There is like 5 or 6 Cheap Warrior weapons that can be bought for peanuts in the Tunnel. A Lot are not bad at all for them.
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You, in the long run, need Hit Point items, and lots of AC. Bronze is pretty heavy stuff. Banded will work even better in the short run. But just get better weapons like you have stated first.
Go to Wiki and look at all the Warrior weapons and Tunnel prices. Some have dropped even more since Velious is out now.
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