Tier 2 Warrior Haste - Straight for Cloak of Flames?

[evanderheide]

Hello everyone!

Well, here I am again with one of my questions about upgrading gear for my new Warrior. Thanks to everyone in advance of this post; I've found the advice on the Silver Chitin Hand Wraps fantastic - really glad I went with the SCHW and Mithril Plated Girth combo for now - they're performing excellently at a very reasonable price (total of 2.85k for my hands and waste).

My question now is - for upgrading Haste items, should I start saving 80-90k straight for Cloak of Flames OR is there an intermediary item that is worth it as a stop gap between SCHW and CoF that is REALLY worth it? My sense is that it's smarter to simply save straight for CoF since for now most of my gear can really only be upgraded by Thurgadin Quest Armor or something kind of niche (Earring of Essence for example).

My plan in the 53+ range is to spend a lot of time grouping in Old Sebilis grinding cash and items to sell.

In case it impacts any advice anyone has, here's my current gear. As I'm guessing you'll see, there aren't a ton of items that I desperately need to replace or won't be serviceable - if there are let me know!

Cougar / Orc Fang Earring
Crested Helm
Barbed Ringmail
Glimmering Mithril Torque
Peerless Dragonskin Mask
Cloak of the Maelstrom
Velium Fire Wedding Rings
Silver Chitin Hand Wraps
Mithril Plated Girth
Heavy Dragonleg Breeches
Barbed Dragonscale Boots
Wrapped Entropy Serpent Spine
Frostbringer

Let me know! Do I save for Cloak of Flames or take a pit stop at Runed Bolster Belt Runebranded Girdle, Spined Seahorse Hide Belt, or Cloak of Crystalline Waters? Are those intermediary items sufficiently cheap and improvements in performance that it's worth buying them as stop gap items?