Totem Talk: Elemental shaman buffs in patch 4.0.6

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2-10-2011 @ 7:44PM

Ocidaar said...

You can definitely share gear between the two specs, but you'll be better off if also create two or three sets of gear and optimize each for the each role.

Restoration: No real upper limit on spirit other than balancing with throughput.
Elemental: Spirit to get 6% hit.
Elemental Boss: Spirit to get 17% hit.

In 4.0.6, the sweet spot between the two specs is Mastery.

Resto: Crit == Mastery > Haste.
Elemental: Haste == Mastery > Crit.

Early on, shoot for the highest iLevel items, and accept that you may not have the perfect item for the slot; reforge as necessary to balance out your stats. It doesn't take long running heroics before you'll have multiple items that can fill each slot; reforge each item for the role it is best for, then gem and enchant them appropriately.

2-10-2011 @ 7:46PM

timcarroll said...

Er, slightly garbled that first sentence while editing it, so to clarify: Create multiple sets of gear. Each set of gear should select items that optimize for the stats needed for one of your specs.

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