Enchanter Gear

[kgallowaypa]

As a 55 DE enchanter, I will say that I didn't make any mistakes in my creation. I am actually glad that I decided to go for a dark elf as my first main toon on P99 for one reason:

No starting plat.

Sure the gaz ring is great...once you are high enough to camp it yourself or have another plat farming char, then roll a HIE or ERU chanter. (Coming up with ~7k plat as a main toon can be rough to amass considering enchanters are the most gear-dependent caster class.) That being said, having control to break charm when you wants it to break is essential, especially when you are starting to solo 46+ zones by yourself. As you will come to find really quickly, the unexpected break in root or charm when your not paying attention can have you seeing death really fast if you cant control your mobs. (See howling Stones Soloing)

That being said, acquiring plat can be rough until your late 40's, early 50's (And were talking about thousands of plat to get good full Loam gear and rare spells.)...Also don't focus on getting your epic unless you are in a guild that can help you with the major stuff. I started collecting my epic pieces once I hit 46 but even at 55-60, Verina and Vessel will be the bane of your existence.

My opinion on the core gear to get. Of course the goblin ring is invaluable if you don't have hide already on a DE, but forcing a charm break by swapping that extra spell slot for an IVU/invis is tedious..and it doesn't account for when charm or root breaks, which for some reason is always a 80%chance things don't happen as you expect when your playing as an enchanter past lvl 40 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

TLDR -- Rolling a DE chanter if this is your first toon on p99 is a great thing because you have access to somewhat break charm while still medding. If you already have a money-making char, min/max your next enchanter make an ERU or HIE for the CHA bonus upfront.