Hi, I’m bad at introductions but here goes. In this project I play under the name Emancro, I’m a hunter and will be doing posts about hunter(mostly applied to BM) theorycrafting.
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Ok, now for the actual content of my first post: Profession benefits for hunters.
I base most of my calculations(=estimated guesses) on the values found in WHU’s “What is EAP and Does it Smell Funny?” as seen below
| BM | SV | MM | |
| Agility +1 | 1.69 | 2.75 | 2.05 |
| AP +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crit +1 | 1 | 1.78 | 1.59 |
| Hunter Hit +1 | 1.53 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Pet Hit +1 | 1.17 | 0.58 | 0.55 |
| Int +1 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 |
| ArP Rating +1 | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.4 |
| Haste +1 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.83 |
| Stamina +1 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 |
| Mp5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Mining
Comment: Don’t take mining as stam is useless to hunters
Herbalism
Netherbloom pick buff (+50 random stat for 15min)
Comment: This is an extremely weak bonus
Skinning
Master of Anatomy (40 Critical Strike Rating)
Comment: This is a less than average bonus.
Blacksmithing
Bracer & Glove Sockets (64 AP/32Hit/32|16)
Comment: This is less than average bonus unless you really need the hit rating
Enchanting
Dual Ring Enchants (80 Attack Power)
Comment: This is average bonus
Inscription
Master’s Inscriptions (90 Attack Power & 5 Critical Strike Rating)
Comment: This is a better than average bonus (95 Calculated AP)
Leatherworking
Fur Linings (80 Attack Power)
Comment: This is average bonus
Alchemy
Mixology (80 Attack Power)
Mighty Alchemist’s Stone (trinket, 100 Attack Power & 50 Critical Strike Rating)
Comment: Mixology provides an average bonus and there is better trinkets available
Engineering(Author’s choice no.1)
Truesight Ice Blinders (14 Agi, 15 Int, 8 Crit and a yellow socket at the loss of 4 AP and a red socket) compared to Plunderer’s Helmet
Flexweave Underlay (+1 Agility)
Hyperspeed Accelerators (340 Haste for 12sec / 60sec) 64 calculated AP
or Hand-Mounted Pyro Rocket (~48 DPS at the loss of 44 AP)
Nitro Boosts (+12 Crit, -12Hit, and a speed boost)
Saronite Bombs (~22 DPS)
Comment: This is THE best profession, with about 405 calculated AP(12 less if you aint hit capped). The calculated AP might be alot higher.
Jewelcrafting
Emerald Boar (84 Attack Power & 2 sockets, pet summon(~22 DPS for 30sec / 5min ) at the loss of either Meteorite Whetstone or Sphere of Red Dragon’s Blood(has 55 hit you can’t spare)
3x Dragon’s Eyes (18(54) Hit, Crit or Agility)
Comment: On the Surface this is the second best profession with app. 240 calculated AP and a pet on use, but after subtracting the Meteorite Whetstone’s calculated 185 AP you’re left with 55 AP. Making Jewelcrafting a very weak profession.
EDIT: 108 Calculated AP from Gems, and 160 from the trinket(everything included) making this the second best profession, especially if you’re having trouble getting Meteorite Whetstone.
Tailoring
Swordguard Embroidery (400 AP for 15 / 45+[0;5] sec)
Comment: Runner up with ~120 AP
Edit: I forgot to subtract the 22(23 with engineering) Agility, making it a calculated 80 AP instead
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Conclusion
The high rollers are 1st Engineering, 2nd Jewelcrafting and 3rd Incription.
Gathering professions have the weakest bonuses
Feel free to point out any mistakes I’ve made. Enjoy!
You are putting a too low value on JC and a too high value on Tailoring. Lets assume that AP is the most cost efficient dps increasing stat for a BM hunter (from what I’ve gathered it is if you have enough points in Go for the Throat). The increase you get from JC is then (68-32)*3 = 108 AP (The trinket is, as you say, mediocre at best, there are better alternatives), that puts it above what you get from being an inscriber. The Swordguard Embroidery is also an enchant for cloaks, so by using it you also lose the 22 agility (+1 for engineering) you would usually have there. Say it procs every 50 seconds, and the AP lost from not using a regular enchant is 22 (ignoring the increased crit, since it will be clear that JC is better anyways), the increase you get from Tailoring is 120-22 = 98 AP.
Comment by Kujoh — January 17, 2010 @ 10:47 pm
You are assuming that you *have* to equip the emerald boar in determining the value of JC. If there are two trinkets that are better, than the value of that trinket is simply 0, and the value of jewelcrafting is the value of three dragon’s eyes (54 hit/crit/agi or 108 AP) which makes it second to engineering, just a bit better than inscription.
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