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Shadowknight Best in Slot

Vanilla Pre-Planar Gear

Ears – Golden Sapphire Earring, Diamondine Earring, Ivandyr's Hoop, Black Sapphire Electrum Earring
Fingers – Platinum Fire Wedding Ring
Neck – Fine Plate Collar, Polished Mithril Torque, Glowing Bone Collar
Head – Skull-shaped Barbute, Darkforge Helm
Face – Fine Plate Visor, Carved Ivory Mask
Chest – Enameled Black Chestplate, Darkforge Breastplate
Arms – Azure Sleeves, Darkforge Vambraces
Back – Cloak of the Ice Bear, Hooded Black Cloak, Cloak of Shadows
Waist – Black Iron Girdle, Thick Banded Belt, Flowing Black Silk Sash
Shoulders – Crested Spaulders
Wrists – Darkforge Bracer, Hero Bracers, Granite Bracer
Legs – Darkforge Greaves
Hands – Dark Mail Gauntlets, Darkforge Gauntlets
Feet – Darkforge Boots
Primary – Mithril Two-Handed Sword, Dark Reaver
Secondary – Cracked Darkwood Shield, Crested Mistmoore Shield
Range – Runed Bone Fork, Runed Oak Bow

Vanilla Planar Gear

Gear suggestions for planar (46+) raiding Shadowknight characters. Will include items that could be reasonably acquired as part of a raid in the Plane of Fear, Plane of Hate, or Plane of Sky (islands 5 and below). May include a short progression from "good" through "best" in slot.

Ears - Black Sapphire Electrum Earring
Fingers - Djarns Amethyst Ring, Platinum Fire Wedding Ring
Neck - Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace
Head - Umbral Platemail Helm
Face - Grotesque Mask, Polished Mithril Mask
Chest - Umbral Platemail Breastplate
Arms - Umbral Platemail Vambraces
Back - Cloak of Flames, Hooded Black Cloak
Waist - Belt of Iniquity, Pegasus-Hide Belt
Shoulders - Crested Spaulders
Wrists - Umbral Platemail Bracer
Legs - Umbral Platemail Greaves
Hands - Umbral Platemail Gauntlets
Feet - Umbral Platemail Boots
Primary - Ashenbone Abbasi, Ashenbone Axe, Blade of Abrogation, Soul Leech, Dark Sword of Blood
Secondary - Ashenbone Shield, Bladestopper, Crested Mistmoore Shield, Fearsome Shield
Range - Runed Bone Fork

Kunark Gear

Gear suggestions for Kunark raiding (51+) Shadowknights. May include a short progression from "good" through "best" in slot, from items that could be acquired in a single group up through Kunark endgame items.

Ears - Black Sapphire Electrum Earring, Earring of Essence
Fingers - Djarns Amethyst Ring, Platinum Fire Wedding Ring
Neck - Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace, Necklace of Superiority
Head - Blood Ember Helm
Face - Mask of Wurms
Chest - Blood Ember Breastplate
Arms - Blood Ember Vambraces
Back - Hierophant's Cloak, Siblisian Berserker Cloak
Waist - Pegasus-Hide Belt, Runebranded Girdle, Runed Bolster Belt
Shoulders - Poisoned Mantle, Obulus Mantle
Wrists - Blood Ember Bracer
Legs - Blood Ember Greaves
Hands - Blood Ember Gauntlets
Feet - Blood Ember Boots
Primary, 1H - Blade of the Black Dragon Eye, Lamentation, Mace of the Shadowed Soul, Noctivagant Blade, Ringed Mace of the Ykesha, Sarnak Warhammer
Primary, 2H - Arbitor's Combine Greatsword, Argent Protector, Polished Obsidian Great Axe, Rod of Mourning, Soul Binder
Secondary - Atramentous Shield, Clay Guardian Shield, Sarnak Battle Shield
Range - Idol of the Thorned

Velious Group Gear

This section is for pre-raid Velious gear (requiring one group or less to obtain). Includes Thurg, Kael and SS class armors. EXCLUDES NToV, ST, boss mob drops. May include a short progression from "good" through "best" in slot.

Ears - Hammered Golden Loop, Pearly Sarnak Bauble, Earring of Essence, Head of the Valiant
Fingers - Regal Band of Bathezid, Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV, Ring of the Frozen Flame, Djarns Amethyst Ring
Neck - Ayillish's Talisman or other +6 Talisman, Dragon Tooth Choker
Head - Crown of Narandi, Circlet of the Falinkan, Dark Runed Crown
Face - Eyepatch of Plunder, Crystal Spider Eyes, Faceguard of Bentos the Hero
Chest - Dark Runed Breastplate, Heavy Dragonhide Breastplate, Queen's Carapace
Arms - Spirit Wracked Cord, Gladiator's Chain Sleeves, Crystal Chitin Armplates, Crustacean Shell Vambraces
Back - Black Bear Pelt Cloak, Cloak of the Maelstrom, Hierophant's Cloak, Shimmering Terror Hide Cloak
Waist - Belt of Inconsistency, Belt of the Great Turtle, Blood Runed Girdle, Spiked Seahorse Hide Belt, Runebranded Girdle
Shoulders - Spirit Wracked Cord, Strength of the Elements, Matchless Dragonwing Mantle
Wrists - Bracer of Benevolence, Ice Forged Shackles, Wristguard of Distraction, Silver Chitin Wristband, Onyx Wristbands, Spirit Wracked Cord
Legs - Dark Runed Greaves, Gladiator's Chain Leggings, Royal Velium Frosted Greaves
Hands - Blood Runed Gauntlets, Coldain Skin Gloves, Royal Velium Frosted Gauntlets
Feet - Barbed Dragonscale Boots, Boots of Dark Passage, Frozen Efreeti Boots
Primary - Innoruuk's Curse, Narandi's Lance, Massive Dragonclaw Shard, Sword of Pain, Shard of Night
Secondary - Shield of the Freezing Winds, Shield of the Seneschal, Atramentous Shield
Range - Eye of Narandi, Tiny Velium Gargoyle, (Chardok revamp)Bronze Statue of Bathezid, Sandwich of Foul Smelling Herbs

Velious Raiding Gear

This section is for Velious raiding gear (requiring more than a single group to obtain). INCLUDES NToV, ST, boss mob drops. May include a short progression from "good" through "best" in slot

Ears - Vyrinn`s Earring of Insanity, Essence Pearl
Fingers - Ring of Destruction, Crystasia`s Crystal Ring, Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV
Neck - Silver Charm of Tranquility, Valtron`s Necklace of Wonder, Amulet of the Dreadgazer
Head - Hobart`s War Helmet, Crown of the Kromzek Kings, White Dragon Helm
Face - Akkirus` Mask of Warfare, Silver Mask of the Slayer,
Chest - Breastplate of Eradication, Blood Lord's Breastplate, Chestplate of Vindication
Arms - Spirit Wracked Cord, Onyx Chain Sleeves, Blood Lord's Vambraces
Back - Cloak of the Fire Storm, Net of the Deep Sea, Cloak of Venom
Waist - Feeliux`s Cord of Velocity, Belt of Dwarf Slaying, Girdle of Dark Power
Shoulders - Pauldrons of the Deep Flame, Viik`s Pauldrons of Pain, Strength of the Elements
Wrists - Silver Charm of Tranquility, Silver Bracelet of Speed
Legs - Blood Lord's Greaves, Ancient Wurm Hide Greaves, Noctivagant Greaves
Hands - Do`Vassir`s Gauntlets of Might, Velium Encrusted Gauntlets, Gauntlets of Dragon Slaying, Gloves of Stability, Onyx Gauntlets
Feet - Boots of the Storm, Boots of the Vindicator, Mithril Boots
Primary - Palladius' Axe of Slaughter, Innoruuk's Curse, Essence Blade, Soul Defiler, Frostwrath,
Secondary - Shield of the Clawed Guardian, Net of the Deep Sea, Shield of Midnight, Silver Disk, Vyemm`s Left Eye, Whitestone Shield, Buckler of Insight (in 4 years after every caster in your guild has one)
Range - Vyemm`s Left Eye, Hand of the Master, Primal Velium Reinforced Bow, Vyemm`s Fang , Unopenable Box