110 skill = miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss

STR doesn't just increase damage, it also increases your attack rating (which should help you land more).

You will miss more than a melee, but it definitely isn't useless. It's also why I was focusing more on dex / proc weapons (I want to start boosting up STR more to get ready for rod of annihilation). Though, I could see focusing a lot on strength instead and trying to maximize hits / melee damage.

BUT bone knighting isn't JUST about raw melee damage (even though it definitely can add some substantial damage through just melee / procs).

It's also about tanking for the pet while adding sustained damage. Even against things that are too tough to tank 100%, you can let the pet start off tanking.... then set up your lifetap dots... then step in and tank for a while... backing up to lifetap if you need and stepping back in.

Like last night I was tanking the frenzy in Lguk (hasted version). He hurt a lot, but I was able to tank it and trade a little with the pet and finish with about 50 -60% mana and pet still at 75% health.

For a typical necromancer with typical armor... the options are just "nuke and dot and hope pact of shadows can keep pet alive long enough". And you eat through tonsss of mana doing that... and end up with a hurt pet that can't handle emergency situations so well.

the miss rate isn't a problem since proc has nothing to do with the hit-rate

I started playing my 40 necro bone knight style , very fun! It’s like a very Op SK

I have gathered almost all of my gear for this once kunark lands, as great as gnomes are, I love Iksar not just for the regen, but it's my favorite race, when I started playing EQ it was during Kunark so that's probably why! Thanks for the idea, should make leveling my second necro a little more interesting!

I’ll be trying this on green. Never rolled a necromancer before but it looks super fun. Just looking for my crookstinger now, or a fire crystal staff before I begin (that’ll work too right) I’ll only start with a weapon and the shimmering orb on a gnome. Can’t wait! Neat side project

Would love some elaboration on this statement , not gunna lie

Crookstinger gonna skyrocket in tunnel :)

Indeed! Supply and demand. Paid 40pp

I'm glad you got a weapon! I will answer to your question (what I bought so far) into this thread, to keep all useful Bone knight info in the same place ;)

I decided, for starter, to buy everything on: TO GET list, that cost 100 plat or less. And I got quite a lot already. For 100 plat robe, you get AC 8 and DEX +9, with Azure Sleeves (75 plat) you get AC 12. Big numbers that should make a difference. And, you look cool in this green robe too ;)

So here is the list of items I got that are the same as per guide here, since they are cheap enough: (copy/paste from txt file, too bad formatting doesn't sticks) :(

slot ------ item ---------- price --------------- link
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chest - green silken drape - 100 - https://wiki.project1999.com/Green_Silken_Drape
arms - azure sleeves - 75 - https://wiki.project1999.com/Azure_Sleeves
wrist - Symbol of Loyalty to Vox - 50 - https://wiki.project1999.com/Symbol_of_Loyalty_to_Vox
face - Sheer Bone Mask - 45 - https://wiki.project1999.com/Platinum_Star_Ruby_Veil
feet - Kobold-Hide Boots - 40 - https://wiki.project1999.com/Kobold-Hide_Boots
secondary - a shimmering orb - 25 - https://wiki.project1999.com/A_Shimmering_Orb
waist - a drakescale belt - 20 - https://wiki.project1999.com/Drakescale_Belt

Next is the list of cheaper replacements I have, with prices, followed with the items you eventually want

slot --- cheaper item --------- price --------- item & link to: "item you eventually want" ---------- price
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back - Lizardscale Cloak AC8 DEX5 - 55 - Cloak of Shadows - https://wiki.project1999.com/Cloak_of_Shadows - 1,200
finger - jaged band - 35 - Djarns Amethyst Ring - https://wiki.project1999.com/Djarns_Amethyst_Ring - 5,500-6,000
finger - jaged band - 35 - Platinum Fire_Wedding Ring- https://wiki.project1999.com/Platinum_Fire_Wedding_Ring - 250 (rather get two of these!)
ear - Obsidian Bead Hoop AC2 INT3 ? - Ivandyr's Hoop - https://wiki.project1999.com/Ivandyr's_Hoop - 3,000
ear - polished bone hoop 10HP ? - Diamondine Earring - https://wiki.project1999.com/Diamondine_Earring - 900
neck - a chipped bone collar - 10 - Glowing Bone Collar - https://wiki.project1999.com/Glowing_Bone_Collar - 330
head - turtle shell helm - 10 - Crown of the Froglok Kings - https://wiki.project1999.com/Crown_of_the_Froglok_Kings - 250
wrist - Electrum Bracelet AC4, 3DEX - 15 - Symbol of Loyalty to Vox - https://wiki.project1999.com/Symbol_of_Loyalty_to_Vox - 50

Look at: Lizardscale Cloack, AC 8, DEX +5 for 50-55 plat

I only need to get some gloves, these may be OK:
Tiger Hide Gloves - 2AC, 2DEX 2 str - 20 - https://wiki.project1999.com/Tiger_Hide_Gloves

And shoulders, not a clue what to get...

I will be in Steamfont area until lvl 12. Minos drops 3plat axes, good for self sufficient buying spells. Also belts in croshbone sells well. Then, at lvl 12 I will buy spells, get also next batch of spells and I will go to commons and really start playing it as it should be played. ;)

Yes, waiting in Commons tunnel is a pain, when you want to play, but I was doing this, when there was not time for play, but I ran game in background and every 10-15 minutes i switched to game and checked what they were selling and I posted my WTB. Most items I got with responses to my auction WTB post, so I even stopped looking at other sellers posts to keep my time on minimum.

Now, for those two better weapons i will just ask in the zone, wherever i will be, whatever toon I may play, eventually i should get them....

p.s.
Since you already posted names of your two other toons you are playing, post the name of your Bone Knight also in case if I run into you ;)