Monday, December 14, 2009

3.3 Rings, Necks, Trinkets, Capes, and Emblem of Frost Pick Order

As promised, the ring, neck, cape, and trinket update for my best-in-slot list.

RINGS:

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50622

Devium's Eternally Cold Ring
Heroic
Binds when picked up
Unique-Equipped
Finger
756 Armor
+102 Strength
+141 Stamina
Red Socket
Requires Level 80
Item Level 277
Equip: Increases defense rating by 54
Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 46

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=51913

Abomination's Bloody Ring
Heroic
Binds when picked up
Unique-Equipped
Finger
+57 Strength
+124 Stamina
Blue Socket
Requires Level 80
Item Level 264
Equip: Increases defense rating by 56
Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 63
Equip: Improves hit rating by 53

Note: I honestly think the heroic 10 man Twin's ring is better than the second ring I have listed and will probably be using it as my second ring for a long long time.

NECKS:

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50682

Bile-Encrusted Medallion
Heroic
Binds when picked up
Neck
756 Armor
+102 Strength
+141 Stamina
Red Socket
Requires Level 80
Item Level 277
Equip: Increases defense rating by 54
Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 46

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50627

Noose of Malachite
Heroic
Binds when picked up
Neck
+78 Strength
+141 Stamina
Yellow Socket
Requires Level 80
Item Level 277
Equip: Increases defense rating by 68
Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 60
Equip: Improves hit rating by 52

TRINKETS:

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50364

Sindragosa's Flawless Fang
Heroic
Binds when picked up
Unique
Trinket
+258 Stamina
Requires Level 80
Item Level 277
Use: Increases resistance to Arcane, Fire, Frost, Nature, and Shadow spells by 268 for 10 sec.

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50356

Corroded Skeleton Key
Binds when picked up
Unique
Trinket
+228 Stamina
Requires Level 80
Item Level 264
Use: Absorbs 3200 damage. Lasts 20 sec.

Note: See below regarding the purchase of this.

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50344

Unidentifiable Organ
Heroic
Binds when picked up
Unique
Trinket
2128 Armor
Requires Level 80
Item Level 264
Equip: Each time you are struck by a melee attack, you have a 60% chance to gain 27 stamina for the next 10 sec, stacking up to 10 times.

CAPES:

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50466

Sentinel's Winter Cloak
Binds when picked up
Back
737 Armor
+90 Strength
+124 Stamina
Yellow Socket
Requires Level 80
Item Level 264
Equip: Increases defense rating by 48
Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 48

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50718

Royal Crimson Cloak
Heroic
Binds when picked up
Back
185 Armor
+78 Strength
+141 Stamina
Yellow Socket
Requires Level 80
Item Level 277
Equip: Increases defense rating by 68
Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 68
Equip: Improves hit rating by 44

EMBLEM OF FROST PICK ORDER:

Which will be slightly out of order to start. First let me say that since all of the set pieces cost badges now, unless it is something that will last you a very long time you are better off saving for your 4pc bonus.

It will take 310 badges to get your 4pc. That is a lot of badges. If you do the 3 new instances, a random daily every day, the weekly every week, and all 4 bosses of 10 and 25 man, you will have 146 badges when the new gate is opened.

If you clear through Putricide in 10 and 25 that is an additional 47 per week. That is 240 by the time the second gate opens if it takes 2 weeks. If the last gate opens 2 weeks after that, you can have a max of 350 badges.

It will probably take 3 weeks for each gate so realistically you can have your full 4 pc set, idol, cape, and trinket by the time you get to Sindragosa, or 452 emblems if the 3 week estimate holds.

3 examples where the upgrade does not justify the cost:

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50972 (
Shadow Seeker's Tunic)
-The 264 version of the best-in-slot chest is BOE, and it only has 16 less agi and hit instead of crit.
http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50995 (
Vengeful Noose)
-Again comparing to the 264 version of the best-in-slot belt, you gain 16 agi haste and some extra ARP but worse socket colors and less AP if you use the emblem belt.
http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50982 (
Cat Burglar's Grips)
-Compared to the, wait, you already have the set gloves because you need them to upgrade to the 277 version for your 4-pc set. You gain a socket with the emblem gloves but lost haste for crit, and lose some ap and arp.

Now to the items you want to get:

As always, this depends GREATLY on what items you already have for these slots.

Because of how valuable I feel the 4pc will be, and because of my current gear level, I will be buying my 4 set pieces in the following order before anything else:

http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50827 (gloves)
http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50825 (legs)
http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50824 (shoulders)
http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50826 (helm)


http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50456 (Idol of the Crying Moon)
-My first purchase once I complete my set. It is 220 agi when fully stacked, 67 more than the Idol of the Corruptor (please do not tell me you were using the dodge one).
http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50466 (Sentinel's Winter Cloak)
-
This is the best cape in the game until hard mode Prince, and even then I still think this is better than the 277 one listed above. However until we start doing hard modes I prefer the expertise on the LJ cape I currently have so will leave this till second.
http://www.wowarmory.com/item-info.xml?i=50356 (
Corroded Skeleton Key)
-If you have either version of the Satrina's scarab/Jug vit, hold off until you can get the one listed above from Sindragosa. I personally plan on using the heroic Satrina's + heroic Sindragosa's and probably will not ever buy this.

6 comments:

  1. would the ring from Ashen Verdict at exalted be good or is it just better to just have other rings with static armor on it? I´m currently having ring from triumph badges and ToC 10 hc of Twins, should I just wait for ring upgrades with armor on? And just keep rep ring for cat spec?

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  2. Could you shed a light on hit rating solutions? cause that bis list barely got any hit, not to mention the t10 has zero hit.

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  3. The proc is terrible, reports are of it being less than 5% uptime.

    Hit does not matter when you are dead. Warriors in TOC had maybe 50 hit rating tops.

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  4. Looks to me like you went for helm and shoulders first, instead of gloves and legs like you suggsted.

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  5. With the recent rumors of the Rep ring getting a serious buff you may have to add it to the list.

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  6. Yea leon. I decided to wait for VOA to unlock, I actually have the legs now too so all i need are the gloves.

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