A Treatise on the Properties of Fused Gems

Item	Dark Speck	Dark Sliver	Dark Shard	Shadow Fragment
Value	0	0	0	0
Burden	1	10	20	40
Dropped By	Shadow Child Small Child	Shadows Lieutenants	Panumbris Umbris

 

Item	Cracked Shard	Tiny Shard	Small Shard	Crystal Fragment
Value	0	0	0	0
Burden	1	10	20	40
Dropped By	Broken Fragments	Fragments	Dual Fragments

Combine as follows:

Shadows:
Dark Speck + Dark Speck = Dark Sliver
Dark Sliver + Dark Sliver = Dark Shard
Dark Shard + Dark Shard = Shadow Fragment

Fragments:
Cracked Shard + Cracked Shard = Tiny Shard
Tiny Shard + Tiny Shard = Small Shard
Small Shard + Small Shard = Crystal Fragment

Gems:
Dark Shard + Small Shard = Glimmering Gem
Shadow Fragment + Crystal Fragment = Sparkling Gem
Sparkling Gem + Sparkling Gem = Scintillating Gem.

Redeeming the Gems:
You can redeem the gems whenever you want. The better gems will yield higher level armor. You can redeem more than one gem. You will get different armor pieces the second time you use a gem. You can only get one set of each quality armor. If you try to give the smith a third gem of the same quality, he will keep it!! However, you can get a set of the same armor, but of different quality by redeeming a third or fourth gem. (Thanks to Caeryn Dryad at CoD for this tidbit.)

Note: This quest became repeatable during A Perfect Paradox and you can now get more than one set of the same type of armor!

Armor:

	Amuli	Celdon	Koujia
1st Gem	Leggings	Girth and Legs	Leggings
2nd Gem	Coat	Breastplate and Sleeves	Breastplate & Sleeves

Update Information

During the To Raise A Banner of Flame update in July, Shadow Armor changed again! The smiths were repeatedly murdered and are located at nearby lifestones. Their vitae has made them unable to produce the Shadow Armor at its former strength. To see stats of the Pre-Patch Shadow Armor, click here.

Adding Atlan Stones for Elemental Protection

The Taste of Twilight brought a new change to the Shadow Armor. Atlan Stones may be inserted for new elemental protections. Read more about this change in Aliester's Corollary. 

Statik Shot of LC  reports the following:
"Players who turn in Glimmering or Sparkling Gems will now receive the original Lesser or Medium Shadowhunter Armor. Players who have the 'stoneable' or 'post-patch' Lesser or Medium Shadowhunter Armor will be able to trade it for the original version, and vice-versa.

Players who turn in Scintillating Gems will now receive armor very similar to the original Greater Shadowhunter Armor. The differences between this GS Armor and the original is the new armor is a different color (and players will have more color options come March), and that these GS pieces have a Wield_Requirement of level 30 (meaning you have to be at least level 30 to use the armor at all). Other than that, all stats are the same.

Players will also be able to trade the new Greater Shadow Armor pieces for the old 'stoneable' pieces and vice-versa. Currently, players with original Greater Shadow Armor are not able to trade in their original GS* for the 'stoneable' versions."

Tamar Ibn Rashid tells you, "Welcome, welcome! Look at my pretty dyes! Choose one, for your very own!"
Tamar Ibn Rashid tells you, "Don't tell the folks who bought the other shades but that's my favorite one! Enjoy!"

Dye vendors can be found near the three Shadow Armor crafters:
Al Jalima - 7.1N, 3.0E (Amuli)
Eastham - 18.6N, 62.8E - Maere the Dyepot Peddler (Celdon)
Kara - 82.9 S, 46.0E (Koujia)
 

Item		Value	Burden	Description
Red Shadow Dye		100000	5	Use this dye on a piece of new Greater Shadow Armor
Green Shadow Dye		100000	5	Use this dye on a piece of new Greater Shadow Armor
Blue Shadow Dye		100000	5	Use this dye on a piece of new Greater Shadow Armor

Syrus the Red Dragon reports that dye from any of the three peddlers will work on any of the three types of neo-Greater Shadow Armor.

Adding Shards

During A Gathering of Colors, adventurers began finding shards on Crystal Shards. When used with Neo-Shadow Armor the shards increase the AL by 50 and add a Major Ward spell (see the table below for which shard adds which spell). The Armor also turns black in color with gold trim.

Neo-Shadow Armor with shards have a 0 Difficulty and the following protections: A/A/A/A/A/A/Ba. You must be level 50+ to wield.

Greater Shadow Amuli - AL:240
Greater Shadow Celdon - AL: 260
Greater Shadow Koujia - AL: 245

Once you use a shard, it is destroyed. Shards may be given and hooked. You may use different wards on a set of armor. For example, it's possible to have a Greater Shadow Celdon suit composed of legs with Major Flame Ward, Girth with Major Acid Ward, Breastplate with Major Frost Ward, and Sleeves with Major Storm Ward. At this time, there is no known way to reverse sharding GSx.
 

Sharded Shadow Armor
A [type] shard. Combine with existing greater shadow armor to create a [Type] piece of greater shadow armor.
Brilliant Shard		[Major Armor]
Solid Shard		[Major Slashing Ward]
Hardened Shard		[Major Piercing Ward]
Plated Shard		[Major Bludgeoning Ward]
Charged Shard		[Major Storm Ward]
Scored Shard		[Major Acid Ward]
Chilled Shard		[Major Frost Ward]
Seared Shard		[Major Flame Ward]

Dyeing Sharded Shadow Armor

During the Mirror, Mirror event, it became possible to dye Sharded Shadow Armor in 3 different colors. Visit Miko Li, Jojii Adherent in the Kara Pub at 83.3S, 47.2E and hand her vials of Lapyan, Hennacin or Relanim to receive dye suitable for use on the Sharded Armor. Visit the patch page for pictures of dyed armor!

Additional Summary Notes

Pre-Patch Shadow Armor is gold in color, no level restriction (stats are found here)

Post Patch Shadow Armor is gold in color with reduced AL and can be used with Atlan Stones (stats are below). Sometimes referred to as old shadow armor, or stoneable Shadow Armor. When an Atlan Stone is inserted, the armor gains elemental protection and an additional 20+ to AL. Stoned armor may not be buffed. This armor may be dyed.

Neo-Shadow Armor is brown and silver in color, restricted to levels 30+, with AL increased back to its original strength. This armor may be dyed.

If you give dyed Neo-GSx to one of the Smiths, you'll receive undyed armor back.

If you give undyed Neo-GSx to one of the Smiths, you'll receive Post Patch GSx in return.

If you give Post Patch GSx to one of the Smiths, you'll receive Neo-GSx in return.

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Greater Amuli Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Scintillating Gem		0	200
	A large, scintillating gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Greater Amuli Shadow Coat	150	2610	1500
	Greater Amuli Shadow Leggings	150	3040	2100
Average against: Slashing, Piercing, Bludgeoning Poor against: Fire, Cold, Acid, Electric (same for all 3 qualities)
Amuli Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Sparkling Gem		0	100
	A medium-sized sparkling gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Amuli Shadow Leggings	120	3040	2100
	Amuli Shadow Coat	120	2610	1500
Lesser Amuli Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Glimmering Gem		0	50
	A small glimmering gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings	90	3040	2100
	Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat	90	2610	1500

 

Amuli Shadow Armor with Elemental Stones
Using the Atlan tool with a Major Stone will give the Shadow Armor enhanced properties, including higher AL and elemental protections. Burden remains unchanged. Neither the stones or the tool will break when adding or removing the stones from the armor. When the stones are in place, the armor becomes no-drop and no-give. Minor Stones cannot be used with Shadow Hunter Armor
AL +20 (any quality) Ave: Slashing, Pier, Bludg Unparalled: Fire; None: Cold Above Ave: Acid, Elec		AL +20 (any quality) Ave: Slashing, Pier, Bludg None: Fire; Unparalled: Cold Above Ave: Acid, Elec
AL +20 (any quality) Ave: Slashing, Pier, Bludg Above Ave: Fire, Cold Unparalled: Acid; None: Electric		AL +20 (any quality) Ave: Slashing, Pier, Bludg Above Ave: Fire, Cold None: Acid; Unparalled: Electric

 

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Greater Celdon Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Scintillating Gem		0	200
	A large, scintillating gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Greater Celdon Shadow Leggings	170	2140	2100
	Greater Celdon Shadow Girth	170	1610	875
	Greater Celdon Shadow Breastplate	170	2680	2100
	Greater Celdon Shadow Sleeves	170	1870	1100
Above Average against: Slashing Average against: Piercing, Bludgeoning Poor against: Fire, Cold, Acid, Electric (same for all three qualities)
Celdon Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Sparkling Gem		0	100
	A medium-sized sparkling gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Celdon Shadow Leggings	140	2140	2100
	Celdon Shadow Girth	140	1610	875
	Celdon Shadow Breastplate	140	2680	2100
	Celdon Shadow Sleeves	140	1870	1000
Lesser  Celdon Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Glimmering Gem		0	50
	A small glimmering gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Lesser Celdon Shadow Leggings	110	2140	2100
	Lesser Celdon Shadow Girth	110	1610	875
	Lesser Celdon Shadow Breastplate	110	2680	2100
	Lesser Celdon Shadow Sleeves	110	1870	1100

Celdon Shadow Armor with Elemental Stones
Using the Atlan tool with a Major Stone will give the Shadow Armor enhanced properties, including higher AL and elemental protections. Burden remains unchanged. Neither the stones or the tool will break when adding or removing the stones from the armor.  When the stones are in place, the armor becomes no-drop and no-give. Minor Stones cannot be used with Shadow Hunter Armor
AL +20 (any quality) Above Ave: Slashing, Acid, Elec Ave: Pier, Bludgeoning Unparalled: Fire; None: Cold		AL +20 (any quality) Above Ave: Slashing, Acid, Elec Ave: Pier, Bludgeoning None: Fire; Unparalled: Cold
AL +20 (any quality) Above Ave: Slashing, Fire, Cold Ave: Pier, Bludgeoning Unparalled: Acid; None: Electric		AL +20 (any quality) Above Ave: Slashing, Fire, Cold Ave: Pier, Bludgeoning None: Acid; Unparalled: Electric

 

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Greater Koujia Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Scintillating Gem		0	200
	A large, scintillating gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Greater Koujia Shadow Leggings	155	3240	2200
	Greater Koujia Shadow Breastplate	155	2320	1300
	Greater Koujia Shadow Sleeves	155	1620	825
Average against: Slashing, Piercing, Bludgeoning Poor against: Fire, Cold, Acid, Electric (same for all three qualities)
Koujia Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Sparkling Gem		0	100
	A medium-sized sparkling gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Koujia Shadow Leggings	125	3240	2200
	Koujia Shadow Breastplate	125	2320	1300
	Koujia Shadow Sleeves	125	1620	825
Lesser Koujia Shadow Armor
	Item	Armor Level	Value	Burden
	Glimmering Gem		0	50
	A small glimmering gem with swirls of orange and black.
	Lesser Koujia Shadow Leggings	95	3240	2200
	Lesser Koujia Shadow Breastplate	95	2320	1300
	Lesser Koujia Shadow Sleeves	95	1620	825

Koujia Shadow Armor with Elemental Stones
Using the Atlan tool with a Major Stone will give the Shadow Armor enhanced properties, including higher AL and elemental protections. Burden remains unchanged. Neither the stones or the tool will break when adding or removing the stones from the armor.  When the stones are in place, the armor becomes no-drop and no-give. Minor Stones cannot be used with Shadow Hunter Armor
AL +20 (any quality) Ave: Slashing, Pier, Bludg Unparalled: Fire; None: Cold Above Ave: Acid, Elec		AL +20 (any quality) Ave: Slashing, Pier, Bludg None: Fire; Unparalled: Cold Above Ave: Acid, Elec
AL +20 (any quality) Ave: Slashing, Pier, Bludg Above Ave: Fire, Cold Unparalled: Acid; None: Electric		AL +20 (any quality) Ave: Slashing, Pier, Bludg Above Ave: Fire, Cold None: Acid; Unparalled: Electric

Special thanks to Danier for Greater Amuli & Greater Celdon; Thanks to Bayudone and Boblioni for Greater Koujia; PFalcon (pics) & Schunard (stats) for Medium Celdon, Pyros of KoC, Darktide for Medium Koujia; and Alexandre, Ophelia, Surfal &  Sundancer of Leafcull for Lesser Celdon, Ravlen for Lesser Koujia, and Erde of Harvestgain for Lesser Amuli.
Thanks to Pippy II for pics of the new gems.