Self found shaman

[PatChapp]

Mammoth hide cloak very attainable in the upper 20s in a group.
Will need to drag a group there, but perma is also a good xp spot if a little harder than others.

Rare drop but 20s -30s kunark giants can drop forest loops.

[Kich867]

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

Mammoth hide cloak very attainable in the upper 20s in a group.
Will need to drag a group there, but perma is also a good xp spot if a little harder than others.

Rare drop but 20s -30s kunark giants can drop forest loops.

Depending on how "self-found" they're looking to be they wouldn't be able to bring a group. You kinda have to outlevel the gear you're farming pretty hard to do it safely solo.

Although as a shaman it's probably easier. When I did this on my warrior I couldn't go back to get gear from permafrost until my early 40's.

[Bobjenson]

Great suggestions. I'm mainly just not taking gifts and not buying gear.. but will gladly group, camp, etc. Also when soloing I'm not allowing outside buffs.

The tribunal necklace quest is halas seems like an early good magic weapon, any other thoughts on obtainable magic weapons?

Thanks again!

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Great suggestions. I'm mainly just not taking gifts and not buying gear.. but will gladly group, camp, etc. Also when soloing I'm not allowing outside buffs.

The tribunal necklace quest is halas seems like an early good magic weapon, any other thoughts on obtainable magic weapons?

Thanks again!

I wouldn't worry too much about magic weapons. Since you are going the self found route, meleeing isn't going to be very good. You can just root/rot the mobs.

There are some decent weapons you can get self found, like https://wiki.project1999.com/Gatorsmash_Maul , but without a haste item it isn't going to be amazing. You don't get your first haste spell until 29, so you got some time to find a decent weapon if you want to do some meleeing levels 30-40.

Levels 1-10 you can probably melee fine with a basic weapon since the mobs are really weak in that range, but you aren't going to be fighting anything that requires a magic weapon in that level range anyway.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

If you are going to stick to the "self found" idea for the entire life of the character, Troll is the best hands down.

They have better starting stats/faction than Iksar, plus Troll Regen, and you can get snare neck if you want. They also still have access to JBB.

It will be a long time before you get a regeneration item/Torpor, so Troll Regen is going to give you the best bang for your buck.

If you are a hardcore player and are good at finding/making groups, then Ogre would be a great choice too for endgame FSI.

[Chortles Snortles]

congrats on your new dps class adventure!

[fortior]

Ogre's biggest advantage on a new self-found leveling shaman is the pile of stats, not the FSI which will not be relevant whatsoever until you are 60 or punching way above your weight. Leveling a shaman involves chewing through relatively safe piles of mobs with just enough speed to

Based on stats, go ogre. Not for frontal stun immunity, which I guarantee you will not matter whatsoever, but because of this:
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[MrSaker2]

I soooooo wish they hadn't taken away the upgraded character visuals, I liked the newer Ogre models, don't know if I can stomach the "classic" ones.

[Toxigen]

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

Ogre's biggest advantage on a new self-found leveling shaman is the pile of stats, not the FSI which will not be relevant whatsoever until you are 60 or punching way above your weight. Leveling a shaman involves chewing through relatively safe piles of mobs with just enough speed to

Based on stats, go ogre. Not for frontal stun immunity, which I guarantee you will not matter whatsoever, but because of this:
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yeah but if you're gonna make that argument its troll all the way

slightly less stats but regen

[fortior]

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yeah but if you're gonna make that argument its troll all the way

slightly less stats but regen

agreed, but I was responding to the ogre posts. troll or ogre for me, personally. however, the regen really amps up in your 50s, so on a fresh green server you've been raiding or at least soloing camps for a while at that point. I think ogre wins out with an overcrowded server while troll might level quicker whne ahead of the curve.