druideena 14 Report post Posted April 29, 2013 Hey guys, I have a choice between the 502 Jalak' Maelstrom Staff and the 496 Gao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector.. which would you suggest? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paloro 39 Report post Posted April 30, 2013 If you have the legendary gem (+500 agi), you should stick with the 496 Gao-Rei Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tarazet 144 Report post Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Hey guys, I have a choice between the 502 Jalak' Maelstrom Staff and the 496 Gao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector.. which would you suggest? Personally, I opted for the 502 Darkwood Spiritstaff over my 491 Gao-Rei because the extra gem socket just edged it out to make it better for my build. Let's take a look at the stat budgets: Gao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector 4468 DPS 1223 Agi + 500 from gem = 1723 1835 Stam 828 Expertise 795 Mastery vs. Jalak's Maelstrom Staff: 4725 DPS 1214 Agi + 60 from socket bonus = 1274 1941 Stam + 120 from Jagged Wild Jade or Guardian's Imperial Amethyst = 2061 872 Hit 756 Mastery +160 Crit (or Exp) from Jagged Wild Jade or Guardian's Imperial Amethyst Summary of the differences: +257 weapon DPS -449 Agi +338 Stam +44 (Hit instead of Exp) -39 Mastery +160 Crit/Exp If you prefer the extra Stam, go with the 502. If you prefer the extra Agility, go with the 496. Otherwise it looks like a wash. - Edited to clarify gemming. Edited April 30, 2013 by Tarazet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krazyito 521 Report post Posted April 30, 2013 Personally, I opted for the 502 Darkwood Spiritstaff over my 491 Gao-Rei because the extra gem socket just edged it out to make it better for my build. Let's take a look at the stat budgets: Gao-Rei, Staff of the Legendary Protector 4468 DPS 1223 Agi + 500 from gem = 1723 1835 Stam 828 Expertise 795 Mastery vs. Jalak's Maelstrom Staff: 4725 DPS 1214 Agi + 60 from socket bonus = 1274 1941 Stam + 120 from gem = 2061 872 Hit 756 Mastery +160 Crit (or Exp) from gem Summary of the differences: +257 weapon DPS -449 Agi +338 Stam +44 (Hit instead of Exp) -39 Mastery +160 Crit If you prefer the extra Stam, go with the 502. If you prefer the extra Agility, go with the 496. Otherwise it looks like a wash. You didn't include the agility you would get from that blue socket on the 502 weapon (probably another 80~ agi, but if you gemmed straight agi it would be 20 agi more than going for the socket). Also, you didn't include the prismatic socket from the legendary, but since they go on both weapons, its negligible. Jalak's Maelstrom Staff: 4725 DPS 1214 Agi + 80 from gem + 60 from socket bonus = 1354 (OR 1214 Agi + 160 from gem = 1374, this would be better, unless you want the secondary stats, i.e crit) 1941 Stam + 120 from gem = 2061 872 Hit 756 Mastery +160 Crit (or Exp) from gem (OR 0 crit) Summary of the differences: +257 weapon DPS -369 Agi (OR -349) +338 Stam +44 (Hit instead of Exp) -39 Mastery +160 Crit (OR +0 crit) It's not a huge difference, but nonetheless to be accurate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tarazet 144 Report post Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) I was assuming the use of a Jagged Wild Jade (+160 Crit, +120 Stam) or Guardian's Imperial Amethyst (+160 Exp, +120 Stam) and included the +60 Agi from the blue socket bonus. I edited my post to clarify that. Edited April 30, 2013 by Tarazet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krazyito 521 Report post Posted April 30, 2013 I was assuming the use of a Jagged Wild Jade (+160 Crit, +120 Stam) or Guardian's Imperial Amethyst (+160 Exp, +120 Stam) and included the +60 Agi from the blue socket bonus. I edited my post to clarify that. Ah, I see, sorry about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
