I’ll elaborate further on my apparently not so simple question about the Naxxramas shoulder enchants in the Classic and WotLK sections of Ask Mr. Robot.
Brief summary: We never see Resilience of the Scourge or Fortitude of the Scourge in the Classic optimizer, nor do we see Might of the Scourge or Power of the Scourge in the WotLK optimizer. I think this should be changed.
It appears that out of the four shoulder enchants dropping from Sapphiron in WoW Classic (we’re talking game version 1.14.3 on Classic Era and Season of Mastery realms): Power of the Scourge, Might of the Scourge, Resilience of the Scourge, and Fortitude of the Scourge, only two show up in each optimizer, and strangely enough not the same ones!
To be specific, I have listed the shoulder enchants shown for each spec in each optimizer:
| Spec | Classic | WotLK |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Death Knight | Fortitude | |
| Frost Death Knight | Fortitude | |
| Unholy Death Knight | Fortitude | |
| Balance Druid | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Feral Druid | Might | Fortitude |
| Guardian Druid | Might | Fortitude |
| Restoration Druid | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Beast Mastery Hunter | Might | Fortitude, Resilience |
| Marksmanship Hunter | Might | Fortitude, Resilience |
| Survival Hunter | Might | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Arcane Mage | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Fire Mage | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Frost Mage | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Holy Paladin | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Protection Paladin | Might, Power | Fortitude, Resilience |
| Retribution Paladin | Might, Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Discipline Priest | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Holy Priest | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Shadow Priest | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Assassination Rogue | Might | Fortitude |
| Outlaw Rogue | Might | Fortitude |
| Subtlety Rogue | Might | Fortitude |
| Elemental Shaman | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Enhancement Shaman | Might, Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Restoration Shaman | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Affliction Warlock | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Demonology Warlock | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Destruction Warlock | Power | Resilience, Fortitude |
| Arms Warrior | Might | Fortitude |
| Fury Warrior | Might | Fortitude |
| Protection Warrior | Might | Fortitude |
For a graphical illustration, I also post the shoulder enchants lists for a generic Protection Paladin in both optimizers:
Conclusion: We never see Resilience or Fortitude in the Classic optimizer, nor do we see Might or Power in the WotLK optimizer. I think this should be changed. For WotLK, the Naxxramas shoulder enchants are no longer available in the current game version 3.4.0, so one could argue about whether they should be ranked at all (some chars probably still have them though). However in the Classic optimizer, which most people probably use for the current game version 1.14.3 on Classic Era and Season of Mastery realms, all four enchants are still available and should be ranked where they make sense.
Best regards,
synthos