The ammount of staves I got before the epic - 81.
The latest find that came sooner than expected, but required some smart realm-hopping.
And the life-saver on the pally Otherwise he was getting rerolled.
I agree monks are definitely 1 tier higher into your "God tier". Boomies still dominating and they deserve their spot, but resto shaman is not an op spec in the same lines as balance and belongs to god-tier too.
Btw full plate is a relevant option now for holy paladins if you get the right stuff to proc from quests. 50% physical armor is hard to ignore and even harder to burst as a rogue or warr. Depends on team comp to be completely viable though.