Swirly's druid notepad

[swirly]

I have a druid who I heal, tank, and cat dps with and I find myself having trouble keeping what is good for which separate in my head. Having to refer back to the different threads on EJ is annoying though. So since I apparently need to write the information down somewhere, I figure that I might as well do it here in case it helps others. Plus if people disagree with anything it can be discussed as well. This won't be a full write-up of things, but rather just things I need to refer back to for the various specs. It'll also have some biases in it for the way I know I play and the content I'll be likely to do.


Healing

Stat priorities
Int > Spirit > Mastery=Haste > Crit

Haste Breakpoints: buffed/unbuffed/percent
915/1601/12.5%
2004/2745/21.43%

Reforging
Crit -> Haste for breakpoint
Crit -> Spirit if it isn't there already
Crit- -> Mastery

Gemming
Meta: Ember Shadowspirit Diamond
Meta reqs/20 Int Bonuses: Artful Ember Topaz (Int/Mast)
Elsewhere: Brilliant Inferno Ruby (Int)
20 Int Bonuses(blue): Purified Demonseye (Int/Spi)

Enchants
Head: Hyjal
Chest: 20 Stats
Gloves: 65 Mast
Legs: 95 Int/55 Spi (Powerful Ghostly Spellthread)
Boots: Run speed/35 Mast
Weapon: Power Torrent > Heartsong
Everything else: Int

Pre-raid gear underline = I have it
Helm: Cluster of Stars (JP)
Neck: Yellow Smoke Pendant (Dragonmaw Rep)
Shoulder: Somber Shawl (JP)
Back: Solar Wind Cloak (H-HoO)
Chest: Robes of Forgetfulness (JP)
Wrist: Bloodthirsty Gladiators's Bindings of Prowress (PvP) ~ Armbands of Change (H-BC)
Gloves: Deep Delving Gloves (H-SC)
Waist: Lightning Lash (crafted LW) > Withered Dream Belt (Dragonmaw Rep)
Legs: Leggings of the Path (H-LCoT)
Boots: Decapod Slippers (H-TotT)
Rings: Ring of the Boy Emperor (prof Arch) > Kibble (H-BC) > Veneficial Band (H-LCoT)
Trinkets: Darkmoon Card: Tsunami (prof Insc) > Tyrande's Favorite Doll (prof Arch) > Tear of Blood (H-SC) > Witching Hourglass (H-BC) > Figurine - Dream Owl (prof JC BoP)
Weapon: Staff of Ammunae (prof Arch) > Torturer's Mercy (H-BC)+Off-Hand
Off-Hand: Divine Companion (prof Insc) > Apple-Bent Bough (JP)
Relic: Captured Lightning (H-VP)

Tanking

Stat priorities
Armor > agility/sta > dodge > mastery > crit > exp = hit > haste

Reforging
haste > hit = exp -> Dodge

Gemming
Meta: Austere Shadowspirit Diamond
Yellow: Polished Ember Topaz (Agi/Dodge)
Red: Delicate Inferno Ruby (Agi)
Blue: Shifting Demonseye (Agi/Stam)

Enchants
Head: Earthen Ring
Back: Protection (250 armor)
Shoulder: Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal (50 Agi 25 Mast)
Chest: Peerless Stats (20 stats)
Wrists: 50 Agi > 50 Dodge
Hands: Glove Reinforcements (240 armor)
Legs: Charscale Leg Armor (145 stamina/55 agility)
Feet: Earthen Vitality (30 stamina/minor run speed)
Weapon: Mighty Agility (130 agility)

Pre-raid Gear underline= I have it
Helm: The Savager's Mask (H-ZA) > Helm of Numberless Shadows (H-SC)
Neck: Amulet of the Watcher (H-ZG) > Pendant of the Lightless Grotto (H-SC)
Shoulders: Tusked Shoulderpads (H-ZA) > Embrace of the Night (JP)
Back: Viewless Wings (VP) > Cloak of Thredd (H-DM)
Chest: Assassin's Chestplate (prof LW) > Shadowtooth Trollskin Breastplate (H-ZA) > Vest of Misshapen Hides (H-GB)
Wrist: Amani'shi Bracers (H-ZA) > Double Dealing Bracers (H-SFK)
Hands: Liar's Handwraps (Dragonmaw Rep)
Belt: Belt of Nefarious Whispers (prof LW) > Sash of Musing (JP)
Pants: Stormrider's Legguards (VP) > Leggings of the Burrowing Mole (JP)
Feet: Fasc's Preserved Boots (H-ZG) > Boots of the Predator (H-SFK)
Rings: Signet of the Elder Council (Rep ER) > Hornet-Sting Band (VP) > Arlokk's Signet > Elementium Destroyer's Ring (prof JC) > Skullcracker Ring (H-BC)
Trinkets: Mirror of Broken Images (rep/token Bara) > Unsolvable Riddle (rep/Token Bara) > Figurine - Earthen Guardian (JC only) > Leaden Despair (H-SC) > Porcelain Crab (H-TotT)
Weapon: Jin'do's Verdict (H-ZG) > Seliza's Spear (H-LCotT)
Relic: Relic of Golganneth (VP) > Sandshift Relic (H-BC)

Cat dps

Stat priorities
Agi > Str > Mastery > Crit > Haste > Hit > Exp

Reforging
Exp/Hit-> Mast

Gemming
Meta: Agile Shadowspirit Diamond
Red/Most Sockets: Delicate Inferno Ruby (Agi)
Yellow: Adept Ember Topaz (Agi/Mast)
Blue: Glinting Demonseye (Agi/Hit)

Enchants
Head: Ramkahen
Back: Major Agility (22 agility)
Chest: Peerless Stats (20 stats)
Wrists: Agility (50 agility)
Hands: Mighty Strength (50 strength)
Legs: Dragonscale Leg Armor (190 AP 55 Crit)
Feet: Major Agility (35 agility)
Weapon: Mighty Agility (130 agility)

[mspixieriot]

*grabs a pen and begins frantically copying your notes*

Seriously though, this is great. I have a long-abandoned feral druid in her 70s, but I'm leveling a brand new Resto (she's 30 now) who was my first ever stab at dungeon healing. It's nice to have notes, and tbh, EJ confuses me sometimes.

ETA: I wish my signature would update, since it's ten levels too low.

[PapaSmurf]

Tanking

Stat priorities
Armor > Stam > Agi > Dodge > Mastery > Crit > Haste > Hit > Exp

Reforging
Exp/Hit/Haste-> Dodge

Gemming
Meta: Austere Shadowspirit Diamond
Yellow: Regal Dream Emerald (Dodge/Stam)
Red: Delicate Inferno Ruby (Agi)
Blue: Solid Ocean Sapphire (Stam)

Enchants
Head: Earthen Ring
Back: Protection (250 armor)
Chest: Greater Stamina (75 stamina)
Wrists: Dodge (50 dodge)
Hands: Glove Reinforcements (240 armor)
Legs: Charscale Leg Armor (145 stamina/55 agility)
Feet: Earthen Vitality (30 stamina/minor run speed)
Weapon: cheap Mighty Agility (130 agility) or expensive Windwalk (600 dodge/increased move speed on proc)

Couple things aren't right. For stat priorities

Armor > agility/sta > dodge > mastery > crit > exp = hit > haste

agility vs sta really depends on where you are at in survivability vs mitigation. agi is a significantly better mitigation stat. My goal is to keep my survivability and mitigation metrics in rawr roughly the same. Haste is far and away the worst state for bears.

for re-forging haste > hit = exp to dodge. Always reforge haste first.

I tend to gem dodge/agi for yellow, agi for red, agi/sta for blue, but do make exceptions to balance my survivability and mitigation.

for enchants

chest - peerless stats is slightly better than the sta enchant but they're pretty close.
weapon - 130 agi is always the best choice.
wrists - 50 agi if you can afford it, 50 dodge on the cheap

oh and as a side note, don't sacrifice agi on off items like rings and necklaces to get "tanking stats" even though strength is still decent, agi is the most important stat.

[shoju]

I'm having a hard time even ranking Windwalk as a quality enchant for Shield Tanks. Due to the PPM nature of it, it is completely unreliable.

[swirly]

agility vs sta really depends on where you are at in survivability vs mitigation. agi is a significantly better mitigation stat. My goal is to keep my survivability and mitigation metrics in rawr roughly the same.

I tend to gem dodge/agi for yellow, agi for red, agi/sta for blue, but do make exceptions to balance my survivability and mitigation.

I've never been a rawr min/maxing type. Instead I come up with general policies and kind of go by feel. Makes the Agi vs Stam issue more tricky. I do feel I was under evaluating Agi though. I think I might switch to the gemming you mention. Especially since when I tank it is often against dps with raid gear. So the added threat from Agi over Stam would be quite useful as well. I think my Stam will maintain a high enough level without gemming so hard for it.

[Shamago]

Cat dps

Stat priorities
Agi > Str > Mastery > Crit ~ Haste > Hit = Exp

Enchants
Hands: Greater Mastery (65 mastery)

Hands:
50 Str > 35 Str > 65 Mastery

Generally Agi is worth about 3x as much as a secondary stat. Str is about 2x. They may not have provided an Agi enchant for gloves this tier, but there are Str enchants.

[swirly]

They may not have provided an Agi enchant for gloves this tier, but there are Str enchants.

I actually read that on EJ, but couldn't bring myself to commit to it over Mastery. You saying it though makes me rethink it since I trust your opinion. Have to get myself out of the Str is not for druids thinking and look at it as AP instead. Which apparently is better than Mastery.

[swirly]

Finally gone through and figured out what I would consider best in slot from normal DS for my heal set so I have something to refer to. Figure I might as well add it to this old thread of mine. Including the tanking link just for completeness.

Tanking: I've grown lazy and just refer to http://theincbear.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=449 instead of making my own.

Healing (assumes no heroics)

Head: Deep Earth Helm (T13)
Shoulder: Deep Earth Mantle (T13)
Neck: Petrified Fungal Heart
Back: Woundlicker Cover
Chest: Deep Earth Robes (T13)
Wrist: Bracers of Flowing Serenity
Hands: Fungus-Born Gloves
Belt: Girdle of the Grotesque
Legs: Deep Earth Legwraps (T13)
Feet: Treads of Sordid Screams
Ring: Signet of Suturing
Ring: Ring of the Riven
Trinket: Heart of Unliving
Trinket: Windward Heart
Relic: Lightning Spirit in a Bottle
Weapon: Maw of the Dragonlord
Offhand: Ledger of Revolting Rituals