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378 Heroics Staff or the 390 LFR StaffFollow

#1 Feb 01 2012 at 5:27 AM Rating: Good
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Last night, I won the 390 LFR Staff that drops off of DK, but I'm not sure how good it is relative to the other 2H weapons I have. (Mage)

Stalk of Corruption: http://www.wowhead.com/item=72863
This is my Fire-Spec weapon because of the haste.

Jaina's Staff: http://www.wowhead.com/item=72808
This is my Arcane-Spec weapon because it has more Mastery.

Ti'Kahk, The Steps of Time: http://www.wowhead.com/item=78486/titahk-the-steps-of-time/
This is my newest upgrade. It has way more Spell Power, but it's haste is a Proc... Now because it's a haste based staff - I'm assuming it was meant for Fire-Spec.

Does anyone have any advice on how to approach these? I looked on WoWhead and the reviews seem mixed. It is also hard to evaluate spell power (and even more so when the secondary stat on the weapon is a Proc which appears to have a 45 second ICD.... Oh and even more so when the proc buffs 3 other players.)

*386 gear (Full set of Valor, 1pc Tier= Legs). Main spec is Arcane. Considering fire...


Edited, Feb 1st 2012 6:28am by Borsuk
#2 Feb 01 2012 at 7:36 AM Rating: Good
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Without really doing math: 49 int and ~300 spellpower increase seems to me it would make up for, say, the 276 Mastery on the Stalk. If we assume that one of the more recent posts on wowhead is correct(was the only one with logs), it was up about once a minute, and the buff lasts 10s. That should come out to about a ~280 haste equivalent. And that's before we consider how the buff will aid your group.

I have a gut feeling based on this that the staff is probably a reasonable upgrade over the 378 staves, but will pale in comparison to your standard 390 weapon.
#3 Feb 01 2012 at 8:11 PM Rating: Good
The One and Only Poldaran wrote:
I have a gut feeling based on this that the staff is probably a reasonable upgrade over the 378 staves, but will pale in comparison to your standard 390 weapon.


Pretty much how things have been working out. The staff is a bit bitter if you're a class that really values haste, mostly DoT classes, but ilvl and the extra int that brings is really the only thing keeping it comparable to other weapons from the raid.

All in all, it's excellent if it's a significant tier jump, like 378 to 390, but compare it to any weapon from normal DS (391) and it falls flat.
#4 Feb 02 2012 at 1:06 AM Rating: Decent
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personally i hate using weapons with just procs on them. sure the proc is nice and it is useful but id rather have a constant stat then one that is up 10 seconds and down another 45 seconds
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