Tailored ArmourFollow

I was looking at getting some Whitemend armour or Battlecast armour made up when I read somewhere if your not a Tailor you wont get the full benefit of its attributes.
Anyone can wear it but only Tailors get the real deal with it.
Is that true?
Is it the same for Spellstrike and Soulcloth armour as well?
Can anyone wear any of these armours and get its full usage or are Tailors the only ones who can get full benefit from them?
Thanks.

Thanks for the reply but I got a little lost, Spellstrike, Battlecast and Whitemend are all like what?
Unless your a Tailor you wont get full benefit?
Thanks for the reply again.

Like that. Specifically, you can't get the set bonuses.

Well, considering how long it would be before you do upgrade Frozen Shadoweave/Spellfire, I wouldn't fret too much on it. You're looking at some heavy duty raid instances for when your upgrades drop, and even then there is no guarantee that they will, and if there are other mages with you, they always have a shot at getting it as well.

Judging from the time frame that it will take to get to the point where you can actually get the upgrades (T5+), I wouldn't worry too much about it.

And short of the arena gear, you really aren't going to find much better gear than the epic tailoring stuff, and even then, it's situational. If you're Frost, for example, and let's say you have the full shibang with Shadow's Embrace, but you get an itching to go fire, then you save yourself a lot of money by having the Arena stuff (figuring in time it takes to farm the mats for Spellfire, plus the respec cost and the cost to drop Frozen Shadoweave Tailoring to take of Spellfire Tailoring)

Except for the weapon.

which makes perfect sense, imo...

I read somewhere that to wear Frozen Shadoweave gear, ie: the robe and shoulders I'am wanting, you have to be a tailor in that field to be able to wear them.
If your not you cant.
I would hate to spend the money to find out I couldnt wear them, I'am not a tailor, I do alch and herb.
But they are my first choice for those 2 slots if I can wear them.

So final outfit would be:

Boots of Blasting
Manaweave Cloak
Girdle of Ruination
Battlecast Pants
Frozen Shadoweave Robe (if I can wear it) (Soulcloth Vest as replacement)
Battlecast Hood
Frozen Shadoweave Shoulders (if I can wear them) (Mantle of Nimble Thought as replacement)
Bracers of Nimble Thought.

I'am a Frost Mage but use arcane as primary.
I also pve and very seldom pvp and visit the battlegrounds.
Goal is to be strong enough spec wise to hold up in later instances.

For those more experienced than me please have a look at what I listed and your advise and opinion would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks :)

Edited, Jan 3rd 2008 4:13pm by RodStorm

I'm so confused with you gear selection, You use arcane as your damage yet you chose the Shadoweave set? the spellfire set adds + arcane damage. Also stay away from soul cloth and and battlecast sets you will just replace them. You only gain a bonus from the tailored " sets" if you have the whole "set" equiped don't mix and match items . My suggestions would be this craft the spellfire and spellstrike sets and fill in the blanks with the latest BG gear (vinidcator's) until you start raiding 25 mans and even then the vindicators is comparable. Also by choosing spellfire it will give you a little more flexibility early on IE it covers arcane and fire damage where as the shadow weave is only useful to mages for ice .

happy tailoring!



Edited, Jan 3rd 2008 11:30am by lysrgk

It's a pain that you can't wear the gear outside of your spec -- that's what I was referring to, not the grinding of the mats part, which I agree is fairly easy. The other part that is a pain is the cooldown aspect, but that is manageable if you have other tailors you are guilded or friends with and you work as a team rolling over your cooldowns.

Edited, Jan 3rd 2008 12:24pm by gwynhara

Not necessarily, no. It could be arranged such that only a specced tailor could make a certain kind of gear, but that any tailor could wear it (or even a non-tailor). That would still provide an advantage for people who are specced a certain way (they can make their own gear) while not literally freezing everyone else out of that gear.

As other posters have asked, how are you a frost mage but use arcane spells primarily?

Thanks guy, great feedback.
But now I'am confused lol.
I spec in frost and have used all my talents point so far to fill in the talent tree.
I have only used 10 talent points or so in the arcane tree.
I use frost to slow and hold my targets then arcane to attack as I find it faster than any repetitive damage frost can do.
Then ice barrier if they get to close.
Arcane missles seem quicker than any frost attack I've seen.
So I use the 2 in tandem that way.
I have a 70 hunter so although my mage is 65 I'am still unsure 100% if my plan of attack is right.
Its got me this far so it does work.
But I'am very open to any other suggestions just not critisms.
I know all the armour I'am asking about is lvl70 so I'am getting ready now so when I hit 70 I'll have it.
I mixed and matched different styles to get what I thought was a geater spec group than just a full set of one garment.
Not all the set bonuses are that good.
But am I looking at that in the wrong way?
Frozen Shadoweave is good for frost mages so I'am leaning towards that one to use with Battlecast as I think Battlecast has good stats for hood and pants.
I'am going to drop one of my trades and do tailoring and spec so I can make my own Frozen Shadoweave as I found out its bop when you make it.
I thought about Spellstrike and its still an easier option but I dont think the stats are as good as Frozen.
I dont use the BG much so thats not really an option.
I appreciate the help guys, it will only make me a better player, so your advice is more than helpful.

perfectly put.