10 Man Heroic Tier Gear

Playdoh wrote:probably for another 2 weeks 25 man Toc non heroic or heroic is out for my guild.

so 29 triumphs a week for me, for at least another 2 weeks.

Alright thanks for the insight Belloc.

I think I am going to keep enough emblems so that when I get a trophy, I can immediately get a piece of gear.

Other than that upgrade the gear from triumphs as I can.

THANKS.

honorscode.blogspot.com wrote:Buy the non Trophy piece when have enough Emblems. As soon as your guild can clear Heroic and start getting Trophies, save up for the 245 piece, but don't start back at the top of the list. Keep going down the list and then go back and replace your 232 pieces after you get the Helm.

Normally I would support the idea of buying the most expensive piece first, but here's why I don't agree with that for EoTs. The Hands wind up on top by virtue of the other pieces having good alternatives.

Your Chest and Helm should already be iLevel 226 items because both are available from Conquest Emblems. In addition, Anub'arak drops a 232 Chest. That puts both items on a lower priority to be upgraded.

The Tier 8 Legs are very well itemized, probably the best itemized piece of Tier 8.

The Shoulders are lower on the pick order because there's a possible 232 and 245 drop available to you from the Faction Champions.

Once you are ready to replace the helm, I actually recommend the Faceplate of the Honorbound. It's the same iLevel as your Tier 9 (245) and I feel it's a better itemized piece. They have the same Armor and Stamina, but the Faceplate has superior avoidance, while T9 has superior threat. I gear for survival over threat. By using the Faceplate of the Honorbound, you will free up a Trophy to go so someone else in your raid making your whole team stronger.

wingman wrote:I disagree with your statement completely. Although, to be fair, I guess alot of it depends on how progressed your guild is. The prot warrior in our guild bought ilvl 232 tier pieces with badges (which were barely upgrade for him since he was replacing 25 man tier . Myself and the other prot paly in our guild bought the libram and ring first. Then the trophy t9 gloves, and then just yesterday, I bought the non tier badge shoulders. I was able to accumulate all of that before working on hard mode 25 man ToC. Our warriors effective health was MUCH lower than ours and in heroic mode, the beasts from the first encounter hit HARD. The warrior was routinely dying anytime he had 2 stacks of impale and no cooldown available to him, whereas the two prot pallys managed without much difficulty. If you're already decked out in Ulduar 25 gear, and you're guild is looking to do ToC hard mode, skip the ilvl 232 crap.

Alanyor wrote:This isn't right.
Anub'arak down gives his normal loot without trophies.
Tribute To Skill gives 2 trophies and weapon.
Don't know for Mad Skill and Insanity, did only Insanity this week.

Alanyor wrote:Some friend of mine killed it hard mode with <25 tries left and they did't get a chest.

Alanyor wrote:This isn't right.
Anub'arak down gives his normal loot without trophies.
Tribute To Skill gives 2 trophies and weapon.
Don't know for Mad Skill and Insanity, did only Insanity this week.