Resto, haste vs mastery 4.2

[Máryjáne]

Hey there! I was wondering if mastery is gonna be better in the next patch than haste. I know that haste makes our ticks faster but since mastery gives bonus healing to our ticks in the next patch i think mastery is a little bit better. Maybe i should gem with int and mastery and keep the passive haste from gear or if i should continue with the haste stack.

Regards Máryjáne

[Anaram]

My hunch is that mastery is better come 4.2. You'll still want enough haste for 5th rejuvenation tick, of course (916 haste rating).

[Máryjáne]

So in 4.2 you should gem with mastery/int and keep your passive haste from gear? If you're haste caped ofc.

[Anaram]

I'd suggest holding off for a few more PTR builds to see exactly how mastery numbers will turn out before making any radical choices. If you can get to 2000+ haste rating breakpoints without significant sacrifices then that might still be worth it (possibly depending on personal preferences)

[Anaram]

On further review it looks like getting 2005 (2032 with SoW) haste in 4.2 is still your best bet. Symbiosis is not multiplicative (it's additive) so it turns out not to be that great. Mastery is still the best stat after intellect (when above said breakpoints), though.