Semi-Twinking a Shaman

[miraculous]

I am going to be creating a Troll/Ogre Shaman tonight and I have a good amount of money to spend on gear/items.

I have about 50k that I am going to spend on his gear.

Any suggestions on the type of gear that would be most beneficial for leveling solo and in groups when I am bored? I know a nice weapon will be good to have, any suggestions?

Do I want HP/AC gear mainly or Wis gear?

Is Jaundice where it's at or is something else more ideal for leveling up?

Keep in mind that I am starting from very low levels.

Thanks in advance!

[LiQuid]

Best twinking you can make for a baby shaman is making it an ogre.

[Ele]

Fungi Tunic is best item you can get for shaman twink, but out of the price range you identified.

weapon get a Poison Wind Censer for use until 50 if you want to melee that long

5/55 rings, black sapphire earrings or earring of essence, dusty rusted vambraces, etc. FBSS won't hurt if you are going to tank and melee a lot.

[Vexenu]

I agree with Ele. Poison Wind Censer is a very nice weapon for leveling and quite cheap. Combine with FBSS and stack AC/HP gear along with a reasonable amount of WIS and you should have a pretty easy time of it melee soloing to 29 or 34 when more options open up spell-wise.

[webrunner5]

Ikky Breastplate would not hurt with 5 regen. Keep in mind soloing on a Shaman before level 24, and even 34 before you get your dog is not a whole lot of fun. Kill a mob med pretty long time, kill one mob med a long time etc.

But I never had a Ikky or fungi on one at low levels. Ele is right about the Poison Wind Censer but won't do much good until level 20 when the damage cap sort of comes off. But it is a fast weapon for a 2hander. And like you said you want HP/AC gear mainly. Make sure you have 75 points in Agility on a Ogre if you make one on start stats.

[Sarius]

You should also buy a Goblin Parrying Spear. it's 6/19 with a few wis and ac, but is really good for pre-20 when you have the damage cap. Also good to keep around to quicky train up piercing for when you get epic. Costs around 150-250pp.

As far as Jaundice goes, it is nice for the AC but can be a bit of a hinderance early because it lacks stats. I would recommend getting JB Boots and gloves and either Totemic (2k) or JB (500p) Helm. Dusty Rusted Vambs for the win!

[Gwenny]

Another idea is that you could use that cash to get some PL's. With that kind of cash you can probably get to a decent level (close to or at the lvl of having your pet). Depending on how high you wanted to get power-leveled, you'd likely have a good chunk of that money left to get some gear and you could save some money by not buying all of your lower-level spells that are redundant.

Again, just an idea.

[Danth]

Optionally, keep the money as the beginning of your high-level spell fund. For most folks the toughest part of playing a Shaman to 60 is finding the money to buy the expensive spells with.

Danth

[miraculous]

I found a Poison Wind Censor yesterday for sale and picked it up, but I also found a Granite Face Grinder for sale which is super nice.

Would you recommend the Censor over the Grinder for leveling?

I did pick up the Ikky BP and some other Jaundice stuff.

Thanks for all the help.

[webrunner5]

I like the censor at lower levels because it is faster. But past say level 40 the Grinder is a better bet damage wise for sure. And at level 39 you get a better slow to stand toe to toe longer.

[miraculous]

So I am curious as to if there are any other opinions about the Face Grinder vs the Censer?

Would I be better of selling the FaceGrinder for now and buying an FBSS for the haste and coupling that with my Censer?

Then at 39 or 40 switching over to the FaceGrinder?


Any thoughts here?

[webrunner5]

So I am curious as to if there are any other opinions about the Face Grinder vs the Censer?

Would I be better of selling the FaceGrinder for now and buying an FBSS for the haste and coupling that with my Censer?

Then at 39 or 40 switching over to the FaceGrinder?


Any thoughts here?

That is pretty much what I had. You just can't take advantage of the damage a Grinder can do till higher levels. And I rarely hasted myself with the FBSS on. There are only so many spell slots when you solo. It just wears off way too fast for the mana involved. I used a lot of Totemic gear on it at the time. Good AC and stats.

I remember when I put my Ikky BP and FBSS on my Shaman I went from killing two Gnolls to four Gnolls at the Spires in SK without stopping at like level 32ish. A BIG help.

[galvaunis]

roll a barb: barb hammer + fungi tunic + fungi staff is pure win

[Clark]

Best twinking you can make for a baby shaman is making it an ogre.

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[Clark]

So I am curious as to if there are any other opinions about the Face Grinder vs the Censer?

Would I be better of selling the FaceGrinder for now and buying an FBSS for the haste and coupling that with my Censer?

Then at 39 or 40 switching over to the FaceGrinder?


Any thoughts here?

would suggest GFG

[jschmidt85]

50k = semi-twink? holy shit. I have yet to break 1k lol

[mostbitter]

Get a gatorsmash maul, it will be much cheaper than the other 2 handers suggested here. It is timed to be available for use in between casts of Cannibalize and will allow you to put your money to better use. I'd suggest you either save the rest and continue building income towards a Fungi, JBB, or epic MQ. Perhaps grab a set of 55hp/ac rings. Shamans don't need a deep mana pool, they benefit much more from a bit of extra health.

[mostbitter]

He's just going to give up on the 2 hander eventually, why blow the money?

[Vexenu]

He's just going to give up on the 2 hander eventually, why blow the money?
Blow the money?

Are you playing on some bizarro server where items become no drop once equipped?

It's impossible to blow money on a droppable item unless you wildly overpay or sell it into a down market.

You have 10k plat.

You buy an item like an FBSS worth 10k plat and use it to level.

You sell the item for 10k plat (or more! you EC tunneling rascal!)

In each case, you were in possession of 10k worth of plat. By buying the item you just temporarily converted your plat into a useful item, putting it to work. In no way did you "blow" the money. You used it for its purpose.

In fact, now that I think about it, there is one other way to blow money: to let it sit in your bank and never buy any droppables with it. In which case it serves no purpose and has no value. The humble cracked staff delivers infinitely more value than a hoard of ten million plat that is never spent.

This has been a lesson in Everquest economics. Remember kids, plat is not wealth in EQ, items are wealth. Plat is just a means to acquire and measure real wealth.

[mostbitter]

Blow the money?

Are you playing on some bizarro server where items become no drop once equipped?

It's impossible to blow money on a droppable item unless you wildly overpay or sell it into a down market.

You have 10k plat.

You buy an item like an FBSS worth 10k plat and use it to level.

You sell the item for 10k plat (or more! you EC tunneling rascal!)

In each case, you were in possession of 10k worth of plat. By buying the item you just temporarily converted your plat into a useful item, putting it to work. In no way did you "blow" the money. You used it for its purpose.

In fact, now that I think about it, there is one other way to blow money: to let it sit in your bank and never buy any droppables with it. In which case it serves no purpose and has no value. The humble cracked staff delivers infinitely more value than a hoard of ten million plat that is never spent.

This has been a lesson in Everquest economics. Remember kids, plat is not wealth in EQ, items are wealth. Plat is just a means to acquire and measure real wealth.


thats all hypothetical, he could just as easily get stuck with the items, or the market could change and they might lose their value, which is even more likely as holding onto it is going to increase the chance that more of that item enters the market

[Thulack]

thats all hypothetical, he could just as easily get stuck with the items, or the market could change and they might lose their value, which is even more likely as holding onto it is going to increase the chance that more of that item enters the market

I never buy a item unless i know for sure i can resell it for the same amount or more for a profit. It's how you unintentionally make alot of plat in EC when trying to decide on what toon you want to plat :)