I've only seen bits and pieces around regarding how Ele should gem with regards to socket bonuses. Most of the guides don't really provide much guidance as far as whether or not it's worth it to gem for a non-Intellect socket bonus and I see different shaman gem differently. I know Ele shaman in particular still suffer from the Cata style problems of hybrids just not being worth it sometimes (even with the double bonus).
My assumption is that only the hard math would be able to prove whether or not a socket bonus is worth using an Int/Spirit or Int/Haste,Int/Mastery gem in a blue/yellow socket.
So, the question I'm asking is: Does anyone have any exact guidance (Endus/Bink halp!) on how to properly calculate whether a socket bonus is worth it or not?
I'm particulary curious as it applies to me specifically with items like Regail's dagger, Chain of Shadow, and Lightning Prisoner boots.
Specific example, my Char: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...nnetick/simple
I got my dagger last night, and the heroic Chain of Shadow on Monday. I did basic napkin math that I thought worked out that the hybrid gems were worth just enough to justify the socket bonus, but I'm thinking now I may have been wrong.
Here's how I tried to figure it.
Dagger:
A. 160 int x 3.57 (my Simcraft weight) = 571.2
vs
B. 80 int x 3.57 = 285.6
160 spirit (consider value of reforging somewhere else a gain of 160 haste/mastery) x 1.45 (my value for haste at the time) = 232
60 Crit x 1.3 (my value again) = 78
285.6 + 232 + 78 = 595.6. Thus I used a hybrid gem
Was I wrong? I feel my new simcraft number is lower, but I neglected to save my results from before my upgrades.