Fuzzy Logic » Shammy http://www.thetacticalnuke.com Because things aren't confusing enough... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:52:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Emblem of Frost Upgrades for Resto Shaman http://www.thetacticalnuke.com/2010/01/emblem-of-frost-upgrades-for-resto-shaman/ http://www.thetacticalnuke.com/2010/01/emblem-of-frost-upgrades-for-resto-shaman/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:34:56 +0000 Jason Young http://www.thetacticalnuke.com/?p=193 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…

Rank HEP/Frost HEP+Ench/Frost
1 Waistband of Despair Waistband of Despair
2 Mail of the Geyser Mail of the Geyser
3 Frost Witch’s Spaulders Frost Witch’s Spaulders
4 Frost Witch’s Tunic Drape of the Violet Tower
5 Mail of the Geyser Frost Witch’s Handguards
6 Frost Witch’s Handguards Frost Witch’s Tunic
7 Drape of the Violet Tower Frost Witch’s Headpiece
8 Frost Witch’s Headpiece Mail of the Geyser
9 Frost Witch’s Legguards Frost Witch’s Legguards>

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….

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