Emblem of Frost Upgrades for Resto Shaman
These rankings were all done with the following logic:
- If there is a yellow or blue slot, I put a Quick King’s Amber in it. Red Slots got Reckless Ametrine. Slot bonuses are accounted for. Enchanting bonuses are also accounted for in the rankings, where noted.
- Metagems are not included in the rankings.
- Tier bonuses (as well as breaking tier bonuses) are ignored. But remember, the 2xT9 bonus is pretty damned good, while the 4piece T9 bonus is worthless.
- I went by the Elitist Jerks Shaman HEP ratings: SP = 1, MP5 = 1, Intellect = .6, Haste = 1.5, Crit = .8
| Piece | HEP Score | HEP Score (Enchanted) | HEP/Frost | HEP+Ench/Frost |
| Frost Witch’s Tunic | 471.2 | 481.2 | 4.96 | 5.07 |
| Frost Witch’s Handguards | 281.4 | 309.4 | 4.69 | 5.16 |
| Frost Witch’s Headpiece | 426.8 | 472.8 | 4.49 | 4.98 |
| Frost Witch’s Legguards | 391.2 | 441.2 | 4.12 | 4.64 |
| Frost Witch’s Spaulders | 345.9 | 381.9 | 5.77 | 6.37 |
| Drape of the Violet Tower | 345.9 | 381.9 | 4.51 | 5.20 |
| Mail of the Geyser | 451.8 | 461.8 | 4.76 | 4.86 |
| Waistband of Despair | 397.2 | 427.2 | 6.62 | 7.12 |
So, in terms of rankings…
What does this REALLY mean? Well, we would expect the three i264 pieces to show a good value (and for the most part, they do). However, this doesn’t take into account the tier bonuses. Seeing as how the 2 piece T9 bonus was ~100 HEP, I’d argue that you will probably get a better value by buying the tier pieces first, followed by the cloak. Sometime soon I’ll put up a post with comparison values and the spreadsheet used….
Tags: Resto Shaman, Shaman, Shammy, Tier 10, WoW
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