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I thought I’d add a quick note to your comment about getting ready for the big spirit nerf coming in 3.1….. It ain’t coming… it a base regen nerf so spirit is still the way to go.

Syd has already posted about this good news, but I thought it was best to add it here just in case a passer by only stopped to read this post.

Thanks again to Syd for keeping us all up to date with whats looming round the ‘3.1 patch’ corner!

1.1h+offhand maybe a good source of mp5/haste and/or mp5/crit id still go with Staff Of Restriant due to the massive stats that are on it not to mention the crit on it
2.With the spirit nerf comin up soon i belive nearly all spirit rings will be replaced with mp5 such as the ones in my toons current sockets
3.as for the t7.5 helm it is the bis currently for me as it supplies all the stats i need+ a heavy amount of mp5
4.Neck:tbh i dont find that neck good at all no matter wat stats u are going with O_o best would be imo maly 25 man reward neck due to a socket+pretty good rounded stats
5.Bracers: i understand the spirit on others maybe higher than Bands Of the Great Tree but tbh mp5 on is wayyy to much to not get it.
6.Trinkets: before i ever heard of the spirit nerf the best 2 were Majestic Dragon Figure+SWG but now….on the upcoming soon to be annoying as hell patch for druids i have switched to living ice crystals as it gives straight up mp5 and that heal on it maybe be minimal, it has a chance to crit as well for about….4.1k? or so on that lvl. and another very useful trinket would be the nobles deck for int….yes i said INT! i am getting that in preparation for the Nerf as int will not be affected from the hit on spirit as far as i recall unless theres something i missed out while reading patch notes O_o
7.Chest: this is the 1 thing i completely disagree no matter what stats you are aiming for.
Sympathys overall stats just blow the Maly chest far far far away
i understand that the sp is much great on maly chest but….the mp5 is just to great of a thing to give up on and so is the int (even though spirit is less u can fix that due to the extra socket in sympathy )

now alot of ppl whom are gonna my armory link are gonna think “holy hell wats wrong with his sp?” like i said….dont need sp at all massive stats is the way to go!
but the 1 thing thats gonna REALLY affect my whole stats idea is the regrowth nerf in spec……i dont use nourish tbh o-o i HATE it >< spamming regrowth is much more beneficiary imo due to the huge crit on it and the fact that its pretty much (for me that is) about 76% chance to crit (fully buffed+totem/elemtental oath from shaman) which is quite incredibly effecitve if spammed but…..it causes me MASSIVE agro issues (on more than one occasion do i see myself nearly breaking 5k tps per second on omen)i really dont know how i did it but i guess “less healing!” is in order here
but if i use the “smart” side of the change in imp regrowth, nourish will be much much MUCH more effective in 3.1 and i definitly do see most druids spammin nourish
ps all these items i listed are pretty much a precaution against 3.1 spirit nerf
I HAZ COME PREPEARDZ! mooo
<3 sydera job well done on the list even though i disagree with a couple of things ^^

I want to echo the sentiments of several comments and say your choice for Off-hand is just plain wrong.

Matriarch’s Spawn
+42 Stamina
+41 Intellect
+43 Spirit
Improves haste rating by 32
Increases spell power by 66.

Is superior to

Urn of Lost Memories
+42 Stamina
+32 Intellect
Improves critical strike rating by 41
Increases spell power by 66.
Restores 17 mana per 5 sec.

1) Undervalue of Haste – We need 359 haste even having all raid haste buffs. This IS easy to do but not while grabbing all of the best of slots. The key in this I believe is min/maxxing.. yes I know I’m a dork.

2) The Leather/Cloth thing – I really see no difference between them except that a lot of cloth gives us better stats. Get aggro from a 25 man elite mob and it’s going to 1/2 shot you either way.. may as well get the best stats whatever piece has it.

3) T7 set bonuses – They are terrible. 2 piece isn’t as terrible as 4. However Lifebloom should not be one of your most popular spells anymore. There aren’t too many fights where you’ll be in range of more than 2 tanks. In that case you’re casting LB twice every 9 seconds. I generally don’t even do that. Regrowth spamming (with regrowth glyph) is much higher hps than LB not that I do that often either.

A list of possible Revisions:

Helm: Headpiece of Reconciliation, T7.5 – The spell power you get along with haste and regen on Reconciliation is arguably worth the loss in mp5, again depends on where you want to get your 359 haste. I would probably wear 7.5 over Reconciliation if I was haste capped. I just don’t agree with how low you rank it.

Chest: Robes of Blanketing Snow – about 40 more spell power than 7.5 and much more regen. If it’s me I choose this and helm of reconciliation for the trade off on haste for mp5.

Back: Disguise of Kumiho – 37 spirit, 41 haste, 65 spell power. It’s a great place to get your haste at very little penalty of other stats. Sydera’s choice is an excellent one as well.. you just have to be careful where you’re getting your haste in my opinion.

Legs: Legguards of the Boneyard: lots of haste, spirit, spell power, and 2 sockets.. yummy. Another great place to get your haste without having to sacrifice other stats.

Trinkets: Illustraton of the Dragonsoul, Jetze’s Bell – If you don’t have Illustration or know much about it, I can see how it would be confusing. Once the trinket is stacked to it’s 200 constant spell power, it needs refreshed once every 10 seconds. If you can’t cast once every 10 seconds to keep 200 spell power.. well I don’t know what to tell you. Jetze’s Bell is self explanatory. It’s a direct upgrade from Memento of Tirande. Majectic Dragon Figurine should rank much higher than it does in my opinion. I mean it’s 34 spell power and 76 mp5 while casting, yes while casting.

Offhand: Matriarch’s Spawn – 42 stam, 41 int, 43 spirit, 32 haste, 66 spell power. As far as your raw stats are concerned it’s 18 mp5 from spirit, 74 healing in tree. The 9 additional intellect also adds 1.35 mp5 while casting.

Worthless Stats – I think the only stat that should be considered worthless while making considerations would be crit. However if you’re choosing at some point between 4 spirit and 50 crit… well I think I’d take the 50 crit, but that’s about the value I’d place it at. Haste is much harder to weigh in my opinion. We definitely want 359 haste to take us down to 1.0 second gcd. I suppose that’s arguable, but not by me. Would I ever gem haste? Not likely.. unless that one gem is keeping me from 1.0 second gcd, and that’s highly unlikely. I have seen plenty of druids hit 400+ haste. They were also ALL wearing 200 item level gear primarily. As you get into 213 and 226 it becomes slim pickins. I’d say choose carefully.

Thank you again Sydera for compiling this list. You did an excellent job, and we all appreciate it.

Respectfully Yours,

Seerion
Redefined, Blackhand