Best master upgrade at lvl 14 for future SK?

[Jal]

Whats the best move to upgrade to master 2 for a future Dark elf SK. Still fairly new to the game so not too knowledgable on whats what yet.Thanks.

[SonnyA]

<P>At level 14 you're not even a shadowknight. You're a crusader <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>It's not very important what you take. Pick whatever skill you use the most depending on your playstyle. Level 20-30 is a breeze so your level 14 Master 2 will become obsolete very fast.</P>

[Gnome mercy]

Take th ward, it gets you far, even tho its only 198 dmg its nice at 14, that ward is what i used for a very long time i just got my reactive ward and i use that more now than this ward, but its still useful... Up to you really, tho, your choice wont affect you that much in the long run as alot of your spells get upgraded as you  gain shadowknight, but me and alot fo Sk's i hung out with took ward

[Somniloquy]

<DIV>Depends on your view of SK, why you rolled one and what your "friends" or guildies are like.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Often I get asked to come and tank stuff, I realise that if I deal with deluded and narrow mided players and niumber crunchers at end game there will be the perception that SK is useless (untrue) so in the very long term only other select classes are "allowed" to tank heavy stuff (laughing my little black socks off).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I took Provoke as master II, helped me get a good rep and I take the group options at all times.  made an adept III for demo of faith and it sustains me well enough thx.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pointless to master offensives if you are going SK, its only Pallys that start screaming about DPS after level 20, get adepts and adept III for your fave stuff whenever you can.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>However if you are never gonna tank and take the solo approach (viable but tough) then like they said above, master the ward.  But if solo is your thing , then beleive me, you need to keep your armour and shield and weapons up to date (yep all of em) else you gonna have a painful and slow route to glory.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Personally Im in a nice friendly guild and we let any tank class have a go, and the same goes for the other archetypes too and we do well enough, yeah that right we have zerks and pallys and even (shock ! Horror !) SK's tanking Epics.  It aint what ya got its the way that ya use it, its true.  You can be whatever you want.  Sk's always have and always will be the totally coolest fighter type in EQ games - natch.</DIV>