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Originally Posted by Seducio
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Head Slot:
Platinum Tiara vs. Totemic Helm vs. Jaundiced Bone Helm
(3AC +35HP +50Mana) vs. (12AC +5wis) vs (18AC effect:Glamour)
Would there be differences in your recommendation here depending on low level (1-40), mid level (41-52), or high level (53+)?
One negative about my current Platinum Tiara is that it doesn't have a graphic. But the hit points are pretty nice.
The other two have decently cool plate head graphics.
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First of all, I've not done any calculations on this, so take it all with a grain of salt.
Basically, at lower levels, I don't worry so much about AC. From what I understand, AC is capped on a per-level basis, so you'll hit that cap with nearly any kind of twink gear at lower levels. Give yourself the biggest HP pool you can, then.
At higher levels, I feel AC plays a more important role for a Shaman since you can easily take a few hundred points of damage in one round. Obviously, a little HP here and there adds up, but in general I would only trade AC for HP/mana when there is a lot to gain. The Platinum Tiara is an interesting option, but I've got other things to spend 8k on first.
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Loraen did some testing on the effectiveness of AC for a caster, and while it's probably similar for a Shaman, the actual cap should be higher. We just don't know exactly how much higher. Maybe I'll do some parsing when I hit 60 and have some free time. With our buffs, it may be that we can almost completely ignore AC on gear and just stack HP.