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Meta Socket for Helm

Post by NavinJohnson

I just got a purple pvp helm and am having a hard time picking a meta gem. i was going to get one from Wintergrasp vendor but apparently having 3-4 different ones to choose from are overloading my melon. if anyone familiar with those gems could make a suggestion i would appreciate it. theres a couple with crit bonus. one with root snare. the other with fear reduction i think. 2 AP bonus. one has stun reduce. the other has run speed. iirc.

Post by jordgub

Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
21 agi and 3% increased crit dmg. IIRC the best meta gem for hunters atm

Post by Chopshot

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=41285#comments

is slightly better if you are full marksman but both are way ahead of the rest for any spec.

Post by Dregohunter

I'd like to know the reason Chaotic Skyflare Diamond is better if you are full marksman? I'd still go with Relentless Earthsiege Diamond due to Combat Experience and raid buffs. If we're talking PVP, I'd still take the Agi gem.

Post by Daefaroth

It really depends on if you're using that helm for PvP or raiding.

For PvP I'd recommend Powerful Earthseige for Arena, or maybe Swift Skyflare for BGs and Wintergrasp.

For Dual Duty or pure raiding, go for Relentless Earthseige

Of course, if it's for raiding then King Dred's is better than Titan-Forged despite being blue and lack of Meta, or Plunderer's Helm if you don't need the Hit.

Post by Chopshot

Marksman crits do about 2.5 times normal damage on their special shots (2.37 or so on auto)

it takes 45.9crit for 1% to crit
it takes 83.3agi for 1% to crit

after 4% from talents, 21 agil gives .26% crit
21 crit rating gives .46%

giving critical strikes a 2.5 weight for marks...

21 agi gives a .655% increase in damage
21 crit gives a 1.134% increase in damage

the agility also gives us 24 AP (after TSA and 4%) which will increase your damage by a fraction of a percent based on your current attack power so it's value could be higher for low AP hunters, but 24ap isn't going to increase your damage by half a percent.

Post by NavinJohnson

thanks for all of the replies

Post by Ozmodiar

FWIW, I lose ~6 dps by changing the +21 agi for the +21 crit, and I am MM.

Post by Killerrabbit

Relentless Earthsiege for PvE raiding. Not only is it better pure stats wise, it also only requires 1 blue gem, which are the worst color gems for PvE raiding.

Post by catlady

Relentless Earthsiege for PvE raiding. Not only is it better pure stats wise, it also only requires 1 blue gem, which are the worst color gems for PvE raiding.

He said PvP. . .

Post by Nanex

In my guide I recommend the Relentless Earthsiege Diamond. I rarely find my self lacking in HP, so I don't feel that the stam increases are justifiable in the place of what you get from the +agi and crit dmg.

In terms of stuns, roots etc... We have more than enough ways of getting free, and often will run with an HPal or resto shammy (or priest), all of which have ways of freeing us.

Go with which ever you feel you need most. Only you know what your problem areas are. If you need more stam, go with that. If you need more AP, go with that. Etc.

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