Greetings,
I have, as most hunters do, agonized over my trinkets and the absolutely suck rate of drop of good hunter trinkets. I am a kara level hunter so this may not apply to everyone but it should work for most.
Yesterday I spent 800g leveling alchemy to 375, I overpayed for may mats and could have spent less if I had been patient. (dropped skinning) I will likely spend 1200g or so on mats for the assassin's alchemist stone (depending on wether I wait for transmute times ect.) Stone is 108 AP(56 AP gain over the core of arkelos) and a 40% extra boost on mana(which is pretty damn huge IMO).
Now left with bladefists breath(nice but I am sick of looking at it). I have 74 badges saved which were going to the gauntlets of rapidity. Changed my mind. 41 badges = bloodlust brooch = 72 AP gain and better on use AP boost.
Oh noes you say, crit is going to suffer. I say master assassin's wristwraps 35 badges FTW. I will lose only 6 crit total from bladesfist (wrist's gemmed with +4hit +4 AGI) and gain 10 AP and 4 hit. (replacing stalkers warbands from attunmen)
So - 2200g and 76 badges will get me a boost of 138AP and 4 hit with a loss of 6 crit and 17 int.
Thoughts?