Evaluating Season 1 Trinkets in The War Within: A Post-Tuning Review and Guide

With the recent tuning updates for Season 1 trinkets in "The War Within," many players find themselves reevaluating their options. Below is a detailed analysis of each trinket category, helping you discover which ones are the most effective for your needs.

Universal Trinkets

Ovi'nax's Mercurial Egg

  • Strengths: Provides substantial stat boosts, adaptable to different playstyles.

  • Weaknesses: Difficult to balance for classes with high mobility.

  • Verdict: Good but subjective depending on your class and play style.

Treacherous Transmitter

  • Strengths: Offers a significant primary stat boost.

  • Weaknesses: Tasks can be challenging in busy encounters.

  • Verdict: Exceptional but hard to use.

Mad Queen's Mandate

  • Strengths: High damage potential if timed correctly.

  • Weaknesses: Cast time can hinder cooldown reduction.

  • Verdict: Good.

Crafted Trinkets

Darkmoon Deck: Vivacity

  • Strengths: Buffs preferred stats.

  • Weaknesses: Low proc rate, undertuned.

  • Verdict: Do not equip.

Darkmoon Deck: Symbiosis

  • Strengths: Quick ramp-up time.

  • Weaknesses: Undertuned with no item level scaling.

  • Verdict: Good but subjective.

Strength Trinkets

Oppressive Orator's Larynx

  • Strengths: Potentially powerful if used correctly.

  • Weaknesses: Requires precise timing for maximum effect.

  • Verdict: Good.

Void Pactstone

  • Strengths: Provides AoE damage and haste boost.

  • Weaknesses: Requires dying for maximum effect.

  • Verdict: Good.

Agility Trinkets

Twin Fang Instruments

  • Strengths: Significant AoE damage.

  • Weaknesses: Requires multiple uses in succession.

  • Verdict: Average.

Bottled Flayedwing Toxin

  • Strengths: Strong single-target damage.

  • Weaknesses: Needs to be reapplied hourly.

  • Verdict: Exceptional.

Intellect Trinkets

Mereldar's Toll

  • Strengths: Decent single-target damage and ally buff.

  • Weaknesses: RNG buff distribution.

  • Verdict: Poor.

High Speaker's Accretion

  • Strengths: Strong AoE damage.

  • Weaknesses: Requires multiple targets for full effect.

  • Verdict: Poor.

Tank Trinkets

Ceaseless Swarmgland

  • Strengths: High proc rate with defensive value.

  • Weaknesses: Lower damage compared to pure damage trinkets.

  • Verdict: Mediocre.

Refracting Aggression Module

  • Strengths: Significant defensive value.

  • Weaknesses: Lack of control over activation.

  • Verdict: Poor.

Healer & Support Trinkets

Cirral Concoctory

  • Strengths: Can provide powerful buffs.

  • Weaknesses: Highly RNG-dependent.

  • Verdict: Average.

Viscous Coaglam

  • Strengths: Transfers overhealing to a shield.

  • Weaknesses: Requires a lot of overhealing.

  • Verdict: Poor.

21 Sep 2024