Best 1k-6k weapon combination for new rogue

[Lhancelot]

What would be the best combination of rogue weapons for 6k or less for a new rogue?

[Aaramis]

Frozen shard or small dragonbone shard mainhand seem popular.

Offhand....crystalline short sword maybe?

[EdTuBrutus]

If its a new character, Venemous Axe of the Velium Brood is a must have. Hugely overpowered till at least the mid 30s, still good in the 40s.

[Lhancelot]

Was wondering if Green Jade Axe would be good. Seems nice it would hit hard for sure. Just kind of slow with 32 delay, and I am unsure how delay would affect offhand damage tbh. Maybe a faster secondary weapon would be better?

[EdTuBrutus]

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

Was wondering if Green Jade Axe would be good. Seems nice it would hit hard for sure. Just kind of slow with 32 delay, and I am unsure how delay would affect offhand damage tbh. Maybe a faster secondary weapon would be better?

Green Jade Axe is significantly hampered by the damage cap till level 20 and even after the damage cap comes off, a VAotVB is significantly better than any other tradeable weapon till the mid 30s, if not higher.

[maskedmelon]

Just go for best ratio possible in offhand^^

[RDawg816]

General rule of thumb is Highest damage weapon in mainhand, and best ratio in offhand. The VAotVB is really fun when it procs (and it procs at level 1). It will draw some agro, but as a rogue you should learn to control that as early as possible. As for a mainhand, whatever the best you can afford would be. There are plenty of 12-13 damage piercers out there.

[Crawdad]

Like others have said, Frozen shard/Small dragonbone shard for mainhand until you get epic. Either one of them is only ~1-2k.

Green Jade Axe has great stats, but there's a ton of weapons out with Velious that have a better ratio and are cheaper/more cost effective. Also that look better. Plenty of <quality> Velium weapons from DN have a >0.5 ratio and are dirt cheap. I picked up for an 11/21 Warsword for 1k, so if you look around you can probably fine a better one for ~4-5k.. spears are way over priced though, so keep an eye out for warswords/battlehammers.

[Lhancelot]

Ok thanks all for the input. I got a velious hammer that is 12/24 for offhand not the best but guess for now it will work. Still looking for a pri weapon (small shard or frozen shard), aint seen one for sale for a bit. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[RDawg816]

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

Still looking for a pri weapon (small shard or frozen shard), aint seen one for sale for a bit.

You don't need the best right out of the gate. Go to the wiki and search for piercers and look at the damage. The delay doesn't matter. Anything 10+ will give you a nice backstab once you learn it at 10 (and skill it up so you don't miss 99% of the time). Slime Coated Harpoon, Crystal Spider Fang, anything will get the job done, especially if you have a haste item or some starter gear to give this rogue. You can upgrade later, but you will still be a DPS blender if you spend even 1 or 2k on your weapons (combined). Live a little. :P