How to spend emblems of triumph?

[Niley]

The non tier ilevel 245 shoulders are 45 emblems but the ilevel 232 Tier 9 shoulders are 30 emblems.

For the Pally going with the higher ilevel non Tier piece was probably a smart move however for other classes it was probably a mistake depending on the set bonusses.

didnt even cross my mind that someone would buy those bad mail non set shoulders >.> Even cloth one arent that grea, besides the point that just 2 piece will yield more dps tha extra few sp.
Paladin should be(if you dont raid) t8 helm, and 4 piece from t9.

[Whowantstoknow]

The pally off set shoulders are actually pretty good and the 4 set bonus is wasted on a non raider IMO - I went for 2T9 and off set pieces ie crafted chest non Tier shoulders and would have gone for the off tier head next but I stopped collecting them until more challenging 5 man content comes out. I really need to find me a raiding guild.

[Niley]

The pally off set shoulders are actually pretty good and the 4 set bonus is wasted on a non raider IMO - I went for 2T9 and off set pieces ie crafted chest non Tier shoulders and would have gone for the off tier head next but I stopped collecting them until more challenging 5 man content comes out. I really need to find me a raiding guild.

eh you're right, if crafted pieces are involved than non 4 piece is better, even for raiding i actually skipped 4 piece and went with 3 off set pieces, but that only goes for a tank.