Fastest leveling route for an Iksar Necro?

[Midoo]

Looking to speedrun this game in a sense. I want to see how fast I can level (preferably solo) as an Iksar Necromancer.

Anyone care to suggest some optimal route?

[Oleris]

If straight XP an hour is your goal you want to do as many dungeons as you can.

You can also follow sesserdrix's guide on the wiki for necromancer.

My leveling path back in 2011, all solo until 55+, went like this

1-10 FOB
10-23 kurns
23-30 giant fort warslik woods
30-43 Overthere (Little bit of Kaesora as well in this level range)
43-45ish FM Giant port
45-51 KC north wall
51-54 COM good steps + invis wall area
54-60 Mix between charming in HS basement and root/rot in COM. Grouping in Seb using shadowbond/dispel to heal group.


You can add Velks for root/rot 53+ I'd say. You can prboably find some lower level hp and higher xp mobs in more dungeons. This was with all shit gear with only Kunark under 6 months out. It will be easier now with the cheaper gear and Velious armor/gear available as well.

[Midoo]

You can also follow sesserdrix's guide on the wiki for necromancer.

I actually peeped it out earlier today. It suggests xping in Oasis or farming the Storyswapper in Karana which both happen outdoors, meaning at a lower ZEM. Sounds like a fun time but not very efficient.

While we're at it, would Unrest be a good substitute for Kurn's at 12+?

[Oleris]

If you don't kill any of the badgers in FOB, you can XP in kurns basement pretty safe just killing skeletons until 22 or 23.

Oasis Crocs is a solid spot since you can fear kite and they don't add as well.

I never did unrest since it can be tough to do solo.

[Maliant]

The good thing about Sesserdrix's guide is he usually has multiple spots for different things per level range. One camp may be good for afk farming and another for active farming. Popular spots that are also good cash camps, and also places way off the beaten path you never have to worry about seeing a soul.

I even decided to try the OOT bird island in his guide even though he mostly warned against it just because I never knew it existed. I wish I still knew it never existed. It was horrendous. It did help me raise my swimming, I will give it that. Stay far away from that island, it is evil. You are welcome.

[Zipity]

1-20 CB/befallen/Kurns/unrest
20-36/39 Hhk guards
36/39-44 Kaesora library
44-51 Bloodgills in Loio or Yetis in DL
51-55 Hhk bards and nobles / boshinko/ Isa / dyrna
55-60 HS or neriak arena w/ monk

THE FASTEST BY FAR

[Teppler]

Nothing but HS once you hit 55+. Probably fastest leveling in the game if you know how to reverse charm.

[Arm_Chair_Hero]

Your first time playing EQ it seems. Especially if you're mentality is to "speedrun" through the leveling process. Seeing as most modern or relatively modern MMO's are not very rewarding till endgame comes around. This game was developed differently. But its your decision. Endgame here is elitist and cavalier. If thats something you're used to. You'll fit in. Maybe it isn't even within your interest to even participate in endgame. Maybe you want to stroke your nerdy ego or something. Who knows. Needless to say. Speeding through this game for your first time, is going to have you missing out on what makes it great.

[Vexenu]

You'd be crazy to do anything but Kurns as a Necro from 12-20. Not only is the ZEM insane there, but you should be able to stockpile enough bone chips in that time to last you well into your 50's.

[bwe]

1-20 CB/befallen/Kurns/unrest
20-36/39 Hhk guards
36/39-44 Kaesora library
44-51 Bloodgills in Loio or Yetis in DL
51-55 Hhk bards and nobles / boshinko/ Isa / dyrna
55-60 HS or neriak arena w/ monk

THE FASTEST BY FAR

sure if you can get the camps

[Wallicker]

Blayle and Chopin usually open as single camps that’s easy mode 20-36 for a necro

[I Felt Nostalgic]

If you don't kill any of the badgers in FOB, you can XP in kurns basement pretty safe just killing skeletons until 22 or 23.

Actually, you can safely level down there until 28. I did it on my Monk. :o XP seriously drops off after 24 though.

[Swish2]

What do you do when you've fast pace leveled to 60? Farm cash camps? Raid a bit?

Enjoy the journey, don't be too hyped to get to the finish line as soon as possible... 60 is the scrapheap for some alts.

[Nagoya]

the real answer is bard PL.
but that might not be the real question.

[Quinas]

Constant Kurns recommendations are making that place fairly poor XP-wise in prime time. I'd never stay there past 18-19 now, simply because the XP-per-kill is not worth your time given how much hustling you need to do get an untagged mob.

[mumpz]

Constant Kurns recommendations are making that place fairly poor XP-wise in prime time. I'd never stay there past 18-19 now, simply because the XP-per-kill is not worth your time given how much hustling you need to do get an untagged mob.

agree that kurns is not that great too many greens mixed in with blues and too many people

[I Felt Nostalgic]

Kurn's Tower is best if you are soloing. Most people stay out of the basement and tunnels and that is where the best XP mobs are. Stay off the main floors and you're all good.

[Iksar_with_a_plan]

agree that kurns is not that great too many greens mixed in with blues and too many people

Constant Kurns recommendations are making that place fairly poor XP-wise in prime time. I'd never stay there past 18-19 now, simply because the XP-per-kill is not worth your time given how much hustling you need to do get an untagged mob.

Kurn's Tower is best if you are soloing. Most people stay out of the basement and tunnels and that is where the best XP mobs are. Stay off the main floors and you're all good.

I've never seen anyone EXP at the very last level of Kurns. Dropping down from the badgers theres an area RIDDLED with high level skellys (lesser charbones and icebones and what-not) that are blue/even for high teens/level 20. A good place to have your pick of the litter. Going down alone may be a bit drastic, but if you are twinked or you know what you're doing, you should be fine. Theres also an exit out of Kurns down there, that takes you out to FoB.

[mumpz]

I've never seen anyone EXP at the very last level of Kurns. Dropping down from the badgers theres an area RIDDLED with high level skellys (lesser charbones and icebones and what-not) that are blue/even for high teens/level 20. A good place to have your pick of the litter. Going down alone may be a bit drastic, but if you are twinked or you know what you're doing, you should be fine. Theres also an exit out of Kurns down there, that takes you out to FoB.

there's almost always someone down there

[I Felt Nostalgic]

there's almost always someone down there

I pretty much live in Kurn's Tower and have to strongly disagree.

[bwe]

It's fun until there's just badgers left and you can't kill anything anymore

[I Felt Nostalgic]

It's fun until there's just badgers left and you can't kill anything anymore

Or you can be a true Iksar and slaughter those badgers.

[Wallicker]

Upper Guk Guk Guk say it with me Upper Guk Guk Guk.

[Arakash]

To each their own certainly. Though relativism will be the demise of Western culture. But why in the world would you walk into the museum, that P99 is, just to get to the exit? I'll never forget some Erudite in the Qeynos Hills, I think he was a mage, bragging in ooc that he had just finished gathering 5 million gnoll fangs so he could skip levels 10 thru 20. What is it that is so intriguing at level 60? Is it really more fun (funner?) than level 15 (non-twinked)?

[Quinas]

I pretty much live in Kurn's Tower and have to strongly disagree.

I spent most of last week there and even at the areas you're talking about there were people in US primetime.

When you're getting 2-3% solo per mob it's fine, but better go elsewhere past 18-19.

[Iksar_with_a_plan]

I spent most of last week there and even at the areas you're talking about there were people in US primetime.

When you're getting 2-3% solo per mob it's fine, but better go elsewhere past 18-19.

Everytime I travel to Kurns I always dip down to the lowest level. and everything is up. No one dares to go down there.

[Swish2]

You'd be crazy to do anything but Kurns as a Necro from 12-20. Not only is the ZEM insane there, but you should be able to stockpile enough bone chips in that time to last you well into your 50's.

Can confirm I went to 60 on bone chips stockpiled in the bank from Kurns :p

[Endorra]

I've never found a camp that beats the hag tower in Unrest 34-40 solo. There's no reason a necro couldn't hold it down, especially getting CoB at 34.