Friday, February 22, 2008

More gear choices for Corish

So, it was a profitable two weeks. I got a few of the drops that I was missing, added some enchants (both from enchanters and from Heavy Knothide Armor Kits) and I'm now sitting at the following for stats (self-buffed, no potions or stat food):

Health: 7500
Mana: 8750
Healing: 1110
MP5: 167
STA: 428
INT: 428
SPI: 334

Things I need to work on:

- More +healing. I need to cross +1200 or +1250. Although +1100 is fine for entering Karazhan, additional healing power is needed for running heroics. Heroic dungeon fights are short, brutal, nasty affairs where +healing is more valuable then mana regen. While raid fights like those in Karazhan are often more about endurance and mana regen.

- INT: Without giving up much STA or SPI, I need to push my INT to around 450 if possible. I may let my STA fall to as low as 410.

- MP5: I would like to get up to 180 MP5, although 167 is very respectable. That may mean a bit more SPIRIT (which also helps me in other areas), or simply better gear and gems.

One of the things I worked on this past week was dropping herbalism in favor of enchanting. There are some self-only enchants that can be applied to rings / necklaces which will help me boost my stats.

I also healed my first Heroic dungeon with only +1050 healing power. It was rough and I died a lot, but we finished the dungeon. Heroics are all about aggro control, and if a DPS person catched aggro they'll probably die before you can save them.

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. I did go ahead and add a +30 INT enchant to it. There are a few 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)
- It lacks MP5, but has 18 SPI (which is about 3 MP5). So if I already have the hammer from Shattered Halls or Mechanar, I would probably pass on this.

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

[Gavel of Pure Light] +299 Healing 8 MP5 12 STA 12 INT 0 SPI
- Exalted reward with Sha'tar. Which will probably take me a long time to attain.

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

The +227 healing weapons would put me up around 1180 healing. One handed weapons are a major component of getting +healing, so I'll sacrifice a bit of stats or MP5 in order to push up my +healing. Except for that PvP reward hammer, which has too many compromises even though it's a +375 healing weapon.

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 0 STA 15 INT 15 SPI
- Which is a reward from the quest "Ally of the Netherwing", starts with Mordenai at Netherwing Fields in Shadowmoon Valley. I've started this quest line, but it's on hold until others catch up with us and we can go duo/trio it.

There's also:

[Lamp of Peaceful Repose] +35 Healing 6 MP5 16 STA 18 INT 0 SPI
- Dalliah the Doomsayer in the the Arcatraz.
- I'd probably switch to this instead of the [Netherwing Spiritualist's Charm] if it dropped.

[Lordaeron Medical Guide] +46 Healing 0 MP5 12 STA 10 INT 16 SPI
- Lieutenant Drake in the Escape from Durnholde Keep (Heroic)
- Likely the best upgrade, even into Karazhan. I'd still prefer the lamp, but having a book in my off-hand is good for RP purposes.

[Voodoo Shaker] +55 Healing 0 MP5 18 STA 20 INT 25 SPI
- Requires 35 Badges of Justice. Worth approximately 5 MP5. Compares well with the medical guide and the book.

[Windcaller's Orb] +64 Healing 0 MP5 0 STA 16 INT 12 SPI
- Exalted Cenarion Expedition reputation reward.
- Only a so-so piece (approximately 2 MP5 from the 12 SPI).

Karazhan drops:

[Signet of Unshakable Faith] +37 Healing 0 MP5 19 STA 21 INT 22 SPI
- Which I'll probably pass on, since some of the others are better.

[Aran's Soothing Sapphire] +51 Healing 8 MP5 0 STA 22 INT 0 SPI
- Also a so-so piece compared to the others.

Neck Items

I went ahead and bought the Living Ruby Pendant off of the Auction House:

[Living Ruby Pendant] +35 Healing 6 MP5 24 STA 15 INT 0 SPI
- About 90g at the Auction House.

[Necklace of Eternal Hope] +48 Healing 4 MP5 22 STA 21 INT 0 SPI
- 25 Badges of Justice. Yes it has a bit more healing power and INT, but the pendant has a 10-charge use effect which is quite useful. So of the two items, I think the pendant is the better choice.

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 best 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

I now have: [Prismatic Mittens of Mending] +55 Healing 7 MP5 23 STA 26 INT

The next possible upgrade is.

[Light-Blessed Bonds] +75 Healing 0 MP5 21 STA 22 INT 25 SPI
- 60 Badges of Justice, has (1) yellow and (1) blue socket.
- Probably worth about 9 MP5 based on the 25 SPI and the (2) sockets.
- On the other hand, I don't really care for the look of them over the mittens.

After that, it's time to wait for Handwraps of the Incarnate (+57 healing 13 MP5) from Karazhan. The Gloves of Saintly Blessings would socket out as around +65 healing and about 9 MP5. Both should match up well with my PMC robe.

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)

[Kharmaa's Shroud of Hope] +51 Healing 6 MP5 34 STA 15 INT 0 SPI
- 60 Badgets of Justice, white cloak with gold trim.

[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. Personally, I'd rather go with the Bishop's Cloak due to the 8 MP5.

Kharazhan drops are:

[Stainless Cloak of the Pure Hearted] +53 Healing 7 MP5 22 STA 23 INT 0 SPI
- White cloak with gold trim.

I'll probably enchant my cloak with [Enchant Cloak - Subtlety] or +7 to all resists or +15 to Shadow resist.

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
[Keeper's Ring of Piety] +42 Healing 7 MP5 0 STA 0 INT 18 SPI

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

Possible upgrades:

[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 (which is +68 healing with 12 MP5).

[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.

Trinkets

Currently, I'm using:

[Auslese's Light Channeler] +59 Healing 0 MP5 0 STA 0 INT 0 SPI
[Scarab of the Infinite Cycle] +70 Healing 0 MP5 0 STA 0 INT 0 SPI

Which is actually a pair of really good trinkets for a healing priest. The scarab cuts my 2.5 sec greater heal down to 2.08 sec when it procs (which it does moderately often). The light channeler lets my next heal within 10 seconds cost 215 less mana (with a short 2 minute cooldown).

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure that I want to replace either trinket before I get to SSC or Black Temple.

Leg Equipment

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

[Pants of the Naaru] +77 Healing 0 MP5 27 STA 22 INT 25 SPI
- Netherstorm quest, but I give up at least 5 MP5. I don't think they're worth it, even though they'd give me +47 healing.

[Achromic Trousers of the Naaru] +101 Healing 0 MP5 34 STA 35 INT 0 SPI
- 75 Badges of Justice, but zero mana regen (giving up 10 MP5), so not really a desireable option either.

[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, overall it would be an upgrade over the Imbued Netherweave Pants (once gemmed).

[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 along with the ~5 MP5 from the 27 spirit. This would be a definite upgrade over the Imbued Netherweave Pants. These are basically equivalent to the Whitemend Pants.

If I happen to get the Whitemend Pants pattern (from Dalliah the Doomsayer in The Arcatraz), 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 along with a good bit more healing power.

Karazhan drops:

[Pantaloons of Repentence] +68 Healing 0 MP5 27 STA 34 INT 26 SPI
- (2) blue and (1) red socket = 6 MP5 plus ~5 MP5 from the 26 spirit.

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, plus the ~3 MP5 from 15 spirit

[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), but the crafted result is BoP
- Basically equivalent to the boots that drop from Shade of Aran in Karazhan

Wands

The only wand on my list is:

[Carved Witch Doctor's Stick] 175.7 DPS +18 Healing 0 MP5 9 STA 15 INT 0 SPI
- Has a blue socket, so can be boosted another 9 Healing and 2 MP5.
- 25 Badges of Justice

Enchants

Once I reach 370 enchanting and gain the repuation needed to buy the recipe, I can enchant my rings with +20 Healing (each ring). Which is the only enchant that can be placed on rings.

Labels: 2008, WoWPriest

posted by Wuphon's at 10:17 AM