Shadow Knight starting stats for Dark elfs, Iksars and Erudites

[Messianic]

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

As previously stated, you always put Agility at least to 75 in case future gear takes away that +5 Agility piece.

Erudite was a pretty big mistake, but that's mostly because it's the worst race in the game with absolutely nothing going for them. In all my years of playing I have never seen an endgame Erudite SK, and never will because the people playing them realize their mistakes around level 40 and reroll.

Can you provide the % dps and % mitigation/avoidance rate difference between a level 60 Dark Elf SK and a level 60 Erudite SK? Or what significant difference there is between them (except perhaps the ring of the dead quest [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] )?

Because quite honestly, the stat differences are very negligible, and earlier you said this:

Personally I would go with the Dark Elf.

Whence the difference between erudites "Sucking and needing to re-roll," and you thinking Dark elves are satisfactory?

[guineapig]

You picked the STR/WIS rings instead of the AC/HP rings? That is a... very interesting decision.


I've seen plenty of end game Erudite SK's on live. At level 60 with raid gear it does not matter what race you are. People forget all the damn raid buffs tanks will have and 200 STR on a Erudite versus 250 STR on an ogre when it comes to tanking a raid boss makes absolutely no difference. (And before somebody says that an ogre SK won't get spell interrupts by a raid boss, I will go ahead and tell you that unless you have your back to a corner, this is simply not true.) In fact, by playing a combination that's a bit more unique you will occasionally see a really neat item that nobody else will be able to use. And who wants to play a total clone anyway?

[fugazi]

Go for jagged bands? AC/STR, just what you need + they're cheap. Azure sleeves give you 12 ac and barely weigh anything. Grab some bracers from a jeweler that give AC/HP/mana, as they're pretty cheap and don't weigh much either?

I'm sure someone else can give you a way better list.

[dredge]

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[Messianic]

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

Go for jagged bands? AC/STR, just what you need + they're cheap. Azure sleeves give you 12 ac and barely weigh anything. Grab some bracers from a jeweler that give AC/HP/mana, as they're pretty cheap and don't weigh much either?

I'm sure someone else can give you a way better list.

HP = king until 25+ or so, then you start transitioning into a greater focus on AC/STR.

"Golden Jaded Bracelets" are 2ac 15 hp 15 mana - very good at low levels or if you're a caster with maxed wis/int. Usually 60p for a pair - or less, IIRC.

"Platinum Fire Wedding Rings" are 5ac 55hp - usually 250-275 a pop, probably one of the best bang-for-buck investments.

"Glowing Bone Collar" - 5 ac 25 hp 25 mana - good AC, good hp, again - awesome at low levels. Roughly 400, although many ask for 500.

Those alone give a low level character a gigantic advantage. Then you can add Darkmail Gaunts (50 mana), Hooded Black Cloak for str and + 45 hp...

All that + HP gear really adds up. Trust me on that [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Messianic]

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

thanks

I haven't bought anything yet,
I have no plat on any of my tunes.
everything I have is a hand me down from my rogue, shaman or random kind person.


I really need a weapon, using my rogues spear now [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Whats a decent SK weapon for under 100pp?

Polished Granite Tomahawk - procs a regen/shield buff which absorbs damage. Very good up to 20 and even for a little while after that. The proc also is a good aggro source if you group between 10-20.

Once you save 250+ pp, try to get someone to lowball you a Dark Reaver. I've seen people virtually giving them away.

Or just wait for Kunark and buy a Runic Carver or Axe of the Iron Back. Those dropped really low in price very quickly...

[guineapig]

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

"Platinum Fire Wedding Rings" are 5ac 55hp - usually 250-275 a pop, probably one of the best bang-for-buck investments.

Couldn't agree more!

No tank should be without these. The price difference between this ring and freetii's ring is huge, so until you have thousands of platinum to burn you will have an extra 10AC and 110 hitpoints just on your fingers. They weigh 0.1.

If you get the materials yourself you will pay roughly 100pp per platinum bar and 50 (or is it 55) for the fire opal in Solro. If you find a fire opal on an actual vendor it will be much cheaper, roughly 46 platinum. Then just find an enchanter that can enchant the metal and do the combine but make sure their jewelrcraft is maxed. Mine is and even I failed one of these recently, luckily I have been hoarding fire opals forever so I don't have to run around for them.

[dredge]

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[Dumesh Uhl'Belk]

Originally Posted by dredge

Whats a decent SK weapon for under 100pp?

BBC for no more than 30-40p often they are free

GZ for 60-100p

The GZ is perfectly serviceable until you can afford a good kunark weapon.

[Messianic]

Originally Posted by Dumesh Uhl'Belk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

BBC for no more than 30-40p often they are free

GZ for 60-100p

The GZ is perfectly serviceable until you can afford a good kunark weapon.

GZ's are rare, and i've never seen them under 300...Man i'm missing out