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Feral epic belt - quick question
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Post by
rogal
I just got
Sharp-Barbed Leather Belt
.
Is it better than my
Troll-Woven Girdle
?
They seem to rate essentially the same on Emmerald. For tanking, am I better off with more agility (Troll) or stam (Barbed)? Both seem useful.
Thanks.
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Post by
rappa70
The extra gem socket makes sharp-barbed leather belt hard to pass up, throw an eternal buckle on there and you've got a belt that gives you a solid step towards expertise. As a JC, I threw one of my dragon's eyes into the blue socket (gonna have to switch that up with the JC change coming).
Just look at them side by side:
With the barbed belt, you get
-21 agi
+3 stam
+5 expertise rating (0.61 expertise)
+1 blue socket
Post by
Sunstreaker
Most people considered the Sharp-Barbed belt to be BiS before Ulduar dropped, and I've been using it since then.
It's really up to you and what you need more but if you're getting going on the tanking, expertise is usually harder to come by so take more when you can get it.
Factor in the two gem-slots to make up for the agility and still having space for some more expertise or stam or whatever you may need I feel it's just a stronger belt.
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Post by
GenXCub
Most people considered the Sharp-Barbed belt to be BiS before Ulduar dropped, and I've been using it since then.
It's really up to you and what you need more but if you're getting going on the tanking, expertise is usually harder to come by so take more when you can get it.
Factor in the two gem-slots to make up for the agility and still having space for some more expertise or stam or whatever you may need I feel it's just a stronger belt.
I only see 1 gem slot, what is this 2 gem slots? If you're talking about the belt buckle, there's nothing keeping you from putting it on the other one too.
Post by
GenXCub
The gem socket makes it superior to the troll woven. I use 2 +16 agi gems by adding the buckle, and ignore the socket bonus.
So with a 16 AGI gem in the blue socket, you're trading 5 AGI for 5 expertise rating. These things are so close, I'm not sure how people can justify anything besides them being equals depending on how hurting for expertise you are.
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Post by
Aadramelekh
I use the Sharp - Barbed belt with 2x24 stamina gems in it and it is an awesome tanking piece. That is, until I get my hands on the excellent
Belt of the Twilight Assassin
, which is one of the most well balanced items in terms of stats for feral tanks out there. Of course, options such as the
Relic Hunters' Cord
or the awesome
Death Warmed Belt
are always there. But hit + expertise on one item will make it my choice along with
Thrusting Bands
and the
Dislocating Handguards
. These three pieces alone provide 135 hit rating and 133 expertise rating. Absolutely fantastic from three gear pieces.
Post by
Sunstreaker
Most people considered the Sharp-Barbed belt to be BiS before Ulduar dropped, and I've been using it since then.
It's really up to you and what you need more but if you're getting going on the tanking, expertise is usually harder to come by so take more when you can get it.
Factor in the two gem-slots to make up for the agility and still having space for some more expertise or stam or whatever you may need I feel it's just a stronger belt.
I only see 1 gem slot, what is this 2 gem slots? If you're talking about the belt buckle, there's nothing keeping you from putting it on the other one too.
2 > 1 =\
Post by
Aadramelekh
All this fuss for nothing.
These two belts are freakin equivalent!
Get that into your heads. The Trollwoven piece offers 21 more agility right from the start. So the real question is 21 agility versus 24 stamina (or 8agi 12 stamina) that you would place in the blue socket on the Sharp Barbed Leather Belt. If you are under 33-34% dodge unbuffed, I suggest the Trollwoven Girdle. Once you are above 35% dodge unbuffed, the Sharp Barbed becomes better, with 2x24 stamina gems in it.
Post by
rogal
Thank you Aadramelekh - that was exactly the answer I needed!
I'm sitting at about 32% dodge unbuffed but with 31,000 hp, so it looks like I should sit on the Girdle and keep the Sharp Barbed in the bank until I pick up a few more percentage points of dodge.
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