This may be a surprise, but you know what? I could be wrong once in awhile. Very wrong.. Here’s the thing. I was in Ulduar again, working on hard modes and we decided to take a break for cooldowns and finish off Kologarn. Up until Kolo I was using my shred Idol, with the impression from other sites that this was better. I had a mangle bot, so it seemed like a good idea. On Kologarn though, even without the ability to shred, my DPS went up. Not an amazing up, and yet you might imagine my surprise. There’s a first! I continued the rest of the night with the Corruptor idol, I used my FeralbyNight addon to track the buff and keep it refreshed, and it worked out well. Possibly because I haven’t been able to get enough arpen in my gear, it’s terribly lacking aside from the Grim Toll and gems. I’m not saying anyone is wrong that the Shred Idol can be better, just that it’s quite clearly not better for me in my current gear. I’m really not sure when it might be. Iron Council hard mode is actually easier and less movement intensive for DPSers than normal mode, so it’s definitely not for lack of Shred time.

What is everyone’s experience with the Idols right now anyway? Do you love Corruptor or hate it? Are you getting the Mutilation Idol right away, or waiting for something else?

update: fyi, looking over the stat differences, my preference right now is for the ring. It’s slightly more emblems, but it’s a much better upgrade than for my gloves or my Idol. Because the Idol can proc on Shred as well as Mangle, that’s likely my next buy.

~ by lily on August 18, 2009.

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