Noc posted
this EJ link in another thread, it looks like Agi is the runaway leader for stat values. For anyone interested in some napkin math until Theo does the heavy lifting in the
sticky. In order of EP value:
Leatherworking: Draconic Embossment - Agility, 130 Agility. Replaces
65 crit,
65 haste,
50 hit, or
50 expertise. Yellow hit is the highest-valued secondary stat, but there is more than enough hit rating on iLevel 359 gear to reach the yellow hit cap of 481 with 2/3 Precision. This replaces 65 haste (78 EP) for Assassination, Combat (97.5 EP), and Sub (84.5 EP). 130 Agility is worth 338 EP for Assassination (net gain of 260 EP), 351 for Combat (net gain of 253.5), and 455 EP for Sub (net gain of 370.5).
Jewelcrafting: 3
Delicate Chimera Eyes (+67 Agi) replace 3
Delicate Inferno Rubies (+40 Agi). Net gain of 81 Agi, or 210.6 EP for Assassination, 218.7 EP for Combat, and 283.5 EP for Sub, ~81% of the value of LW.
Blacksmithing: 2 extra Delicate Inferno Rubies (+40 Agi). Net gain of 80 Agi.
Inscription: Swiftsteel shoulder enchant (130 Agi, 25 Mastery) vs
Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal (50 Agi, 25 Mastery). Net gain of 80 Agility.
Enchanting: Enchant Ring: Agility (+40 Agi x2). Again, net gain of 80 Agility.
Tailoring: Swordguard Embroidery (Rank 2). 1000 AP for 15 sec, estimated 25% uptime yields ~250 AP on average. This replaces
Enchant Cloak: Greater Critical Strike (+65 Crit). 65 crit is worth 58.5 EP for Assassination (gain of 191.5 EP), 61.75 for Combat (188.25 EP), and 71.5 for Sub(178.5 EP). Net value is 178.5-191.5 EP. The closest this gets to 81 Agi is for Assassination, where the difference is only 19.5 EP in favor of JC, or 16.9 for all the +80 Agi professions.
Herbalism: Lifeblood (Rank 8), 480 haste for 20 sec every 2 minutes. Used on CD and neglecting being in sync with other DPS CDs, average value of 80 haste rating. Value is 96-120 EP.
Skinning: Master of Anatomy (Rank 7), 80 crit rating. EP value of 72-88.
Engineering: Tazik Shocker, no current ratings boost (for melee DPS) like the Hyperspeed Accelerators. 4800 average damage on a 2 min CD, on a 5:59 where you get 3 uses, ~40 DPS increase. For 6:05 fight where you could reasonably get 4 uses, ~52.6 DPS. EP value unknown.
Mining: Stamina, no DPS value.
TL;DR:
For Assassination, Leatherworking is worth 260 EP, Jewelcrafting is worth 210.6 EP, and the various 80 Agi professions are worth 208 EP.
For Combat, Leatherworking is worth 253 EP, Jewelcrafting is worth 218.7 EP, and the other +80 Agi are worth 216 EP.
For Sub, Leatherworking is worth 370.5(!) EP, Jewelcrafting is worth 283.5 EP, and the +80 Agi professions are worth 280 EP.
Tailoring is about 10% behind BS/Insc/Enchanting, with Herbalism and Skinning being significantly behind, and Mining being worth 0.
Engineering is a modest increase of 40-50 DPS and hasn't been given an EP value as of yet.
Edited, Dec 2nd 2010 5:55pm by AstarintheDruid Edit to fix a couple incorrect links.
Edited, Dec 6th 2010 6:07pm by AstarintheDruid