I'm in the process of upgrading my newbish healadin's gear. I haven't really started in on the level 70 normal instances yet. I hope I am able to fill in my weak spots with a number of the items off stickie. But until I am able to get those drops, I need to gear up as best as I can. I was having some survivability issues last night in BM. Mostly because my heal gear only gives me about 6k health points.
I've recently acquired all of the plans for the Khorium Ward set.
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=23524;source=live
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=23525;source=live
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=23523;source=live
Equipping this set would boost my health and mana by about 1k each, and my +heal by 100 or so at the expense of maybe 1% crit total. Clearly it's an upgrade, but it will also require about a week of material grinding for me (since I can only play an hour or two a day).
I've been keeping my eyes on the AH for upgrades..but there isn't much available. Plus I am saving for my epic so I am pretty cheap at the moment. Don't want to spend more than 40-50 gold per piece if I can help it.
Questions:
1)Is it worthwhile to invest the time in crafting this set as a "band-aid" measure?
2)How long could these pieces last me if I am unable to get the drops I need?
3)Are there any better pieces available through the AH for a reasonable price? (currently looking for Girdle of Divine Blessing)
Thanks in advance for any advice.