The Pre 3.1 Raiding Gear List: Part 2

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Here is part 2 to the gear ranking I posted last Friday. This post focuses on the jewelry and weapons available to moonkin. Please refer to part 1 to see how the list was built. Back: * Pennant Cloak 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 Deathchill Cloak 137.6 137.6 137.6 137.6 Shroud of Luminosity 133.6 133.6 133.6 133.6 Cape of the Unworthy Wizard 129.4 129.4 129.4 129.4 Shroud of the Citadel 121.7 121.7 121.7 121.7 Dark Shroud of the Scourge 120.1 78.6 120.1 78.6 Disquise of the Kumiho 118.1 118.1 118.1 118.1 Shawl of the Old Maid 116.1 116.1 116.1 116.1 Cloak of the Dying 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 Cloak of Averted Crisis 110.5 110.5 110.5 110.5 Cloak of Kea Feathers 104.4 104.4 104.4 104.4 Drape of Surgery 93.1 93.1 93.1 93.1 Wispcloak 71.5 71.5 71.5 71.5 The Pennant Cloak is by far the best in slot item. It has several things going for it. First, it has an ilvl of 226. Second, it has a gem socket. Third, it has no spirit. The second best cloak is a little more difficult to choose. For a main I would prefer to have the Shroud of Luminosity because it has some base stats that the Deathchill Cloak does not have. Since they are so close in rank I don’t think it is a big sacrifice. That said, the Deathchill Cloak is perfect for alts and offspecs since it is so easy to obtain. Neck: * Wyrmrest Necklase of Power 180.8 131.9 180.8 131.9 Chain of the Ancient Wyrm 161.6 117.1 161.6 117.1 Chain of Latent Energies 151 100.6 151 100.6 Cosmic Lights 142 142 142 142 Circle of Arcane Streams 139.7 93.7 139.7 93.7 Life-Binder Locket 129.3 129.3 129.3 129.3 Thunderstorm Amulate 127.2 85.7 127.2 85.7 Necklace of the Glittering Chamber 116 116 116 116 Torque of the Red Dragonflight 115.5 115.5 115.5 115.5 Titanium Spellshock Necklace 114.5 114.5 114.5 114.5 Ceaseless Pity 114.5 114.5 114.5 114.5 Encircling Burnished gold Chains 114.4 77.3 114.4 77.3 Bone-Linked Amulet 112 112 112 112 Chains of Adoration 107.7 107.7 107.7 107.7 Veiled Amulet of Life 104.9 104.9 104.9 104.9 Volitant Amulet 103.6 103.6 103.6 103.6 Pendant of Lost Vocations 101.4 101.4 101.4 101.4 Lattice Choker of Light 99.3 99.3 99.3 99.3 Ousted Bead necklace 93.9 93.9 93.9 93.9 The Judgement at the Eye of Eternity quest rewards rule this category. They are hard to beat since they have a nice balance of DPS stats and a gem socket. Trinket: Dying Curse 244.4 139.2 244.4 139.2 * Illustration of the Dragon Soul 200 200 200 200 * Sundial of the Exiled 174.2 174.2 174.2 174.2 Embrace of the Spider 166.6 166.6 166.6 166.6 Mark of the War Prisoner 165.9 57.7 165.9 57.7 Extract of Necromantic Power 125.6 125.6 125.6 125.6 Forethought Talisman 111 111 111 111 Je’tze’s Bell 106 106 106 106 Darkmoon Card: Illusion 100 100 100 100 The Egg of Mortal Essence 98 98 98 98 Darkmoon Card: Death 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6 Soul of the Dead 75.6 75.6 75.6 75.6 Your trinket slots are great for one thing, picking up a large amount of one stat. This is the socket where I expect my readers to deviate the most from my suggestions. The Illustration of the Dragon Soul is clearly one of the top two trinkets. After that it is a bit situation and personal preference. The Dying Curse is clearly an awesome trinket, but looses a lot of value if you don’t need the Hit. Sundial of the Exiled and Embrace of the Spider are very close in value. Which one you pick is really a matter of personal preference and if you can get the SP trinket to drop. Finally, this is the only slot where I list a blue item. Mark of the War Prisoner is a great trinket if your just starting to gear toon. It has a ton of hit and a nice On Use ability. Rings: Signet of the Malevolent 158.1 85.4 158.1 85.4 * Signet of Manifested Pain 157.8 157.8 157.8 157.8 Signet of the Kirin Tor 122.9 122.9 122.9 122.9 * Band of Channeled magic 120.1 120.1 120.1 120.1 Ring of the Fated 118.1 118.1 118.1 118.1 Titanium spellshock Ring 117.9 117.9 117.9 117.9 Lost Jewel 117.2 117.2 117.2 117.2 Band of Guile 112.7 112.7 112.7 112.7 Annhylde’s Ring 111.5 111.5 111.5 111.5 Seized Beauty 111.2 111.2 111.2 111.2 Ring of Decaying Beauty 109.2 109.2 109.2 109.2 Wyrmrest Band 107.7 107.7 107.7 107.7 Ring of Holy cleansing 106.7 106.7 106.7 106.7 Signet of Hopeful Light 105.5 105.5 105.5 105.5 Timeworn Silken Band 105.1 105.1 105.1 105.1 Renewal of Life 102.6 102.6 102.6 102.6 Circle of Life 100 100 100 100 Band of Neglected Pleas 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 Loop of the Kirin Tor 76.2 76.2 76.2 76.2 Signet of Manifested Pain is a no brainer. Your second ring is a little more complicated. I choose the Band of Channeled Magic because it is very easy to obtain but the Signet of the Kirin Tor is slightly better according to my math. Personally, I can’t justify picking up the Signet because it is such a small improvement and it costs 8000g. However, if you’ve got excess gold and want a 15min hearth to Dalaran it is a great choice. Off Hand: * Surplus Limb 160 112.5 160 112.5 Ward of the Violet Citadel 147.1 90.7 147.1 90.7 Watchful Eye 119.1 77.6 119.1 77.6 Accursed Spine 118.3 118.3 118.3 118.3 Matriarch’s Spawn 113.5 113.5 113.5 113.5 Urn of Lost memories 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 Scepter of Murmuring Spirits 101.1 101.1 101.1 101.1 Handbook of Obscure Remedies 98.2 98.2 98.2 98.2 The Off Hand slot is a great place to pick up some hit. In my pre-Naxx gear guide I recommended that you pick up the Ward of the Violet Citadel. Now you see why. Ranked against all of the other Off Hands it is number two on the list. One Hand Weapon: * Torch of Holy Fire 577.2 577.2 577.2 577.2 Haunting Call 545.4 478.7 545.4 478.7 Wraith Strike 536.3 536.3 536.3 536.3 Hammer of the Astral Plane 535.7 535.7 535.7 535.7 The Soulblade 527.1 482.6 527.1 482.6 The Impossible Dream 514.4 514.4 514.4 514.4 Ice Spire Scepter 509.8 509.8 509.8 509.8 titansteel Guardian 480.1 480.1 480.1 480.1 Blade of Dormant Memories 475.6 475.6 475.6 475.6 Infection Repulser 454.3 454.3 454.3 454.3 War Mace of Unrequited Love 425.1 425.1 425.1 425.1 The main thing that separates these weapons is their item level, since all weapons of the same ilvl have the same amount of Spell Power. Since the Torch of Holy Fire is the only weapon at ilvl 226 that we can use, it is clearly BiS. However, you may have a little trouble picking it up because it is clearly intended for a healer. I suggest going for Wraith Strike or Hammer of the Astral Plane first. Two Handed Weapon: Greatstaff of the Nexus 715.6 574.8 715.6 574.8 Spire of Sunset 579 579 579 579 Damnation 576.1 576.1 576.1 576.1 Staff of Restraint 565.3 565.3 565.3 565.3 Sulfur Stave 540.1 452.7 540.1 452.7 Staff of Draconic Combat 523.3 523.3 523.3 523.3 Charmed Cierge 519.6 519.6 519.6 519.6 I’ve said this many times before, but I will say it again. I do not recommend using a Staff. Even with the new two handed weapon enchants Staves cannot compete with a MH/OH combo in pure DPS stats. Relic/Idol: There arn’t enough relics to really rank them, but I’m sure somebody would ask about them if I didn’t put a section in the guide about them. I like most Moonkin go with [Idol of the Shooting Star] because it affects Starfire. Some will choose [Idol of Steadfast Renewal] if their rotation focuses on Wrath, but I don’t recommend this. I also don’t recommend using any of the idols from TBC. Both of the WotLK idols currently available will be purchaseable with Emblems in 3.1 and are much better then anything we found in Outland. Also, I don’t have any hard details, but I’m not impressed by what I’m hearing about new WotLK idol.

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