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I know I've made this argument before, but if you check my profile you'll still see that I use PMC in my "pure healing" (e.g. non-stamina fight) gear set.
Why? Honestly, the set bonus is insane. It's even more insane after the patch.
For me currently, the PMC set bonus is worth 48 Mp5. That's 16 Mp5 per piece. Splitting the set bonus evenly, you end up with:
a) The chest is slightly better than all other T5 options (most average slot)
b) The shoulders are slightly worse than T5 shoulders (worst slot)
c) The belt is better than anything pre-Sunwell (best slot)
When looking at things from a pure healing stat/budget perspective, there is no way to actually "beat" PMC until you at least have the T6 Shoulders and Chest.
So, yes, PMC is still very much worth it. Yes it looks dumb. Yes, you lose a little bit of Stamina (which is a bit overrated if you ask me, since all your other pieces will have Stamina, making it easy to reach 9k in raids even with PMC--one can also socket damage/stam gems in the blue slots if they are concerned and you still come out ahead on the healing stat front...)
Especially if you are not in T6 level content, do not dismiss PMC. The new badge boots and legs are insane, as is the 2.4 weapon combined with the 2.3 offhand. The 2.3 badge gloves are also extremely nice. Use your badges on those slots first.
Sure, you could get The Gown of Spiritual Wonder + Belt of the Long Road + Mantle of the Avatar. You would have "almost" as good healing stats... If you have those items, it's obviously a bit overkill to bother with going tailoring or something. However, if you are already tailoring or just recently 70 or already have PMC, it's a lot of effort that you could probably spend upgrading other pieces first just to result in a net loss in healing stats for a bit more Stamina. My advice would be to pick up those other pieces if you can without too much effort, and swap for stamina fights if needed.
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