~20k DE warrior twink advice

[Vasuki]

For some reason I really have the urge to twink out a dark elf warrior.

Looking for some armor tips preferably stuff that sells fairly commonly.

Also is iksar BP worth it?

[Vexenu]

Iksar BP is a must. It will eat up half your budget but regen is worth it. Other stuff I'd get:

Hero Bracers
Granite Bracer/Bracer of Scavenging
Mithril Plated Girth
SCHW
Orc Fang Earring x 2
Chipped Velium Amulet
Skull-Shaped Barbute
Runed Oak Bow
Sarnak Hide Mask
Dire Wolf Hide Cloak
Barbed Dragonscale Boots (Cobalt Boots for cheap)
Cobalt Vambraces
Worked Dragonleg Breeches (Kylong greaves for cheap)
Barbed Dragonscale Pauldrons (Seb scale mantle for cheap)
2x 55 or 65 hp rings

Weapons: Venomous Axe of the Velium Brood (level 1 procs 83 DD, awesome at low levels), Wrapped Entropy Serpent Spine, Jade Mace, Fist of Zek, Staff of Battle, any cheap 2HS just to work skill (Nathsar Greatsword, Executioner's Axe, Earthen Blade)

10k should get you the rest of that stuff. Basically just stack AC, HP and STR. 25 points into STA at creation.

[Vasuki]

Thanks a lot for the tips [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Freakish]

Staff of Battle is a very solid dps weapon lvl 20-40 as well. Your gear recommendations will change depending on how you're going to level. If you group regen is less of a concern and dexterity is a higher priority due to wanting to proc weapons for aggro. If you solo you won't care if your weapon procs, but regen is the best bang for downtime.

Whatever you get, grab bandages + root nets + sow pots for quick get aways for when things go wrong.

[RDawg816]

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

Staff of Battle is a very solid dps weapon lvl 20-40 as well.

This is a very underrated investment. I second that.

If you group regen is less of a concern and dexterity is a higher priority due to wanting to proc weapons for aggro. If you solo you won't care if your weapon procs, but regen is the best bang for downtime.

This is mostly true, depending on your proc. If you use something with an 85dd proc... if you use something with a slow/snare proc.... if it's solely for aggro it matters less solo, but some matter more.

[Vasuki]

Budget ended up being a little less then what I had guessed

Was able to pick up:

Iksar BP
SCHW
Jade Mace
Lamentation
Platinum fire wedding ring x2
Hero Bracers
tar goo strands
Sarnak hide mask
werewolf skin cloak

Waiting to sell a little bit more items to fill in the rest.

[RDawg816]

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

Jade Mace
Lamentation

If you plan to dual-wield, grabbing a weapon with a proc is great for offhand in low to mid levels. I believe the general consensus is 150 for when DW/DA takes off. You can proc even if your skill is too low to swing. Something to think about...

[Vasuki]

Any recommendations on a weapon that i could trade for one of these?

Edit: Just got Nathsar GS and Staff of Battle for skill ups.

[RDawg816]

Those are great weapons.
I'm not sure what a lammy goes for nowadays, but the Venomous Axe of the Velium Brood is a great weapon. Decent ratio, AC and an 85dd at level 1. That might be a little higher price though.

[Lhancelot]

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

Budget ended up being a little less then what I had guessed

Was able to pick up:

Iksar BP
SCHW
Jade Mace
Lamentation
Platinum fire wedding ring x2
Hero Bracers
tar goo strands
Sarnak hide mask
werewolf skin cloak

Waiting to sell a little bit more items to fill in the rest.

Honestly, I wouldn't bother with the regen bp. That's 9k plat that could be poured into all your empty slots. Get a embalming knife to proc bandages, keep your bind wound up instead of relying on the regen bp. If you are grouping, the regen of that bp becomes even less important imo.

As stated above, the staff of battle is really nice. It will actually hold aggro better than 1h weapons unless you got some decent procs going on from 20 to 30, maybe even higher.

Another thing to consider, crusty armor is cheap and gives you the stats you lack as a DE warrior, that being str and sta.

If you make a de warrior, consider making him agnostic. This will help you work faction to bank in Freeport or other good cities easier if you want to do that.

Get a runed bow, it's cheap, hits hard as a lowbie. You will crit with it nicely.