Erudite SK... Am I forgetting any specific items?

[Jimjam]

Click is improved chance to self break root.

[rjw513]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Click is improved chance to self break root.

+1

[Keebz]

There is 0 chance that bracer is worth it, but if you're having fun go for it.

For actual items, don't forget to pick up some Blood Ember—Gloves, Arms, Boots and Legs(pricey) are great mana savers at 46. Even the hat might be useful for you as well if you don't have an infravision item.

I definitely agree about joining a guild and doing Sky when you're higher.

[Jimjam]

Blood ember pants I’ve found helpful. The old fall down pants! I think I have most the set except boots and all of it gets use. I’d use the boots too if I had them!

Sky raid vibes are very different to normal raid vibes, so even if you don’t really get along with normal guild stuff may be worth enduring a guild for a while to do some of that. Perhaps

I was lucky but I found the pegasus haste belt pretty easy to acquire.

When you’re not doing the sky raid stuff you can always put guild chat in a separate window and minimalise it while doing your own thing.

[Danth]

Hah! Original poster says he has no intention of raiding. Some people don't like or have interest in that mode of gameplay. I've been max level on my shadowknight for more than ten years without a single North Temple Veeshan item on it and i've done plenty of stuff, more than most. That type of equipment just isn't necessary.

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The Velium Shards click will, as you expect, eventually fade into irrelevance as you level and eventually won't be worth bothering with since it doesn't scale. Enjoy it for the time being, stop using it once it gets pointless. Click or no click, that bracer will last you probably until you camp Velketor's for the Silver Chitin Wristbands. That particular camp will be well within your trio's capability by about the middle 50's if not sooner.

Those 22% haste gloves and something like a 30/40 weapon is good enough to get to level 60 with, especially since you said you're frequently in a trio. For example, I used an 18/26 Noctivagant Blade for years at 60, and got to 60 with worse haste than that, because Velious wasn't out yet. I lived. If you can do better than that, great, but the type of stuff listed will get the job done if it has to. Some of the affordable-ish Velious weapons with a near to 1:1 ratio like Argent Protector, Carved Dragonbone Spear, etc should be on your radar. Longer term something like a Narandi Lance might be within reach. Get the best haste you can budget for, knowing the gloves will get the job done if they have to.

High-end droppables like Crown of Narandi might seem out of reach--and may be if you're a P99 "tourist" who'll quit before or shortly after reaching maximum level--but are obtainable with enough time and saving if you play over a longer period. Put them on the back burner, but don't forget them entirely. If you stick with the game awhile, you'll find platinum eventually adds up over time.

Danth

[Toxigen]

his trio is sk / cleric / rogue

should be gunning for narandi crown first and foremost

and yikes i feel bad for that cleric...thats a tough assignment...not the worst trio ever but no slow or mana regeneration at all


edit: actually...the trio should collectively save for cleric epic, then rogue epic, then narandi crown [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Crede]

Originally Posted by Toxigen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

his trio is sk / cleric / rogue

should be gunning for narandi crown first and foremost

and yikes i feel bad for that cleric...thats a tough assignment...not the worst trio ever but no slow or mana regeneration at all


edit: actually...the trio should collectively save for cleric epic, then rogue epic, then narandi crown [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Rogue can slow if needed. But ch is OP so not really needed for most trio content. I’d prioritize crown first which the knight will need to keep aggro off rogue esp since aggro nerf.

[Danth]

A dude for whom 2K is a lot isn't going to be prioritizing a near to 100K helm any time soon.

Locustlure is an interesting suggestion, and probably a good one. A 1/3-ish slow, even as a random special effect, will reduce the healer's mana outlay more than any other item for several times the price would. Eventually you'd want to look at some other utility procs as well, like tash stick (cheap, and even the cleric could use it) or stave of shielding (not so cheap).

[Snaggles]

I think a few pieces of blood ember would be handy. Along with a Circlet of Shadows (invis at 20 instead of 30!). Past that just get cheap haste (SCHW’s are too good to pass up) and a decent weapon. 2h ideally past level 30.

I have a Narandi crown. It’s decent and will help keep aggro mana up as you grind. The functional effect though is 20 mana a minute, it’s a free clinging darkness a minute.

I’d get the rogue a Locustlure as well. At max level it’s 35% which is certainly noticeable. I expect around the time it proc that is about 30% and stuff hits quite a bit harder when grinding level 50+. It won’t proc all the time or early but over the course or a grind it’s about average mana use.

[Jimjam]

Locustlure 30% slow in areas with a shaman npc is pretty huge cos it turns attack rate from 150% to 70%.

I did think the effectiveness of procs was determined by the level the proc begins, not the level of the player casting the proc. I may well be mistaken as I have nothing to back this up.


Is the slow poison one of the vendor component only ones? If the rogue friend is into poison that does sound an interesting avenue.

If you are going with unslowed mobs consider DS pots.