Originally Posted by Nathariel
It depends whether the stats are really useful though.
The additional stats on [Vengeful Gladiator's Dragonhide Tunic] such as Armor Pen, Crit, Hit and Int are nice for offtanking and threat, but are really not as useful for taking the hits as more Agi, and Armor on [Embrace of Everlasting Prowess].
It would take both the red gems to get the same amount of agi as the badge chest and you would be left with a yellow socket and a less helpful socket bonus.
A stam gemmed S3 helm would be an upgrade anyway over Malorne, and the Resil would keep him uncrittable. |
There is also the point that for a certain Sunwell boss you will need as much armor/hp as you can manage (preferably armor-capped without needing the Priest/Shaman proc). I was originally going to pass on T6 chest but I think I'll go for that now - if you can't get Illidan loot then the badge chest is a great tanking upgrade with Sunwell in mind.