Comparison of Aldor and Scryers rewards This article is meant to be a side - by - side comparison of Aldor and Scryers rewards , two factions located in Shattrath City . The article aims to make it easier for players to decide which faction they want to side and gain reputation with . Note that while gaining reputation for either faction , you will also gain reputation with the Sha ' tar until honored . Overview . When you first reach Shattrath City and are level 60 or higher , you are given a choice between two factions : The Aldor and the Scryers . Which you choose will have various impacts on you , not only on which faction rewards you can purchase , but also in which quests you might pursue . And while you can revert from one to another , it is best to avoid making a haphazard choice . This page provides some a quick side - by - side comparison for how each faction may benefit a character . What this page does not do is tell you which faction you need to choose specifically . You are strongly encouraged to look at all the items before you make your choice . Rep Item Availability . One potential factor to take into consideration is the availability of the items used to raise your reputation with either faction . For the Scryers , the two primary items are Sunfury Signet s and Arcane Tome s , while the Aldor use Marks of Sargeras and Fel Armament s instead . According to the Game Statistics posted on the WoW homepage , players ( on the week from July 16 to July 22 , 2008 ) looted Sunfury Signets twice as often as Marks of Sargeras and Arcane Tomes 84 % more often than Fel Armament . Similarly , 28 % more Sunfury Signets were sold on the Auction House than Marks of Sargeras , and 56 % more Arcane Tomes were sold than Fel Armaments . While this does not reveal data for prices , how often they are encountered clearly will affect Auction House prices . Thus , obtaining rep items for Scryers appears to be easier and / or cheaper than obtaining Aldor rep items . Naturally , one could deliberately farm either faction ' s items and would likely encounter decent drop rates if farming the appropriate areas , but common player activities ( especially daily quests on the Isle of Quel ' Danas ) seem to encourage the acquisition of Scryer items over Aldor ones . Inn / Tier Position . The Scryers Hearth location on their tier is closer to the ground than the Aldor tier is , meaning that characters can run off it without taking the elevator ( death is assured when jumping from the Aldor Tier to the main city ring without protection ) . The Scryers are also slightly closer to the flight master . Impatient players hence may want to consider the Scryers for these reasons . If you are a keen chef , both inns have fires ( or braziers ) that can be used for cooking directly outside the entrances . - - As a note , you could theoretically bind at the Scryer inn and then become an Aldor , however , the arcane guardians on the Scryer Tier are actively hostile to Aldor players , just like the Vindicators on Aldor Rise are actively hostile to Scryers . The Aldor Hearth location on their tier is connected via a tunnel directly to Nagrand making it rather convenient at the 64 - 66 range to get to Nagrand ( though there is also the flight path ) . Hunters and those interested in Kurenai / Mag ' har faction could find the ease of access convenient - this exit can also be reached by Scryers but you must use the main elevator ( not the one between Scryer and Aldor rise ) and be careful to not get too close to any Vindicators . Inscriptions . Inscriptions are shoulder - slot enchants that can be applied by anybody to their own armor . Both factions ' greater inscriptions carry the same stat types , but give higher values to one stat . Aldor items tend towards damage , healing , attack power and dodge . Scryer items tend towards Crit rates , MP5 and defense . Crafting Recipes and Trainers . Both factions offer various crafting patterns and plans that are Bind on Pickup which become available to you as your reputation level increases . The items you craft , however , are Bind On Equip , allowing you to make them for characters other than your own . However , only the Scryers currently offer an Alchemist recipe . The Shattrath jewelcrafting trainer is located on the Aldor Rise . This is not a problem if one levels jewelcrafting before choosing Scryers , but it does offer an incentive for progressing jewelers to choose Aldor . The Scryers ' Tier is home to a master enchanting trainer . Enchanting was once only trainable to 300 by going into Uldaman or talking to the Master Enchanter on the Scryers ' tier , but it is now possible to train to 300 from any Enchanting trainer in a major city . The tailoring patterns for Imbued Netherweave Tunic and Imbued Netherweave Robe are only sold in Sanctum of the Stars , a Scryers town in Shadowmoon Valley . You can buy the patterns when you are neutral to the Scryers . They are also not BoP . Tailors who plan to make the tunic or the robe should purchase the patterns before choosing Aldor . Otherwise , they will need to find a Scryers / neutral player to purchase it for them . Quest rewards . In addition to faction purchases , Aldor and Scryers also offer different quest lines with different rewards . For example , the quest is available for both factions , but offers vastly different rewards : Each faction has its own quest chains in Shadowmoon Valley and Netherstorm . In some cases , the item rewards for equivalent quests are the same for both factions . In other cases , there are different rewards . Shattered Sun Pendant . Among the Shattered Sun Offensive rewards added in patch 2 . 4 , there are four epic neck that have proc effects that provide different benefit depending on whether you are exalted with Aldor or Scryer : , , , . Note that you need to be exalted with Shattered Sun Offensive to purchase these and exalted with Aldor or Scryer to have the proc effects . Analysis . Healers . You may be in for some tough choices . While the Scryers staff provides huge healing , Aldor gear provides substantial Intellect and MP5 gear . The shoulder enchantments are the reverse , Aldor providing substantial healing and Scryers providing more MP5 . Casters . The Scryers appear superior in some ways . They provide a very good spell hit trinket , shoulder enchants with stats more in favor of crits and an epic spell damage ring . In contrast , the Aldor provides a spell damage staff with intellect that lacks stamina , and a low - stamina , high intellect chestpiece with decent damage . Rogues . is reward from , the final quest of a long Scryer chain ( and not available from the Aldor ) . With 23 agi , 21 stam , 20 hit rating and 48 attack power , it is significantly better than anything outside of heroic Black Morass or Karazhan for sword and mace Rogues . Take this into consideration , because the Assassination Armor set does not include a belt . However , Sword rogues should notice the , which is comparable to , but can only be bought at Exalted with Aldor for 200g . This sword is also significantly better than any sword outside of raids and Arena rewards . Other factors . Another key factor to consider is your trade . If you are training enchanting or tailoring , you should probably choose Scryer , since you can access all enchanting training on the Scryer ' s tier , and also more easily purchase the BoE patterns . " In the end , most of the rare and probably epic rewards from the two factions are likely to get replaced by other better raid loots or PvP rewards . Therefore , eventually most people will find that the only differences are the shoulder inscriptions and different proc for the Shattered Sun Pendants . Armory trends . Data from Okoloth ' s blog . Visit the site for much more class - specific trend data automatically parsed from the armory . Summary . This summarizes the classes listed as best for the reputation rewards shown on this page only ; it does not include the quest rewards or the crafter recipes .