Hammered Golden Loop - While Soloing/Tanking
 

Hammered Golden Loop
MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Slot: EAR
AC: -15
STA: +8 HP: +75
SV MAGIC: +5
WT: 0.1 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

This item is clearly an amazing addition for most characters. My question is will people use this for tanking/soloing? Does it work best soloing but not for tanking raid mobs? Is the tradeoff of AC always worth the big HP/Sta bump?

Ac matters more on group content then raid mobs since most raid mobs that matter will hit you hard anyway + you likely will be running defense disc, so hp is more important for raids....hope this helps

Seems like a great item for a sword/thorn druid in the 1-40 level range where that won't get you killed.
Also for shaman, where hit points are basically just a bank of mana.

Just actually parse stuff. Think you'd be surprised.

If there was another ear that was close, but there isn't. Most classes will benefit more from the MR over the AC anyways.

So a semi-raid geared warrior or monk would use this:

1) Soloing
2) In groups content / small group stuff?
3) In mid-size group content (2 group epic mobs, HOT?! etc.)
4) Raiding TOV stuff!?
5) All of the above?!?

A war definitely would use two till like vulak ear upgrade. I think most monks would use that bauble ear that's 10 sta and 35 hp, maybe 1 hoop or an earring of essence. For all the above ya

Not sure Vulak ear is a war upgrade as it has less hp.

HP > All

I use to agree with that, and for like aow yes hoops prolly better, but TBH I feel way more tanky with the like 70 ac I get from swapping that 1 ear :)