50k to Spend on Twink Warrior Weapons. What do you buy?

[touchtonedialing]

Looking to start a warrior and wondered what weapons you guys would pick up with a 50k budget?

I would like to group when possible but I imagine i'll do a bunch of soloing too.

What's my best bet?

[Samoht]

Buy loot rights to Infestation (https://wiki.project1999.com/Infestation).

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Is this 50k in addition to other items you are giving said warrior, or do you have 50k to spend and no pre-existing items? My post will assume the latter, you have 50k and no other items. I am also assuming you are on blue.

If you have 50k, spend it on a Fungi Tunic. That is the best thing you can get for soloing 1-50. Since you have 50k I assume you have a high level character. This means you can farm some more plat for your weapons.

To answer your weapon question, https://wiki.project1999.com/Reaver is generally one of the best leveling weapons for any class that can use it. For levels 1-30 when you have the damage caps, buy https://wiki.project1999.com/Venomous_Axe_of_the_Velium_Brood for it's good ratio and 75DD that can proc at level 1. When you can start dual wielding something like https://wiki.project1999.com/Fist_of_Zek is cheap and pretty good for offhand. Some people get https://wiki.project1999.com/Wrapped_Entropy_Serpent_Spine for low level grouping (myself included) as it also procs at level 1, but mobs die very fast 1-30, so you probably aren't going to proc that weapon much while the mob is alive lol.

Once you hit 50, get 2x https://wiki.project1999.com/Blood_Point and a https://wiki.project1999.com/Truncheon_of_Doom if you plan on soloing in your 50s.

Also make sure to get a haste item, obviously. If you want to be cheap https://wiki.project1999.com/Silver_Chitin_Hand_Wraps or https://wiki.project1999.com/Flowing_Black_Silk_Sash is the way to go, depending on how you want to fill out the hand/belt slots.

[touchtonedialing]

Is this 50k in addition to other items you are giving said warrior, or do you have 50k to spend and no pre-existing items? My post will assume the latter, you have 50k and no other items. I am also assuming you are on blue.

If you have 50k, spend it on a Fungi Tunic. That is the best thing you can get for soloing 1-50. Since you have 50k I assume you have a high level character. This means you can farm some more plat for your weapons.

To answer your weapon question, https://wiki.project1999.com/Reaver is generally one of the best leveling weapons for any class that can use it. For levels 1-30 when you have the damage caps, buy https://wiki.project1999.com/Venomous_Axe_of_the_Velium_Brood for it's good ratio and 75DD that can proc at level 1. When you can start dual wielding something like https://wiki.project1999.com/Fist_of_Zek is cheap and pretty good for offhand. Some people get https://wiki.project1999.com/Wrapped_Entropy_Serpent_Spine for low level grouping (myself included) as it also procs at level 1, but mobs die very fast 1-30, so you probably aren't going to proc that weapon much while the mob is alive lol.

Once you hit 50, get 2x https://wiki.project1999.com/Blood_Point and a https://wiki.project1999.com/Truncheon_of_Doom if you plan on soloing in your 50s.

Also make sure to get a haste item, obviously. If you want to be cheap https://wiki.project1999.com/Silver_Chitin_Hand_Wraps or https://wiki.project1999.com/Flowing_Black_Silk_Sash is the way to go, depending on how you want to fill out the hand/belt slots.

I should have mentioned it but I do have a fungi and cof so the 50k is just for weapons. Reavers a good suggestion though I'll pick that up.

[Robersonroger38]

Wurmslayer + croaking dirk with 36% haste cloak is meat grinder lvl 20-52
Fungi or iksar breast plate

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Wurmslayer + croaking dirk with 36% haste cloak is meat grinder lvl 20-52
Fungi or iksar breast plate

I agree with Wurmslayer. Have one on my level 23 Warrior and it is pretty awesome even with 22% haste. The crits are fun, and I chew through mobs. He is currently using Wurmslayer + Fist of Zek for solo DPS. Croaking dirk ratio is a tiny bit better than Fist of Zek I agree, but I am too lazy to buy one for such a small difference personally. Also the +20 STR is nice on my gnome to help with carry weight and a bit of extra damage. Maybe I will consider it now that croaking dirk price has gone down so much, they used to be quite expensive. The quest for Wurmslayer isn't too difficult either if you want to save some money and have a high level character, but Wurmslayer isn't too expensive, and it probably takes around the same time to do as farming the plat. But it was a fun quest.

[long.liam]

If you plan on soloing at all as a warrior or really any Melee Class, get a fungi. 100% most important piece of gear in my opinion. Everything else only provides small marginal improvements. Going from cheap decent Weapons to Super good weapons only helps a little. Even haste only helps a little bit. The largest detriment to a melee classes ability is long it takes to Regen HP compared to Casters ability to Regen Mana. Also, Melee only strategy for soloing is to do more damage to the thing before it out damages you. At higher levels this only gets more difficult. HP regen will be the most amazing boon on your solo ability.

[Jimjam]

I’ve always wanted a Runed Blade. Always enjoy using Axe of the Slayers in 30s and the kael equivalent in 40s (forgot the name). Runed blade seems a bargain for a couple of k since it has a bigger absorb and better buff stacking.

Good luck finding one though.

I spend lots of plat on consumables like potions cos I don’t really enjoy buying/selling to players.

The 170hp/stun pots are pretty decent in the early/mid levels.

Tink bags are my other plat dump when I’m unable to sink plat into consumables faster than it piles up.

[Solist]

Offer 50k to riot and vanquish for loot rights on Frostreaver. Level 1 to 60 with it.

Great tank weap, great aggro, good dps.

Otherwise go loot a rotting infestation in DN, and any random offhand that’s not horrible for under 10k. Buy a 5k reaver for when solo/duo/trio/not magic reqd.

[long.liam]

I should have mentioned it but I do have a fungi and cof so the 50k is just for weapons. Reavers a good suggestion though I'll pick that up.

Ah, didn't see this post. I didn't know you already have a fungi plus haste gear. Grats on that by the way. I second the Frostreaver. Very good 2hander with High Damage proc. That is if your warrior's race can use it. Only problem with Reavers are they don't have the magic flag on them, so they won't do damage to certain types of mobs.

[Toxigen]

If vanq or riot will sell a Frostreaver for 50k, definitely do that. Its the only weapon you'll need to go from 1-60....but idk if thats the selling price these days...could be more like 100k or more.

Or just get a Staff of Battle for solo and pick up Infestation + Frostbringer, replacing Frostbringer with Willsapper some day. Save the 35k+ cash for another char.

[Ripqozko]

Or buy nothing and app to vanquish with your 60 druid, do sows outside tov for dkp, buy war shit with dkp and profit

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Or buy nothing and app to vanquish with your 60 druid, do sows outside tov for dkp, buy war shit with dkp and profit

Very true. Frostreaver shouldn't cost much DKP wise. There are a lot of better raid weapons. At least in Aftermath I got mine for my SK for like 30 DKP, but the price may have changed since then.

I am curious as to why people keep suggesting Frostreaver though. It isn't that much better than Reaver, but obviously quite a bit more expensive. The wiki says it procs at 50, but does it actually proc at lower levels? Or do people like it for the hate generation since it has a stun + 125 DD? My SK was over 50 when he got his, so I couldn't test it out.

[Toxigen]

Very true. Frostreaver shouldn't cost much DKP wise. There are a lot of better raid weapons. At least in Aftermath I got mine for my SK for like 30 DKP, but the price may have changed since then.

I am curious as to why people keep suggesting Frostreaver though. It isn't that much better than Reaver, but obviously quite a bit more expensive. The wiki says it procs at 50, but does it actually proc at lower levels? Or do people like it for the hate generation since it has a stun + 125 DD? My SK was over 50 when he got his, so I couldn't test it out.

Its just a really good all around weapon for how cheap it goes for. The proc generates a lot of hate.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Its just a really good all around weapon for how cheap it goes for. The proc generates a lot of hate.

That makes sense. Yeah it's got great stats and a great ratio. I forgot that the proc also stuns, so yeah that proc is like 525 hate which is pretty good. Just looking at the DKP sheets it is still going for cheap. I would totally get one too on a baby warrior lol.

[Samoht]

2 handed tanking is underrated and gets a lot of undue hate. Of all of the end game 2 handers, only 2 have procs for tanking: Epic and Frostreaver.

Using Frostreaver works great when you have time to totem and don't want to eat ripostes.

[Shinko]

Veno axe and frostbringer

What 5k?

You be fine

[The]

Other points about Frostreaver: it looks cool as heck, and the effect is also a lure proc, so it lands reliably. In terms of reachability though, reaver is a good call.

[touchtonedialing]

I ended up getting the following:

Venomous Axe of the Velium Brood
Sebilite Croaking Dirk
Wess
Reaver and Staff of Battle if I cant use Reaver.

For later Truncheon of Doom, two Bloodpoints and a Frostbringer. Eventually i'll get a Infestation if one pops up.

Thanks for all the reply's and advice!

[DeathsSilkyMist]

I ended up getting the following:

Venomous Axe of the Velium Brood
Sebilite Croaking Dirk
Wess
Reaver and Staff of Battle if I cant use Reaver.

For later Truncheon of Doom, two Bloodpoints and a Frostbringer. Eventually i'll get a Infestation if one pops up.

Thanks for all the reply's and advice!

Good choices, glad we could help. You are going to have fun with that setup!

[HanzzYolo]

To be honest, if I was gearing a low level warrior and doing it over again - I'd get infestation loot rights and Velious Axe of the Venemous Brood. The majority of weapons under 50k don't proc until level 50, and none of which will match the aggro generation of Infestation... Dual wielding good poison proc weapons at level 13, you'll be in a great position...

You could always go the truncheon, 2x bloodpoints, yadda yadda but you shouldn't be soloing much as a warrior. It can be fun don't get me wrong, but that shit doesnt start proccing till level 50, and you won't be soloing much then anyways...

I'd spend 10k for infestation loot rights, or if you are in a guild simply get the timer and camp it :)! Buy Silver Chitin Hand Wraps for 2k.

[Solist]

To be honest, if I was gearing a low level warrior and doing it over again - I'd get infestation loot rights and Velious Axe of the Venemous Brood. The majority of weapons under 50k don't proc until level 50, and none of which will match the aggro generation of Infestation... Dual wielding good poison proc weapons at level 13, you'll be in a great position...

You could always go the truncheon, 2x bloodpoints, yadda yadda but you shouldn't be soloing much as a warrior. It can be fun don't get me wrong, but that shit doesnt start proccing till level 50, and you won't be soloing much then anyways...

I'd spend 10k for infestation loot rights, or if you are in a guild simply get the timer and camp it :)! Buy Silver Chitin Hand Wraps for 2k.

If you're soloing with a truncheon and two bloodpoints, you're an idiot. It's for duo with a cle or sham.

[Crede]

If we're talking about Blue, there's about a 50:1 ratio between melee twinks & leveling clerics/shamans. There aren't just tons walking around ready to duo on demand when you're trying to get some quick xp for 1-2 hours.

Truncheon is a gamechanger solo 50+. With that and a fungi I don't even really use bloodpoints in favor of a superior 2h ratio.

[HanzzYolo]

Duo /w cleric 50+ is going to be slow imo.. Thats a long grind to 60. And shaman already casts slow, its redundant or mildly helpful there.

Unpopular opinion: its for niche situations… but not necessary. Its a cool weapon, i get it.. I have one.

Haven’t tried it with a fungi, i could see a sick dps weapon working well enough for solo, as Crede said. With a good bindwound and embalmers skinning knife (procs bandage stacks) downtime would be short.

[wagorf]

blood point is a waste of time - life proc looks good on paper but the weap ratio sucks so bad, even with the VP 1h lifetap which has far better ratio and proc power, let alone blood point

trying to buy your way to a nice tanking weapon is not happening, at most you get a not so bad 2h for dps for solo/duo

[Toxigen]

Truncheon makes duo with a cleric really good, especially when there are no shaman available.

Was clearing nearly every damn spider up in velk Frenzy area with just a cleric and no outside buffs on my 58 war. Truncheon, fungi, and vyemm rune 4 whip 4tw. Cleric had plenty of mana to keep mobs rooted and CH me 4.5k+ hp every while and a while.

Possible to duo w/ druids and necros too...but no CH kinda hurts there. Again, never going to be as good as a shaman. I'm not gay but $20 is $20.

[bobjonesp99]

Journeymans Walking Stick (500) - 1HB Tash Proc with Bad Ratio
Silken Whip of Ensnaring (500) - 1HS Snare Proc with Decent Ratio
Truncheon of Doom (20000) - 2HB - 50% Slow Proc with Decent Ratio
Bloodpoint x2 (3500x2) - 1HP Lifetap Proc with Decent Ratio
Frostbringer (3000) - 1HS Threat Weapon (AC Debuff+DD Proc) with Decent Ratio
WESS (2000) - 1HS Threat Weapon (Blind+Disease Counter) with Decent Ratio
Staff of Battle (1000) - 2HB Good DPS Weapon Low Threat

The above is a list of droppable weapons which can be purchased well within your budget. Yes, if you can get an infestation instead of a WESS, do so, as it is definitely preferred, but I feel like its worthwhile to make a list that only includes stuff that can be easily purchased.

Generally speaking there is a few different scenarios you will be using your weapons in.

When playing as the main tank in a raid or full group setting, you mainly going to use your threat weapons. Frostbringer and WESS are relatively cheap, widely available, and effective threat weapons. The blind proc on the WESS can be a little annoying if you are in a grouping scenario and the mob ends up running away, but its circumstantial.

When playing in a duo/trio setting, you want to use your utility weapons to fill in cracks in your group composition. If you are lacking slows, whip out your Truncheon of Doom. If the slow is being resisted, pull out your Journeyman Walking Stick and land a tash first. If you don't have any CC make sure to use your Silken Whip of Ensnaring in the offhand so the mob wont run at low health.

When playing solo, you may need to use many tools at your disposal. The bread and butter is going to be your Truncheon of Doom for a slow, followed by your Blood Points for lifetaps. Keep in mind, once you can use evasive, you should use this on cooldown to minimize the damage incoming; while this reduces your damage by an equal amount, it has no effect on your proc rate. Therefore you can keep procing slows and lifetaps while reducing your oncoming damage. People who are saying to skip the Bloodpoints, obviously haven't tried soloing too much as a warrior 50+... these are SUPER useful. Don't forget to hit the mob with your Silken Whip of Ensnaring before its too low health, so you don't end up getting a bunch of adds. With bind wounds, 50% slow, 7-15 minute cooldown on evasive (depending on your level), decently twinked warriors can do work against the right type of blue cons.

In a raid setting where you aren't the main tank, whip out your Staff of Battle. It has a pretty solid 2H ratio, its cheap, and its low threat so you won't pull threat from a tank who is having trouble procing.

Most of the above weapons aren't best in slot by any stretch of the imagination, but are plenty effective in 99% of situations.

[coki]

https://wiki.project1999.com/Trochilic%27s_Skean

[Steven01]

50k ur on ur way to fungi.. just get that and rusty sword... u will win

Banded 2x yak fungi.. you are good to 50

[reznor_]

VP key, buy loot rights to a Feverblade

[wagorf]

VP key, buy loot rights to a Feverblade

That's not happening, nobody's selling those VP LR. Please don't provide false information/hope.

[Bardp1999]

Fungi and a cracked staff would be your best bet. Fungi single most OP item for a melee bar none.

[bobjonesp99]

Fungi and a cracked staff would be your best bet. Fungi single most OP item for a melee bar none.

for a leveling melee

[Tsunami21k]

Some of the things that I found useful.

:Fungi
:truncheon for slows
:I got an infestation very early. Great ratio, proc is about as good as it gets for threat prior to raid weapons.
:cobalt boots, wspeciall If you’re not a large race.
:larrikan mask, but cobalt greaves are the bees knees if you can swing it.
As for weapons: if you’re not able to acquire raid weapons, and most guilds aren’t selling LR to anything worth having, get double blood points and a reaver. Zealot sword is also nice.

[Duckwalk]

Reaver
Infestation
Frostbringer
Truncheon

Good to 60.

Don’t buy a Frostreaver. Vyemm 2hnder is better 2hnd tank weapon.

[7thGate]

I might also suggest picking up a Velium Bow, maybe https://wiki.project1999.com/Double_Recurved_Velium_Bow . There's no damage cap on Archery at low level, so its actually very high DPS until damage caps lift and double attack/dual wield start becoming more reliable, and lets you bow kite basically anything outside with SoW if there's every anything you really want to solo that's red or whatever. Also will always help for pulling.

[Loadsamoney]

Come 50, you want 2 Blood Points. Marginal ratio at 10/21, but the 80 life leech proc is great for self sufficiency and aggro.

[Jimjam]

Come 50, you want 2 Blood Points. Marginal ratio at 10/21, but the 80 life leech proc is great for self sufficiency and aggro.

Life tap proc great for aggro?

[Loadsamoney]

Life tap proc great for aggro?

From what I remember, any damage proc with a secondary effect (stun, life drain, interrupt, blind, root, etc) has much more aggro than a straight damage proc.

Even if not, Blood Points are still great. Those 80 life leech procs are good for self-healing.

[laacan]

What about journeyman boots ? If I had them, I would have saved a lot of experience (less death)

[wagorf]

even the 150 hp life proc sword from VP cant heal me fast enough, let alone blood point

jboots is a must

[Jimjam]

even the 150 hp life proc sword from VP cant heal me fast enough, let alone blood point

jboots is a must

I've been using a runed blade, which I switch out to on proc to a Vehement Sword of Reivaj and against xp greens (@ 56 frenzied gnawers in Kaesora) you'll often finish battles on full health, even without evasive. Hardly can be called xp though.

Looking forward to trying the combo out versus Lava Beetles and LDCs to see if it is worthwhile against them.

TBH it is best to just friend some mages, enchanters and rogues and beat up some slowed mobs (which will require very little healing, if any).

Being able to buff about 300hp in runes is pretty fun though, especially if you play off peak like me, so it is fun to have the option to churn some greens safely.

[Underlord]

Weighted axe + fleeting quiver and any bow. Enjoy shooting arrows for 200+ dmg toss in some jboots and make a ranger jealous

[laacan]

Weighted axe + fleeting quiver and any bow. Enjoy shooting arrows for 200+ dmg toss in some jboots and make a ranger jealous

Excuse me but i don't get it ? Why the Axe ?

[Jimjam]

Huge damage bonus for the bow.

[laacan]

The damage of the main weapon add to the bow ? I did not know that

[Immok]

I believe it's the delay of the main hand weapon that adds to the range damage, some nerd will correct me.

[Jimjam]

The damage bonus of main hand is added to bow damage. Damage bonus for two handed weapons scales with delay, so by using a weighted axe (150 delay) in primary you get huge damage bonus to bow shots.

[Loadsamoney]

The damage bonus of main hand is added to bow damage. Damage bonus for two handed weapons scales with delay, so by using a weighted axe (150 delay) in primary you get huge damage bonus to bow shots.

Is this true for Rangers too, or just Warriors?

If that's the case, should my Ranger get A Weighted Axe and a Tolan's Bracer for bow rotting?

[Jimjam]

Is this true for Rangers too, or just Warriors?

If that's the case, should my Ranger get A Weighted Axe and a Tolan's Bracer for bow rotting?

Is your ranger a half ogre?

Edit: but yea, equip the slowest 2 hander you can find when bow kiting. Especially as you don’t have swiftwind.

[Loadsamoney]

Is your ranger a half ogre?

Edit: but yea, equip the slowest 2 hander you can find when bow kiting. Especially as you don’t have swiftwind.

Bah, didn't realize AWA was large race only. I'd kill for a Barbarian Ranger though...

(don't remind me that I don't have Swiftwind :(:(:()

What's the next best option then for delay damage bonus? Earthshaker with 70?

[Jimjam]

I’m sure I saw an 85 delay weapon recently, but I can’t remember what it was or even if it was ranger usable ... maybe I dreamt it up ...

Edit: it was this: https://wiki.project1999.com/Gromlok%27s_Basher war/sk only. Sorry!

[Samaritan]

Red knowledge, ftw!

[Kirdan]

yes, earthshaker is the best ranger weapon for archery