Quick Question about Stone Keeper's Shards

[ejay33]

Has anyone heard if Wintergrasp Commendations will cost less stone keeper's shards in the upcoming patch? I have over 700 shards on each of my toons I want to convert to honor. I thought I heard they were lowering the cost of commendations less than the 30 shards it costs now...or is it just Wintersgrasp Marks of honor cost they are lowering?

[pinotnoir]

You can buy the bind on account stuff to give 10% more xp. I think they are lowering the number of shards. May want to check mmo-champion.com.

[turbonapkin]

From what I remember reading they are adding the ability to buy the commendations with 9 WG marks, I do not remember reading of a reduction in shard costs.

[Multibocks]

man its only 2k per 30... so that 700 with get you 23 x 2k so 46000ish honor. I'd rather spend it on heirloom items or the mammoth mount. I got 75k honor on my mains just doing WG casually in 2 weeks or so.

[turbonapkin]

The only real value that I can see with these commendations is that they are account bound, which may be very handy in some situations.

[Multibocks]

Yeah but that honor he gets from 700 shard will only get you one savage piece... pretty pathetic, well unless you arena and use arena pts + honor.

[ejay33]

I already bought the heirloom shoulders for my alts. I'm not really into huge mounts. I really can't find much else to buy with the shards. I was just hoping the conversion rate was going down. I guess I can just wait and see to make sure.

[pinotnoir]

I already bought the heirloom shoulders for my alts. I'm not really into huge mounts. I really can't find much else to buy with the shards. I was just hoping the conversion rate was going down. I guess I can just wait and see to make sure.

Those items say bind on account.. Does that mean you can make a toon on another server and have them to use? Also, you can buy all those gems and stuff with shards so if you plan on pvping the gems and enchants are nice.

[Multibocks]

heirlooms stay on the server and faction. They are stinking great though! They have NO durability so you never worry about your wep or shoulders being red. That and each level has its fun when you open your character info to see what your new dps is just for dinging. Love em =)

[alcattle]

Sorry to bring back an old post but the info is valid. I just hit 200 shards, and was thinking of getting a piece for my 56 feral druid. Which choice makes the best use of the heirloom item. The great staff of Jordan sounds cool, but is it only chest and shoulders that give the +10% exp?

[Multibocks]

Take the shoulders or chest if you want to level faster, the staff if you just want to look cool.

[heyaz]

Sorry to bring back an old post but the info is valid. I just hit 200 shards, and was thinking of getting a piece for my 56 feral druid. Which choice makes the best use of the heirloom item. The great staff of Jordan sounds cool, but is it only chest and shoulders that give the +10% exp?

Only the chest and shoulders give the XP bonus. They stack, so you'll definitely want both. The weapon is amazing for melee - I went from an 81 dps blue I just got, to 119 dps on the heirloom item. I don't know how much weapons affect druid dps, but if it's anything like weapon using melee then it's worth it :)

[Seldum]

I have begun to farm shards, for my alts in the future. Is it worthwile for me to spend more time in the instances to get xp and shards, instead of just questing to reach lvl 80?

What would you do? Focus on one team and get it to 80 as fast as possible, or maybe lvl through instances to get shards? (no boosting).

Currently I have both quested and run some instances (Utgarde Keep). I did utgarde keep 4 times this weekend. First time (lvl 71) it took me nearly 4 hours and I diden't down the last boss because the mobs keept respawning due to me wiping all over the place lol.

Second time with tweaked setup I did it around 1 hour and 30 min. Third time it was around an hour and only died 3 times. Last time was roughly the same.

When you equip heirloom stuff, is it bound to the character? or can I buy a piece and then unequip it and put it on another char on the same account?

[alcattle]

Upon further review, I found you can get the same pieces with Champion's Seals, once you get Crusader. Guess what I got today? So now the question(s) is which pieces would be more useful, Feral leather, casting leather or casting cloth. Think about future uses also, but I guess I can get the Feral gear which will work on shaman and hunters and get other types as needed. The emblems/seal should roll in faster now, and shards will continue or increase. I can get 3 pieces or more with the options.

[Velassra]

Upon further review, I found you can get the same pieces with Champion's Seals, once you get Crusader. Guess what I got today? So now the question(s) is which pieces would be more useful, Feral leather, casting leather or casting cloth. Think about future uses also, but I guess I can get the Feral gear which will work on shaman and hunters and get other types as needed. The emblems/seal should roll in faster now, and shards will continue or increase. I can get 3 pieces or more with the options.


Probably in a short period of time, you're going to have more seals and shards than you're going to care what happens to them. Buy what you really want now.....by the time you decided you wanted the other, you'll probably have shards and seals for that too.

[Bot]

heirlooms stay on the server and faction.

last patch added the ability to send heirlooms cross faction through the mail :)

[mihon]

Sorry to bring back an old post but the info is valid. I just hit 200 shards, and was thinking of getting a piece for my 56 feral druid. Which choice makes the best use of the heirloom item. The great staff of Jordan sounds cool, but is it only chest and shoulders that give the +10% exp?


I think its only the shoulders , im not sure.
Never bough it :P

[Jubber]

Currently Shoulders and chest heirlooms give the 10% boost. You can also get another 5% boost via winning the ring heirloom from the Kaluak fishing extravaganza thing on Saturdays

[alcattle]

Probably in a short period of time, you're going to have more seals and shards than you're going to care what happens to them. Buy what you really want now.....by the time you decided you wanted the other, you'll probably have shards and seals for that too.
Yes I think you hit it right on the head, 40 seals or 200 shards take a week or so, less if I try.

[daviddoran]

Take the shoulders or chest if you want to level faster, the staff if you just want to look cool.

not just to look cool, but when they scale with level, its like gear upgrades for free. Next team I start is gonna have trinkets, weapon, chest and shoulders, and probably something else should they add more.

Also, they have no durability, so it can save a lot of repair costs (as in never repairing stuff, just let everything else be red...)

[Seldum]

Yir heirloom BoA is the winz. As simple as that.

[Ualaa]

Shoulders (badges) and Chest (S.K. shards) both give a 10% boost to experience.
Combined, you only need 81% of the normal experience to level.

Unless you have the resources for cloth, leather, mail and plate versions, I'd go with the cloth.
Then you can use them for any team, on either faction.
And you can do a character transfer (with the items equipped), if you want them on another server.

[Nulkunpissija]

Shoulders (badges) and Chest (S.K. shards) both give a 10% boost to experience.
Combined, you only need 81% of the normal experience to level.



Dont forget about the new one from fishing quest Dread Pirate Ring