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Comment by Hykon

I'll update this with more proc info as I get it. So far as of BFA live launch, this item is a complete dumpster fire waste of money. The extreme mat cost doesn't look like it will be worth the investment if this can only proc green quality gem returns.

EDIT: Finally got a 3rd proc, and it was blue quality gems! I have been sending the goblin equipped with this out pretty frequently and have only gotten 3 procs so far. I'll keep updating. The equipment may pay off in the long run, but it will take awhile. My opinion at the moment is just to go with the success chance and reduction items.

EDIT 11/29: Got rid of it for success chance/reduction items. the value of gems has gone pretty far down and this doesn't proc enough to warrant using it.

Procs:

13x Kubiline
15x Rubellite
6x Tidal Amethyst
5x Amberblaze
13x Solstone
10x Kyanite

Comment by Entice

This item is actually Bind on Use, not Bind on Pickup.

Comment by Lepertum

This item can proc blue gems. Got 7 Amberblaze on my 5th try.

Comment by xnihilo

The insane requirement of 30 Expulsom is NOT worth it. Maybe later in the expac, when you don't need the for anything anymore.

Comment by webzagar

Is this item one time use? Or does it stay on the follower until replaced?

Comment by Cysteve

Does it stack with itself? What happens if i put this in every slot? (even the dual one, since it does not say unique)

Comment by HAWK3Y3

I have this equipped on Magister Umbric and after 14 missions have not received a single gem. Very crappy or very broken imo.

25+ missions on Kaleidoscope and still nothing.
Also have 2 fish finders equipped also and still nothing.

Comment by dasbaum

Mechanics:

- You can equip multiple different equipment items
- Some champions can equip 2
- Works on mobile completion (items will be added to existing stacks in your inventory)
- Chance to procc is rather low. Reports ranging from ~5-20 Missions.
- It's possible to get double procs if you have multiple equipment items proof source
- Depending on your server it might take 4-5 months for the items to pay off if you buy them (20-50k). If you craft yourself it's only invested time for farming.

List of all champion equipment:

Equipment	Reward	Amount
Potion of Herb Tracking	Herbs / Anchor Weed	30-40 / 5-10
Makeshift Azerite Detector	Azerite	25 AP every 2-3 Missions
Disenchanting Rod	Gloom Dust Umbra Shard Veiled Crystal	20-30 10-20 5-10
Monelite Fish Finder	Fish Midnight Salmon	5-15 5-10
Kaleidoscopic Lens	Green gems Blue Gems Epic Gems	10-20 5-10 3-5
Crimson Ink Well	Ink	20-30
Magnetic Mining Pick	Ore	30-40
Tempest Hide Pouch	Skins Hides	? 10-20

WORK IN PROGRESS regarding data collection, please comment with amounts you received. I will update the table.

Long term Benefits & Calculations

I see lots of people commenting how these items are lackluster after using them on ~10 missions and not get a proc. This is about thinking long term and for players who will play the long game, as in play for the next two years straight. Serious raiders for example or someone who logs in every day. These items provide a long term benefit, thus they don't give a big immediate bonus. In game design it's usually a trade off for rewards:

Instant gratification and one time big bonus.
Or delayed gratification with a cumulative big payout.

People commenting on how bad it is only see the short term use. Using this on thousands of Missions over a long span of time, will bring you a net profit. You have to decide for yourself if this mechanic is worth wile for you.

Example calculation:
1 year = 365 days
Each day you send 3 missions = 1095 per year
Assuming you send 3 champions with 1 equipment each = 3285 rolls
From what it looks like the proc chance is about 5% we get varying reports, but it's rather low.
If 5% you get 164 returns with items per year.

The Makeshift Azerite Detector has higher proc chance.You get something every 2-3 missions, but only 25 AP reward. This one has no gold reward. But this is worth it for serious high level raiders who compete to get Spot 1-50 on mythic kills where every small % gain counts. It is what separates the high level guilds from an average heroic guild in base stats.

On September 11th 2018
Average return for Fishing proc is about ~1200 gold on my server. That's 200k gold over a year assuming the prices stay somewhat the same.
Average return for Enchanting proc is about ~4400 gold on my server. That's 700k gold over a year assuming the prices stay somewhat the same.

Even if price mats would drop by half or the proc chance is even lower. You would still get your moneys worth out if you bought them at release for 50k after a year's worth of missions. Expansions usually last for ~2 years. If you plan to play only for a few months or don't send out missions too often, then these are not for you. If you plan to play for a long time and can reap the long time benefits, more than worth it. I also saw some discussions how these items are not worth to you and thus need to be buffed. The game is designed for multiple people. Some enjoy pvp some enjoy dungeos and raids some enjoy achievement hunting, some just roam the world and look for secrets. Everyone gets different rewards. If a mechanic or reward is not worth it for you, simply go for one you like :)

These are lowball numbers. I send about 4-6 missions per day (with more recruit troops perk)

Thanks to all contributors so far :)

Comment by munkey69

Here is a complete list of Follower Equipment in BFA.

Inscriptions

Crimson Ink Well - Chance to receive BFA inscription inks after mission success.

Alchemy

Potion of Herb Tracking - Chance to receive BFA herbs after mission success.

Blacksmithing

Magnetic Mining Pick - Chance to receive BFA ores after mission success.

Platinum Whetstone - Increases mission success chance by 10%.

Storm Silver Spurs - Reduces mission duration by 20%.

Engineering

Makeshift Azerite Detector - Chance to receive Azerite for your Heart of Azeroth after mission success.

Monelite Fish Finder - Chance to receive fish after mission success.

Leatherworking

Amber Rallying Horn - Increases mission success chance by 10% per troop on the mission

Tempest Hide Pouch - Chance to receive BFA skins and hides after mission success.

Jewelcrafting

Kaleidoscopic Lens - Chance to receive BFA gems after mission success.

Tailoring

Rough-hooked Tidespray Linen - Chance to receive BFA tailoring cloth after mission success.

Enchanting

Disenchanting Rod - Chance to receive BFA enchanting dust after mission success.

Taken from "Battle For Azeroth Mission Table and Followers" Guide by Sangheilios.

Comment by Dracornis

Got 3 Kraken's Eye out of 1 mission... Definitely gonna equip some more xD

Comment by Haqin

For comparison, a list of all the current items you can equip your followers with in Battle for Azeroth (along with their source):

Increased Mission Chance
Monelite Whetstone / Monelite Whetstone (Alliance / Horde Vendor: Vindicator Jaelaana / Ransa Greyfeather)
Platinum Whetstone (Blacksmithing: Platinum Whetstone)
Amber Rallying Horn (Leatherworking: Amber Rallying Horn)

Reduced Mission Time
Storm Silver Spurs (Blacksmithing: Storm Silver Spurs)

Removal of 'Stealth' Mission Effect
Vial of Obfuscation (Alchemy: Vial of Obfuscation)

Chance of Profession Materials
Potion of Herb Tracking (Alchemy: Potion of Herb Tracking)
Magnetic Mining Pick (Blacksmithing: Magnetic Mining Pick)
Monelite Fish Finder (Engineering: Monelite Fish Finder)
Disenchanting Rod (Enchanting: Disenchanting Rod)
Crimson Ink Well (Inscription: Crimson Ink Well)
Kaleidoscopic Lens (Jewelcrafting : Kaleidoscopic Lens)
Tempest Hide Pouch (Leatherworking: Tempest Hide Pouch)
Rough-hooked Tidespray Linen (Tailoring: Rough-hooked Tidespray Linen)

Chance of Azerite
Makeshift Azerite Detector (Engineering: Makeshift Azerite Detector)

Comment by Thorwen

This dropped from Blingtron 7000 Gift Package for me, so follower equipement can be aquired that way too.

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Use: Equip a champion with a Kaleidoscopic Lens which grants: Chance to bring back gems from successful missions.

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