Early T8 Gear: Advice Needed

[Meauvena]

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">First of all, I know this is nothing new and that SK itemization is seriously lacking, I’m just looking for some early T8 direction.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I just “Dinged” 72 on my SK and was looking forward to upgrading my gear to MC 72 and was sadly disappointed when I looked at the Devout Set (what does an SK need with + Ministration).</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anyway, I’m looking for opinions/options to upgraded gear at 72 (mobs hit HARD in RoK and I need to do something, I’m wasting my blue AoE’s as if I get pummeled by more than 2 mobs, or sometimes 2 yellow solo mobs, I’m eating dirt).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Will I get more bang for my buck by going STR/STA/AGI set with +Def and +CA Dmg, going with caster Jewelry???</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Any advice would be great.</span></span></p>

[Lord Hackenslash]

<p>Think Tank first. I recommend Vanguard helm shoulder and um i think wrist. these all have 1 shield block on them Imbued ring of strength is nice. otherwise you can mix and match Vanguard with the str/int focused armors. don't go for int gear unless it also has str and preferably stamina or agility.</p><p>Look at items with defense and parry. and focus on your melee before your spells, Melee crit is king and double attack is nice too. after that +ca/spell damage.</p>

[Phelon_Skellhound]

<p>This thread to compare set armor to buy or adventure for... its a little dated but still mostly accurate atm...</p><p><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=411374">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=411374</a></p><p>This thread for current state of the SK info...</p><p><a href="http://www.eq2flames.com/shadowknights/14242-sk-general-raiding-thread.html">http://www.eq2flames.com/shadowknig...ing-thread.html</a></p>

[feldon30]

Suffer thru it until you have enough shards to buy the Void Shard armor introduced in TSO.

[Mathafern]

<p>Wear a mix of devout and vanguard.  That gives you +CA and +SD enough, and you only kind of feel like a pally.</p><p$1$2> </p><p>When you get to 74 or so get an instance group together and go to Sebilis.  Turn left at the mezzanine and turn right in the room full of merchants.  Go up the stairs and fight to the bank.  There are two names you'll run into, one drops nice plate boots the other nice plate legs.</p><p$1$2> </p><p>Do the Gwalnax Brigade quests in Chardok next.  You turn in a bunch of spears to get faction then head into chardok.  Here you can get decent gloves and helmet from the quest.</p><p$1$2> </p><p>Run vaults.  You can get sanct. set pieces and a decent shield for SK.  You'll also get a necklace worth having.</p><p$1$2> </p><p>Run Maidens.  A lot.  You'll eventually get the shoulders off Drusella.  You'll wear those for a while.</p><p$1$2> </p><p>Go down to lower seb.  The guard captain there drops a ring you'll want.  Kill Kotiz for decent chest armor.</p><p$1$2> </p><p>Now go to RE2.  Take out slamhammer and loot the best chest armor you'll see without raiding. </p><p$1$2> </p><p>You should be all set now- except this advice is worthless because the expansion will have better gear. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Meauvena]

<p><cite>feldon30 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Suffer thru it until you have enough shards to buy the Void Shard armor introduced in TSO.</blockquote><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #888888;">Heh heh, yeah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I’m in Beta and looking forward to the changes/luvin SK’s got, but at just over 100 AA’s at this point, and the gear I was in, I’d only be able to tank those first few zones … over and over again … not to mention I’ll be expected to equip my main (Templar) first.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for all the advice, I ended up with a nice Legendary BP and Legs (Polished Something, had Melee crit on both, maybe ranged too) off the broker for less than MC gear, went with the Vanguard Helm, Spaulders and Gussets then Devout Sabatons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Gauntlets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Jewelry was a bit pricey and not a big upgrade from MC 62 (other than resists) so I’ll see what questing gets me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The extra mitigation and avoidance/block boost has been very noticeable and just what I was looking for.</span></span></p>