How do you determine what loot to equip in World of Warcraft (WoW)?
August 22, 2010 · Posted in FAQs
I'm level 49 Fire Mage and I have a huge stockpile of honor and honor marks but it seems like the honor loot isn't terribly great.
I know intl, stam and spirit are all important to a mage but is there any system that you use to determine which peice of equipment is better than another?
For example:
Bracer #1:
+6 Stamina
+6 Intellect
+5 Spirit
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 16.
Bracer #2:
+14 Stamina
+6 Intellect
Is the 7 extra stam worth it over the spirit and spell damage?
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The stamina is typically more of a warlock thing – they take a bit more of a pounding, and can convert hitpoints to mana via lifetap.
Mages, in general, tend to prefer +spellpower; more so if you can get that on an item with int and stamina.
Spirit won’t help you as much as it would a priest, for instance, but it will help your out of combat mana (and health) regen, along with your mana regen during evocation. So, it’s not entirely useless.
Overall, I’d probably take the first set of bracer (and, let’s face it, bracers tend to be the weakest items in a set anyway), unless you typically take a heavy pounding.