New World: Stonecutting - refining New World guide, tips
Gems that strengthen your character's weapons and stats are obtained through Stonecutting. On this page of the New World guide you will learn how to obtain Gems and how to progress quickly with the Stonecutting.
Last update: 02 January 2022
Stonecutting is one of the available professions in New World. The profession is primarily used to produce gemstones that improve weapon stats. On this page of the guide you will learn how to develop Stonecutting quickly in order to gain access to the best gemstones.
Crafting station and crafted items
As mentioned above, stonecutting in New World it is mainly used to obtain gems that are inserted into the weapon sockets - thanks to this, the character gets bonuses in the form of increased attributes or improved skills. However, the gemstones must be mined first. To do this, you need Mining - gems randomly fall out of the mined ores (the higher the quality of the ore, the higher the quality of the gem can fall out of it). In addition, Stonecutting also allows you to process stones used in crafting various objects. The whole thing takes place at Stonecutting Table.
Fast leveling of stonecutting
The fastest way to develop stonecutting in New World is the creation of the previously described gems, but at the same time it is a very expensive method. The best ratio of experience vs quality of materials is obtained by refining better and better stones.
Level 0 - 50:
Start by crafting 391 stone blocks. To do this, you need to have 1564 Stone.
Level 50 - 100:
Create 850 Stone Blocks. You're gonna need:
- 3400 x Stone Block
- 850 x Coarse Sandpaper
Level 100 - 150:
The next step is crafting 772 Lodestone Bricks. For this you need:
- 4632 x Lodestone
- 1544 x Stone Block
- 772 x Coarse Sandpaper
Level 150 - 200:
You need to craft 1061 Obsidian Voidstone. To do this, you will need:
- 8488 x Lodestone Brick
- 2122 x Lodestone
- 1061 x Loamy Lodestone
- 1061 x Coarse Sandpaper