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constantius · 10/14/07, 6:16 AM

Trinkets
This write-up is courtesy of Vurrin, of <Rebirth> on Khadgar-US.

[Memento of Tyrande] 118 healing and a proc valued around 20 mp/5. This is effectively the best trinket in the game, which makes sense given that it drops off the final boss of T6 content.

[Alchemist's Stone] the primary benefit is the roughly 40 mp/5 gained when chain using super mana potions, but the increased stats also contribute some additional hp healing and regen as well. The fewer potions you use the less the benefit.

[Earring of Soulful Meditation] 66 healing is very solid, and the 300 spirit when combined with a clear casting proc/inner focus or simply a break in the encounter can regenerate ~750 mana making this trinket worth on the high end 31 mp/5 ( if my math is wrong here please correct it). Additionally this trinket is affected by talents/traits/buffs so a human with SoR and BoK would gain roughly 200 additional mana over the 20 second duration. Also spiritual guidance/Imp. DS ensure even if you need to break your OFSR you gain additional healing (around 120 raid buffed +heal).

[Tome of Diabolic Remedy] (New in 2.3) 18 mp/5 and an effective + heal of around 65 is very well rounded.

[Figurine - Talasite Owl] Worth 29 Mp5 overall, and has the advantage of being able to use the effect when you actually need mana.

[Essence of the Martyr] 84 healing and an effective 49 healing if clicked every time. If healing throughput is what you're lacking this trinket is good.

[Bangle of Endless Blessings] the Click effect is about 40% of what you'd get from Earring of Soulful meditation or 14-ish mp/5 max, and the proc effect is ~48/mp5 @ 459 spr ( on the low end) or assuming 1 ppm 12mp/5. If your raid buffed spirit is higher obviously the benefit is also slightly increased at a rate of about 1 mp5 per 50-55spirit ( inexact math sorry). Total benefit if used properly of about 28-30 Mp/5

[Ribbon of Sacrifice] 73 effective healing. The trinkets effect is of lesser single person benefit than many trinkets, but on fights where you either A) repeatedly heal the same people or B) have multiple people healing your target it can be effective.

[Lower City Prayerbook] 70 innate healing and assuming 7 casts per click 13 mp/5 or 18 mp/5 in the theoretical best case. 1 minute cool down. It should be noted that if you use all the clicks, this trinket is functionally identical to [Rejuvenating Gem]. If you have Rejuv, though, stick with it -- this one is a lot more hassle to manage, for no net benefit.

[Eye of Gruul] 44 healing and 450 mana reduction proc. Proc rate is exceedingly low, but if you can use a spell with a low enough mana cost ( gheal rank 1-2/renew/PoM etc) you can drop OO5SR with the trinket. This trinket is basically designed for CoH spam; there is no other situation in which a priest will obtain enough benefit from it. A talented CoH is below 450 mana, and the chance-on-heal is per HIT, so each cast of CoH has 5 chances to proc it. Extremely valuable for a fight like Void Reaver (if you're healing melee) or Bloodboil (if you're healing a boil group).

[Pendant of the Violet Eye] is not a priest trinket. It is exceptionally good for paladins and shamans, but the net benefit for regen for priests is pitiful, given that we have no real way to obtain the Mp5 except by using healing spells; shamans can use their totem drops, and paladins can use a low-rank of FoL.

[Ashtongue Talisman of Acumen] is not particularly strong for holy priests; don't use this unless you feel like playing around with it to try to make it effective.

[Fel Reaver's Piston] has a 45-second internal cooldown. It's basically the [Shard of the Scale] with a crappy proc.

[Scarab of the Infinite Cycle] 70 healing + haste proc.If you like haste for MT healing or some such this is a solid trinket.

[Warp-Scarab Brooch] Lesser version of Diabolic Remedy. Bit underpowered compared to Prayerbook or Bangle which are of a similair level.

If you raided before TBC, especially in Naxx:

[Eye of the Dead] the "next five casts" is a serious detriment to this trinkets overall usefulness.it is better than Martyr in situations where you're picking and choosing where you want your enlarged heals to land as opposed to trying to get off as many empowered casts as you can. As soon as you cast a sixth spell (during the first 20 seconds) Essence fo the Martyr becomes a better trinket. Given that you would only cast more than 5 GHs in 20 seconds in an OMG TANK DYING situation, this is functionally the same as Essence of the Martyr, and last it was checked, the +heal Use Effects stacked.

[Warmth of Forgiveness] Worth at least 24 mp/5 overall. Also potentially useful in situations like Kazrogal where you instantly want mana returned. An incredibly useful trinket to have in your bags if you were lucky enough to kill 4HM and obtain one.

[Scarab Brooch] is mostly a toy. Fun to play with, though.

[Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon] Due to low proc rate this trinket's effectiveness can vary dramatically, but overall ( and depending on gear) this trinket can be worth around 25 mp/5. It also has some small synergy with Bangle/Earring in that if you click either of those 2 trinkets while the blue dragon affect is up you will receive the maximum amount of regen ( but you'd lose regen if you waited for this trinket to proc before clicking them). Since this trinket can not raise your regen above 100% in 2.3 it will be essentially 15% less effective. This is especially useful for a spirit-based healing priest; full regen at 700 raid buffed spirit is around 2000 mana per proc. Last time we did tests on the procs, it seemed to be accurate at 2%, and have a rate of around 0.5 ppm. At that rate, it's effectively a second potion timer, which is useful. If you have this, hang onto it until you get a lot of spirit, and then play with it.

[Rejuvenating Gem] remains one of the finest healing trinkets in the game. Its balance between healing and regen is only matched in [Memento of Tyrande], and remains a staple of many priests' gear right through to Illidan.

[Shard of the Scale] is still a reasonable trinket, assuming you are not a JCer and that you never got Warmth of Forgiveness. Replace this with Diabolic (in 2.3) or Fel Reaver's if you really love that Mp5.

Enchants

Head: [Glyph of Renewal] (HH - Revered) or [Prophetic Aura] (ZG Honored; requires a drop from Bloodlord Mandokir or Jin'Do the Hexxer)

Shoulders: [Greater Inscription of the Oracle] (Scryers - Exalted) or [Greater Inscription of Faith] (Aldor - Exalted) or [Zandalar Signet of Serenity] (Zandalar - Exalted)

Cloak: Subtlety or Armor (no 'good' enchant)

Chest: +15 spirit; +6 Mp5; +6 all stats; +150 mana (poor choice)

Bracers: +6 Mp5; +4 all stats; +30 healing

Gloves: +35 healing

Pants: [Golden Spellthread] (Aldor - Exalted : Recipe) or [Prophetic Aura] (Zandalar - Honored; requires drop)

Boots: Vitality (4 Mp5); 12 stamina; Boar's Speed (if you're willing to use 12 stam, this is a superior enchant due to run speed being useful)

Rings: +20 Healing (enchanter-only)

Weapon: +81 healing; Spellsurge; +20 spirit (only for a spirit weapon)

Suggestions
Any further major sections missing? I've added a few things over the last couple of days; I need to do a re-read of pages 2-3 of this thread to pick out things that should be added.

I also intend to add a "playing from Australasia" section, courtesy of someone on page 4.

10/14/07, 6:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
constantius I like Spirit. Nidaba Undead Priest <Fusion> Turalyon	Trinkets This write-up is courtesy of Vurrin, of <Rebirth> on Khadgar-US. [Memento of Tyrande] 118 healing and a proc valued around 20 mp/5. This is effectively the best trinket in the game, which makes sense given that it drops off the final boss of T6 content. [Alchemist's Stone] the primary benefit is the roughly 40 mp/5 gained when chain using super mana potions, but the increased stats also contribute some additional hp healing and regen as well. The fewer potions you use the less the benefit. [Earring of Soulful Meditation] 66 healing is very solid, and the 300 spirit when combined with a clear casting proc/inner focus or simply a break in the encounter can regenerate ~750 mana making this trinket worth on the high end 31 mp/5 ( if my math is wrong here please correct it). Additionally this trinket is affected by talents/traits/buffs so a human with SoR and BoK would gain roughly 200 additional mana over the 20 second duration. Also spiritual guidance/Imp. DS ensure even if you need to break your OFSR you gain additional healing (around 120 raid buffed +heal). [Tome of Diabolic Remedy] (New in 2.3) 18 mp/5 and an effective + heal of around 65 is very well rounded. [Figurine - Talasite Owl] Worth 29 Mp5 overall, and has the advantage of being able to use the effect when you actually need mana. [Essence of the Martyr] 84 healing and an effective 49 healing if clicked every time. If healing throughput is what you're lacking this trinket is good. [Bangle of Endless Blessings] the Click effect is about 40% of what you'd get from Earring of Soulful meditation or 14-ish mp/5 max, and the proc effect is ~48/mp5 @ 459 spr ( on the low end) or assuming 1 ppm 12mp/5. If your raid buffed spirit is higher obviously the benefit is also slightly increased at a rate of about 1 mp5 per 50-55spirit ( inexact math sorry). Total benefit if used properly of about 28-30 Mp/5 [Ribbon of Sacrifice] 73 effective healing. The trinkets effect is of lesser single person benefit than many trinkets, but on fights where you either A) repeatedly heal the same people or B) have multiple people healing your target it can be effective. [Lower City Prayerbook] 70 innate healing and assuming 7 casts per click 13 mp/5 or 18 mp/5 in the theoretical best case. 1 minute cool down. It should be noted that if you use all the clicks, this trinket is functionally identical to [Rejuvenating Gem]. If you have Rejuv, though, stick with it -- this one is a lot more hassle to manage, for no net benefit. [Eye of Gruul] 44 healing and 450 mana reduction proc. Proc rate is exceedingly low, but if you can use a spell with a low enough mana cost ( gheal rank 1-2/renew/PoM etc) you can drop OO5SR with the trinket. This trinket is basically designed for CoH spam; there is no other situation in which a priest will obtain enough benefit from it. A talented CoH is below 450 mana, and the chance-on-heal is per HIT, so each cast of CoH has 5 chances to proc it. Extremely valuable for a fight like Void Reaver (if you're healing melee) or Bloodboil (if you're healing a boil group). [Pendant of the Violet Eye] is not a priest trinket. It is exceptionally good for paladins and shamans, but the net benefit for regen for priests is pitiful, given that we have no real way to obtain the Mp5 except by using healing spells; shamans can use their totem drops, and paladins can use a low-rank of FoL. [Ashtongue Talisman of Acumen] is not particularly strong for holy priests; don't use this unless you feel like playing around with it to try to make it effective. [Fel Reaver's Piston] has a 45-second internal cooldown. It's basically the [Shard of the Scale] with a crappy proc. [Scarab of the Infinite Cycle] 70 healing + haste proc.If you like haste for MT healing or some such this is a solid trinket. [Warp-Scarab Brooch] Lesser version of Diabolic Remedy. Bit underpowered compared to Prayerbook or Bangle which are of a similair level. If you raided before TBC, especially in Naxx: [Eye of the Dead] the "next five casts" is a serious detriment to this trinkets overall usefulness.it is better than Martyr in situations where you're picking and choosing where you want your enlarged heals to land as opposed to trying to get off as many empowered casts as you can. As soon as you cast a sixth spell (during the first 20 seconds) Essence fo the Martyr becomes a better trinket. Given that you would only cast more than 5 GHs in 20 seconds in an OMG TANK DYING situation, this is functionally the same as Essence of the Martyr, and last it was checked, the +heal Use Effects stacked. [Warmth of Forgiveness] Worth at least 24 mp/5 overall. Also potentially useful in situations like Kazrogal where you instantly want mana returned. An incredibly useful trinket to have in your bags if you were lucky enough to kill 4HM and obtain one. [Scarab Brooch] is mostly a toy. Fun to play with, though. [Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon] Due to low proc rate this trinket's effectiveness can vary dramatically, but overall ( and depending on gear) this trinket can be worth around 25 mp/5. It also has some small synergy with Bangle/Earring in that if you click either of those 2 trinkets while the blue dragon affect is up you will receive the maximum amount of regen ( but you'd lose regen if you waited for this trinket to proc before clicking them). Since this trinket can not raise your regen above 100% in 2.3 it will be essentially 15% less effective. This is especially useful for a spirit-based healing priest; full regen at 700 raid buffed spirit is around 2000 mana per proc. Last time we did tests on the procs, it seemed to be accurate at 2%, and have a rate of around 0.5 ppm. At that rate, it's effectively a second potion timer, which is useful. If you have this, hang onto it until you get a lot of spirit, and then play with it. [Rejuvenating Gem] remains one of the finest healing trinkets in the game. Its balance between healing and regen is only matched in [Memento of Tyrande], and remains a staple of many priests' gear right through to Illidan. [Shard of the Scale] is still a reasonable trinket, assuming you are not a JCer and that you never got Warmth of Forgiveness. Replace this with Diabolic (in 2.3) or Fel Reaver's if you really love that Mp5. Enchants Head: [Glyph of Renewal] (HH - Revered) or [Prophetic Aura] (ZG Honored; requires a drop from Bloodlord Mandokir or Jin'Do the Hexxer) Shoulders: [Greater Inscription of the Oracle] (Scryers - Exalted) or [Greater Inscription of Faith] (Aldor - Exalted) or [Zandalar Signet of Serenity] (Zandalar - Exalted) Cloak: Subtlety or Armor (no 'good' enchant) Chest: +15 spirit; +6 Mp5; +6 all stats; +150 mana (poor choice) Bracers: +6 Mp5; +4 all stats; +30 healing Gloves: +35 healing Pants: [Golden Spellthread] (Aldor - Exalted : Recipe) or [Prophetic Aura] (Zandalar - Honored; requires drop) Boots: Vitality (4 Mp5); 12 stamina; Boar's Speed (if you're willing to use 12 stam, this is a superior enchant due to run speed being useful) Rings: +20 Healing (enchanter-only) Weapon: +81 healing; Spellsurge; +20 spirit (only for a spirit weapon) Suggestions Any further major sections missing? I've added a few things over the last couple of days; I need to do a re-read of pages 2-3 of this thread to pick out things that should be added. I also intend to add a "playing from Australasia" section, courtesy of someone on page 4. Last edited by constantius : 10/23/07 at 5:18 PM.