Arradwen
Legend
Ok so, a lot of rogues I talk to tend to run the Brutal set for the +30 energy and I personally think that there is better gear out there. I did a decent bit of research before coming to this conclusion. This being said I would like to state my case. The Brutal gear offers 6 sockets (3 chest, 2 shoulder and 2 head, with 1 being a meta) this amounts to 70 (or 81) agi depending on your meta. In my current gear I have 12, also the brutal set provides 188 agi vs my 254, which is a pretty significant attack power boost. Brutal giving you a max of 269 vs my current 375. That being said the slayer 4 piece gives 6% increased hemo and backstab damage. Currently my backstab offers 403% weapon damage + 1.1k vs ambush which is 575+ 2k and double the energy, so I can get 2 backstabs in at 806% + 2.2k. Also opening with prep + SND before garrote -> cheap -> backstabs -> kidney lets me do a massive burst and still have energy. This is just food for thought, im curious to see why people think the +30 energy is better. Normally my openers don't leave me energy starved and I can kill most priests before or right after a kidney if I wait out bubble via sap or they are dispelled. Oh, Also the non Brutal gear gives you more Stam.