New shaman - armor question

[brecon]

Banded sets usually run ~100pp if you can find someone to make it (the large molds aren't available in FP I don't believe, so it'll make it hard to find someone). But it's hard to afford spells until after you start vendoring bronze/fine steel in your 20s. Here is what I would do:

(1) Use it to buy your spells up to around level ~24, then run to EC.

(2) Level there in ORC 1 / ORC 2 groups or beg buffs at the tunnel to solo. With a HP buff, a druid ds or a clarity you can solo without any real gear.

(3) Look for people giving away stuff, which happens a lot. You don't need to buy a wraithbone hammer, people will offer to give away similar quality gear.

(4) Sell CB belts if anyone is buying.

Hopefully by the time you level enough to leave EC, around level 12-14, you'll have some starter gear and your spells to last awhile.