Hex Shrunken Head (The New Icon)

[Dune]

Hex Shrunken Head
http://www.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2007/october/tr_hex_shrunken_head.jpg
+53 // +211 (2min cd)

vs

Audacity
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34049
+47 // +1750hp (3min cd, last stand effect, not affected by wound/ms)

That damage trinket is just... so win. Got to weight that against the 45sec hypo for 3vs3 I guess. Mages running around with all that spell damage and the new frostbolt dmg, I can foresee a few nukes on me :s Still, Hex ftw imo.

[SyZ]

I don't really see how anything can compare to 1750 (effectively 175 stamina) health gained.

6 damage on the Equips is negligible, but that 1750 HP could very well mean the difference between living 45s to your second Block or dying along the way.

[Mujica]

3 reasons to take the shrunken head:

1. Your water elemental scales with your current spell dmg at an estimated ratio of 1:3
2. if you kept your stam gems and switched to all new gear next season ud be at around 11k+ hp or more unbuffed
3. 2min cd > 3min cd, a whole nother minute to use a trinket that lasts 15seconds compared to one that lasts 20seconds.

[Karite]

I'm definitely going to be using the hex over the icon once I get my hands on one. That 264 damage when I pop it makes my WE do around 80 more per bolt, how could you go wrong? :)

Not to mention another 230ish on that Frostbolt crit and 100ish on that icelance crit that follows up summoning your elemental, right? :D

[Dune]

I wonder how hard the Hex trinket will be to get? I'm not even sure if the drop location is known yet, could be from the final boss or something :(

[Alphatier]

I wonder how hard the Hex trinket will be to get? I'm not even sure if the drop location is known yet, could be from the final boss or something :(

This drops from the boss before Zul Jin.
It's the 5th of 6 ;-)

[Zephira]

Eye of Mag ftw? Maybe?

Haha, but in all seriousness I'll probably grab Audacity and try it out. If I happen to get the hex, I'll give that a shot. It'll all depend on how much I get focused in 2.3 really. If I'm able to cast frostbolts, the hex will be nicer. If teams are like "OMG 45 seconds keeeel!" after I iceblock, I'll probably roll with Audacity = )

[nara]

Hex Shrunken Head all the way. i like huge bursts.

[Haet]

it depends on your setup. If you are frequently the first on your team to be targeted the 1750 hp use is invaluable, but if u run with a priest or affliction lock they probably get targeted more often and its not worth sacrificing the extra dmg.

[eXc4L]

Even if you are targeted, you have a lot of other methods to escape damage as a mage. Spell Damage would be worth getting over the 1750 trinket.

[Kcolraw]

i only see audacity good for like... 2dps 2v2 team or something

[Haet]

my 5s team is elemental shaman warrior double paladin and myself, and my 3s team is mage pally warrior, so on both teams i'm often the first choice.

It will be amazing in 3s especially for when I iceblock and my healer is chain CCd untill iceblock wears off and all i have is my shields to hold me untill i get a heal. The extra 1750 hp will easily for another few seconds

Idk if i would allways wear audacity over the shrunken head in 5s yet, but with the hypothermia change i dont see any less teams focus fireing me in the near future