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Kaubel · 11/10/09, 5:37 PM

Post: Priest: Simple Questions/Simple Answers
User: Scriblet
Infraction: 2. All opinions should be stated as succinctly as possible.
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I've done a few searches and haven't found anything on this topic.
I'm a refurbished priest that just hit 80. (I was a hardcore raider in vanilla, benediction and all). There are a few things I've observed/read about.

Spirit vs Mp5
According to the healing compendium "That is, every point of spirit is worth ~ 0.36 Mp5 (factoring in Blessing of Kings and Enlightenment)."
but
Mp5 is not valued itemization wise as 1/2 of spirit from what I've seen. Being super under geared (4th 80, hit 80 4 days ago) Regen is what I've been after the most. As holy, even with the spell power conversion from spirit, Mp5 items seem better then better then spirit items. Especially because Mp5 items seem to have crit rather then haste which, for an under geared priest at least, seems better (more heals per mana, more holy concentration = more mana efficiency). So, should i go for Mp5 items if Mp5 x2 = equal or more then spirit? I should mention, I don't know how Holy Concentration specifically applies to this situation, but i think it's 1.5 x 0.36 = 0.54 Mp5 per spirit during holy concentration procs - which i don't know how to evaluate uptime or if this formula is accurate.
Example of my dilema these two rings:
[Heartmender Circle]>[Band of the Invoker]
Crit > haste for mana efficiency
25 Mp5 > 50 Spirit for regen and stuff?
Mp5 gems > spirit gems?

Here's a link to what I have right now. I don't think I'll be getting that ring ASAP, more likely 232 t9 shoulders. I just thought it was a good example
The World of Warcraft Armory
Note: I'm 2 days away from sons of hodir exalted, so I don't have shoulder enchant
Note: I forgot about wyrmrest head enchant, and got kirin tor revered first. Waiting for 7 more heroics to get my wyrmrest enchant
Note: my green trinket I think is worth something like 40 mp5 due to it's very fast proc rate after cooldown (it can proc off each renew TICK and probably every PoH target)
Note: Next emblem upgrade will be conquest chest
Note: trying out lolwell before I dis it. It's saved me in 2 heroics so far.

Darn it, I've spent 20 minutes on my post and have to run. Another quick question I have about my healing style. From what I've seen of raids (only done lotheb, saph, kt, voa 10, OS 25) and what I've guessed, PoH + CoH + PoM = crazy good mana efficency (something like: PoG 8.2 heals per Mana on 3 targets, Gheal = 6.2, Fheal = 5.3) and PoH is useful all the time. Should I expect some major changes to how effective PoH is? am I failing at math?

I was #2 healing on sapphiron, #2 OS 25, #2 VoA 10 with 3 healers.