EJ Releases BiS List for Tier 9
I, like many other WoW players, read Elitist Jerks obsessively. I’m not the number cruncher that most of them are and some of their formulas and theories go way over my head but I like finding the nuggets of information and using their information (what of it I can actually understand) to help hone my character(s) as they progress to and through the end-game.
One post I’m deliciously addicted to is their Enhancement Shaman BiS thread, in which they talk about The Wishlist (as I like to call it). Every tier that is released, they put together a list of the absolute Best-In-Slot (BiS) gear/gems/enchants/glyphs and build for your enhancement shaman. I call it my Wishlist because this list is only available if you have access to every possible option of raiding – including hard modes.
With Tier 9, in case you didn’t know, all the loot is faction-specific. Stats are identical but names and skins are different depending on your faction affiliation. EJ wrote up their list from a Horde’s perspective so I thought I’d give some of you guys a hand and rewrite the basic gear list from an Alliance perspective. I’m also going to write this without any profession buffs so keep in mind you’ll have an extra boost to one of your stats with Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Enchanting, Inscription or Blacksmithing.
To make this easy to follow we’ll do item slot followed by name of piece, the gems in order of slots available, and proper enchant (similar to EJ’s table but without the table).
- Head - Nobundo’s Faceguard of Triumph – Chaotic Skyflare Diamond/Wicked Ametrine – Arcanum of Torment
- Neck - Charge of the Demon Lord – Precise Cardinal Ruby
- Shoulders - Nobundo’s Shoulderguards of Triumph – Precise Cardinal Ruby – Greater Inscription of the Axe
- Back - Vereesa’s Dexterity – Precise Cardinal Ruby – Greater Speed
- Chest - Breastplate of Cruel Intent – Bright Cardinal Ruby/Nightmare Tear/Wicked Ametrine – Powerful Stats
- Wrist - Bracers of Dark Determination – Precise Cardinal Ruby/Bright Cardinal Ruby
- Hands - Nobundo’s Grips of Triumph – Bright Cardinal Ruby – Crusher
- Waist - Belt of Deathly Dominion – Wicked Ametrine/Bright Cardinal Ruby/Bright Cardinal Ruby – Eternal Belt Buckle
- Legs - Nobundo’s War-kilt of Triumph – Balanced Dreadstone/Bright Cardinal Ruby – Icescale Leg Armor
- Feet - Sabatons of Ruthless Judgement – Wicked Ametrine/Wicked Ametrine – Icewalker
- Finger - Ring of Callous Aggression – Bright Cardinal Ruby
- Finger - Planestalker Signet – Wicked Ametrine
- Trinket - Comet’s Trail
- Trinket - Death’s Verdict
- Main Hand & Off Hand - Remorseless – Wicked Ametrine – Berserking
- Relic - Totem of Electrifying Wind
- Glyphs – Windfury/Stormstrike/Feral Spirit (This is also best set up for Tier 8 as well so go ahead and get these glyphs now if you don’t already use them)
- Build – 18/53/0 (This is only for Tier 9 – for Tier 8, current Max DPS build is 16/55/0)
You will notice that the vast majority of these items come from places like the 25-man Tribute Chest, 25-man Algalon and other hard modes. Like I said, wishlist and only available if you have access to (and succeed at) every possible level of raiding.
It will still be my wishlist because you never know but I will try over the next week to put together a 10-man version of this for those of you in 10-man guilds (as I know there are a lot) for your BiS given what you have available to you.
Happy hunting!
