Balance gear question.Follow

When it comes to balance gear, should I be looking for intellect or spell damage and/or crit?

I'm ready to do the druid quest (A Better Ingredient) that gives me the balance staff with all the damage and crit but no intellect or stats.

The weapons I have now give me 18 intellect combined. Should I give up the 18 int for the spell damage and crit?

EDIT: Oh here's the link to the staff: http://thottbot.com/i22458

Yes, get that staff. That staff is like an initiation for Balance druids.

Did you lose your link to the original thread you asked this question in?

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/class.html?wclass=6;mid=1190855943127139992;num=3;page=1

Or did you just not like my answer? >.>

Lol I didn't forget about that post. This is more specific about whether I should use the staff or dual wield with the mace and off-hand.

I'm loving the staff. I get crits every other moonfire I spam in BGs.