Healyahmon

A note about tailoring, the epics require 4 or 6 mooncloth, looks like you can make 5 mooncloth a week at a total cost of 40 bolts of embersilk and 150! volatile elements. So these are going to be quite expensive to start.

333 blue

SPI head Spiritmend Cowl (Item)

Engineering

333 blue

Gun Volatile Thunderstick (Item)
Crossbow Finely-Tuned Throat Needler (Item)

Jewelcrafting

346 blue

caster ring Ring of Warring Elements (Item)
caster neck Eye of Many Deaths (Item)
tank ring Elementium Moebius Band (Item)
tank neck Elementium Guardian (Item)
agi dps neck Entwined Elementium Choker (Item)
agi dps ring Elementium Destroyer`s Ring (Item)
agi dps neck Brazen Elementium Medallion (Item)
agi dps ring Band of Blades (Item)

All of the above JC recipes require at least 4 chimera's eyes, my guess is that it will take at least a week or so per item, and another week to get the recipe. Oddly enough there appears to be no str dps jewelry available for JC, and 2 sets of jewelry available for agi dps. I suspect one of the agi dps sets is actually supposed to be str. We'll see.

333 blue

Agil dps fist weapon The Perforator (Item)

blacksmithing

caster Plate hat Stormforged Helm (Item)
DPS plate chest Redsteel Breastplate (Item)

leatherworking

Agi dps Cloak of Beasts (Item)
Tank cloak Cloak of War (Item)
random leather Darkbrand Leggings (Item)
random chest Tsunami Chestguard (Item)

inscription

Spi offhand Divine Companion (Item)
Int hit offhand Dungeoneering Guide (Item)
Str hit relic Notched Jawbone (Item)
agi relic Silver Inlaid Leaf (Item)

Other than the above, all craftable PvE recipes of the correct level or higher require chaos orbs, which are from heroics.

Questing

Twighlight Highlands

The Crucible of Carnage: The Twilight Terror! (Quest)

DPS caster staff Very Manly Staff (Item)
STR 2h sword Oversized Oblique Ogre Obliterator (Item)
Agi dagger Laquered Lung-Leak Longknife (Item)
Caster mace Gurgthock`s Garish Gorebat (Item)
Agi 1h axeCalder`s Coated Carrion Carver (Item)
Agi bow Big Big Bendy Blasting Bow (Item)

Narkrall, The Drake-Tamer (Quest)

Agi staff Staff of Staff of Draconic Pacification (Item)
Tanky/str dps mace Dragonscorn Mace (Item)
Cloth DPS legs Narkall`s Leggings (Item)
mail Caster hands Ale Soaked Grips (Item)
Plate Caster waist Furybound Waistplate (Item)

Skullcrusher the Mountain (Quest)

Cloth DPS chest Overly Intelligent Robes (Item)
Leather agi legs Shaw`s Finest Leggings (Item)
Mail Agi hands Coulton`s Crushers (Item)
Plate Dps boots Treads of Terror (Item)

Doing It Like a Dunwald (Quest)

Leather Agi helm Dunwald Winged Helm (Item)
Mail agi legs Gryphon-Grip Leggings (Item)
Plate DPS chest Flynn`s Favorite Chestplate (Item)

Battle of Life and Death (Quest)

Caster DPS Red Dragonheart Ring (Item)
Agi/haste NeckPendant of Victorious Fury (Item)
Str/hit cloak Cloak of the Red Flight (Item)

Uldum

The Source of Their Power (Quest) (Lost City of the Tol'vir)

Cloth DPS shoulder Blight-Lifter`s Mantle (Item)
Mail Agi boots Treads of the Neferset (Item)
Plate Tank boots Ramkahen Front Boots (Item)

Targets of Opportunity (Quest) (Lost City of the Tol'vir

Leather Agi shoulders Clandestine Spaulders (Item)
Caster wrist Bracers of the Lost City (Item)
Plate Caster shoulder Captain Hadan`s Pauldrons (Item)

Doing it the Hard Way (Quest)(Halls of Origination)

Cloth DPS (hit) wrist True Archaeologist`s Bracers (Item)
Leather Caster head META Helm of Reorigination (Item)
Mail Agi hands Treasure Hunter`s Gloves (Item)

Penetrating Their Defenses (Quest) (Halls of Origination)

Leather Agi boots Boots of the Hard Way (Item)
Plate Caster handsRepository Gauntlets (Item)
Plate DPS legs Offline Greaves (Item)

Grim Batol

Kill the Courier (Quest) (Grim Batol)

Cloth DPS boots Sandals of the Courier (Item)
Leather Agi helm META Helm of Secret Knowledge (Item)
Mail caster shoulder Tooranu`s Spaulders (Item)

Closing a Dark Chapter (Quest) (Grim Batol)

Leather Caster hands Gloves of Baleflame (Item)
Mail Agi wrist Eradicator`s Bracers (Item)
Plate Tank chestBreastplate of the Witness (Item)

stormwind

A Villain Unmasked (Quest) (Stormwind City)

Cloth DPS waist Truth-Seeker Belt (Item)
Leather Caster boots Treads of Revelation (Item)
Mail Caster Chest Corruption-Seeking Chestguard (Item)
Plate Caster shoulders Detective`s Shoulderplates (Item)
tank shield Truthbreaker Shield (Item)

Halls of Origination

Ammunae (NPC)

Cloth INT chest Robes of Rampant Growth (Item)
Tank shield Bulwark of the Primordial Mound (Item)
Str dps neck Seedling Pod (Item)
SPI caster ring Band of Life Energy (Item)
mail Agi shoulder Bloodpetal Mantle (Item)
Thrown Agi Slashing Thorns (Item)
Agi (hit/exp) neck Mouth of the Earth (Item)

Anraphet (NPC)

Str dps plate wrist Alpha Bracers (Item)
Caster plate chest Omega Breastplate (Item)
agi mail boots Boots of Crumbling Ruin (Item)
cloth SPI chest Anraphet`s Regalia (Item)
Leather Caster Shoulder Mantle of Soft Shadows (Item)

Earthrager Ptah (NPC)

Str dps plate chest Breastplate of the Risen Land (Item)
SPI caster staff Soul Releaser (Item)
Leather Caster waist Underworld Cord (Item)
Str dps neck Seedling Pod (Item)
Tank shield Bulwark of the Primordial Mound (Item)
Agi (hit/exp) neck Mouth of the Earth (Item)
Thrown Agi Slashing Thorns (Item)
SPI caster ring Band of Life Energy (Item)

Isiset (NPC)

Tank plate wrist Armguards of Unearthly Light (Item)
Healer trinket Blood of Isiset (Item)
Dps cloth legs Legwraps of Astral Rain (Item)
Str dps ring Nova Band (Item)
Agi ring Ring of Blinding Stars (Item)

Rajh (NPC)

dps Caster ring Band of Rays (Item)
1h caster sword Blade of the Burning Sun (Item)
Tank plate hands Fingers of Light (Item)
Healer cloth feet Hekatic Slippers (Item)
Agi dps trinket Left Eye of Rajh (Item)
Caster plate legs Legguards of Noon (Item)
Agi leather waist Red Beam Cord (Item)
Str dps trinket Right Eye of Rajh (Item)
Healer cloak Solar Wind Cloak (Item)
1h str dps sword Sun Strike (Item)

Setesh (NPC)

Caster mail legs Chaotic Wrappings (Item)
Tank plate hat META Helm of Setesh (Item)
DPS cloth hat META Helm of the Typhonic Beast (Item)
agi leather chest Hieroglyphic Vest (Item)
1h spi Caster mace Scepter of Power (Item)

Temple Guardian Anhuur (NPC)

DPS caster trinket Anhuur`s Hymnal (Item)
Caster leather feet Awakening Footfalls (Item)
Caster mail waist Belt of Petrified Tears (Item)
Tank neck Darkhowl Amulet (Item)
Agi leather wrist Poison Fang Bracers (Item)

Lost City of the Tol'vir

Zone Drop

Caster mail hands Ionic Gloves (Item)
Agi dps ring Mirage Ring (Item)
caster lesther wrist Oasis Bracers (Item)

High Prophet Barim (NPC)

1h Str sword Resonant Kris (Item)
Caster neck Tauntka`s Necklace (Item)
DPS caster Spirit Creeper Ring (Item)
Str dps plate boots Greaves of Wu the Elder (Item)
Caster mail hands Ionic Gloves (Item)
Agi dps cloak Kaleki Cloak (Item)

Lockmaw (NPC)

Str dps trinket Heart of Solace (Item)
Tank plate waist Sand Dune Belt (Item)
DPS cloth wrist Sand Silk Wristband (Item)
Spi caster ring Veneficial Band (Item)
AGI daggerBarim's Main Gauche

Siamat (NPC)

agi leather boots Crafty`s Gaiters (Item)
caster heal cloth waist Evelyn`s Belt (Item)
Str dps back Geordan`s Cloak (Item)
1h agi mace Hammer of Sparks (Item)
Caster leather legs Leggings of the Path (Item)
Caster dps cloth shoulder Mantle of Master Cho (Item)
Tank ring Ring of Three Lights (Item)
Caster dps trinket Sorrowsong (Item)
Agi dps trinket Tia`s Grace (Item)
Caster shield Zora`s Ward (Item)

Grim Batol

Zone

Drahga Shadowburner (NPC)

spi cloak Azureborne Cloak (Item)
heal cloth wrist Crimsonborne Bracers (Item)
tank plate shoulders Earthshape Pauldrons (Item)
agi mail boots Red Scale Boots (Item)
1h agi dagger Windwalker Blade (Item)

Erudax (NPC)

Healer trinket Corrupted Egg Shell (Item)
Dps cloth hat META Crown of Enfeebled Bodies (Item)
caster trinket (dots n hots) Gale of Shadows (Item)
1h tank mace Mace of Transformed Bone (Item)
str tinket Mark of Khardros (Item)
2h int staff Staff of Siphoned Essences (Item)
agi lether chest Vest of Misshapen Hides (Item)
2h str mace Wild Hammer (Item)
str dps ring Circle of Bone (Item)
caster plate wrist Bracers of Umbral Mending (Item)

Forgemaster Throngus (NPC)

DPS plate waist Belt of the Forgemaster (Item)
Caster mail boots Dark Iron Chain Boots (Item)
Agi ring Ring of Dun Algaz (Item)
Tank trinket Throngus`s Finger (Item)
Spirit wand Wand of Untainted Power (Item)

General Umbriss (NPC)

caster leather chest Cursed Skardyn Vest (Item)
Caster dagger Modgud`s Blade (Item)
Agi trinket Skardyn`s Grace (Item)
Str dps ring Umbriss Band (Item)
Agi mail hat Wildhammer Riding Helm (Item)

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Main Hand

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Main-Handed Maces

Titansteel Guardian - This is a crafted item. The mats are somehow expensive considering the cool downs of Titansteel bars. Generally the estimated auction price is 2500g. This mace will be nerfed to reflect only 457 + spell power on the upcomming 3.0.8 patch matching the appropriate level.

War Mace of Unrequited Love - This is a (H) The Nexus drop. The dragon queen wishes Keristrasza to be freed from her captor Malygos. Apparently the poor thing went mad during the process and must be confonted. A very good healing mace and can be easily farmed (19% chance to drop).

Gavel of the Brewing Storm - Haste, critical strike and spell power rolled into one. This is one of the maces used for good healing. This can be purchased through the Wyrmrest Accord's quartermaster in Dragonblight at revered status.

Gavel of the Fleshcrafter - This has a 21% drop rate on Salramm the Fleshcrafter. He is one of the bosses in (H) The Culling of Stratholme.

Beguiling Scepter - Chest drop from Dark Runed Chest. This is on normal mode thus the mace is actually a level 187 mace. Great critical strike rating early on.

Totemic Purification Rod - This can be purchased when you are revered with The Kalu'ak. Great spell haste early on. And this can be used at level 78 as specified on the description.

Mace comparison is found here.

Dagger

Blade of Dormant Memories - This is a drop from Patchwerk in Normal Naxxaramas. This is definitely not a pre-Naxx since, you have to have these from Naxx. That boss is a gear check boss so if your raiding group has downed him then you must have the majority of the pre-raid items already equipped.

Netherbreath Spellblade - This is a good starter dagger if you are running (H) Utgarde Pinnacle on a regular basis. This is more of a priest dagger though as indicated by the spirit attribute. The spell power and critical strike are matching those of the mace counterparts at the same level 200 item level. This drops from Skadi the Ruthless.

Together with the daggers, the comparison would look something like this.

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Shield and Totem

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Shield

Protective Barricade of the Light - This costs only 35 Emblems of Heroism. A pretty good pre-Naxx shield. It has both a mix of critical strike rating and mp5.

Zom's Crackling Bulwark - This is a world drop and I got mine from AH bought it at 1000g. The actual estimated price is about 1500g. It focuses on mp5 and this is especially good if you have a slot that solely focuses on haste or critical strike rating.

Facade Shield of Glyphs - This is a boss drop on (H) Azjol-Nerub. The first boss Krik'thir the Gatewatcher, drops this item. Quite difficult if the party is undergeared.

Tor's Crest - Drops only on (N) Utgarde Pinnacle from the last boss King Ymiron. Pretty much easier in normal mode as compared on the heroic run.

Comparison between the shields can be found here.

Totem

Totem of Forest Growth - This one costs only 15 Emblems of Heroism. Can farmed easily at earlier runs. What it does is that the higher the haste rating (Bloodlust or Berserking) the more mp5's it will save.

Totem of the Bay - This is one alternative to healing with chain heals. This in fact reduces number of casts as the spell power of each chain heal is increased. This is only good if there are enough mp5's to spare. This currently costs 30 Venture Coins.

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Trinket

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Trinket

Darkmoon Card: Greatness - Quest reward from Darkmoon Prisms Deck.
Darkmoon Card: Illusion - Quest reward from Darkmoon Nobles Deck.
Oracle Talisman of Ablution - You need to be exalted with The Oracles for you to be able to purchase this. Just do the dailies everyday and this should come in handy. It says somewhere on the postings that when this procs the actual mana gained is about 5% of the total mana regardless of the buff or gear, etc.
The Egg of Mortal Essence - Quite expensive if you are completing your first T7 set. It is really worth the price (40 Emblems of Heroism) since most of the blue level 200 trinks are quite difficult to get.
Figurine - Sapphire Owl - JC specific trinket. Good for boosting spell power as indicated by the two red sockets. That would mean about +38 spell power and the mana regen or choose to go for more JC specific gems for the desired effect (e.g. 2 +27 intellect).
Forge Ember - Drops from Sjonnir The Ironshaper (H) Halls of Stone.
Mercurial Alchemist Stone - Alchemist specific trinket. Can be crafted at an earlier level (level 75). Nice potion boost, not to mention early + spell power and haste rating boost.
Spark of Life - Drops on (H) Halls of Stone from Sjonnir The Ironshaper.
Winged Talisman - Drops on (H) Halls of Lightning from Ionar.
Soul Preserver - A chest drop from Dark Runed Chest, (N) The Culling of Stratholme.
Tome of Arcane Phenomena - Drops on (N) Utgarde Pinnacle from King Ymiron.

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Finger

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Finger

Signet of Hopeful Light - Needs to be exalted with The Argent Crusade. Dailies are found in Zul'drak. A lot of the quests are found in Icecrown.

Annhylde's Ring - Dropping from (H) Utgarde Keep's last boss Ingvar the Plunderer.

Band of Guile - Almost the same as that ring above. Drops from Dark Runed Chest after defeating Mal'ganis in (H) The Culling of Stratholme.

Titanium Spellshock Ring - The only craftable level 200 epic ring for resto shamans. It has a red socket to get + spell power with. The mats are pretty expensive as the Dragon's Eye is only available at the AH by the Jewelcrafters (JC's). The estimated buyout price for this ring is known to be 2000g.

Band of Enchanted Growth - The only pre-raiding ring with mp5 on it. Essentially making this ring a very good one to have especially if other slots are intended for + critical strike or haste ratings. This one drops from Mage-Lord Urom, of (H) The Oculus.

Globule Signet - Drops from Ichoron on (H) The Violet Hold. Low drop rate as bosses are random.

Ring of the Frenzied Wolvar - Drops from Gortok Palehoof on (H) Utgarde Pinnacle.

Ring of the Traitor King - Slightly different than the ring above. Most of these rings are unique-equipped thus no two rings should be alike and equipped at a given time. If you badly needed + crit rating then you could equip these two rings for a boost in spell critical strike rating. This ring drops on (H) Azjol-Nerub from the last boss Anub'arak.

Solitaire of Reflecting Beams - Drops from Moragg on (H) The Violet Hold. Low drop rate as bosses are random.

Signet of Ranulf - Drops from King Ymiron on (N) Utgarde Pinnacle. Item level is 187 and is easy to get on normal runs.

Comparison between the rings are shown here.

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Waist

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Waist

Beadwork Belt of Shamanic Vision - The belt is worth 40 Emblems of Heroism. Pretty expensive, but worth the price. This one should be purchased only if the other epic belt is never dropping during heroics. The yellow socket usually is used by Luminous Monarch Topaz or Brilliant Autumn's Glow or even Dazzling Forest Emerald.

Mail Girdle of the Audient Earth - Drops off from Loken on Heroic mode Hall of Lightning. It has a 19% chance to drop and a very good mp5 belt.

Girdle of the Ethereal - Drops off from Xevozz on Heroic mode The Violet Hold. Lower chance of dropping as they have different boss combination each run. Gems that can be put into place could be Glowing Twilight Opal or Royal Twilight Opal or Lustrous Sky Sapphire.

Slad'ran's Coiled Cord - Great mp5 rating for a blue item. This level 200 item is a recommended restoration belt. Unless epics are available, one may have to use this one. Drops on Heroic Gundrak from the boss who got its name Slad'ran.

Nightshock Girdle - The only craftable belt available for pre-raiding. This may be used specially if the mp5 is already great commulative on other slots . It has an approcimate buyout price of 30g. The mats are easily obtainable, some of your friends may even volunteer to create you one as they are levelling their skills.

Comparison of the items above are found here.

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Wrist

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Wrist

Limb Regeneration Bracers - A pre-Naxx wrist considering the amount of + spell power to it. This is farmed through The Prophet Tharon'ja on Heroic Drak'Tharon Keep.

Bands of Channeled Energy - The only mp5 wrist for pre-Naxx. Drops in Heroic The Nexus by Grand Magus Telestra.

Bands of the Sky Ring - Fairly easy to get. It is a zone drop out of The Oculus on heroic mode. Usual buyout price (depending on realm) is 75g.

Dragonflayer Seer's Bindings - Being a level 187 item, this is as easy to get as the previous item. Multiple Utgarde Pinnacle runs on normal mod should get you the item. Estimated buyout price is at 15g.

For comparison click here.

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Back

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Back

Wispcloak - Fairly easy to craft or have some friend craft for you. With 20 mp5 this is going to be a valuable cloak in the healing arsenal. Getting the mats is quite fun as you would have to give those little murlocs 100 clams for the Siren's tear.

Ancient Dragon Spirit Cape - If you fall short of haste then this is the cloak for you. It has a fairly good haste rating for those 'almost-saved-but-not-quite' situations. You have to be running Heroic The Oculus until the last boss (Ley-Guardian Eregos) several times for this to drop. By the way, it only has 14% chance of dropping.

Reanimator's Cloak - While I normally do not include + spirit as a stat, this is one of those exception to the rule. This cloak is fairly easy to get. It is sold in AH for about 150g (depending on the realm) or one could run through heroic Drak'Tharon Keep for this to drop. It is a zone drop and I would like to indicate that at one time we had 2 drops of this cloak at one run. Not to mention how I liked red sockets as you already probably know by now (+ spell power gem).

Shroud of Dedicated Research - One would probably wonder what are those daily cooking quests for? Its for the Kirin Tor reputation. If you happen to start it out early, probably ghetto ported at Dalaran early on, getting to honored rep with this faction is not at all a problem. This cloak can be purchased at the Kirin Tor quartermaster, Violet Citadel.

Shroud of Resurrection - If you happen to like normal Utgarde Pinnacle runs, this level 187 cloak drops from the magnataur boss called Gortok Palehoof.

Comparison is found here.

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Neck

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Here are some of the items that you may want to consider when gearing up as restoration shaman. Previous post discussed mainly the basic armor. Now we are going to evaluate other items slots as well.

Neck

Lattice Choker of Light - For 25 Emblems of Heroism this amulet can be easily acquired. Just a few heroic runs and this should not be a problem. Unless you prioritize Totem slot or the 2 T7 tokens then this should be easily accomplished.

Titanium Spellshock Necklace - A fairly great crafted item. Mats are quite expensive but the results are tremendously awesome. The red socket could be enhanced by getting more spell power to boost healing. Usual buyout price (depending on realm) is fairly at 1800g.

Amulet of Dazzling Light - Good mp5, drops in Heroic The Nexus with a 21% drop rate for Anomalus.

Amulet of the Spell Flinger - Great + critical strike rating. Farmed on heroic Amanitar, one of the bosses in Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom. This boss is only on heroic though.

For item comparison click here.

Pre-Raid Resto Shaman Guide

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Here are some of your options when you are gearing up as a restoration shaman.

Head

Helm of the Lightning Halls - This is my first choice for selecting helms. This can be easily bought at the Auction House. Usual buyout price (may vary depending on the realm economy) is an affordable 45g.

Battle Mender's Helm - If you already have stacked a good amount of mp5, then this may be a good option for you. You only need to be revered with the Argent Crusade for you to have this. This is bought at their quartermaster located at Argent Vanguard camp, Icecrown.

Brood Plague Helmet - Now this one is quite difficult to acquire and will be the least of your priorities. This is found dropping from Elder Nadox in Heroic Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom. The druid equivalent is much more appealing: Battlemap Hide Helm.

Electroflux Sight Enhancers - I usually don't mind posting profession-specific items. This is a very good pre-Naxx craftable epic.

For WoWHead comparison, click here.

Shoulder

Spaulders of the Violet Hold - This is my priority shoulder, since haste is already necessary for healing. Besides, the socket would greatly enhance the shoulder slot. This however is not a good option if you have a relatively low mp5. This drops from Cyanigosa on Heroic The Violet Hold.

Epaulets of Market Row - Now this pad is much used being a good mp5 booster. This is only level 187 but it actually is comparable to level 200 stats. This can be bought at the Auction House for 35g (may vary from realm to realm).

Mantle of Discarded Ways - This is an alternate pad as mp5 is much of a priority as that of + critical strike. This can be farmed from King Ymiron on Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle runs.

Shoulders of the Seducer - This may be a low level blue item, but I would consider this as a pre-Heroic rather than pre-Naxx. This is a quest reward from Cleansing Drak'Tharon.

The comparison can be found here.

Chest

Revenant's Breastplate - This can be easily crafted and a very good pre-Naxx chest. It has one of the highest + spell power mail chest in the game (as of 3.0.3). The buyout price for this is quite expensive (around 750g) but the mats are easily farmed.

Heroes' Earthshatter Tunic - This can be an alternate solution if you prioritize mp5 for this slot. It has a fairly good haste rating and will eventually get a set bonus when you get the gloves. Requires 80 Emblem of Heroism to get the token to purchase the chest.

Dalronn's Jerkin - A very good mp5 boost and a red socket for enhancement. This is a great mail for a blue item and can be farmed through Skarvald the Constructor Heroic Utgarde Keep (one of the easiest instance in the game).

Moragg's Chestguard - It has two sockets for enhancement. The red socket could be a Runed Scarlet Ruby to augment spell power matching those of the other chest options. This is farmed through Moragg on Heroic The Violet Hold (VH). Quite difficult to drop though as VH has random boss combinations.

Scaled Armor of Drakos - Finally the crit mail is the least of your priority unless you are interested in respeccing to Elemental. This drops in Heroic The Oculus, specifically on Drakos the Interrogator.

For item comparison, click here.

Hands

Grips of Fierce Pronouncements - Getting exalted to The Wymrest Accord is not that hard since you are exposed to some early questing and even dailies for that faction (check out Coldarra quests and dailies). Combined with a few good heroic runs should get you exalted in no time. This costs around 28g at their faction quartermaster in Dragonblight.

Heroes' Earthshatter Handguards - A few heroic runs and this should be yours in no time. This has a red socket for you to place a Runed Scarlet Ruby with. Eventually can be worn with the chest to get 10% Water Shield strength item set bonus.

Fiery Obelisk Handguards - Priorizing + crit for this slot will make this a very good pre-Naxx gear. It has the highest + crit rating in the game so far for this slot. Couple this with the + 28 spell power enchantment and this should be good to go.

Cracked Epoch Grasps - This can be farmed through Chrono-Lord Epoch on Heroic The Culling of Stratholme runs. Take note of the red socket too.

Lightning-Charged Gloves - A good mp5 boost and a relatively nice + spell power early on, this will make raiding a breeze as you wont have to worry about drinking water every now and then. Can be farmed on Heroic Halls of Stone and drops from Maiden of Grief. This instance needs to be studied carefully though as it is a relatively hard dungeon.

I would have to mention 2 pre-heroic gloves as most of the gamers haven't have the luxury of getting those items above with ease.

Gauntlets of Dark Conversion - This is a chest drop after fighting Mal'ganis on Normal The Culling of Stratholme.

Gauntlets of the Windreacher - A quest reward for The Reckoning. Relatively nice + spell power early on.

For comparison, click here.

Legs

Kilt of Dark Mercy - One of my favorite pre-Naxx gears. It has substantially huge amount of mp5 to boost. With all the dailies at Icecrown and with the tabard system, getting exalted with the Knights of the Ebon Blade should not be that difficult.

Legguards of Nature's Power - Critical strike rating may be an option for this slot. Essentially this item has a huge + critical strike rating. This is a chest drop after defeating Mal'ganis in Heroic The Culling of Stratholme.

Frozen Forest Kilt - Huge mp5 for a blue item. Take note of the red socket for + 19 spell power gem. This is a boss drop (Ormorok the Tree-Shaper) at Heroic The Nexus.

Patroller's War-Kilt - This is a drop from General Bjarngrim on Heroic Halls of Lightning. Has a red socket and has a good critical strike rating.

Kilt of Molten Golems - Volkhan drops this kilt on Normal mode Halls of Lightning. It is a level 187 item but will greatly boost mp5 if you are up against long raid fights.

Scavenged Feathery Leggings - This is gained through rep grinds with the Frenzyheart tribe. This only requires revered status. It's a good leggings for haste and spell power for a 187 item.

The item comparison can be found here.

Feet

Revenant's Treads - Considered a pre-Naxx gear. There is only one other level 200 item and it is blue and it has a low drop rate while they have almost the same effect in terms of haste rating.

Sabatons of the Ages - Slightly lower in stats as that of the Revenant's Treads. I would recommend having to craft that treads instead of running the instance though as this only has 12% chance to drop on that boss.

Treads of Altered History - This is a level 187 item and drops from Normal The Culling of Stratholme. This has approximately a 23% drop rate for Chrono-Lord Epoch.

Boots of the Portal Guardian - Dropping on normal mode this may be a good pre-heroic boots. It is a level 175 item and drops from Cyanigosa at VH.

Scaled Boots of Fallen Hope - Done through a level 78 Dungeon quest One of a Kind.

Scaled Icewalkers - Level 175 crafted item. Almost the same as The Darkspeaker's Sabatons. Mats are easily farmed. Icy Dragonscales can be skinned from Stormpeak Wyrms and Blighted Proto-Drakes. Each of those scales can be purchased at the AH at around 2g per scale. I would recommend having to craft Revenant's Treads instead if money is short. After all epics is the way to go.

The Darkspeaker's Sabatons - This is done through a group quest Mind Tricks.

Item comparison is shown here.

Our guild is 62nd in WoWJutsu

2008-09-14T00:50:00.000-07:00

It's amazing to note that all our efforts have finally brought us into the list. After weeks of Kara raiding we managed to be at the 62nd spot out of 82 progressing guilds. This is based on WoW Jutsu's system of ranking raiding guilds. More accurately this is based on the loot that the people in any given guild have received. This is extracted out of the wow armory without players having to submit any information.

As for our case, the ranking is sorted for realm-only, horde-only filter to precisely mark where we are standing out of the various raiding Horde guilds within our realm, Quel'dorei. Considering that we are just an emerging guild, 62nd is not bad. Scarlet Vengeance will soon rise up to become one of the realms' best raiding guilds given the time and the right drive to raid.

For more information about WoW Jutsu system of scoring, visit their site at http://www.wowjutsu.com/faq.html.

My main WoW character

2008-09-01T08:52:00.000-07:00

This is my most recent World of Warcraft User Interface. Add-ons that I have used for this are the following:

Healbot
Titan
Totemus
Recount
Ricominimap
X-Perl

This shows my main WoW character, Pokahontas. She is clad in full Merciless Gladiator's Wartide PvP Epic Set (S2). She is hovering above Shattrath City mounted on an Epic Swift Red Windrider mount.

An this is my current sig courtesy of http://sigs.guildlaunch.net/

I remember my level 36 Troll Shaman

2008-09-01T08:33:00.000-07:00

The Huntsman's Cloister, Scarlet Monastery
Pokahontas, Level 36, Troll Shaman

Traveling through time, took me back to this screen shot. This is my main WoW character Pokahontas at level 36. We were on our weekly raiding routine and that time we decided to pursue the Scarlet Monastery.

This is what's inside the Huntsman's Cloister. We were high on DPS and most of the time brief in getting the mobs to fall or even for this picture, one of Scarlet Monastery's bosses, The Huntsman.

Scarlet Monastery and Frost Shocks
Pokahontas, Level 36, Troll Shaman

Here is one of the most useful spells that I use during early levels. Frost Shock is usually used to make the enemy chill reducing its movement speed for a few seconds and at the same time damaging it with frost damage. This is particularly important during the late game as it redirects aggro off from the enemy's vulnerable targets.

Athenaeum, Scarlet Monastery
Pokahontas, Level 36, Troll Shaman

These are the usual team-up during a 5-man raid. We have here a paladin tank, Baelmorn; a Priest as healer played by Eoris; a long range DPSer mage, Altheaz; a melee DPS combat rogue, Sinlaris; and the all around damage dealer, off healer (at least during the early levels), totem dropper shaman like me Pokahontas.

There is usually not much of a specialization during the early levels. I'm spec'd for enhancement, yet I wield a shield and mace for protection. It is not only when I got to level 70 that I re spec'd and made myself full restoration shaman (0/0/61).

Here on this picture we were on to one of Scarlet Monastery's bosses, Arcanist Doan. He is located at a study room inside the monastery library, specifically at the Athenaeum. This boss usually casts high AOE arcane damage from time to time, causing me to do off heals.

My first epic world drop

2008-09-01T07:07:00.000-07:00

One lazy afternoon, browsing through some of my old screen shots, I have come across this picture. This reminds me of my first epic world drop. This Staff of Natural Fury dropped from a Dawnblade Blood Knight at the Isle of Quel'Danas. I remember I was working for reputation with The Shattered Sun Offensive when this item dropped.

I looked at WoWHead right away and Thottbot to get information about this remarkable staff. It's entirely for feral Druids and it costs from 800g to 1.5K g. And I said "Whoa this will get me 1.5K richer in gold."

So I started selling it at the trade channel. There were numerous offers but none of them matched my expectations. One even tried to whisper me and offered 500g. I refused. I know this extremely rare find is not worth that much. I never attempted AH as I wanted to get some sort of personal touch with this item that would be my first epic seller.

So I waited, I even asked my guildies for some advise. Our only Druid has no gold that much either and besides, he is just climbing up at level 65. One lucky day, one of my guildies helped me shout it out at the trade channel. And there's this toon named Ravenstorm that needs it.

We haggled for the price as if it was a real staff. You know, the one that you could use to strike the head of your boss or at least use it to become a cat or a bear and ravage his insides (evil grin).

Well enough of that. At first I outright stated that it will cost him 1.2K of wow gold. Then he said he only has 700g all in all including alt gold. For the first time it struck me, just thinking and feeling about how casual WoW players are holding on these days. I said to myself, "There's got to be a way for us to sell this without robbing this man of his WoW gold."

I devised a plan to sell it through. He said said he only has 700g. I told him that he could have the staff already and hand me 600g. If he really liked that staff, he could go ahead and complete the transaction by paying me 50g per day until it gets to 1000g. That's 500g less than the maximum price now. And considering Isle of Quel'Danas dailies alone could take you to 100g, I think it is a fair deal.

He agreed.

I admit I was a bit hesitant to sell it this way, but I know I am helping him and he seems to be very happy of the staff and how I managed to make a way for him to have it. I waited a while on that spot at the Undercity bank and watched him shape shift from tauren to cat to bear to moonkin to tauren. He said "I was just testing which form would give him the most benefit."

He religiously sent me 50g per day. There were times where he missed it, but then again I fully understood the meaning of "casual playing" and just let it be. He completed the transaction a week later and sent me a note that he is really enjoying the staff most specially at battlegrounds. I truly am happy for him, and of course I am 1000g richer.

How to add WoW item links in your blog

2008-09-01T02:00:00.001-07:00

WoWDB calls it Syndication. You have to add an entry first with something like this:

<script src="http://www.wowdb.com/js/extooltips.js"></script>

Then if that's done, you can now add links to your blogs by adding entries like this:

<a class="r4" href="http://www.wowdb.com/item.aspx?id=32964">Merciless Gladiator's Salvation</a>

Sample Entry:
Merciless Gladiator's Salvation

For complete WoWDB Syndication documentation, see this page:
http://www.wowdb.com/syndication.aspx

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Now, how about if we are going to let WoWHead power it? Instead of the above, you would have to type a different entry:

<script src="http://www.wowhead.com/widgets/power.js"></script>

Adding links the WoWHead way would be something like this:

<a href="http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32964">http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32964</a>

Sample Entry:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32964

That easy. :)

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How about powering it up by Thottbot? All you need to do is add another script:

<script src="http://i.thottbot.com/power.js"></script>

I suggest you get all these scripts by the way on the first line of the blog to keep track of it. It is however not necessary as it can be placed anywhere on the code.

Then place your link like this:

<a href="http://thottbot.com/i32964"><font color="#8000FF">Merciless Gladiator"s Salvation</font></a>

And as a sample entry:
Merciless Gladiator"s Salvation

Simple enough, hehe ;)