Originally Posted by
Bluejohnnyd
Combat is a perfectly respectable spec in raids, and probably better than mut in heroics, so there's no real need to change unless you want to.
The t9 bonus is pretty meh, so don't worry too much about keeping 4/5 if you can get better offset pieces. The ilvl 200 leatherworking epics are still an OK starting point, pretty cheap as well. Basically spam up dungeons and get badge gear til you're ready to start running TOC. As soon as you can, try to get into the ICC 5-man heroics as well, looking for Nighttime and Liar's Tongue (for combat weps) or Blood Weeper and Unsharpened Ice Razor (muti weps). Save frost badges for the Herkuml War Totem, then your t10 2pc.