Your Wish List for Wrath: Dude, Where’s My Upgrade?
The Hunter's Mark — ... - Drak’Tharon Keep (Novos the Summoner) Raging Construct Bands - Halls of Stone (Tribunal Chest) Hands Gauntlets of the Plundering Geist - Ahn’kahet (Prince Taldaram) Handgrips of the Savage Emissary - Violet Hold (Cyanigosa) Rings Mobius Band - CoT: Stratholme (Chrono-Lord Epoch) Trinkets Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood - The Nexus (Keristrasza) Incisor Fragment - ...

Drotara went to town. And by town, I mean instances.
Less QQ, More PewPew — ... And that’s not even counting the blues. I am pretty pleased with the state of my gear. I am even at the hit cap thanks to the massive amounts of hit rating on the Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood. You can check out the state of things over on the Armory. Which I happened to notice, I am not the only Drotara on the Armory anymore. There is some female Orc Hunter who is named Drotara as well. ...

Infraction for Repins: Useless Post
Elitist Jerks — ... [Meteorite Whetstone] [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] First one - - -> Meteorite Whetstone Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 74 (1.61% @ L80). Equip: Your melee and ranged attacks have a chance to increase your haste rating by 444 for 10 sec. Second one - - - > Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood Equip: Improves hit rating by 55 (1.68% @ L80). Use: Increases attack power by 670 for 20 sec. (2 Min Cooldown) Those are personally the two I'm looking at for intro ...

We Missed
BigRedKitty — ... Now we also have a Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood. Why not slap that on? Because then we’d be over our Heroics Hit Cap and that’s not necessary. We need to approach, or even reach, our Heroic Hit Cap of 196, not bust through it. ...

Argent Flargent, Give Us the Loot
BigRedKitty — ... while running heroics. When we hit Naxx, we’ll swap ‘em back, as well as throw on the Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood we’re keeping toasty-warm in the bank. ...

I want you to Hit me as hard as you can: Part II
Unbearably HoT — ... Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood, Heroic Nexus. This piece has yet to drop for me. If you’re comfortable with on-use trinkets, the Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood will increase your AP by 670 for 20 seconds, and also gives you 55 static hit rating. Note that it’s in your best interests to acquire as many trinkets as possible so that you can optimize your set for your encounter. I personally wear the Mighty Alchemist Stone and the Mirror of Truth because I’m at 8.25% without any buffs, but there are certainly situations where I wouldn’t mind having the luxury ...

Infraction for Lemiwhackya: General Idiocy
Elitist Jerks — ... Neck: [Draconic Choker of Ferocity] AH Random [Gold Amulet of Kings] Utgarde Pinn Heroic [Necklace of the Chrono-Lord] Strat Ring: [Ring of Scarlet Shadows] Jewel [The Prospector's Prize] HoS heroic [Ring of Northern Tears] Jewel [Dragonflight Great-Ring] Oculus [Titanium Impact Band] jewel [Mobius Band] strat heroic Trinket: [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] Nexus Heroic [Mark of the War ...

Infraction for alkis: General Idiocy
Elitist Jerks — ... prot in TBC and I leveled all of 70 to 80 as arms. I respeced fury for the past 10 days and while I believe I have improved a lot since day one, I am still looking for advice on further improvements. Here's my parse on our last Patchwerk kill: Wow Web Stats Is this close to the best I can do with the gear I had at the time? In the parse I had [Meteorite Whetstone], [Cast Iron Shackles] and [Jagged Ice Band] instead of [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood], [Wristbands of the Sentinel Huntress] and ...

Warrior Vene's Quick and Dirty Pre-Naxx Prot DPS Guide
TankSpot — ... I. Gear to reach Caps Goals: 262 hit (8%) 164 expertise (5% + 1.5% from 3/3 Vitality) 66 hit: Boots of the Neverending Path - Item - World of Warcraft (boots) - Exalted Argent Crusade 60 hit: Spiked Titansteel Helm - Item - World of Warcraft (helm) - Blacksmithing 55 hit: Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood - Item - World of Warcraft (trinket) - Last Boss, Heroic Nexus 61 +16 hit: Engraved Chestplate of Eck - Item - World of Warcraft (chest) - Optional Boss, Eck from Heroic Gundrak = 258 ...

Feral Trinkets
Elitist Jerks — ... [Mirror of Truth] - 10man Badges - (approx 84 crit rating, 166.7ap, based on 1ppm) [Bandit's Insignia] - Heroic Sapphiron - (190ap, but... i didn't know how to model the additional 35 extra dps from the proc, so for Rawr purposes, it looked like putting a value of 250ap approximated that 35dps boost, based on ~4500dps from Rawr) [Meteorite Whetstone] - Heroic Pinnacle - (approx 74 crit rating, 88.8 haste rating, based on 1.2ppm) [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] - Heroic Nexus - (approx 55 hit rating, 111.67 ...

Warrior Gearing for Threat: WotLK Guide to Hit & Expertise
TankSpot — ... - World of Warcraft 3. Dragonflight Great-Ring - Item - World of Warcraft Expertise 1. Signet of the Impregnable Fortress - Item - World of Warcraft 2. Signet of the Accord - Item - World of Warcraft 3. Gal'darah's Signet - Item - World of Warcraft Trinket slots: Hit 1. Battlemaster's Accuracy - Item - World of Warcraft 2. Grim Toll - Item - World of Warcraft 3. Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood - Item - World of Warcraft Expertise ...

the great pre-heroic beast mistress trolley dash.
[the hunter that tamed a druid] — ... Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood though. Ooooh. Drops in heroic Nexus. Shouldn’t be too far away now since with most of the items listed already equipped, she’s already pulling her weight in heroics enough to be competitive. ...

Pre-raid DK dps gear list
Elitist Jerks — ... this is the best. Nobles deck. The agility card wouldn't be too bad either.) [Mirror of Truth] (40 badges. Quite a good trinket, will last a while) [Oracle Talisman of Ablution] (Exalted with Oracles) [Figurine - Emerald Boar] and [Figurine - Twilight Serpent] are both good if you're a jeweler. [Mighty Alchemist's Stone] is excellent if you are a chemist. [Meteorite Whetstone] (Heroic UP) [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] and [Mark of the War Prisoner] if you are short ...

The Hit Cap - Is It Worth It?
Eye for an Eye — ... that the melee hit cap is 8%, not 9%, and the "ghost hit" bug that lowers some paladins' hit cap by 3%, and we're talking about a base 5% miss for some paladins that may not even matter. Call me crazy, but I'm seriously considering flat-out dropping some of my hit pieces for pure strength/AP gear. I re-gemmed and re-enchanted my PvE gear for pure strength this week, and dropped my glove-hit enchant for expertise - and I'm considering going for AP instead. I've also been eyeing my [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] as a "replace next" item, which is weird since I love ...

Finally at 540 Defense, where's the trinket love?
Laser Chicken — ... a final list of trinkets, parried down as much as I could. Let's see, anything look decent for a tank? There are more than a few crit rating ones, so those wouldn't be awful for threat, but probably not your best choice. Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood deserves an honorable mention since hit rating is still desired by tanks for that sure-fire threat, but most of the time you'll get enough of that on your tanking gear anyways. Another one I'd grab if it dropped, but not going to farm it. Another maybe is ...

Mutterings and Mumblings 1-15-09
Eye for an Eye — ... I need a new trinket. The Sphere of Red Dragon Blood is great, I love it - but it's time for an upgrade. I have a bunch of hit rating on other gear to replace it, like ...

Infraction for dannyfanwin: Useless Post
Elitist Jerks — ... I used to have [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] equipped in my 2nd trinket slot but replaced it with the ...

a cautionary tale: watch your hit rating.
[the hunter that tamed a druid] — ... Happily popping arrows into Archavon the Stone Watcher, he got to 20% health with just five seconds of cooldown left to go on both Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood and Bestial Wrath. Mmm, I’m going to save the Kill Shot a few seconds. ...

Warning for Venomous: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.
Elitist Jerks — ... [Pristine Monarch Topaz], Crusher (+44 AP) Waist: [Jorach's Crocolisk Skin Belt], [Balanced Twilight Opal], Belt Buckle: [Rigid Autumn's Glow] Leg: [Heroes' Bonescythe Legplates], [Balanced Twilight Opal], [Pristine Monarch Topaz], +75AP +22 Crit Leg Enchant Feet: [Dawnwalkers], Icewalker enchant Ring1: [Strong-Handed Ring] Ring2: [Ring of Invincibility] Trinket1: [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] Trinket2: [Mirror of Truth] ...

Gearing For Raids, DPS (Two-Handed) Death Knights
World of Warcraft Pro - Brings Game Experience to You! — ... Striders Obtained from The Nexus Crafted - Spiked Titansteel Treads Rings Heroic - Mobius Band Obtained from The Culling of Stratholme Heroic - Band of Frosted Thorns Obtained from The Nexus Heroic - Hemorrhaging Circle Obtained from Gundrak Crafted - Windfire Band Crafted - Titanium Impact Band Trinkets Normal - Vestige of Haldor Obtained from Utgarde Pinnacle Heroic - Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood Obtained from The Nexus Heroic - Meteorite ...

And That’s With No Raid-Buffs
BigRedKitty — ... Well, folks, the answer is that when we log out, we’re not always in our 25-man gear. Sometimes we log out with our heroic-gear on, in which case that Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood isn’t equipped. Well with our latest gear-upgrades, guess what, cochise? ...

Little-known symptom of strep throat: Chronic WoW playing.
Mend Pet — ... he’s been dying to get.  And then, the [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] dropped!  With the 55 hit on that baby, I am exactly 1 above the hit cap. ...

DK Trinket Review
The Scourge — ... Sartharion 2. Bandit's Insignia - Sapphiron Heroic Naxx 3. Mirror of Truth - Emblem of Heroism vendor 4. Incisor Fragment - King Dred Heroic Drak'Tharon 5. Mighty Alchemist's Stone - Alchemy 400 6. Darkmoon Card: Greatness - Nobles Deck 7. Grim Toll - Heroic Naxx 8. Figurine Emerald Boar - Jewelcrafting 400 9. Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood - Keristrasza Heroic Nexus 10. ...

Feral Pre-Raid Cat
Elitist Jerks — ... - Gundrak Quest [Jormscale Footpads] - LW Rings [Titanium Impact Band] - JC [Mobius Band] - Heroic CoT Strat [Hemorrhaging Circle] - Heroic Gun [Signet of Edward the Odd] - BoE [Stained-Glass Shard Ring] - BoE [Ring of Scarlet Shadows] - JC Trinkets [Darkmoon Card: Greatness] - Nobles Deck [Mirror of Truth] - 40 Emblem of Heroism [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] - Heroic Nexus [Meteorite Whetstone] - Heroic ...

Paladin Best in slot! Paladin tanking gear at a glance.
TankSpot — ... of general tanking “quality” for those of you with these professions. AV – Repelling Charge and Valor Medal of the First War, both with very strong “use” abilities. T – Darkmoon Card: Greatness is the best available trinket for both threat and block value. Battlemaster’s Accuracy is a great piece (for those of you who PvP), with both a ton of hit and a very nice "on use" ability. Grim Toll, Figurine – Twilight Serpent and Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood all have hit with a moderately useful proc/use threat ...

Infraction for Dalper5: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.
Elitist Jerks — ... Chestpiece] [Bracers of Unrelenting Attack] [Valorous Redemption Gauntlets] [Girdle of Razuvious] [Valorous Redemption Legplates] [Iron-Spring Jumpers] [Circle of Death] [Ruthlessness] [Mirror of Truth] [Bandit's Insignia] [Betrayer of Humanity] In Bags [Favor of the Dragon Queen] [Bladed Steelboots] [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] My hit is at 202 with the equiped set. is it ...

Infraction for Elamahpla: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.
Elitist Jerks — ... You are missing [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood]. DC:G and either Mirror of Truth or Fury of the Five Flights are currently best-in-slot trinkets. You will want to look for passive STR/AP boni and STR/AP procs/effects on your trinkets. It is not worth gearing for hit currently, haste and ARpen are still not better than STR/AP in 3.1 as it seems. Come 3.1 you might need to swap some gear for hit, but detailed information will only be available when all modelling tools are updated and all gear is known. ...

Patch 3.1 first experiences
steady shot — ... .  My spec is a slight compromise on the one I posted as my recent gear upgrades have left me severely under hit cap.  I even had to pull out my Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood trinket instead of my ...

Infraction for Alaborn: 7. Do not beg for hand-holding.
Elitist Jerks — ... (8 Agi, 12 Sta) Delicate Scarlet Ruby (16 Agi) Legs [Leggings of the Stone Halls]:Icescale Leg Armor Feet [Dragon Slayer's Sabatons]:Icewalker Delicate Scarlet Ruby (16 Agi) Delicate Scarlet Ruby (16 Agi) Ring 1 [Mobius Band] Ring 2 [Titanium Impact Band] Rigid Autumn's Glow (16 Hit) Trinket 1 [Mirror of Truth] Trinket 2 [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] Melee Weapon [Staff of Feral ...

Skumball's Arms Warrior Pre-Raid/ Naxx Gear Guide
World of Warcraft Pro - Brings Game Experience to You! — ... - Heroic Death-Inured Sabatons Bought from The Ebon Blade when Exalted Boots of the Neverending Path Bought from The Argent Crusade when Exalted Rings Titanium Impact Band Crafted by a Jewelcrafter Hemorrhaging Circle Dropped by Gal'darah in Gundrak - Heroic Ring of Scarlet Shadows Crafted by a Jewelcrafter Trinkets Darkmoon Card: Greatness Created from Nobles Deck Mirror of Truth Bought for 40 Emblem of Heroism Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood Dropped by Keristrasza in The Nexus - Heroic Ranged Nesingwary ...

Gearing your Unholy DK for Naxx: Part 7
Me and My Ghoul — ... bar, 4x Dragon’s Eye, 6x Eternal Earth, 6x Eternal Life, and 1x Frozen Orb. While this item does have a socket and the most effective health and comparable avoidance to the others on this list, it’s a lot of expense for an item you’ll likely replace very quickly. Trinkets – DPS (note: Given that you need 2 trinkets, I’ll simply offer a list of 6 trinkets, with a list of where to get them, and what the cost is [if applicable]). 1. Sphere of Red Blood – Drops from Keristrasza in Heroic Nexus. 2. Incisor ...

Dungeon and Heroic Gear for Needy Ret Paladins!
Mend Pet — ... expertise will be a great boost while you work towards the cap. [Band of Frosted Thorns] Oronok, Nexus [Mobius Band] Chrono Lord Epoch, Culling of Stratholme [Bjarngrim Family Signet] General Bjarngrim, Halls of Lightning Trinket [Mirror of Truth] 40 Emblems of Heroism [Sphere of Red Dragon's Blood] Keristraza, Nexus (Heroic) ...