SoF Visable armor v. Cultural

[Mojarda]

I had been focused on getting all SoF armor pieces as the degradation of focus effects from 70 to 80 (with 85 looming this fall) on the LBs makes them useless for focus. However, my guild is now gettign LBs, and after reviewing the hps and which focuses are represented on the SoF pieces, I'm debating which items to take cultural vs. Tier 4 SoF.

I have BA4 (50% to lvl80); so outside of poison, I don't need magic/disease/cold. I have EB/See Invis AAs, so faerune isn't necessary. The hp/mana on the Elegant/Sublime/LB beats the SoF by 20-30 points, plus they can continue to upgrade as we're starting to think about TSS raids. So...

For the focus effects, I'm thinking:
Chest - healing/clicky... SoF
Feet - bene haste... SoF
Legs - det haste... SoF
Wrist - poison... SoF

For the better hp/mana, I'm thinking:
Arms - fire focus... LB
Hands - cold... LB
Head - magic/faerune... LB
Wrist2 - disease... LB

Anything I'm not thinking about? And which LB's should I make given the spell focuses aren't worthwhile at level 80+? I'm thinking dodge for sure, then some fun ones like ferocity and cleave.

[Retron]

I'd recommend a Crystallos (group) hat for the magic focus. 45% @ L80 = 36% @ L84, where our next magic DoT will be.

Compare that to Dragon Thunder on a LB, 50% @ L70 = 27.5% @ L79 and 15% @ L84.

Also bear in mind the bazaarable armour in SoD is likely to have a 35% to L85 focus on it.

[Brohg]

I went for *years* w/o magic focus. Unless you're full burning, magic damage is pretty narrow application. Nectars are our best dots, and the focus does double duty as our major nuke line as well.

[Mojarda]