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Examining Mage Emblem of Heroism Rewards
Player Versus Developer — ... is a hands down, best in slot item for the tier. Unfortunately, the [Heroes' Frostfire Robe] continues the irritating trend of spirit on mage items - if you compare it to the ...

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Elitist Jerks — ... [Hat of Wintry Doom] [Necklace of Taldaram] [Fur-Lined Shoulder Warmers] [Deathchill Cloak] [Heroes' Frostfire Robe] [Azure Cloth Bindings] [Heroes' Frostfire Gloves] [Plush Sash of Guzbah] [Woven Bracae Leggings] [Sandals of Crimson Fury] [Band of Guile] [Annhylde's Ring] [Sundial of the Exiled] [Forge Ember] [Flameheart Spell Scalpel] [Ward of the Violet Citadel] ...

Green's Choices for Pre-Raid Wrath Mage Gear (Part 1)
Player Versus Developer — ... - The [Heroes' Frostfire Robe] is an upgrade, especially since I'm not focusing on gearing up for raiding raid, and therefore don't need as much hit rating as I have. That said, as I've discussed, it ...

Not Fire… FROSTfire!
Spicytuna — ... . The set bonus gave our offensive Spells a 5% increase to our Spell Critical Strike damage. After getting 3 Pieces of the Valorous Frostfire set, I went and bought the [Heroes' Frostfire Robe] for 80 x ...

End of the line for Heroic Upgrades?
Player Versus Developer — ... , in case I wanted yet more belts, and saving up 80 tokens to buy a [Heroes' Frostfire Robe]. I have mixed feelings on this - the robe would be a decent upgrade for solo/5-man content, but I'm all but out of solo and 5-man content. In raids, the robe would be more of a side grade, because I'd have to swap out one or two other pieces to recover the hit rating I'd lose for taking off my ...

Managing the hit cap
Player Versus Developer — ... spends so much of its budget on mana regen that I'm comfortable making that swap. If I were to pick up the [Heroes' Frostfire Robe], on the other hand, I'd be in for some tough decision-making. The robe has spirit and crit rating, and generally I get better scaling out of haste, but it also offers some every nice spell power and would unlock the 2 piece bonus for my mage. However, if I filled the yellow socket with an orange spell power/hit rating gem, I'd have as many as 80 points of hit rating to make up. I can do 40 of those with the food, but I'd also have to ...

Speculation on Emblem Progression in Patch 3.1
Player Versus Developer — ... . There's the token that gets me the [Heroes' Frostfire Robe] (though I remain reluctant to pay 80 emblems for an item I could win outright off Archavon). If I really don't want either, there are some shiny ...

Infraction for dastrix: 1. All posters are to make an effort to communicate clearly.
Elitist Jerks — ... equipped as i believe its better than the t7 mage chest[Heroes' Frostfire Robe], i do have both. And should i make the ...

Mage Rewards With Spirit and Patch 3.1
Player Versus Developer — ... - The [Heroes' Frostfire Robe] is the other big winner, gaining 33 crit rating to go with the 51 it already has. I'm still reluctant to spend 80 emblems on a robe I could win outright off of Archavon any week now, but the spirit on the robe is much less of a handicap to its budget than it used to be. ...

The End of a Wintergrasp Era.....
Player Versus Developer — ... said. "Thirty nine times have you and whatever rabble you could find to accompany you shattered my body to claim the prizes I collect from your battlefields." "Though you have never set foot in the arenas, you have claimed a [Hateful Gladiator's Silk Rainment], discarded them when you looted me again for a [Deadly Gladiator's Silk Rainment], and the [Deadly Gladiator's Silk Trousers] you have on right now. From my trove, you have wrested a [Heroes' Frostfire Robe], TWO pairs of [Heroes' Frostfire Gloves]...." "Hey, I ...

Neutralizing the Incentive Value of Gear
Player Versus Developer — I finally found the time to sign into WoW and run the new heroic 5-man TOC instance last night. In one single run, I obtained two major upgrades. The triumph was bittersweet. Trading Memories for Numbers The [Heroes' Frostfire Robe] that was part of my haul for farming Archavon 40 times is now gathering dust in my bank, replaced by the [Embrace of Madness]. The [Deathchill Cloak] that I earned the ability to craft by completing the Loremaster achievement? Now it's a situational side-grade, with [Kurisu's ...