so basically the 2nd/3rd/4th best item for each slot that doesn't have much competition from other classes

ring and mask from eashen
ltk mask, and gloves if cheap
other gloves choices: if u want save dkp, then just stick with ss gloves and silver steel gaunts are solid enough, or drop more dkp on onyx gloves/yeli gloves
vindi bp & boots
cloak of fearsome
veldrak's shortblade/veridix's Shortsword are dirt cheap but super nice aggro to pair with red epic
any 2h primal for proc when dps role
telk head
belt of destroyer if cheap (if vulak feeliux belt doesn't cost much more then get that instead)
hands of the master
str of elements
dps 1h: whip of rage or kreiz flame if cheap
dps 2h: any tov drops, but i prefer the vyemm one
2h aggro: if u have epic dont bother with dain axe
legs not much choice: ss legs, koi legs, dagarn legs, but there's also ikatiar legs (which has a black leather look looks nice on certain races)
wrist not much choice either: bracelet of sky, next level up (100hp) will cost quite some dkp
neck not much cheap choices: the 100hp ones are all gonna be quite costly, even aary's neck gonna be competitive

Surely, 'twas ever thus on p99?

Since I started playing in Kunark on Blue lifetaps have been nerfed on account of Lynuga Ruby quest abuse (lifetap loops) ... later on the same theme we had mallet spam for aggro...

P99 seems to have always been a cycle of finding consumable clickies to spam and getting them / the effects nerfed.

stuff you can sell for plat later

but yeah dain axe is prob best

yes, enjoy the rat race

Hobart's Helmet from Vulak should be cheaper than Rallos Zek Helmet. You only lose 30 HP and 5 AC if you are STA capped already. You also get 8 MR/CR/FR, which is a good enough trade for losing 7 MR from Rallos Zek Helmet.

Thought I'd follow up here after doing some research:

Head: Circlet of Suffering from Telk
Neck: Six Neck
Hands: HoT Gauntlets
Legs: Ikky legs
Weapons: Dagarn Tail, Dagas
Feet: Vindi boots

Purchasable items
Ears: Hammered Golden Loops
Neck: Black Sapphire Velium Necklace
Back: Hierophant's Cloak
Wrist: Silver Chitin Wristbands
Range: Sandwich
Finger: Djarn's Ring

Let me know what everyone thinks.

This list is not exhaustive. This list is NOT BIS (although some items might be). It is meant as a general guide for things that MIGHT be a good DKP value (GOOD items that are warrior only may go cheap depending on who is there), or be purchasable with plat (assuming you got some plat to dump as warriors are costy). Generally the items are listed from most ideal to less ideal within the same category. Obviously Vulak and Doze loot is better than what I listed here, but you said for value, so that is taken into consideration.

* Neck: Ayillish's Talisman
* Head: Circlet of Suffering / Circlet of the Falinkan
* Ears1: Hammered Golden Loop
* Ears2: Hammered Golden Loop
* Face: Mask of the Sky / Mask of Superiority / Eyepatch of Plunder
* Chest: Chestplate of Vindication
* Arms: Spirit Wracked Cord / Vambraces of the Myrmidon
* Back: Heirophant Cloak / Iksar Hide Cape / Cloak of Flames
* Waist: Spiked Seahorse Hide Belt / Belt of the Four Winds
* Shoulders: Strength of the Elements / Chokidai Hide Pauldrons
* Wrists1: Bracer of Benevolence / Silver Chitin Wristband
* Wrists2: Bracer of Benevolence / Silver Chitin Wristband
* Legs: Greaves of the Myrmidon
* Hands: Gauntlets of the Myrmidon / Silver Steel Gauntlets
* Fingers1: Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV / Coldain Hero's Insignia Ring
* Fingers2: Ring of the Sky / Regal Band of Bathezid / Di'Zok Signet of Service / Djarns Amethyst Ring
* Feet: Boots of the Vindicator / Boots of the Myrmidon

* Primary Agro: Willsapper / Veldrak's Shortblade / Veridix's Shortsword / Maelstrom
* Secondary Agro: Blade of Strategy / Veldrak's Shortblade / Veridix's Shortsword / Maelstrom
* 2H Agro: Frostreaver
* 2H DPS: Gaudralek, Sword of the Sky / Twisted Steel Bastard Sword / Ancient Fire Etched Flamberge / Reaver
* 2H Ramp: Sword of Rile
* Range: Sandwich of Foul Smelling Herbs

If you are a woodelf you need to ensure that you have 205 stamina unbuffed with your agro weapons. Ideally, every item you are wearing when you are tanking has +HP as well (preferably the max available on that slot). You always want to ensure you have at least 34% haste (41% ideally).... generally that means making sure you pick a belt and cloak that match.

Another thing to consider is where you plan on taking this character and what you plan on doing with it. If one day you want to make it VERY HIGH END, then dont waste DKP on stuff like a Dagarn belt (potentially costly for a non 100HP item on a 100 HP slot), when you know you gonna want a Dain or Tunare belt eventually. In that case, focus on resellable plat items temporarily (seahorse belt), or slots that go cheap (sky 41 haste belt). If you eventually want a specific item, plan on it now, and work around that for your temporary slots.

Also, this doesnt include the absolute shit ton on NON worn item clickies you gonna want. Invis BP/Legs, Lev Cloak, Jboots, SoW Sword, etc, etc, etc. I included items like 2H DPS weapons so you can have an idea of what might be worth picking up CHEAP. DONT WASTE DKP ON DPS ITEMS IF YOU ARE A WARRIOR, YOU ARE A TANK... IF YOU WANNA DPS MAKE A ROGUE. Yes warriors can be solid DPS, but its not your primary objective and blowing DKP on DPS items when you are a sub 6k tank is just wasteful. And Frostreaver is a good "bang for your buck" weapon, but real talk, you want 2 x 1H agro weapons for tanking.

GOOD LUCK at this expensive endeavor!

are you sure about that

Ya that’s a good post

This is helpful, thank you. A couple questions on slots:

My current back slot is a cloak of the maelstrom. Stats are good and it was cheap, but I’m a small race so the weight kills me. Is it worth swapping to iksar hide?

Shoulder slot seems like such a huge pain in the butt. Strength of elements would be great but kozz is very very hard to nab on green. Second option you listed was chokidai hide which dings me on strength and again, as a small race it’s a hindrance? Any other options for that slot? SWC is in process and I could put that on shoulders I guess but who knows how long that could take.