Equipment Selection

[Jimmythehand1]

<p>  I'm here to pick the brains of those of you who have already completed your SoD quests and Claymore quests and are also heavy raiders. I have the problem of to much to do and not enough time to do it in. My mains changed and I'm faced with having to start over a lot of these quests and such to get my toon up to speed. Atm I'm lvl 70 with 74aa's or so. I've speced myself as a utility caster wis/sta coercive healing and such. I'm not content to sit at the bottom of the dps list and I try my best to keep up with the illu. I've been decked out basically relic armor atm. Our guild raids three times a week at least hitting as many targets as possible. We use a dkp system and I'm not high on the list : ). On the brite side most guild members have gotten pretty decked out and won't need a lot of gear I could still use. </p><p>   I gave you all that info to help you gauge my situation. I have little time other than my raid time and will have to work on one quest at a time. I don't have the Mark of Awakening quests done and I don't have my class hat. My heads spining and I'm not sure what would be the most beneficial to me. I know from my main many of these items I get from quests got replaced from raid drops. I'm hoping some of you who have walked this path before me can lend me your wisdom.  Thanks Pockets</p>

[Vydian]

The condensed version:1) If you want to DPS, go AGI/INT (even then you won't match a well-played illusionist most of the time).2) Claymore at this point may not be worth it, though the misty protector is a decent ranged item and if you get that far, you're done anyway.3) The Soulfire staff is one of the best caster weapons for us now thanks to the +spell damage changes.4) The Mark is still a good necklace, however others come pretty darn close. I like the Amulet of Forsaken Rites and if your guild is killing Malkonis, it is easy to get.4) There are better hats.Since you say you don't have enough time to do it all, I would prioritize SoD over claymore and MoA.