Originally Posted by
Yasuhiko
1 ap from strength, 1 ap from agility, 1.1 ap from intellect with Ancestral Knowledge and Mental Dexterity maxed out. This change means we can itemize like hunters.
The gear change feels like a nerf at the start, but if we get ~500 more AP from int and agility right off, we'll still get the same benefit from Blessing of Kings (The int and agi attack power will increase by 10% and out strength stat is usually pretty low outside arenas).
The one drawback to this sudden AP boost is that our crit per agility will be lowered to the level of either a rogue's or a hunter's, I forget which.
Overall, the gear change is a slight positive in the giant AP boost that will also translate into a spell power boost, at the cost of some melee crit rating.