I would probably pass on this... 30ac is great, but MTs need hp... It's all about the hp for tanks. Most of whatever you get with a large amount of HPs already has a good portion of AC... Not to mention there is a softcap on AC, so after a certain point, you get diminishing returns.
Not to mention a lot of bosses don't care how much AC you have, they're gonna rip right through it. That's when you want MTs with high HPs so clerics don't have to speed CH cycle up and run out of mana faster than someone else.
Play on a PvP server and your tune about resist not mattering much will change ;) Anything that raises your unbuffed total is a bonus for travel gear. 30ac makes it so you dont get screwed as bad trying to get your resist high enough to resist them ranger/sk snares....whole different world on PvP servers.
I would tend to agree with ya there Dark. Resists are nice numbers, but at lvl 55-60 most all of those stats are already maxed out with gear and buffs, so you look at it this way. What is the point. It is a no drop item. The best thing you can do with this is let the person that has the lowest resists and ac loot it and leave it at that. It can't be sold or traded (mistake on VI IMHO at least on this item) It would be excellent for an alt or lower lvl guildie etc... but for the raid getting the item, you're looking for more HP by then and most will leave it to rot. And once again just my 2 cp.
And god bless ya for it Dark. Just did a search for mana pres 3 items and this is about the only one that A) MIGHT not require us fighting a tank to the death over, and B) actually kind of has stats that a caster wouldn't mind. Resists are quite nice... that being said, there are a lot of helms with really good caster stats... but with mana pres 3 this lets you cast 11 spells for the cost of 10. that adds up.
Figure, a 300 mana nuke for free every 10 casts. Cast that one 20 times... ya save 600 mana... 30 times, ya save 900 mana. Show me another caster helm with +900 mana on it and I'll gladly pass on this one.
It's really is a little hat; zero weight and fits in tiny containers; kinda reminds me of those miniature batting helmets they used to serve hot fudge sundaes.
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Posted:Aug 19 2002 at 10:49 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I loved those! I had a few when I was younger they ended up breaking or something, I was really young,, im only 19 now :D I miss them :D
I'm not certain what headpiece I'll have in the next 10 or so levels I will need to fight in ToV, but of the ones that are likely, I will happily give up anything with wis or mana on it for this little hat! 30ac AND 15 resists across the board? Nice! I think any class would give up the hat they're wearing for this if they are awarded this crown.