Revisions for post #29688

<p>A lot has changed since last time I updated this answer, with the addition of several equipment the overall price has been reduced considerably turning most of the options affordable, with that said the new list should go something like this:&nbsp;</p><table border="1" cellpadding="1" style="width:500px; border-spacing: 1px;"><tbody><tr><td>Piece/tier</td><td>Basic/Cheap</td><td>Best style="width:500px"><tbody><tr><td>Piece/tier</td><td>Basic/Cheap</td><td>Best Offensive</td><td>Best Defensive</td><td>Boss</td><td>Speed</td><td>Best In Slot</td></tr><tr><td>Helmet</td><td>Lion Spangenhelm</td><td>Stoic Iks Casque</td><td>Stoic/lion</td><td>Stoic Casque</td><td>crest of deep seas/werewolf helmet</td><td>Falcon Coif</td></tr><tr><td>Amulet</td><td>Enchanted Werewolf Amulet</td><td>Collar of Blue plasma</td><td>Pendulet</td><td>N/A</td><td>Beetle Necklace</td><td>Sleep shawl</td></tr><tr><td>Armor</td><td>Ghost Chestplate<br><br>Embrace of nature</td><td>Unerring Dragon armor</td><td>Mutated Skin Armor&nbsp;</td><td>Unerring DSM</td><td>Prismatic Armor&nbsp;</td><td>Gnome Armor&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Crossbow</td><td>Xbow of destruction</td><td>Umbral Master Crossbow (it lacks sustain)</td><td>N/A</td><td>Cobra Crossbow</td><td>N/A</td><td>Naga Crossbow</td></tr><tr><td>Bow</td><td>Living Vine Bow/Jungle Bow/Bow of cataclysm (situational)</td><td>Eldritch Bow</td><td>Lion Longbow</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>Falcon Bow</td></tr><tr><td>Quiver</td><td>Regular Quiver</td><td>Jungle Quiver (longer hunts)</td><td>N/A</td><td>Eldritch Quiver</td><td>N/A</td><td>Naga Quiver</td></tr><tr><td>Legs</td><td>Fabulous Legs</td><td>Fabulous Legs</td><td>Mutated Skin Legs</td><td>N/A</td><td>Alloy Legs</td><td>Falcon Greaves</td></tr><tr><td>Ring</td><td>Butterfly Ring</td><td>Ring of Blue plasma</td><td>Prismatic Ring</td><td>Blue plasma/Ring of Souls</td><td>Time Ring</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Boots</td><td>Guardian Boots/ Prismatic Boots</td><td>Feverbloom Boots/Winged Boots</td><td>N/A</td><td>Stoic Iks Boots</td><td>Boots of Haste</td><td>N/A</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><br><br><br><u><em><strong>Legend:</strong></em></u><br>Basic/Cheap: This is the budget option, it's the minimum you should have through lvl 300, the options here are considered worth in most of cases with few exceptions (embrace of nature/bows) where they are still cheaper than all the rest of options and excels in different categories but aren't comparable to their tiered counterparts,<br>BIS: Best in Slot means that most of the cases or at least in the cases where both equipment are compared against neutral enemies (dealing/receiving&nbsp;mostly physical damage) these weapons will have an overall better performance, with that said, BIS are only shown in 1 category&nbsp;since they will only be defeated when dealing with specific disadvantage (example pendulet is better than sleep shawl in any hunt where ionly in hunts&nbsp;where there's way higher energy damage than earth damage, in any other case, pendulet is simply better), they are better in any other case.<br>Best damage/physical damage) in any other regualr case the BIS items will outperform any other item by far.<br>Best Offensive: the EQ of this category is FOCUSED into dealing damage, it has the higher offensive stats at cost of&nbsp;defensive stats, mostly this means that it doesn't have physical resistance which turn it an item useful in hunts/places where you don't receive too much physical damage or where you don't require the extra resistance since the extra damage compensate.<br>Best Defensive: Simply the regular solo-hunting item, it perform better than any other when boxing and provides enough sustain/damage to be still a balanced item.<br>Boss: The items here are the most efficient when hunting bosses since they either have an specific bonus for target enemies or they are pretty useful in case of tanking monster/bosses for short time span providing surveillance and still a high offensive stat, most of those items are focused into Targeting rather than AoE and that's why bow are out of the list.<br><br>N/A: There's not an item in this specific category that outstand the rest, several different items can be used and perform pretty much the same.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p>

<p>due answers got a bit outdated i would say:<br><br><u><em><strong>Legend:</strong></em></u><br>-<span style="color:#f39c12">Optional: </span><span style="color:#000000">Stand for items that are okay to use but worth&nbsp;considering to upgrade them before anything.&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#f1c40f">Zaoan Helmet </span><span style="color:null">Is an exception due the price of other things, </span><span style="color:#e67e22">Jungle quiver</span><span style="color:null"> is expendable.</span><br>-<span style="color:#8e44ad">Cheapest Offensive Piece: </span><span style="color:null">Here rely any item worth buying it for shooter/offensive sets, their price and their extra defensive utility are worth considering even facing way better defensive items in determinated occasions.</span><br>-<span style="color:#c0392b">Balanced Piece:&nbsp;</span><span style="color:null">When considering items in expenses/usefulness <p>A lot has changed since last time I updated this answer, with the addition is unbeatable, worth to mention that sometimes that extra single of several equipment the overall price has been reduced considerably turning most of the options affordable, with that said the new list should go something like this:&nbsp;</p><table border="1" cellpadding="1" style="width:500px; border-spacing: 1px;"><tbody><tr><td>Piece/tier</td><td>Basic/Cheap</td><td>Best Offensive</td><td>Best Defensive</td><td>Boss</td><td>Speed</td><td>Best In Slot</td></tr><tr><td>Helmet</td><td>Lion Spangenhelm</td><td>Stoic Iks Casque</td><td>Stoic/lion</td><td>Stoic Casque</td><td>crest of deep seas/werewolf helmet</td><td>Falcon Coif</td></tr><tr><td>Amulet</td><td>Enchanted Werewolf Amulet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Enchanted pendulet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Enchanted Amulet</td><td>Collar of Blue plasma</td><td>Pendulet</td><td>N/A</td><td>Beetle Necklace</td><td>Sleep shawl</td></tr><tr><td>Armor</td><td>Ghost Chestplate<br><br>Embrace of nature</td><td>Unerring Dragon armor</td><td>Mutated Skin Armor&nbsp;</td><td>Unerring DSM</td><td>Prismatic Armor&nbsp;</td><td>Gnome Armor&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Crossbow</td><td>Xbow of destruction</td><td>Umbral Master Crossbow (it lacks sustain)</td><td>N/A</td><td>Cobra Crossbow</td><td>N/A</td><td>Naga Crossbow</td></tr><tr><td>Bow</td><td>Living Vine Bow/Jungle Bow/Bow of cataclysm (situational)</td><td>Eldritch Bow</td><td>Lion Longbow</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>Falcon Bow</td></tr><tr><td>Quiver</td><td>Regular Quiver</td><td>Jungle Quiver (longer hunts)</td><td>N/A</td><td>Eldritch Quiver</td><td>N/A</td><td>Naga Quiver</td></tr><tr><td>Legs</td><td>Fabulous Legs</td><td>Fabulous Legs</td><td>Mutated Skin Legs</td><td>N/A</td><td>Alloy Legs</td><td>Falcon Greaves</td></tr><tr><td>Ring</td><td>Butterfly Ring</td><td>Ring of Blue plasma</td><td>Prismatic Ring</td><td>Blue plasma/Ring of Souls</td><td>Time Ring</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Boots</td><td>Guardian Boots/ Prismatic Boots</td><td>Feverbloom Boots/Winged Boots</td><td>N/A</td><td>Stoic Iks Boots</td><td>Boots of Haste</td><td>N/A</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><br><br><br><u><em><strong>Legend:</strong></em></u><br>Basic/Cheap: This is the budget option, it's the minimum you should have through lvl 300, the options here are considered worth in most of cases with few specific hunts/situations (Helmets, decoration items, amulets, bows).&nbsp;<br><br><span style="color:#f1c40f">Zaoan Helmet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Dark Whisper</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Falcon Coif</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Lion Spangenhelm</span>: Totally optional upgrade,&nbsp;specially due dark whisper have 2 imbuements slots.</p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Prismatic Armor</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Embrace of Nature</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Ghost Chestplate</span><span style="color:#8e44ad">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;or <span style="color:#27ae60">Gnome Armor</span>: There is a considerable difference between Gnome armor and all others,</p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Prismatic Legs</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Bast legs</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Fabulous Legs</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#3498db">Eldritch Breeches</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Falcon greaves</span>: the difference between fabulous and falcon is considerable, but is also the price, specially though due&nbsp;there are some items that provide a decent ammount of free extra physical resis (see amulets and rings).<br><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Prismatic boots</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Winged Boots</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Guardian Boots</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Soulstalkers;&nbsp;</span><span style="color:null">Same argument of price here.</span></p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Butterfly ring</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#f39c12">Blister Ring</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Ring of Blue plasma</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Ring of Souls;&nbsp;</span><span style="color:null">They are all situational but anyway Ring of souls thrive as neutral unbeatable item.</span></p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Exotic Amulet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#f39c12">Foxtail Amulet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Collar of Blue Plasma</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Enchanted exceptions (embrace of nature/bows) where they are still cheaper than all the rest of options and excels in different categories but aren't comparable to their tiered counterparts,<br>BIS: Best in Slot yet they are easily affordable and their "boost" is huge, so they "challenge" better items in terms of worthiness, is basically the last upgradeable item of paladin set.</span><br>-<span style="color:#3498db">Non-worth item:&nbsp;</span><span style="color:null">At the moment only eldritch breeches&nbsp;and foxtail amulet hold this position, basically there's no considerable reason to buy eldritch, way to expensive and its only usefulness (holy defense) is really really expendable, i don't recommend buying it unless were strictly neccessary... and even so maybe thinking it twice is a worth idea. ( i could add jungle quiver here but ... is a bit worth for lazy ppl)&nbsp;</span><br>-<span style="color:#27ae60">Highest Bonus Available item:</span> Basically there's nothing for 300 better than means that most of the cases or at least in the cases where both equipment are compared against neutral enemies (dealing/receiving&nbsp;mostly physical damage) these items thrive, they aren't weapons will have an overall better performance, with that said, BIS are only shown in 1 extra ml for holy damage, situationally worth.</span><br><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Xbow of Destruction</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Cobra Xbow</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Umbral master Crossbow:</span><span style="color:null">&nbsp;since they are for category&nbsp;since they will only be defeated when dealing with specific disadvantage (example juggernauts)</span></p><p></p>pendulet is better than sleep shawl:</span> Tied, while ice resistance is more useful than earth, physical resistance thrives in neutral respawns, worth considering that Pendulet last 2h and Sleep Shawl just 1h.</p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Living Vine</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#f39c12">Destruction</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#f39c12">Jungle bow</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Cataclysm</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Lion Longbow</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Falcon</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Eldritch Bow;</span><span style="color:null">&nbsp;Pretty simple reasoning, every tier have situational items that aren't way better than their counterparts, even eldritch shawl in any hunt where there's way higher energy damage than earth damage, in any other case, pendulet is simply better), they are better in any other case.<br>Best Offensive: the EQ of this category is FOCUSED into dealing damage, it has the higher offensive stats at cost of&nbsp;defensive stats, mostly this means that it doesn't have a eldritch quiver, otherwise the benefits on extra hit rate should easily outperform umbral master crossbow (due there's a cap on hit rate physical resistance which turn it an item useful in hunts/places where you don't receive too expensive but its much physical damage or where you don't require the extra resistance since the extra damage compensate.<br>Best Defensive: Simply the regular solo-hunting item, it perform better than any other when boxing and provides enough sustain/damage to be still a balanced item.<br>Boss: The items here are the most efficient when hunting bosses the benefits on damage from Umbral counterpart easily the extra hit rate, yet this is only true IF the user since they either have an specific bonus (not elemental) are the same or really close so basically one could be better than other only in for target damage is needed for team hunts enemies or they are pretty useful in case of tanking monster/bosses for short time span providing surveillance and still a high offensive stat, most of those items, if various&nbsp;items share this tier is due their general items are focused into Targeting rather than AoE and that's only countermeasured by explicit modifiers).</span><br><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Jungle Quiver</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Eldritch Quiver</span><span style="color:null">: jungle is meh, eldritch is why bow compensates in offensive aspect are out of the list.<br><br>N/A: There's not an item in this specific category that outstand the rest, several different items can be used and perform pretty much the same.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p>

<p>due answers got a bit outdated i would say:<br><br><u><em><strong>Legend:</strong></em></u><br>-<span style="color:#f39c12">Optional: </span><span style="color:#000000">Stand for items that are okay to use but worth&nbsp;considering to upgrade them before anything.&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#f1c40f">Zaoan Helmet </span><span style="color:null">Is an exception due the price of other things, </span><span style="color:#e67e22">Jungle quiver</span><span style="color:null"> is expendable.</span><br>-<span style="color:#8e44ad">Cheapest Offensive Piece: </span><span style="color:null">Here rely any item worth buying it for shooter/offensive sets, their price and their extra defensive utility are worth considering even facing way better defensive items in determinated occasions.</span><br>-<span style="color:#c0392b">Balanced Piece:&nbsp;</span><span style="color:null">When considering items in expenses/usefulness these items thrive, they aren't Best in Slot yet they are easily affordable and their "boost" is huge, so they "challenge" better items in terms of worthiness, is basically the last upgradeable item of paladin set.</span><br>-<span style="color:#3498db">Non-worth item:&nbsp;</span><span style="color:null">At the moment only eldritch breeches&nbsp;and foxtail amulet hold this position, basically there's no considerable reason to buy eldritch, way to expensive and its only usefulness (holy defense) is really really expendable, i don't recommend buying it unless were strictly neccessary... and even so maybe thinking it twice is a worth idea. ( i could add jungle quiver here but ... is a bit worth for lazy ppl)&nbsp;</span><br>-<span style="color:#27ae60">Highest Bonus Available item:</span> Basically there's nothing for 300 better than those items, if various&nbsp;items share this tier is due their general bonus (not elemental) are the same or really close so basically one could be better than other only in few specific hunts/situations (Helmets, decoration items, amulets, bows).&nbsp;<br><br><span style="color:#f1c40f">Zaoan Helmet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Dark Whisper</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Falcon Coif</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Lion Spangenhelm</span>: Totally optional upgrade,&nbsp;specially due dark whisper have 2 imbuements slots.</p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Prismatic Armor</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Embrace of Nature</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Ghost Chestplate</span><span style="color:#8e44ad">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;or <span style="color:#27ae60">Gnome Armor</span>: There is a considerable difference between Gnome armor and all others,</p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Prismatic Legs</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Bast legs</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Fabulous Legs</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#3498db">Eldritch Breeches</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Falcon greaves</span>: the difference between fabulous and falcon is considerable, but is also the price, specially though due&nbsp;there are some items that provide a decent ammount of free extra physical resis (see amulets and rings).<br><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Prismatic boots</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Winged Boots</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Guardian Boots</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Soulstalkers;&nbsp;</span><span style="color:null">Same argument of price here.</span></p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Butterfly ring</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#f39c12">Blister Ring</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Ring of Blue plasma</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Ring of Souls;&nbsp;</span><span style="color:null">They are all situational but anyway Ring of souls thrive as neutral unbeatable item.</span></p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Exotic Amulet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#f39c12">Foxtail Amulet</span><span style="color:null"><em><strong>/</strong></em></span><span Amulet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#8e44ad">Collar of Blue Plasma</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Enchanted Werewolf Amulet<em><strong>/</strong></em></span><span Amulet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Enchanted pendulet</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Enchanted sleep shawl:</span> Tied, while ice resistance is more useful than earth, physical resistance thrives in neutral respawns, worth considering that Pendulet last 2h and Sleep Shawl just 1h.<br><br><span 1h.</p><p><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Living Vine</span><span style="color:null">/</span><span style="color:#f39c12">Destruction</span><span style="color:null">/</span><span style="color:#f39c12">Jungle bow</span><span style="color:null">/</span><span style="color:#c0392b">Cataclysm</span><span style="color:null">/</span><span Vine</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#f39c12">Destruction</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#f39c12">Jungle bow</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Cataclysm</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Lion Longbow</span><span style="color:null">/</span><span style="color:#27ae60">Falcon</span><span style="color:null">/</span><span Longbow</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Falcon</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Eldritch Bow;</span><span style="color:null">&nbsp;Pretty simple reasoning, every tier have situational items that aren't way better than their counterparts, even eldritch bow compensates in offensive aspect providing 1 extra ml for holy damage, situationally worth.</span><br><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Xbow of Destruction</span>/<span Destruction</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#c0392b">Cobra Xbow</span>/<span Xbow</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Umbral master Crossbow:</span><span style="color:null">&nbsp;since they are for bosses the benefits on damage from Umbral counterpart easily the extra hit rate, yet this is only true IF the user doesn't have a eldritch quiver, otherwise the benefits on extra hit rate should easily outperform umbral master crossbow (due there's a cap on hit rate that's only countermeasured by explicit modifiers).</span><br><br><span style="color:#f39c12">Jungle Quiver</span><span style="color:null">/</span><span Quiver</span><em><strong>/</strong></em><span style="color:#27ae60">Eldritch Quiver</span><span style="color:null">: jungle is meh, eldritch is too expensive but worth&nbsp;</span></p><p></p>its addition is unbeatable, worth to mention that sometimes that extra single target damage is needed for team hunts (example juggernauts)</span></p><p></p>