Exploiter - End Game Gear

[techguru]

What is everyone planning on wearing on their Exploiters..
Looking for Suggestions.. Was taking about the gear below for a start.

I am hoping we can get a good list of something to work towards.

Thanks

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Icy Raiment*- (Robe)
Dodge Bonus +4, Protection +4, Resistance +33*(Garamol's Chest)

Epic Blademark's Docent*(Docent) -
+6, Reinforced Plating +2, DR 5/Epic, Life Shield, Blue Slot, Colorless Slot
+4 Natural Armor or +2 exception dex for blue problably and +6 wisdom for colorless

Kilau's Band*- (Ring)
Dexterity +6, Exceptional Wisdom +1, Tempest Set Bonus, Incredible Potential*[ML:18, BTC, Exclusive]

Kilau's Necklace*- (Necklace)
Constitution +6, Balance +15, Tempest Set Bonus*[ML:18, BTC]

Epic Belt of the Mroranon*- (Belt)
Strength +7, Heavy Fortification, Toughness, Empty Yellow Augment Slot
For the Yellow Augment Slot +4 Protection or +4 Resistance, or GFL

Bracers of the Demon's Consort*- (Bracers) Demonic Curse, Demonic Shield, Demonic Retribution <<Hidden Effect: Demon Consort>>

Tharne's Bracers*- (Bracers)
Tharne's Wrath, Dexterity +6, Armor Bonus +6

Tharne's Goggles*- (Goggles)
Tharne's Wrath, Sneak Attack Bonus +5, True Seeing, Search +15, Spot +15

Epic Bloodstone*- ((Trinket) Seeker +8

Epic Spectral Gloves]*- (Gloves)
Ethereal, Dexterity +7, Attack Bonus +4, Empty Yellow Augment Slot
For the Yellow Augment Slot +4 Protection or +4 Resistance, or GFL

Minos Legens*- (Helmet) Toughness, Heavy Fortification*[ML:11, BTC]
Replaced later with Greensteel +Hps? after aquiring Epic Belt of the Mroranon?

Cloak? Greensteel?
Boots?
Second ring?

[Kambuk]

Greensteel Cloak With Blindness Immunity, Disease Immunity, Immunity to Fear, Proof against Poison - Symbol of Weakness (3/day), Deathblock - Slay Living Guard (On-Hit, DC 30 Fortitude Save, Does 3d6)

For non Warforged.

Kambuk

[Trillea]

What is everyone planning on wearing on their Exploiters..
Looking for Suggestions.. Was taking about the gear below for a start.

I am hoping we can get a good list of something to work towards.

Thanks

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Icy Raiment*- (Robe)
Dodge Bonus +4, Protection +4, Resistance +3*(Garamol's Chest)

Epic Blademark's Docent*(Docent) -
+6, Reinforced Plating +2, DR 5/Epic, Life Shield, Blue Slot, Colorless Slot
+4 Natural Armor or +2 exception dex for blue problably and +6 wisdom for colorless
I would not go +4 nat armor because Exploiter can self-cast it at +5.

Kilau's Band*- (Ring)
Dexterity +6, Exceptional Wisdom +1, Tempest Set Bonus, Incredible Potential*[ML:18, BTC, Exclusive]
Put +2 excep STR on this.

Kilau's Necklace*- (Necklace)
Constitution +6, Balance +15, Tempest Set Bonus*[ML:18, BTC]

Epic Belt of the Mroranon*- (Belt)
Strength +7, Heavy Fortification, Toughness, Empty Yellow Augment Slot
For the Yellow Augment Slot +4 Protection or +4 Resistance, or GFL
Go GFL here

Bracers of the Demon's Consort*- (Bracers) Demonic Curse, Demonic Shield, Demonic Retribution <<Hidden Effect: Demon Consort>>
No.

Tharne's Bracers*- (Bracers)
Tharne's Wrath, Dexterity +6, Armor Bonus +6
Epic Bracers of Deftness - (Bracers) Armor Bonus +8, Feat: Mobility, Tumble +11 Lesser Swiftness, Empty Yellow Augment Slot

Tharne's Goggles*- (Goggles)
Tharne's Wrath, Sneak Attack Bonus +5, True Seeing, Search +15, Spot +15
Good

Epic Bloodstone*- ((Trinket) Seeker +8
Good

Epic Spectral Gloves]*- (Gloves)
Ethereal, Dexterity +7, Attack Bonus +4, Empty Yellow Augment Slot
For the Yellow Augment Slot +4 Protection or +4 Resistance, or GFL
I would put +6 CHA here to help with UMD

Minos Legens*- (Helmet) Toughness, Heavy Fortification*[ML:11, BTC]
Replaced later with Greensteel +Hps? after aquiring Epic Belt of the Mroranon?
Knost's belt

Cloak? Greensteel? - Yes, conc. opp HP.
Boots? Min II or Madstone
Second ring? Encrusted Ring

My comments in GREEN.

[KingOfCheese]

I think of my exploiter as having two distinct modes: 1) full dps (and lower AC) and 2) intim tank (high AC). Two different gearings are used for each.

In dps mode--which I'm using much more than the AC mode with epic content and many of the current raids:

Eyes: Tharnes goggles
Head: Minos currently--but swapping to Epic Mroranon helm when crafted
Neck: Kilau's
Trinket: Bloodstone (eventually epic)
Cloak: Greensteel hp item (existential stalemate)
Belt: Disease Immunity of GFL--but swapping to Epic Mroranon belt when crafted
Gloves: swappable slot in dps mode
Feet: madstone
Wrist: depending on situation; Tharnes for hate reduction (to maximize backstabs); or other VoD gloves for cold shield
Ring 1: Kilau's with +2 exceptional STR
Ring 2: Encrusted for other +1 exceptional STR
Armor: DT with guards


As I sit now (was lucky to get +4 STR tome), I have a reliable and sustainable self-buffed 42 STR which puts out big damage with the swing speed (44 double-madstoned). Raged and madstoned, hps are 600+.

In intim/AC mode:

Swap for +5 protect necklace
Swap encrusted ring for Chattering ring
Swap Kilau's ring for Abbot ring (+15 intim--mooted with Mroranon helm/belt combo)
Swap armor to radiance guard DT set (Icy would give higher AC, but I like radiance and find that for those areas where I'm in AC mode--the AC I have without Icy is good enough)
Boot swap to anything of interest (strider, balance, etc.)
Gloves become +6 STR
Bracer become +8 (eventually epic desert +8's)
goggle: swap to greensteel crafted +6 cha skill (and spell points and air guard)

[VALLIK]

Eyes: Tharnes goggles/ triple air sp/cha skills (umd heal scrolls and self heal for solo)
Head: Minos currently
Neck: Kilau's
Trinket: Currently arrowhead but bloodstone when i can be bothered buying another (not farming anymore)
Cloak: Greensteel hp item (existential stalemate)
Belt: knost
Gloves: +6 str currently eventually epic spectrals/titans
Feet: currently striders eventually madstone
Wrist: +8 ac with saves ritual
Ring 1: Kilau's with +2 exceptional Dex
Ring 2: +5 prot currently eventually Encrusted +2 exceptional Con or chattering for tanking
Armor: Icy
Weap 1: Min2 Khop +4 insight
Weap 2; Min2 Khop +2 Wis

Would like to get epic sentinel braces for wis bonus and then change cloak to smoke2 for perma blur

[Sweyn]

Goggles- Tharnes
Armor- Icy's/ DT (use DT when ac is irrelevant, epics ect..)
Bracers- +8 ac/Glacier/Tharnes (Glacier in epics when ac in unimportant, tharnes for when you are not main tank)
Ring1- Kilau's Band (Crafted +2 STR, and added +1 saves ritual)
Boots- Madstone/Delving boots/greaves
Gloves- Epic spectral gloves(Crafted +4 saves)/7 finger
Ring2- Warchanter's band*/ FF/chattering ring
Belt- Epic belt of the mroranan (Crafted GFL)
Cloak- GS Min II (+45 HP, heavy fort, +5 ac)
Trinket- Epic Bloodstone/HoGF
Necklace- Kilau's necklace
Helm- GS helm (+5 will save, +1 fort save, +2 fort save, +6 wisdom, +10 haggle/diplo)

* IMO the best secondary ring. It has +6 CHA on it, which does 2 things. If you do not have a +3 tome, it puts you higher that 10 CHA so you can safely use Silver flame potions, and, since it is your main ring, you do not need to swap out a cha item for umd. The ring also comes with +1 STR, for a +3 exc. total str between both rings. On this ring you craft +2 con

Weapons :
Dual min II khopesh, off hand is +4 insight, main hand is acid blast
Dual Litghning II khopesh, same as min II for ac
Dual Earthgrab for epics
Dual Trip. Pos warhammers
Lightning II bow
Various Vorpals/weighted/GCB ect...

[stockwizard5]

Icy Rainments [+Armor]
Kilau's Band [DEX+2]
Kilau's Necklace
Epic Belt of the Mroranon [GFL]
Tharne's Goggles [+Resistance]

Chattering Ring
Epic Bracers of Deftness [FF]
Epic Bloodstone [Not Epic]
Madstone Boots [or Striding 30 if Healing]

Greensteel Helmet HP/SP/SP Mineral II
Greensteel Cloak R+5/HP/HP BoLaS
Greensteel Gloves W6/FP/GR ES II

Khopesh H/AB/AC+4
Khopesh H/AB/CON+2

[techguru]

So what new gear combinations are the Exploiters wearing these days?

[Faent]

This is a better (non-warforged) gear set-up than the one's listed above, in my opinion. Modify it as you need to for your warforged (which is really, really hurting thanks to the loss of Icy Raiments):

Icy Raiment
Kilau's Band
Kilau's Necklace
+Tempest Damage Set Bonus
Colethenis's Belt (dropped your Epic Belt of Mroronan)
Ring of the Ravager
+Ravager Damage Set Bonus
Epic Jidz-tet'ka (or Epic Bracers of Deftness/Epic Scorched Bracers)
Greensteel Goggles (dropped your Tharne's Goggles, though you can swap to them for Sneak Attack situations)
Epic Bloodstone
Epic Spectral Gloves
Mineral II Helm (dropped your Minos Legens)
Epic Cloak of Night (dropped your Greensteel cloak)
Madstone/Striding/Feather Fall boots and GS guard item

This nets you far more damage and more AC than anything mentioned above. Your worry will be where to slot Toughness. You could go with the Epic Scorched Bracers for that, however, if you really wanted it. Then slot GFL on the Epic Spectral Gloves. This *may* force you to double-swap for UMD, since you're missing a +6 CHA item. It also pushes your GFL into the glove slot, which you'd have to take off to wear the Seven-Fingered gloves. Thus my preference for forgoing Toughness and running the Jidz with GFL and +6 CHA.

The end-end-game setup will include the Greater Might of the Abishai set bonus. Replace the above gear as follows:

Epic Boots of Corrosion: Free Green Augment Slot (maybe +2 Luck) / +6 CHA
Epic Scorched Bracers: Toughness
Epic Envenomed Cloak: GFL
+3 Profane Natural Armor (replacing Epic Cloak of Night) and +3 Profane STR

You pick everything in the first setup up, you gain a Green Augment slot, you add +6 CHA, and you gain +3 STR.

[karl_k0ch]

I have not a great deal of experience with exploiters, but I talked about endgame outfit a bit with a guildmate (hit plans for his 3rd TR, tbp). We talked about Litany of the Dead. Is a possible +2 Damage, +20HP, +2 AC, +1 on all saves worth the trade for the Tempest Set Bonus? Or is this question too dependent on the actual tome situation?

[Faent]

Litany of the Dead is a trinket. You won't lose the Tempest Set bonus. You'll lose the Bloodstone or Epic Bloodstone. As an Exploiter, you're in Icy Raiments (not the Marilith Chain). You're also primarily dual-wielding weapons with a high crit-profile. The Bloodstone dominates Litany in this situation (except when you're fighting mobs with high fortification---then you swap into Litany).

[techguru]

Do you think the Crystal Cove event gear has changed the endgame gear setup?
Like the seeker stuff or the spyglass?

[grodon9999]

Do you think the Crystal Cove event gear has changed the endgame gear setup?
Like the seeker stuff or the spyglass?

Not for my rangers, but for my other toons yes.