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Bard Best in Slot

Vanilla Pre-Planar Gear

Ears – Opalline Earring
Fingers – Golden Star Ruby Ring, Electrum Star Ruby Ring, Platinum Fire Wedding Ring
Neck – Cape of Midnight Mist, Gypsy Medallion
Head – Crested Helm, Blackened Iron Coif, Skull-shaped Barbute, Executioners Hood
Face – Mask of Deception, Leering Mask, Dented Brass Mask
Chest – Lambent Breastplate, Mithril Breastplate
Arms – Mithril Vambraces, Lambent Vambraces
Back – Hooded Black Cloak, Cloak of Shadows
Waist – Troll-Hide Belt, Thick Banded Belt, Flowing Black Silk Sash
Shoulders – Gilded Cloth, Crested Spaulders, Carnal Pauldrons
Wrists – Hero Bracers, Granite Bracer, Runed Mithril Bracer
Legs – Drake-Hide Leggings, Silver-Plated Leggings
Hands – Lambent Gauntlets, Charred Gauntlets, Dark Mail Gauntlets, Elf-Hide Gloves
Feet – Kobold-Hide Boots, Dwarven Work Boots
Primary – Crystalline Blade, Runed Falchion, Shark Tooth, Cat O' Nine Tails, Enameled Black Mace, Silvery War Axe
Secondary – Enchanted Fine Steel Rapier, Mistmoore Battle Drums, Lute of the Gypsy Princess
Range – Dragoon Dirk, Runed Bone Fork
Instruments - Mistmoore Battle Drums, Lute of the Gypsy Princess, Horn, Unicorn Horn

Vanilla Planar Gear

Gear suggestions for planar (46+) raiding Bard 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, Platinum Jacinth Wedding Ring,
Neck - Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace, Fae Amulet
Head - Lustrous Russet Helm, Crown of King Tranix, Imbrued Platemail Helm
Face - Mask of the Songbird
Chest - Lustrous Russet Breastplate, Imbrued Platemail Breastplate
Arms - Lustrous Russet Vambraces, Imbrued Platemail Vambraces
Back - Cloak of Flames, Hooded Black Cloak, Cloak of Shadows
Waist - Bone-Clasped Girdle, Runed Bolster Belt, Belt of Concordance
Shoulders - Mantle of the Songweaver
Wrists - Lustrous Russet Bracer, Imbrued Platemail Bracer
Legs - Lustrous Russet Greaves, Imbrued Platemail Greaves
Hands - Lustrous Russet Gauntlets, Imbrued Platemail Gauntlets
Feet - Lustrous Russet Boots, Imbrued Platemail Boots
Primary - Harmonic Spear, Six Note Blade
Secondary - Martune Rapier, Evensong
Range - Runed Bone Fork
Instruments - Kelin`s Seven Stringed Lute, Selo`s Drums of the March, Denon's Horn of Disaster, Lyssa`s Darkwood Piccolo, Ervaj's Flute of Flight

Kunark Gear

Gear suggestions for Kunark raiding (51+) Bards. 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 - Earring of Essence, Fingerbone Hoop, Black Sapphire Electrum Earring
Fingers - Platinum Diamond Wedding Ring, Djarns Amethyst Ring, Platinum Fire Wedding Ring, Platinum Jacinth Wedding Ring
Neck - Necklace of Superiority, Amulet of the Fae
Head - Crown of Rile, Lustrous Russet Helm, Crown of King Tranix
Face - Mask of Song
Chest - Lustrous Russet Breastplate
Arms - Lustrous Russet Vambraces
Back - Hierophant's Cloak, Cloak of Piety
Waist - Bone-Clasped Girdle, Runed Bolster Belt
Shoulders - Imbued Granite Spauldors
Wrists - Lustrous Russet Bracer, Sarnak Bracer of Honor, Dragon Hero Bracer
Legs - Singing Steel Greaves, Blazing Greaves of Fennin Ro
Hands - Lustrous Russet Gauntlets, Blazing Gauntlets of Fennin Ro
Feet - Grey Suede Boots, Lustrous Russet Boots
Primary - Singing Short Sword, Breath of Harmony
Secondary - Katana of Flowing Water, Edge of the Nightwalker, Sebilite Croaking Dirk, Guardians Mace, Crystalline Short Sword, Sionachie's Partisan
Range - Idol of the Thorned, Runed Bone Fork
Instrument - Selo`s Drums of the March, Lyran's Mystical Lute, Kelin`s Seven Stringed Lute, Selo`s Drums of the March, Denon's Horn of Disaster

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 – Blue Diamond Electrum Earring, Black Sapphire Electrum Earring
Fingers – Coldain Hero's Insignia Ring, Velium Fire Wedding Ring
Neck – Ayillish's Talisman or other +6 Talisman, Glati's Talisman, Melodic Charm
Head – Circlet of the Falinkan
Face – Eyepatch of Plunder
Chest – Breastplate of Twilight
Arms – Vambraces of Twilight
Back – Lodizal Shell Shield
Waist – Belt of the Great Turtle
Shoulders – Matchless Dragonwing Mantle
Wrists – Bracer of Benevolence, Ice Forged Shackles
Legs – Greaves of Twilight
Hands – Barbed Ringmail Gloves
Feet – Boots of Twilight
Primary – Breath of Harmony
Secondary – Skyfury Scimitar
Range – Thunder Runed War Spear
Instrument - Drums of the Beast, Lute of the Howler, Immaculate Shell Horn, Faun Flute

Velious Raiding Gear

This section is for raiding Velious 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, Earring of Essence, Yunnb's Earring
Fingers – Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV, Crystasia`s Crystal Ring, Ring of Destruction
Neck – Valtron`s Necklace of Wonder
Head – White Dragon Helm, Crown of the Kromzek Kings
Face – Flayed Barbarian Hide Mask, Akkirus` Mask of Warfare
Chest – Chestplate of Vindication, Breastplate of Eradication
Arms – Onyx Chain Sleeves, Kelsiferous' Armband of Artistry
Back – Cloak of the Falling Stars, Cloak of the Fire Storm
Waist – Belt of Dwarf Slaying, Girdle of Living Thorns
Shoulders – Pauldrons of the Deep Flame, Shawl of Protection
Wrists – Silver Charm of Tranquility, Silver Bracelet of Speed
Legs – Greaves of Twilight
Hands – Do`Vassir`s Gauntlets of Might
Feet – Maclaer`s Boots of Silence
Primary – Singing Short Sword
Secondary – Nature's Melody, Primal Velium Warsword, Siren Song, Dagger of the Sea, Blade of Carnage
Range – Hand of the Master, Vyemm`s Left Eye
Instrument - Drums of the Beast, Lyran's Mystical Lute, Denon's Horn of Disaster, Flute of the Sacred Glade