Pallys Going for Crit Gear but Wear Briarwood Reed?

[Undertanker 88]

I see many pally that go after crit gear for increasing the benefit of Illumination talent.

 

Commonly healers go for Robe of Volatile Power   over Robes of the Exalted  for 10 more Int and 2 crit at the cost of +45 healing. 

 

Go 1 crit 5 int > 22.5 healing by their preference in this slot.

 

 

However, I then see healers go for Briarwood Reed over Eye of the Beast, reviewing the math above, Eye of the Beast is worth well more than 29 healing.

 

It seems very counter productive if you are valuing crit so much on the chest slot but not the trinket slot.

[Theloras 108]

Paladins can't use that trinket I'm afraid because Blizzard specifically limited availability of +spell crit items to the class (until Tier 3 when they just said fcuk it):

 

Eye of the Beast
Binds when picked up Trinket  

Classes: Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock, Druid

Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 2%.

 

Hence why Briarwood Reed is BiS pre-raid for Holy Paladins.

Edited November 25, 2016 by Theloras

[Undertanker 88]

Ah, RIP.   Thanks.