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T8 Death Knight Top 10 Best in Slot Cloak, aka “Back” slot.

   Posted by: Skeleton Jack    in Best in Slot Items

Heya guys!!  Welcome to the T8 edition of Best in Slot Items for Death Knights!!  Today we’re gonna talk about the best Cloak for your back slot that you can get for your DK. 

Items have been broken up into 6 categories depending on your current Hit and Expertise Rating.  Please refer to the Hit and Expertise Revisited post if you have any questions regarding Hit and Expertise caps, their value, and how to get there.

 

PLEASE read the notes at the bottom of the post.  The notes are important.

 

 

Blood - Top 10 Best in Slot Cloak

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  433.8 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of Icy Intent  405.12 APE  (Hard)
  3. Drape of the Skyborn  402.25 APE  (Hard)
  4. Drape of the Drakerider  383.55 APE 
  5. Stylish Power Cape  374.02 APE
  6. Drape of the Skyherald  355.74 APE  (Hard)
  7. Drape of the Lithe  334.38 APE
  8. Titanskin Cloak  326.63 APE  (Hard)
  9. Shawl of the Shattered Giant  321.81 APE
  10. Drape of Fuming Anger  316.97 APE

 

 

Blood - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Melee Hit Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  428.62 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  383.55 APE
  3. Stylish Power Cape  374.02 APE
  4. Drape of the Skyborn  328.62 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of Icy Intent  323.08 APE  (Hard) 

 

Blood - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Melee Hit and Expertise Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  428.62 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  383.55 APE
  3. Stylish Power Cape  374.02 APE
  4. Drape of the Skyborn  328.62 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of Icy Intent  323.08 APE  (Hard)

 

Blood - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Hit Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  428.62 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  383.55 APE
  3. Stylish Power Cape  374.02 APE
  4. Drape of Fuming Anger  316.97 APE
  5. Drape of the Deadly Foe  311.19 APE 

 

Blood - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Hit and Expertise Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  428.62 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  383.55 APE
  3. Stylish Power Cape  374.02 APE
  4. Drape of Fuming Anger  316.97 APE
  5. Drape of the Deadly Foe  311.19 APE 
 

Blood - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Expertise Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  433.8 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of Icy Intent  405.12 APE  (Hard)
  3. Drape of the Skyborn  402.25 APE  (Hard)
  4. Drape of the Drakerider  383.55 APE 
  5. Stylish Power Cape  374.02 APE

 

Blood APE Values for Tier Set Bonuses

  • T7 2pc  60 APE
  • T7 4pc  39 APE
  • T8 2pc  83 APE
  • T8 4pc  104 APE 

 

 

Frost - Top 10 Best in Slot Cloak

  1. Drape of the Skyborn  388.26 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of Icy Intent  370.61 APE  (Hard)
  3. Drape of the Faceless General  368.93 APE  (Hard)
  4. Drape of the Skyherald  343.14 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of the Drakerider  320.79 APE 
  6. Titanskin Cloak  319.69 APE  (Hard)
  7. Stylish Power Cape  307.92 APE
  8. Shawl of the Shattered Giant  301.13 APE
  9. Drape of the Lithe  294.61 APE
  10. Drape of Fuming Anger  264.43 APE

 

  

Frost - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Melee Hit Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  360.29 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  320.79 APE 
  3. Stylish Power Cape  307.92 APE
  4. Drape of the Skyborn  300.98 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of Icy Intent  272.05 APE  (Hard) 

 

Frost - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Melee Hit and Expertise Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  360.29 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  320.79 APE 
  3. Stylish Power Cape  307.92 APE
  4. Drape of the Skyborn  300.98 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of Icy Intent  272.05 APE  (Hard)

 

Frost - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Hit Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  360.29 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  320.79 APE
  3. Stylish Power Cape  307.92 APE
  4. Drape of the Skyborn  282.48 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of Fuming Anger  264.43 APE  

 

Frost - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Hit and Expertise Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  360.29 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  320.79 APE
  3. Stylish Power Cape  307.92 APE
  4. Drape of the Skyborn  282.48 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of Fuming Anger  264.43 APE

Frost APE Values for Tier Set Bonuses

  • T7 2pc  73 APE
  • T7 4pc  97 APE
  • T8 2pc  150 APE
  • T8 4pc  75 APE

 

 

 Unholy – Top 10 Best in Slot Cloak

  1. Drape of the Skyborn  381.823 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of Icy Intent  364.064 APE  (Hard)
  3. Drape of the Faceless General  352.721 APE  (Hard)
  4. Drape of the Skyherald  337.979 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of the Drakerider  320.125 APE 
  6. Drape of Fuming Anger  318.847 APE
  7. Stylish Power Cape  299.843 APE
  8. Drape of the Lithe  296.771 APE
  9. Titanskin Cloak  291.225 APE  (Hard)
  10. Drape of the Deadly Foe  291.084 APE
 
 

Unholy - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Melee Hit Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  352.721 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Skyborn  341.567 APE  (Hard)
  3. Drape of Icy Intent  320.544 APE  (Hard)
  4. Drape of the Drakerider  320.125 APE
  5. Drape of Fuming Anger  318.847 APE 

 

Unholy - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Melee Hit and Expertise Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  352.721 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Skyborn  341.567 APE  (Hard)
  3. Drape of Icy Intent  320.544 APE  (Hard)
  4. Drape of the Drakerider  320.125 APE
  5. Drape of Fuming Anger  318.847 APE  

 

Unholy - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Hit Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  352.721 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  320.125 APE
  3. Drape of Fuming Anger  318.847 APE
  4. Drape of the Skyborn  309.007 APE  (Hard)
  5. Stylish Power Cape  299.843 APE  

 

Unholy - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Hit and Expertise Capped

  1. Drape of the Faceless General  352.721 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of the Drakerider  320.125 APE
  3. Drape of Fuming Anger  318.847 APE
  4. Drape of the Skyborn  309.007 APE  (Hard)
  5. Stylish Power Cape  299.843 APE 
 

Unholy - Top 5 Best in Slot Cloak: Expertise Capped

  1. Drape of the Skyborn  381.823 APE  (Hard)
  2. Drape of Icy Intent  364.064 APE  (Hard)
  3. Drape of the Faceless General  352.721 APE  (Hard)
  4. Drape of the Skyherald  337.979 APE  (Hard)
  5. Drape of the Drakerider  320.125 APE   

  

Unholy APE Values for Tier Set Bonuses

  • T7 2pc  78.3 APE
  • T7 4pc  160.2 APE
  • T8 2pc  37.92 APE
  • T8 4pc  115.7 APE

 

Notations

  • (Hard) – This comes from a boss on Hard mode.  This will not be easy to get.
  • (Set) – Remember to account for the 2 and 4 Piece Set Bonuses.  This will adjust the ranking of this item.
  • (Crafted) – This should be easier to attain if you have the gold and can find a crafter with the recipie.
  • (Emblems) – This can only be purchased through Emblems at a vendor.

 

 

Things to remember

  1. Please see my “Best in Slot Items” (BISI) page for a comprehensive list of all BISI items.
  2. THIS DOES NOT ADD IN SET BONUSES!!!  At the end of each Spec’s section, there is a listing of the APE values of the set bonuses.  When you attain a bonus you can then add in that APE to item values.  Remember it is not a bonus per each Tier item.  For example if you got 5 pieces of T8 Unholy you would add a total of 153.62 APE to your toon, and no more.
  3. These items are weighted using a system commonly refered to as APE, or Attack Power Equivalency.  This uses mathematical formulas, and often times simulators, to determine how much each attribute contributes to your dps.  It equates item stat values into a numeric value that equals 1 Attack Power, or 1 AP.
  4. APE means exactly what it says, this item has an equivalent value of x AP.  So if it says 1 is 519 APE and 2 is 492 APE, swapping from 2 to 1 would be like gaining 27 Attack Power.
  5. Take everything here with a grain of salt.  Short of running a simulator, it’s nearly impossible to know what the best stats are for any one character.  APE changes as your stats change.  As one stat goes up, its value to your dps goes down.  Meanwhile other stats’ values will go up in value.  This however is a good baseline, assuming you have the equivalent best in slot items and have kept your stats balanced while gearing out.
  6. Keep in mind  that my information could be wrong.  But even if it is, it is most likely the closest source of information to the actual truth about DK APE values available.
  7. Agility adds armor, so if you have the Bladed Armor talent this can be adding AP as well as Melee Crit %.
  8. Hit and Expertise can be capped.  You do not want more than you can actually use.  Items with a stat that you’ve exceeded the cap are not worth their “true” value anymore because you’re not getting all of the benefit.
  9. 262.32 Hit Rating is equal to 8% Melee Hit (this is the Melee Hit cap).
  10. 445.91 Hit Rating is equal to 17% Spell Hit (this is the Spell Hit cap).  The spell hit cap is 288.53 rating or 17% if you have 3/3 Virulence and Misery debuff up.
  11. 213.2 Expertise Rating is equal to 26 Expertise (this is the Expertise cap).  172.2 expertise rating  (21 skill) will hit the cap when talented.
  12. Your stats need to be balanced.  If you pick gear that always has +Strength on them, then you’re going to be screwed. These items are balanced around the concept that you do not overstack certain stats.  Aka, 4% hit and 3000 AP is bad.  But so is 15% hit and 1500 AP.  Sticking with these item lists will usually avoid that however.
  13. If you don’t agree you should seriously take a moment to stop and think about what factual data you have to back up that feeling.  Often times the number crunchers out there find things that look wrong to the average person.
  14. When gemming gear most of the time you will ignore the slot colors.  Only pay attention to slot colors when trying to meet a metagem requirement if you need to.  Otherwise every gem slot should be either +Strength, +Expertise, or +Hit.  These numbers assume you are using Rare gems available to any player.
  15. For more information on the Expertise and Hit caps you should read here: Hit and Expertise Revisited.

-Suffer Well Brothers and Sisters.

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