Herald of the Titans: Feat of Strength (alliance US)

[Worba]

I'm probably not going to be able to do raids unless us Petopians are going to be doing some gear up runs, so icc5 is likely my best bet.

I did see the toc5 219 shoulders, thanks for pointing those out. I'd be ok with a a set of 219 armor as long as the stats are strength DPS.

Weapons probably will have to be either STR/def stats or no STR/DPS stats.

[Neilaren]

Bah, that 63 alliance character I mentioned is totally on the wrong account.

There's always the possibility that I can just faction transfer my paladin for a little bit, but lately I've been feeling stingier with my money than usual.

[Meggers]

I thought over 226 (IE the 232 weapons) weren't allowed for the feat? o:

Also I'd be up for some gearing runs...my toon has cata gear on so shes way too high.

[Royi]

I thought over 226 (IE the 232 weapons) weren't allowed for the feat? o:

Also I'd be up for some gearing runs...my toon has cata gear on so shes way too high.

232 is ok for Weapons / offhands / ranged / shields / wands

Sigils , Totems, Librams have to be 226 though

(since hardmode versions of bosses in Uld drop 232 weapons they allow that level)

from wowpedia:

Herald of the Titans is the achievement in Ulduar 10-player. Requires killing Algalon the Observer at level 80 by using the equip with the maximum item level 226 or 232 weapons. This included:

All loot from Ulduar 10-player, including loot from hard-modes and from Yogg-Saron.
Any 226 item level loot from Ulduar 25-player, Tier 8 pieces, or PvP gear.
Weapons (shield, offhand, ranged, etc.) can be 232 item level - including loot from 10-player Onyxia's Lair, Trial of the Crusader, and the Heroic ICC 5-mans: Forge of Souls, Pit of Saron, and The Halls of Reflection.
Sigils, Librams, Totems, and Idols can only be 226 or lower item level.
No raid members above level 80.

[Meggers]

Spiffy. o:

[Kalliope]

As a heads up, you can't buy a full t8 set from JP alone, just two pieces (helm and chest). There are also some lovely offpieces. I wish we could pool JP between chars.

There are definitely plate dps pants in H ToC 5; they dropped for me on my last run.

[Worba]

Hmm yep, I see them now, at least for plate - I'm assuming the other slots are also available (rings etc). Not sure what I did wrong with the wowhead filters the first time but yeah a set of ilvl 219 should be fine, I can't imagine it needs to be sliced so finely that it would be "226 or bust" .

One thing that seems strangely absent though are STR DPS weapons in the 219-232 range - it's either STR/dodge or AGI/CRIT (or something along those lines) am I missing something there too, or is that just how it is?

[Royi]

Hmm yep, I see them now, at least for plate - I'm assuming the other slots are also available (rings etc). Not sure what I did wrong with the wowhead filters the first time but yeah a set of ilvl 219 should be fine, I can't imagine it needs to be sliced so finely that it would be "226 or bust" .

One thing that seems strangely absent though are STR DPS weapons in the 219-232 range - it's either STR/dodge or AGI/CRIT (or something along those lines) am I missing something there too, or is that just how it is?

thats just how it is you mean for 1-h weapons I'm assuming correct? I'd go with those 2 from Onyxia myself, fancy procs

But from what I've heard, its not a 226 or bust, its just by being as highly geared as possible, it might make our room for error a bit more comfortable.


Also a reminder, we can use CATA- level Leg enchants (the blue versions, not the epic). Engineers can also put Synapse springs on their Gloves as well for a added boost.


I just xfered my shaman over to my main realm to help me boost her a bit more even (going to powerlevel engineering as her second prof tonight )

[Worba]

Well I'm happy to band together with you guys for 226 gear, that would be cool. But otherwise 219 is the most likely for me, as I only raid with people I know (e.g. seldom).

And yeah just for 1h wpns.

[Kalliope]

Yeah, I'm kinda preparing for the 5m gear myself and will make up the difference in gems and acceptable Cata type buffs.

[Meggers]

WTB battletags of peeps that wanna run 5mans and uld10 together for gear runs! And possible dates/times of when we can do it.

[Worba]

How do clueless people like me find out what their battletag is?

[Meggers]

You have to make one in your bnet settings.

[Royi]

WTB battletags of peeps that wanna run 5mans and uld10 together for gear runs! And possible dates/times of when we can do it.

Thats a great idea. We could even try and do perhaps 2 Uld runs. Say we get 6 people, 3 people go on 80s and 3 people go on 85s, then switch etc

Or if we know enough guildies / friends etc that would help out we can just start doing weekly Uld runs

I'd like to throw in Onyxia too into the mix (232 weapons)


Worba, battletags are found from your battle.net main account page. you can pick anyname (ie Worba) and then you'll be assigned 4 numbers or so after Worba. Then whenever you log on, like real id, your friends will see you as Worba on whatever toon you're on (instead of your real name of Smitty Werbenjagermanjenson)

[Royi]

Bah, that 63 alliance character I mentioned is totally on the wrong account.

There's always the possibility that I can just faction transfer my paladin for a little bit, but lately I've been feeling stingier with my money than usual.

You'd be welcome to join us, but then again it would be $30.00 for one achievement though. Or if you can find a friend to RAF level, it goes fairly quick.

[Royi]

But Royi, What profession should I pick up????

I'm glad you asked mysterious stranger! Here are answers! My own pref is Inscription, Leatherworking, and Tailoring offer the most BOOM BOOM, but Enchanting and Engineering and Alchemy all have their bonuses as well. I'm full engineering on 3 of my 4 85's myself so I'm a bit partial to that skill as well.



Profession Bonuses:

Alchemy:
Flask of Enhancement (+80 to highest stat)
http://www.wowhead.com/item=58149


Blacksmithing:
◦[Socket Bracer] - 20 Strength, Agility, Intellect or 20 Stamina http://www.wowhead.com/spell=55628
◦[Socket Gloves - 20 Strength, Agility, Intellect or 20 Stamina http://www.wowhead.com/spell=55641


Enchanting:
◦[Enchant Ring - Agility] + 80 Agility http://www.wowhead.com/spell=74216
◦[Enchant Ring - Intellect] + 80 Intellect http://www.wowhead.com/spell=74217
◦[Enchant Ring - Greater Stamina] +120 Stamina http://www.wowhead.com/spell=74215
◦[Enchant Ring - Strength] +80 Strength http://www.wowhead.com/spell=74215


Engineering:
◦[Synapse Springs] http://www.wowhead.com/spell=82175
◦[Tazik Shocker] http://www.wowhead.com/spell=82180
◦[Z50 Mana Gulper] http://www.wowhead.com/spell=82201 (basically half mana instantly restored)
◦[Grounded Plasma Shield] http://www.wowhead.com/spell=82177

(Rocket boots, Northrend Teleporter, Jeeves are added awesomeness things)


Herbalism:
◦[Lifeblood] - 480 haste for 20 seconds, 2 minuntes CD. http://www.wowhead.com/spell=74497


Mining:
◦[Thougness] - 120 Stamina http://www.wowhead.com/spell=74496


Jewelcrafting:
Dragon's Eyes offer a little boost, +14 higher than the epic cuts (unfortunately we can't use Cata gems )
http://www.wowhead.com/item=45883 (+20 intellect)
http://www.wowhead.com/item=42144 (+34 intellect) (+42 intellect total bonus (can be str or agil or whatever)

Leatherworking:
◦[Draconic Embossment - Agility] - 130 Agility http://www.wowhead.com/spell=85008
◦[Draconic Embossment - Intellect] - 130 Intellect http://www.wowhead.com/spell=85010
◦[Draconic Embossment - Stamina ] - 192 Stamina http://www.wowhead.com/spell=85007
◦[Draconic Embossment - Strength] - 130 Strength http://www.wowhead.com/spell=85009

(ALSO CAN USE CATA EPIC EQUIV LEG ENCHANTS)

•Inscription
◦[Felfire Inscription] 130 Intellect, 25 Haste (+80 Intellect over the normal enchants) http://www.wowhead.com/spell=86403#comments
◦[Inscription of the Earth Prince ] 195 Stamimna, 25 Dodge Dodge Rating (+120 Stamina) http://www.wowhead.com/spell=86402
◦[Lionsmane Inscription ] 130 Strength, 25 Critical strike rating (+80 Strength) http://www.wowhead.com/spell=86401
◦[Swiftsteel Inscription] 130 Agility, 25 Mastery (+80 Agility) http://www.wowhead.com/spell=86375

Just for comparison:
Epic Sons of Hodir:
Greater Inscription of the Storm ~ 24 sp 15 crit vs 130 intellect 25 haste for Felfire (HUGE upgrade)


Skinning:
◦[Master of Anatomy] - 80 Critical strike rating http://www.wowhead.com/spell=74495


Tailoring:
◦[Darkglow Embroidery] - Embroiders a magical pattern into your cloak, giving you a chance to increase your Spirit by 580 for 15 sec when you cast a spell. http://www.wowhead.com/spell=75175
◦[Lightweave Embroidery] - 580 Intellect for 15 seconds proc chance. http://www.wowhead.com/spell=75172
◦[Swordguard Embroidery] - 1000 Attack power for 15 seconds proc chance. http://www.wowhead.com/spell=75178

Master's Spellthread ~ Permanently embroiders your pants with master's spellthread, increasing Intellect by 95 and Stamina by 80. http://www.wowhead.com/spell=75154
Sanctified Spellthread ~ Permanently embroiders your pants with sanctified spellthread, increasing Intellect by 95 and Spirit by 55. http://www.wowhead.com/spell=75155

[Kiingeh]

I've gone Inscription/Leatherworking myself, although in MoP I will probably end up dropping inscription for tailoring.

In MoP, leatherworking, tailoring and engineering are the only production professions that will have new perks available to level 80s (at this stage in the beta anyway). So if you plan to keep that character as an 80 twink (which you should! its fun!) you may want to think about holding off on professions for a bit.

Leatherworking leg and wrist enchants
Wrist: +500 strength / stamina / agility / intellect
Legs: +285 strength / agility and +165 crit or +430 stamina and +165 dodge.

Tailoring cloak and leg enchants
Cloak: +2500 intellect / spirit or +8000 Attack Power for 15 seconds proc with an ICD of 55 seconds.
Legs: +285 intellect with +165 critical strike / spirit.

Engineering got a new version of the synapse strings, increasing your primary stat by 2940 for 10 seconds. 60 second cooldown.

The new rank of lifeblood provides 1920 haste.
Skinning/Mining ones have not been added yet

The new Enchanting, JC and Alchemy perks have item and player level restrictions.
Blacksmithing perk still only has the extra 2 extra gem sockets and last time I checked inscription the new shoulder enchants were pretty dull and don't come close to the tailoring/LWing ones.

[Royi]

I've gone Inscription/Leatherworking myself, although in MoP I will probably end up dropping inscription for tailoring.

In MoP, leatherworking, tailoring and engineering are the only production professions that will have new perks available to level 80s. (At this stage in the beta anyway). So if you plan to keep that character as an 80 twink (which you should! its fun!) you may want to think about holding off on professions for a bit.

Leatherworking leg and wrist enchants
Wrist: +500 strength / stamina / agility / intellect
Legs: +285 strength / agility and +165 crit or +430 stamina and +165 dodge.

Tailoring cloak and leg enchants
Cloak: +2500 intellect / spirit or 8000 Attack Power for 15 seconds proc with an ICD of 55 seconds.
Legs: +285 intellect with +165 critical strike / spirit.

Engineering got a new version of the synapse strings, increasing your primary stat by 2940 for 10 seconds. 60 second cooldown.

The new rank of lifeblood provides 1920 haste.
Skinning/Mining ones have not been added yet

The new Enchanting, JC and Alchemy perks have item and player level restrictions.
Blacksmithing perk still only has the extra 2 extra gem sockets and last time I checked inscription the new shoulder enchants were pretty dull and don't come close to the tailoring/LWing ones.

Wowza! So can a level 80 then level past 525 skill then??

I think I just might have to switch Inscription to Tailoring now

Thanks for sharing that before I leveled inscription all the way up. I'm going Engineering / Tailoring now myself

[Kiingeh]

Wowza! So can a level 80 then level past 525 skill then??

I think I just might have to switch Inscription to Tailoring now :)

Thanks for sharing that before I leveled inscription all the way up. I'm going Engineering / Tailoring now myself :)

Yep, level 80 is the minimum level required for MoP professions and the perks listed above do not have any player or item level restrictions like the BC, Wrath and Cata versions, so chances are its intended and will likely stay.

That said, it is still beta, don't drop or level anything just yet, wait till its closer to launch to be safe :)

[Royi]

Wowza! So can a level 80 then level past 525 skill then??

I think I just might have to switch Inscription to Tailoring now

Thanks for sharing that before I leveled inscription all the way up. I'm going Engineering / Tailoring now myself

Yep, level 80 is the minimum level required for MoP professions and the perks listed above do not have any player or item level restrictions like the BC, Wrath and Cata versions, so chances are its intended and will likely stay.

That said, it is still beta, don't drop or level anything just yet, wait till its closer to launch to be safe

I wonder about Panda leg enchants for tailoring / LW, wonder if they can be applied on level 80 gear