Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Corish hits 70! And now for final gear choices

So my priest finally hit L70 today. Which means that I can wear my Primal Mooncloth set and finally see where I'm lacking in stats. Ultimately, I want stats like:

Healing: +1200 to +1500 (have 1043)
MP5: 150-200 (have 165)
INT: 425 (have 399)
STA: 425 (have 394)
SPI: 350 (have 331)

One Handed Weapons

So the first thing I need to chase is a better 1H weapon. The one I have now is [Mogor's Anointing Club], which is +160 Healing 5 MP5 13 INT 19 STA. Which is a pretty decent weapon. There are basically 2 options, pre-Kara, that are better:

[Lightsworn Hammer] +227 Healing 8 MP5 11 INT 12 STA
- Drops from Warchief Kargath Bladefist in the Shattered Halls (10%)

[Hammer of the Penitent] +227 Healing 6 MP5 16 INT 13 SPI
- Drops from Mechano-Lord Capacitus in The Mechanar (15%)

[Dathrohan's Ceremonial Hammer] +227 Healing 0 MP5 13 STA 14 INT 18 SPI
- Captain Skarloc in Old Hillsbrad Foothills (Heroic)

[Shockwave Truncheon] +317 Healing 6 MP5 24 STA 0 INT 0 SPI
- Murmur in the Shadow Labyrinth (Heroic)

After that, I'll be waiting for either of the following from Karazhan:

[Shard of the Virtuous] +348 Healing 6 MP5 22 STA 20 INT 0 SPI
[Light's Justice] +382 Healing 0 MP5 16 STA 21 INT 20 SPI

Or I could do a ton of PvP and go after:

[Gladiator's Salvation] +375 Healing 0 MP5 18 INT 28 STA
- 25200 Honor point 20 Eye of the Storm Mark of Honor
- Has no MP5 or spirit, so highly unlike that I would pursue this

So for the moment, I may as well add a +30 INT enchantment to my current 1H weapon until something better drops from those instances.

Off-Hand Items

Probably an easy element to find upgrades for as I'm still using a L62 weapon, which is the [Mistyreed Torch of the Prophet] +28 Healing 13 INT 13 SPI. Probably the easiest upgrade to get is:

[Netherwing Spiritualist's Charm] +33 Healing 6 MP5 15 INT 15 SPI
- Which is a reward from the quest "Ally of the Netherwing", starts with Mordenai at Netherwing Fields in Shadowmoon Valley.

After that comes (prior to Kara):

[Lordaeron Medical Guide] +46 Healing 0 MP5 12 STA 10 INT 16 SPI
- Lieutenant Drake in the Escape from Durnholde Keep (Heroic)

Neck Items

I have a pretty so-so necklace called [Pendant of the Marsh] +11 Healing 4 MP5 13 STA 10 INT 9 SPI. There's one possible upgrade here that is easy to get:

[Living Ruby Pendant] +35 Healing 6 MP5 24 STA 15 INT
- About 90g at the Auction House, but I'll need to find a less expensive source because it only has 10 charges.

Now that I've upgraded to that, I'll be waiting for [Shining Chain of the Afterworld] to drop off of Netherspite in Karazhan.

Head Equipment

What I have now is [Halo of Transcendence] +48 Healing 0 MP5 17 STA 27 INT 22 SPI, which is a very nice piece from Onyxia. Upgrades for this are going to be a bit few and far between:

[Scintillating Headdress of Second Sight] +73 Healing 0 MP5 24 STA 27 INT 32 SPI
- Shirrak the Dead Watcher in Auchenai Crypts (Heroic)
- Probably one of the few upgrades prior to Karazhan

[Cowl of Naaru Blessings] +66 Healing 0 MP5 28 STA 29 INT 23 SPI
- Has both a BLUE and a META socket, so can be boosted
- 50 Badge of Justice

I'll probably chase after the Cowl of Naaru, assuming that I don't happen to get a Karazhan drop prior to getting 50 Badges of Justice. On the other hand, there are probably other items that I should buy with Badges of Justice first. So getting the drop from Auchenai Crypts may be my only hope.

Wrist Equipment

There are hardly any good choices here. What I have is [Shattrath Wraps] +21 Healing 0 MP5 15 STA 15 INT (with socketed gems). About the only possible upgrade is:

[Wristguards of Tranquil Thought] +55 Healing 0 MP5 12 STA 17 INT 16 SPI
- 35 Badges of Justice
- Has a yellow socket, Shattrath Wraps had a red socket.

[Bands of the Benevolent] +46 Healing 0 MP5 18 STA 20 INT 18 SPI
- Talon King Ikiss in the Sethekk Halls (Heroic)

In fact, the WoTT are probably the best, even past Karazhan due to the socket. So I'm going to buy a Royal Nightseye and replace the Royal Shadow Draenite in my current Shattrath Wraps and work on Badges of Justice.

Hands / Gloves

Not many choices over [Tempest's Touch] +41 Healing 2 MP5 10 STA 20 INT 6 SPI

[Prismatic Mittens of Mending] +55 Healing 7 MP5 23 STA 26 INT
- Commander Sarannis in The Botanica
- Better then Tempest's Touch, even without gem slots

[Light-Blessed Bonds] +75 Healing 0 MP5 21 STA 22 INT 25 SPI
- 60 Badges of Justice, has (1) yellow and (1) blue socket

After that, it's time to wait for Gloves of Saintly Blessings from Attumen the Huntsman in Karazhan. So I'm going to buy a pair of Royal Nightseye and replace the pair of Royal Shadow Draenite. Which will get me 2 more MP5 until I can get the mittens to drop.

Back / Cloak

This is a spot that I need to examine more closely. I have a [Cloak of Healing Rays] +33 Healing 0 MP5 12 STA 13 INT 15 SPI there which looks very nice with the Primal Mooncloth set. So I've kept it, even though it's only a L63 item that I've had since winning it back at L62. There's only a handful of upgrades that look nice and go with the PMC set:

[Cloak of Scintillating Auras] +42 Healing 0 MP5 12 STA 16 INT 18 SPI
- Zereketh the Unbound in the Arcatraz, a gold cloak similar in looks to the Cloak of Healing Rays.

[Bishop's Cloak] +46 Healing 8 MP5 16 STA 17 INT 0 SPI
- 25 Badges of Justice, a deep dark purple cloak (might look okay with the PMC set)

[Light-Touched Stole of Altruism] +55 Healing 0 MP5 22 STA 21 INT 0 SPI
- Exarch Maladaar in the Auchenai Crypts (heroic mode), nice white cloak but no SPI or MP5.

I'll probably enchant my cloak with [Enchant Cloak - Subtlety] or +7 to all resists or +15 to Shadow resist to reduce the chance of being feared in some situations.

Rings

Another area that I need to re-examine. There's a lot of options, so I need to sit down and decide which ones I like. What I have now are:

[Heirloom Signet of Convalescence] +44 Healing 0 MP5 7 STA 11 INT 5 SPI
[Signet of Aeranas] +29 Healing 5 MP5 0 STA 12 INT 0 SPI

[Keeper's Ring of Piety] +42 Healing 7 MP5 0 STA 0 INT 18 SPI
- I'll get this during the process of attunement for Karazhan. I'll be giving up 12 INT in exchange for 18 SPI, but also gaining some more healing and MP5.

[Band of Halos] +46 Healing 6 MP5 22 STA 21 INT 0 SPI
- 25 Badges of Justice, this is probably the replacement for the Keeper's Ring of Piety. Assuming that I don't get something from Karazhan off of the Prince.

[Violet Signet: Friendly] +42 Healing 0 MP5 18 STA 18 INT 12 SPI
[Violet Signet: Honored] +48 Healing 0 MP5 21 STA 21 INT 15 SPI
[Violet Signet: Revered] +51 Healing 0 MP5 24 STA 22 INT 17 SPI
[Violet Signet: Exalted] +55 Healing 0 MP5 24 STA 23 INT 17 SPI
- I'm pretty sure that by the time I am ready for Karazhan, I'll have reached at least Friendly with the Violet Eye faction. And after about half a dozen runs in Karazhan, I'll get up to Honored.

Basically, one ring will be for +healing and MP5, the other ring will be for +healing and stats.

Trinkets

Currently, I'm using:

[Auslese's Light Channeler] +59 Healing 0 MP5 0 STA 0 INT 0 SPI
[Oshu'gun Relic] +53 Healing 0 MP5 0 STA 0 INT 0 SPI

Which is actually a pair of really good trinkets for a healing priest. The next step up would be a pair of +70 Healing trinkets (which would boost my +healing by 27). One is a Lower City Revered reward, the other drops in Black Morass from Aeonus. There's also a +84 Heroic Badge reward trinket (41 badges), which may be what I work towards.

Leg Equipment

I have [Imbued Netherweave Pants] +30 Healing 10 MP5 39 STA 12 INT 0 SPI

[Pontiff's Pantaloons of Prophecy] +55 Healing 0 MP5 12 STA 27 INT 24 SPI
- Captain Skarloc in Old Hillsbrad Foothills (Heroic)
- (1) red (2) blue sockets, which means it could be boosted a bit to provide (6) MP5, but I'd still lose out on 27 STA.

[Pontifex Kilt] +66 Healing 0 MP5 25 STA 29 INT 27 SPI
- Warlord Kalithresh in the Steamvault (Heroic)
- (1) red (1) blue (1) yellow socket, so it can be boosted to provide (6) MP5

If I happen to get the Whitemend Pants pattern, I may go ahead and make those:

[Whitemend Pants] +62 Healing 11 MP5 21 STA 21 INT 0 SPI
- (1) red (1) blue (1) yellow socket, so it can be boosted to provide (6) more MP5

Feet Equipment

Wearing [Imbued Netherweave Boots] +23 Healing 8 MP5 30 STA 21 INT 0 SPI

[Slippers of Serenity] +35 Healing 0 MP5 10 STA 22 INT 15 SPI
- Exarch Maladaar in Auchenai Crypts
- (1) red (1) blue socket so could provide 4 MP5

[Light-Woven Slippers] +29 Healing 10 MP5 19 STA 24 INT 13 SPI
- Darkweaver Syth in Sethekk Halls
- Lose out on a bit of STA, but pickup more mana regen

[Jeweled Boots of Sanctification] +55 Healing 6 MP5 22 STA 25 INT 0 SPI
- Warbringer O'mrogg in The Shattered Halls
- I'm not fond of the look, but they might hide well under the robes

[Boots of the Long Road] +73 Healing 9 MP5 25 STA 26 INT 22 SPI
- non-BoP pattern from SSC or The Eye (raid zones)
- Equivalent to the boots that drop from Shade of Aran in Karazhan

Labels: 2008, WoWPriest

posted by Wuphon's at 10:38 PM