When do I give up my 4-set bonus from LFR gear for 553 crafteds? (Resto)

[Adabella]

I've been playing a bit of my Resto Druid lately, and ended up getting enough pieces this week to get my 4-set bonus. I currently have the shoulders, chest, legs, and hands that make up my 4-set. I don't have all that much experience with playing a Resto Druid as it isn't my main, so I figured I'd ask here. Should I give up my 4-set bonus in exchange for 553 ilvl gear? I already have the 553 belt, so I'd be replacing Legwraps of the Shattered Vale with Pennyroyal Leggings if it's worth it.

[Nyanmaru]

Mind you, my resto druid experience is rather limited, but just from looking at the bonus I'd say it somewhat depends on your playstlye. The 4 set-bonus is like a ~10% increase to your wild growth healing. If it's worth for you to lose out on that for slightly more overall healing go for it.

[Cannibalus]

Try to get the 13.3k haste from reforges and gemming and you won't need the 4-set at all. Trust me as i have a 565 ilvl resto OS and i healed Thok HC like 20 times

[Deleted]

Personally, I am not a great fan of the 4 piece. I raid 25 man and on most fight it was providing 3-4% of my healing, and thus thus wasn't great. I replaced the head and gloves with 2 off-pieces(head from sha & gloves from spoils).

[Deleted]

The extra ~20 ilvls are worth it I would say. 4p only does about 3-4% of our healing, so if you can gain that many extra stats from gear instead of that, it's usually a good choice.