10-Man Heroic Raid Difficulty

We managed to take Nef down last night which opens up all hard modes. We also killed Halfus last week, but that still leaves 11 potential hard modes to try. Where to start? Loot-wise you probably want to hit the bosses with tier tokens, weapons, and trinkets first since those things tend to be in highest demand, or provide the biggest boost, or both. Tier tokens drop from Halfus, Magmaw, Meloriak, Cho'gall, Nefarian, and Al'Akir.

Weapons by use:
Caster dagger - Valiona
Caster dagger - Magmaw
Caster sword - Conclave of Wind
Caster mace - Cho'gall
Caster mace - Nef
Rogue dagger - Omnotron
Rogue sword - Valiona
Rogue dagger - Cho'gall
Rogue axe - Nef
Tanking 1-sword - Maloriak
Melee 1-sword - Conclave of Wind
Melee 1-sword - Magmaw
Melee 2-axe - Cho'gall
Melee 2-mace - Magmaw
Melee 2-sword - Nef
Feral staff - Halfus
Bow - Atramedes
Bow - Valiona

Trinkets:

Caster - Valiona
Caster - Atramedes
Caster - Cho'gall
Caster - Council
Healer - Maloriak
Melee - Chimaeron
Melee - Council
Hunter - Halfus
Hunter - Nef
Tanking - Magmaw
Tanking - Valiona

We can also look at the success or lack thereof from other guilds. I went to Guildox today and pulled out kill stats and average ilvl information for each boss. (Average ilvl is based on both 10 and 25 kills, so not the most useful information.)

Boss	10-man Guild Kills	25-man Guild Kills	Average ilvl
Halfus	2796	1636	352.5
Chimaeron	1364	1104	352.7
Maloriak	643	623	354.1
Atramedes	522	483	354.0
Conclave of Wind	189	429	354.5
Omnotron	133	266	355.5
Al'Akir	86	15	358.8
Magmaw	69	345	355.3
Ascendant Council	5	56	357.8
Nefarian	3	44	359.1
Valiona	1	121	358.1
Sinestra	0	26	358.0
Cho'gall	0	43	359.8

I guess the Sinestra number shouldn't be a surprise since no one has even killed Cho'gall yet. The boss with all the drops I want (weapon, trinket, and tier piece from one boss!) has only been killed by 69 10-man guilds which is a shame, though the average ilvl is much lower than the end bosses so he may be doable. It certainly seems like Chimaeron is the second most popular heroic to kill though he drops practically nothing in super demand by my arbitrary criteria.

Archaeology Rare Items

I couldn't find any site listing the possible rewards from the new World of Warcraft profession, Archaeology with the information I wanted. So, I decided to build my own. Personally I'm looking for entry level raid gear (hello Zin'rokh!) and wanted to know if there was anything else I wanted and what races to focus on. Note for Zin'rokh (and I assume all the other 85 epics) you need at least 450 Archaeology skill to find them.

Level 85 Epics

Staff of Sorcerer-Thane Thaurissian - Dwarf
Tyrande's Favorite Doll - Night Elf
Ring of the Boy Emperor - Tol'Vir
Scimitar of the Sirocco - Tol'Vir
Staff of Ammunae - Tol'Vir
Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds - Troll

Other Bind on Account Gear

Queen Azshara's Dressing Gown - Night Elf
Headdress of the First Shaman - Orc
Nifflevar Bearded Axe - Vrykul

Mounts

Fossilized Raptor - Fossil
Scepter of Azj'Aqir - Tol'Vir

Pets

Clockwork Gnome - Dwarf
Fossilized Hatchling - Fossil
Crawling Crab - Tol'Vir

Miscellaneous Vanity Things

Arrival of the Naaru - Draenei
The Last Relic of Argus - Draenei
Chalice of the Mountain Kings - Dwarf
The Innkeeper's Daughter - Dwarf
Blessing of the Old God - Nerubian
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron - Nerubian
Bones of Transformation - Night Elf
Druid and Priest Statue Set - Night Elf
Highborne Soul Mirror - Night Elf
Kaldorei Wind Chimes - Night Elf
Wisp Amulet - Night Elf
Pendant of the Scarab Storm - Tol'Vir