What do I do with this guy?Follow

Step 1- Look at set bonuses.
Step 2- See that the 2pc bonus is 12% haste for 5 seconds, caused by an ability that you use every 6-8 seconds.
Step 3- Realize that 12% haste is 400 haste rating.
Step 4- Facepalm.

Plus, it has plenty of haste. 263 or something for 5 pieces (3 of them have it). And tons of gem sockets.

[EDIT]

Why in the world would the presence of crit on gear make you go Arcane/Fire? Or did you mean SWITCH to Fire?

Edited, Feb 24th 2010 3:09pm by idiggory

That's funny, I'd just looked at the hands, seen no haste and groaned, then made a mental note to ask the mage forum about it. I guess I have my answer.

That 2-pc bonus doesnt turn me on so much, though. I've gone long stretches w/out getting a Missile Barrage proc. And I do worry abt the lack of spirit. Is it worth passing up higher item lvl stuff like http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=50997;source=live and http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?witem=50974;source=live?

Definitely ask Rawr, but just looking, I'd grab the helm, then when you get a few more badges, get the chest (or some other piece if it's a bigger upgrade, chest just looks like a big upgrade, eyeing it), then go from there. That way you can have the t10 2pc and still have the t9 2pc bonus while you're working on the other 2 t10 pieces. Alternatively, you could get the t9 helm and 2 other pieces of t10 for the t10/t9 bonuses. The bonus is really worth it. You might remember the times you've had stretches w/o MB, but you're probably just remembering them because they were painful, not because they happen more often. :)

I wouldn't go after any other frost badge gear until you get the 4pc. I think most folks are using off-set legs for t10 (though I think for some, it might be the gloves if they get the heroic drop). The saronite comes in handy for that (whew, need 8 for the leggings of woven death!).

You could stand to drop some (a lot) of hit, so keep that in mind.

re: spirit, yeah, I don't understand why they made it "interesting" for mages for a while, and then just ditched the whole idea, but we don't worry about stacking it at this time.

Just remember, the talent points are not just hit, they're manas too.

This is what Rawr is for.

Well I have a buggy Mac that won't take Rawr. And until last month I had never raided w this toon, so my trinket options were (and still are) quite limited. But thanks for the advice.