Iksar Warrior gearing help

[donniesmithers]

Hello, all. Ever since I started my first character on the server I knew that eventually I wanted to play an Iksar Warrior. I'm basically a p99 newb with very little knowledge about gearing characters, and I heard that warriors were quite gear dependent, so I made other classes (enchanter and now druid) to farm some plat for gear first.

Over the past month or so, I've farmed up about ~4k plat, and though it'd be awesome to keep farming until I can afford things for my warrior like the Fungi Tunic, I've been strongly considering just using the money I have now, and getting started on the character I'd really like to be playing.

I'd like to get gear for my level 1 that won't need to be replaced until much later on in the character's life. I also cannot afford more than ~4k total (willing to farm plat for a bit longer if there's gear that is worth it) Here are a few questions I have:

- Can anyone provide me with a theoretical "Best in Slot" list for an Iksar Warrior twink?

- Is anyone currently in possession of and willing to sell a set of gear for an Iksar Warrior twink worth ~4k or less?

-What do folks think of the Warrior entry of the 1k twink wiki page (http://wiki.project1999.com/Ravager's_1k_Twink_Guide#Warrior)? How many levels will it take for this set to become obsolete? Is this a better option than buying better gear for more plat from the start?

- For weapons, would it be better to go with SSoY from the start (using 1 with a shield or a Sarnak Warhammer until I can dual wield, when I would use 2x SSoY), or go with some combination of Obsidian Shards, Green Jade Broadswords, etc?

- Lastly, if you were going to spend around 4k plat on an Ikky Warrior alt, what pieces would you buy?

Any help is greatly appreciated, and sorry for the long post :D

[maestrom]

Since you've poked around the wiki, I wanted to direct your attention to something you may have missed.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Category:Warrior_Equipment

The links at the top of the page link to a sortable list of all the available gear for warriors sortable by AC/HP/Whatever. As an iksar you'll have to take a closer look to make sure you can wear the gear.

Best bet is probably to sort by either AC or HP, scroll down till you find the piece that matches your budget/ability to farm and add it to your list.

Warriors are really hard to gear on this server because they should be groups (must group?) and you're going to be competing for aggro with twinked out monks rogues and rangers. Without a similar level of twinking, you'll find that you're more often than not in a DPS role while the fungi monk tanks.

With that in mind, SSoY seems kind of expensive considering it doesn't proc until 37. So you're using an expensive sub-par ratiowise weapon 1-37 when you could just be using a Green Jade Broadsword.

If I only had 4k, I wouldn't twink a warrior, nevermind an iksar warrior. I would save up more money. Don't have to get a Fungi or anything, but Incarnadine are cheap now, except you're an iksar so nevermind. Hmm.

[Swish]

For 4k I'd focus on a couple of weapons that can help you hold aggro, and see if you can quest some of the iksar warrior armor.

[maestrom]

Question of my own: What are good twink proc items for warriors?

The wiki is awesome, but it doesn't say how much aggro a particular proc is that I've found.

Does Velium Shards generate real aggro such that its worth it to grab a weapon that procs it or is it just for fun?

[Crawdad]

Hello, all. Ever since I started my first character on the server I knew that eventually I wanted to play an Iksar Warrior. I'm basically a p99 newb with very little knowledge about gearing characters, and I heard that warriors were quite gear dependent, so I made other classes (enchanter and now druid) to farm some plat for gear first.

Over the past month or so, I've farmed up about ~4k plat, and though it'd be awesome to keep farming until I can afford things for my warrior like the Fungi Tunic, I've been strongly considering just using the money I have now, and getting started on the character I'd really like to be playing.

I'd like to get gear for my level 1 that won't need to be replaced until much later on in the character's life. I also cannot afford more than ~4k total (willing to farm plat for a bit longer if there's gear that is worth it) Here are a few questions I have:

- Can anyone provide me with a theoretical "Best in Slot" list for an Iksar Warrior twink?

- Is anyone currently in possession of and willing to sell a set of gear for an Iksar Warrior twink worth ~4k or less?

-What do folks think of the Warrior entry of the 1k twink wiki page (http://wiki.project1999.com/Ravager's_1k_Twink_Guide#Warrior)? How many levels will it take for this set to become obsolete? Is this a better option than buying better gear for more plat from the start?

- For weapons, would it be better to go with SSoY from the start (using 1 with a shield or a Sarnak Warhammer until I can dual wield, when I would use 2x SSoY), or go with some combination of Obsidian Shards, Green Jade Broadswords, etc?

- Lastly, if you were going to spend around 4k plat on an Ikky Warrior alt, what pieces would you buy?

Any help is greatly appreciated, and sorry for the long post :D

I hate to say it but "Best in Slot" is a far cry from ~4k to spend. If you're looking to get cheap armor that will last a while, I would say:
2x Orc fang earrings: ~400p
2x Platinum/Velium fire wedding rings: ~500p/1kp
2x Obsidian Shard: ~100p, to use until 30 when you switch to
2x Scorpikis Claw Impaler: ~600p
Runed Oak Bow: ~250p.

Leaves you with ~1.5kp left over to save/put towards other gear. Poor Iksars don't have the easy route of Crustacean shell armor (full suit for ~5k) or a lot of the more common gear floating around.

Warriors are really the #1 gear dependent class here on p99, twinking on a budget will force you to prioritize your purchases. Good luck!

[donniesmithers]

Thanks very much, maestrom, for that link. After looking through this page, I've put together a list of gear that appears to be affordable, as well as what I'm looking for (prices according to the wiki, as I don't know much about the in-game economy)

Arms- Kylong Arm Guards/Giant Scalemail Sleeves (50-300pp)
Back - Velium Studded Cloak (150-400pp)
Chest- Tree Weave (350-700pp)
Ears- Diamondine Earring x2 (200-450pp ea.)
Face- Goblin Forged Iron Mask/Antlered Mask (50-200pp)
Feet- Goblin Forged Iron Boots (20-75pp)
Fingers- Platinum Fire Wedding Ring x2 (200-250pp ea.)
Hands- Iksar Scaled Gloves (40-250pp)
Head- Kylong War Helm (100-300pp)
Legs- Kylong Greaves (117-250pp)
Neck- Chipped Velium Amulet (230-550pp)
Shoulders- Tattered Mantle (121-267pp)
Waist- Sludged Girdle (200-400pp)
Wrists- Dark Rust Bracer x2 (25-300pp ea.)

Primary- Green Jade Broadswoard (100-250pp)
Secondary- Obsidian Shard (50-100pp)
Ranged- Runed Bone Fork (100-400pp)

Total price range ~2100-5400 pp (big variation due to large price ranges on the wiki); any thoughts as to how long this set will be effective for (in terms of levels), or better/more price efficient pieces? Would Crawdad's recommendations be more price effective than what I've set up here?

[maestrom]

Wiki prices are not always up-to-date.

Check http://ahungry.com/eqauctions

Many of those items might be much cheaper now that Velious gear is out. For example, Orc Fang Earrings are ~200 and are 1ac more then Diamondine.

[xKoopa]

Pick up a jarsath trident too

About 100pp with a good ratio/stats

Staff of battle is also a good option once you hit lvl 30

[polishanarchy]

I've been slowly replacing my warrior's trooper scale armor - I can throw you a few pieces if you're interested.

[Jimjam]

Obsidian shards are dubious advice in my experience.

I levelled a dex build warrior to 30. Obsidian shards won't generate enough aggro to reliably tank in most groups, often all they will do is break the root that is helping you to keep being tank!

A single obsidian shard is arguably justifiable at low duel wield skill (as even when your offhand fails to produce a swing it can still proc at the normal offhand rate). Personally I found the Polished Granite Tomahawk a better proc offhander during these early levels as it is passable aoe aggro and also improves your tanking. Once you hit a decent duel wield skill you want to swap out for a proper weapon, and certainly once you reach 150 double attack (allowing you to double attack with the off hand).

For good proc weapons I suggest try getting a rogue epic farmer to help you get a Scimitar of Ykesha from Kithicor forest and a Trochillic's Skean from Steamfont.

I think the weapons on your wishlist are passible till you can get my 2 no drop suggestions

[Gain]

Best suggestion I could make for your iksar warrior is to get him to KC and get him some Jarsath armor. Best part is that it is free. As far weapons try and make sure you have one of each type (ie 1h slash, bash, piercing, 2h slash, bash, and piercing). As far as aggro control, well....don't sweat it so much as most casters are prone to root mobs anyways. Also try to use weps that have around a .5 damage/delay ratio (until your mid to late 30's for proccing weps).

[Vexenu]

Primary: Jarsath Trident 11/22
Secondary: Cane of the Tranquil 11/25
2HB: Sarnak Battlehammer 30/40
2HS: Nathsar Greatsword 17/30

Don't pay over 100pp for any of these. And don't try using inferior ratio proccing weapons while leveling, it's not worth the DPS hit.

[donniesmithers]

I've been slowly replacing my warrior's trooper scale armor - I can throw you a few pieces if you're interested.

That would be awesome and very much appreciated :D

Everyone else, thanks for the information; I am currently looking at picking up the weapons Vexenu listed and as many armor pieces from my list as I can pick up. Would this last me until I'm able to start farming up my own Trooper Scale armor? Trying to get all my ducks in a row before throwing my platinum around and making my warrior :)

[Issar]

Best suggestion I could make for your iksar warrior is to get him to KC and get him some Jarsath armor. Best part is that it is free. As far weapons try and make sure you have one of each type (ie 1h slash, bash, piercing, 2h slash, bash, and piercing). As far as aggro control, well....don't sweat it so much as most casters are prone to root mobs anyways. Also try to use weps that have around a .5 damage/delay ratio (until your mid to late 30's for proccing weps).

This is good advice. For your primary weapon till the mid 30's and probably a little beyond, I'd highly recommend a Staff of Battle (http://wiki.project1999.com/Staff_of_Battle). This is your best DPS choice and your DPS potential will be your best thread generator. As a warrior, you're simply not going to hold aggro full time, but the staff will help you establish it, and help you kill faster. I used SoB until 37, then switched to dual SSoY for the majority of the time for the procs and sheer beauty of the weapons.

[chipz]

Get a haste item

[Raev]

Would this last me until I'm able to start farming up my own Trooper Scale armor? Trying to get all my ducks in a row before throwing my platinum around and making my warrior :)

Vexenu has some good suggestions, but IMO it's worth spending more than 100p on weapons which will have far more bang for the buck than armor. Especially I'd get a Fist of Zek and Staff of Battle, and at 40 stop everything and farm until you can get a Frostbringer, which is only a few k. Also, when you see the Iksar 2H slashing animation you'll realize you can just skip 2HS.

Armor wise, the best bet is probably jarsath. Trooper Scale is probably not worth it, because by the time you could do the quests (L30) it's probably going to be much better to just plow to 46 and go to the Plane of Hate/Sky. The Iksar Planar armor is basically equivalent to cobalt in AC (when combined with the AC bonus) and it has more stats and resists.

[Greenie]

If you want to save that plat and use it on weapons, I will help you with your iksar warrior armor quests on my main. Just send a tell to Soui and I'll help

[donniesmithers]

to all of the fine folks offering their help (much appreciated and no obligations), when would be the best time to get your assistance in game? I have a very flexible schedule, so just give me a time and I'll be on!

If I can get full/a decent bit of trooper scale armor from other people's help that'd be awesome for my character!

[jarshale]

A jade mace or lammy will do more for your aggro than any of the cheap proc weapons.