How to Gem & Enchant yourself for raids.

#0 - Nov. 7, 2007, 7:11 a.m.
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As a Raiding rogue you might want to choose the following enchants.
This is all aimed for people that are either starting out raiding or getting prepared for SSC/TK.
since people in Mount hyjal & Black Temple should already know this.


Head: Glyph of Ferocity - from Revered with Cenarion Expedition
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29192

Shoulders: Greater Inscription of The Blade / Vengeance - Exalted Scryer/Aldor
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28910
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28888

Back: Greater Agility
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=34004

Chest: Exceptional Stats
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27960

Bracers: Assault
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=34002

Gloves: Superior Agility
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=25080

Legs: Nethercobra Leg Armor
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29535

Feet:Dexterity, Surefooted or Cat's Swiftness
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27951
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27954
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=34007

Surefooted might be a good choice if you lack hit rating.
Cat's Swiftness is very nice for fights where you are on the move alot.
** If you have the chance, get two boots with one of each enchant, to swap between fights.



Weapons: Mongoose on both
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27984

(atleast until the Zul'aman enchant gets tested proper)

Gems:
As u may know all the gems are equivalent so its situational what gem is used like in pvp its +ap gem but for pve +agi gem is more useful because in the long fight it gives the same boost to the dmg BUT is affected by blessing of kings because its a stat.

Meta socket: Relentless Earthstorm Diamond
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32409

Red socket: +8agi or +4hit and +4agi
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24028
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24061

Yellow socket: +8hit rating or +4hit and +4agi
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24051
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24061

Blue socket: +4agi and +6stam
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=24055

note that after the haste rating nerf
Thundering Skyfire Diamond isnt worth it anymore.
http://http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32410

and Swift Windfire Diamond wont cut it since the +agi scales better with kings buff.
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28556

If there is a blue socket and u wonder whether to put a blue gem and get the socket bonus or put a red one and lose the bonus take in consideration the following: if the socket bonus gives 4/3agi or 4crit or 4/3hit or 8ap then you may as well go for the 4agi 6stam purple gem cuz u need 2 blue gems for ur meta gem to work too.

And ofcourse if you look stats wize you might want to take the 4agi 6stam and go for a +3hit, giving up 1hit for 6 stam aint a bad choice, unless you want the raw damage output sacrifizing the stam.


The only socket bonus worth of putting a blue gem at that point is a 4agi bonus because then it will become +4agi from the gem +4agi from the bonus +6stam from the gem thus u get an extra 6stam instead of putting an 8agi gem.

But that all depends on how much hit rating you need overall.
so in many cases +4 hit +4agi > 8agi


If you have any ideas or concerns that might be fixed etc, do tell.
this is all theorycraft without the details.
#10 - Nov. 7, 2007, 3:10 p.m.
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This thread has been added to the “Informative and useful Rogue threads” compilations sticky: http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=305840938&sid=1