
| Arcanoweave Cord | Cloth | Chance for +135 Mastery for 12 seconds |
| Voidstone Shielding Array | Trinket | On use: a 64,183 absorb barrier for 10 seconds |
| Thalassian Phoenix Torque | Jewelry | Chance to heal a friendly target for 5,848 over 10 seconds or burn an enemy for 4,675 Fire damage |
| Signet of Azerothian Blessings | Jewelry | Chance for +23 to all secondary stats for 15 seconds |
| Magister’s Alchemist Stone | Jewelry | Chance for +82 to your highest primary stat for 15 seconds |
| Knight-Commander’s Palisade | Jewelry | When attacked, chance for a 1,067 absorb for 6 seconds; if it breaks, 1,067 Holy damage to nearby enemies |
| Loa Worshiper’s Band | Jewelry | Damage charges the band to summon a loa avatar |
| Darkmoon Dominion: Void, Rot, Hunt, Blood | Jewelry | Void: +123 Versatility over 15 seconds. Rot: 237 Nature damage every 2 seconds for 6 seconds. Hunt: 168 secondary stats for 15 seconds based on creature type. Blood: +444 to your lowest secondary stat for 15 seconds |
| Murder Row Fishhook | Weapon | Harmful spells can bleed the target for 682 Physical damage over 10 seconds |
Optional Reagent Embellishments
These go onto crafted gear that has no embellishment yet.
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Darkmoon Sigil: Void, Rot, Hunt, Blood | Weaker versions of the Dominion rings: Void +60 Versatility over 15 seconds, Rot 18 Nature damage every 2 seconds, Hunt 85 secondary stats, Blood +116 to your lowest secondary stat |
| Arcanoweave Lining | Chance to summon a mana wyrm that boosts both primary stats for you and an ally |
| Sunfire Silk Lining | Periodic healing or damage can add +8 primary stat for 15 seconds, up to 5 stacks |
| Blessed Pango Charm | Helpful spells can grant Versatility to the target through the loa Kulzi |
| Primal Spore Binding | Explosive Spores heal allies or damage enemies |
| Devouring Banding | Damaging spells can launch Devouring Bolts that damage the target and raise your highest secondary stat |
| B0p, Curator of Booms | Engineering. Chance to fire up to 5 booms for Fire damage or healing |
| B1p, Scorcher of Souls | Engineering. Summons B1P to spray a Fire cone for 6 seconds |
| Kinetic Ankle Primers | Engineering. Launches you into the air and knocks up enemies on impact |
| Hu5h, Nonchalant Pup | Engineering. Invisibility for 4 to 18 seconds. Outdoors only, not in combat |
| M3ddy, Travel-Sized | Engineering. Revives you on death. Outdoors only |
The five Season 2 embellishments are in the Season 2 table above.
How to Choose Your Two
The tables show what the effects do. The restrictions are what decide the choice, and they come straight from the lists above:
- Check where it works. Hu5h and M3ddy work only outdoors, and Hunter’s Ritual Stone gets its 50% bonus only on an outdoor Prey Hunt. They are no help in a dungeon or raid.
- Check the condition. The Sunfire and Arcanoweave sets give their bonus only while you are above 80% health.
- Check the slot. Hunter’s Ritual Stone and Coiled Snake-Eye go only on weapons, so they compete for one slot.
- Remember the lock. A pre-embellished piece cannot be changed. Two of them use up both slots.
Procs depend on your class, spec and gear, so compare candidates in a simulation for your own character instead of copying a list. For crafting priorities and which professions pay for themselves, see our Midnight best professions guide, and for the crest costs of Hero and Myth crafts the Midnight gearing guide.
What Happened to the War Within Trinkets and Adorned Items
This page used to list the trinkets and adorned items of The War Within, such as the Nerubian trinkets, the Darkmoon Sigils and the mini-sets, with the values from the 11.0 launch in 2024. We replaced that list because Midnight gear is a different item level range and the current system, with its two-item limit, is the one that applies to new crafts. Midnight has its own Darkmoon Sigils (Void, Rot, Hunt and Blood) with different effects.
If you crafted gear in The War Within and want to know whether to keep it, compare it with the Midnight options above. In Season 2, crafted Midnight gear runs from item level 259 to 331 depending on the crest used (Warcraft Wiki).
FAQ
How many embellishments can I use in Midnight?
Two at the same time.
Can I remove an embellishment?
Yes, if you added it yourself. Recraft the item with a Lucky Keychain from the Auction House. Pre-embellished items cannot be changed.
Can I swap one embellishment for another?
Yes. Buy the new embellishment and select it in the optional reagents slot when you recraft. You do not need a keychain.
Which embellishments are new in Season 2?
Adorned Fang, Snakeskin Lining, Polished Ammolite, Hunter’s Ritual Stone and Coiled Snake-Eye.
Do Season 2 embellishments fit every slot?
Three do. Hunter’s Ritual Stone and Coiled Snake-Eye are weapon-only.
What do I need to craft a Hero or Myth piece?
Sparks of Tides and the matching Mistcrests. Check the recipe for the exact amounts. Gearing up faster is possible with our WoW gearing services.