I just picked up a Lodi shield and was wearing a Ragged Hide Cloak. What I've noticed in doing so is that I lose 70 HP in doing this, which I think is alot, but gain 20 AC with the shield (AC drops below 100 doing this too with the shield).

I mainly quad or charm and will tend to charm more as time goes on.

Question:

1. Do I just sell the Cloak (bought it real cheap) and bank the profit?
2. Or keep both and use the Cloak when applicable?

I guess the bottom line is the extra AC, EB, and resists so much of an advantage that I should never use the Ragged Cloak?

Thanks in advance for the answers.

HP and resists are generally better than AC for a druid. Especially if your guild is doing alot of raids on AE mobs.

On the other hand, there is also much to be said for a third alternative of selling one or the other or both and buying a heiro cloak (I have no idea the going worth of the three items anymore).

I'd keep both, using the cloak most of the time and the lodi shield when you need EB or resists. If possible I'd try to upgrade from ragged hide cloak to hiero cloak, but there isn't a huge difference between the two.