Shadow Knight starting stats for Dark elfs, Iksars and Erudites

[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.]

[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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[Darian]

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

also:
"Both ERU and HUM shadowknights get access to all the flayed skin armor thats lying around karnors."

is flayed skin armor any good? whats it compare to?

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Typically less ac than darkforge but a lot of the pieces have +HP. They're also much lighter... and (probably) free if you don't mind waiting for them to drop in Karnor's.

[vazdru]

DE Shadowknight for the option of getting a ring of the dead during this small window of time they are available, and for the other racial benefits. Plus, Darkelves look better!