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Subject: Tip of the Day - Shadow Priest Gemming

"When gemming up your gear as a shadow priest it's simple. Always go for the +40 Intellect gems unless the socket bonus will give you +20 Intellect."


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Subject: Tip of the Day - Shadow Priest Gemming
Doesn't this "tip" also apply to 'locks right now? All the 'locks in my guild are following that strategy.

 

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Subject: Tip of the Day - Shadow Priest Gemming
I'd assume it would be a fine way to gem for all the caster DPS classes but I honestly don't know for sure since it's not my usual choice for DPS.

 

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Subject: Tip of the Day - Shadow Priest Gemming
Sort of like hunters using pure Agi gems unless the socket bonus is uber agi too.

 

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Subject: Tip of the Day - Shadow Priest Gemming
Liez. Everyone knows shadow priests gem full spirit!

 

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Subject: Tip of the Day - Shadow Priest Gemming
Can't go wrong with Int for DPS casters, but I am pretty sure affliction locks go for haste and fire mages for crit in many cases instead of 40 int gems.

 

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Subject: Tip of the Day - Shadow Priest Gemming
Here's a better tip for Shadow Priest gemming from the EJ thread -

Gemming

Red: [Brilliant Inferno Ruby]

Yellow: [Reckless Ember Topaz] if the socket bonus is +10 int or better, as a rule of thumb. Use your own stat weightings to be sure of this though. The question you need to answer is this: Would +30 int and +20 haste be better than +40 int? If haste is at least half as good as int, then the answer is yes. If it's worth less than half of int, then the answer is no.

Blue: [Purified Demonseye] if you're trying to reach hit cap. If you're not, or don't care, ignore socket bonus unless it's really good and use [Brilliant Inferno Ruby] For example Mercurial Vestment is worth matching colors for because the bonus is +20 intellect.

 

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