Originally Posted by
Archimtiros
The Cloak is better than the Ring, but that's not really what he was asking. Your preference for tier is completely dictated by what legendaries you have and other gear you've access to.
The goal is to minimize Crit on you gear and to do that the best pieces are Helm, Shoulder, Cloak, Hands in roughly that order. Hoodzilla asked without legendary helm, so he'd definitely want the tier hat because of it's much better stats, which would also allow him to use the Haste/Mastery Legs over Crit/Haste tier Legs. If he then got either the Legendary Helm or Cloak, he'd trade that tier piece for the tier Legs.
Point being, plan for what you have, not what you might get; because going for the weaker tier pieces from the get go isn't going to do you any favors unless you actually get your hands on the Helm/Cloak.