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I have recently obtained several pieces of gear from Karazhan, but I am unsure whether the combined usefulness of the gear is greater than that of the spellstrike set I'm already wearing. I find it odd that crafted epics that are immediately available upon hitting level 70 can be comparable to those found in Karazhan, but apparently this is the case. While the stat bonuses from the Kara items are clearly superior, the damage and hit bonuses seem to favor the spellstrike set. Anyway, I have listed the full stat bonuses for each set, and I basically am curious which you consider to be better. Please take into consideration the possible gems that can be socketed here, as that may be the deciding factor in the decision for some. Thanks.

Set #1

334 Armor
66 Stamina
75 Intellect
17 Spirit
27 Spell Critical Strike Rating
100 Spell Damage and Healing
3 Yellow Socket, 1 Blue Socket, 1 Meta Socket


Set #2

301 Armor
40 Stamina
20 Intellect
38 Spell Hit Rating
50 Spell Critical Strike Rating
92 Damage and Healing
2 Blue Socket, 2 Yellow Socket, 2 Red Socket
5% Chance for 92dmg/10 sec

spellstrike is about onpar with Tier5 items, go with them if you have the means.

Actually, Kara has excellent gear for your other slots, not to mention the holy grail of Kara... the blade off of prince. ;-)