End-game Equips for WF Fighter

[Goldeneye]

I'm looking for some advice as to what type of HP item to craft on my warforged Kensei III fighter Krythan. I had an air/air/air gs, but I knew I could do better. For the most part my gear is set since I now have my Frenzy and Shintoa rings .

Current layout:

Head: Minos
Goggles: Tharne's
Necklace: Shintoa
Docent: DT: Healing 10%, Crushing Wave, Earthen Guard
Bracers: Levicks
Ring: Shintoa
Ring: Frenzy
Boots: Madstone
Gloves: Spectral Gloves or Titan's
Belt: Frenzy
Cloak: Greensteel HP item
Trinket: Bloodstone

As for greensteel item: price or large ingredients aren't an issue

Possible ideas:
EDIT: Added earthgrab

Mineral II:
Good: +durability, and stoneskin clicky (though I could just make a tier II)
Not useful: I have no AC, so prot +5 isn't that useful, and Heavy Fort is already on Minos

Concord Opp:
Good: 4% chance to proc temp HP. With minimal AC, and very low DR (compared to a barbarian) this could be useful
Not useful: sp proc doesn't do anything for me, +6 wisdom is already on Shintao ring

Lighting Strike:
Very nice guard... though I have Tharne's so I try not to grab aggro unless I'm the only tank - as a result, it wouldn't go off much.

Disintegration Guard:
Same as Lightning Strike - good guard... though questionable if proc would go off enough to be worth it.

Radiance Guard:
Good: Decent chance, small damage
Not Useful: maybe not appropriate for a melee, and blinded mobs are kinda annoying.

Earthgrab
Earthgrab 5%? DC 35 hold monster.
2x Summon Dense Stone Earth Elemental

What is your 2cp? What type of GS hp item should I craft for Krythan?

[Absolute-Omniscience]

IMO:

Change
helm: Epic red draogn helmet (+1 more str, some guards, and +4 res in the slot)
CLoak: air air air (+45 hp)
Bracers: kundarak with heavy fort in the slot until U6, when you use Epic bracers of the claw
Gloves: Epic gloves of the claw, when released
Armor: go with salt guard at tier 2, better than crushing, and go with radiance at tier 3
Belt: ravager
Ring: ravager

(ravager is 2d6 per hit, = 7 dmg, fb is 2 dmg, total dps increase is higher with ravager than with fb, unless it's a undead / construct)

Finally looking like this:

Items
Armor - Dragontouched: 10% healing amp, corrosive salt guard, Radience Guard
Bracers - Epic bracers of the claw: heavy fort, +6 con, GFL
Ring - Shintao ring: +6 Wis, +1 Str, +20% healing
Boots - Madstone boots: 20% striding, madstone effect
Gloves - Epic gloves of the Claw: +6 strength, 30% healing amp, +4 damage bonus from set
Ring - Ravager ring: 6 str, +1 str, +2 str
Belt - Ravager belt: +2 seeker, +6 con
Cloak - Shroud crafted: +45 hp, haste clicky, +6 dex skills, air guard
Trinket - Epic bloodstone: +8 seeker
Necklace - Shintao: +6 con +15 concentration
Helmet - Epic red dragon helmet: +4 res, magma surge guard, fire shield (fire), +7 str
Goggles - Tharnes goggles: +5 SA, true seeing, +15 search, +15 spot.

[Goldeneye]

Ok. great gear layout, but your greensteel: Why triple air, and why did you choose minII?

[Absolute-Omniscience]

Ok. great gear layout, but your greensteel: Why triple air, and why did you choose minII?

Ops, haven't updated that list (copied it from my text document) it's supposed to be air air air.
Editing the previous post.

Triple air because it's
1. cheap
2. haste clicky is sweet
3. air guard is also sweet.

All you really do it for is the hp, and imo air guard is one of the better guards to make it into.

[Goldeneye]

Lol. well: Krythan already has an air hp gs, but I know I can do better.

My rogue has been wearing a triple air CHA skills cloak for over a year now - and the proc from air guard is disappointing.

As for greensteel item: price or large ingredients aren't an issue

[Absolute-Omniscience]

Lol. well: Krythan already has an air hp gs, but I know I can do better.

My rogue has been wearing a triple air CHA skills cloak for over a year now - and the proc from air guard is disappointing.

As for greensteel item: price or large ingredients aren't an issue

Then I suggest radiance guard, as it's the only really good guard out there.

[ThunderTank]

Ops, haven't updated that list (copied it from my text document) it's supposed to be air air air.
Editing the previous post.

Triple air because it's
1. cheap
2. haste clicky is sweet
3. air guard is also sweet.

All you really do it for is the hp, and imo air guard is one of the better guards to make it into.

Why would u be worried about being cheap on that current set? Assuming that u got that gear, larges is the least thing you are worried about.
Would go either lightning or disintegration guard + 45hp.
You can always craft a haste clickie / +6 cha skills items later on if u really want the clickie..
I personally find air guard useless end game..

[Absolute-Omniscience]

Why would u be worried about being cheap on that current set? Assuming that u got that gear, larges is the least thing you are worried about.
Would go either lightning or disintegration guard + 45hp.
You can always craft a haste clickie / +6 cha skills items later on if u really want the clickie..
I personally find air guard useless end game..

Well, for me for example, I have got most of hte listed items, but still haven't even begun crafting my cloak - as I just started here in US I don't have that many larges, and it's time-based on how many chars you have, and I only really have 2 chars I shroud with, and both need weapons(s) and item(s) crafted from shroud.

Cost aside, I'd go with radiance guard, hands down, nothing like having the epic mobs miss 50% of their hits.

freezing ice guard is a good pick as well, better than e-grab as it last about twice as long, though a small benefit for a large cost. (pun intended)

[Vengenance]

IMO:

Change
helm: Epic red draogn helmet (+1 more str, some guards, and +4 res in the slot)
CLoak: air air air (+45 hp)
Bracers: kundarak with heavy fort in the slot until U6, when you use Epic bracers of the claw
Gloves: Epic gloves of the claw, when released
Armor: go with salt guard at tier 2, better than crushing, and go with radiance at tier 3
Belt: ravager
Ring: ravager

(ravager is 2d6 per hit, = 7 dmg, fb is 2 dmg, total dps increase is higher with ravager than with fb, unless it's a undead / construct)

Finally looking like this:

Items
Armor - Dragontouched: 10% healing amp, corrosive salt guard, Radience Guard
Bracers - Epic bracers of the claw: heavy fort, +6 con, GFL
Ring - Shintao ring: +6 Wis, +1 Str, +20% healing
Boots - Madstone boots: 20% striding, madstone effect
Gloves - Epic gloves of the Claw: +6 strength, 30% healing amp, +4 damage bonus from set
Ring - Ravager ring: 6 str, +1 str, +2 str
Belt - Ravager belt: +2 seeker, +6 con
Cloak - Shroud crafted: +45 hp, haste clicky, +6 dex skills, air guard
Trinket - Epic bloodstone: +8 seeker
Necklace - Shintao: +6 con +15 concentration
Helmet - Epic red dragon helmet: +4 res, magma surge guard, fire shield (fire), +7 str
Goggles - Tharnes goggles: +5 SA, true seeing, +15 search, +15 spot.

Those gloves and bracers of the claw made me drool a little bit. Very hot items!!! Good call on the ravenger set over the encrusted set, much better bang for the buck.

[davidcampa]

I see you are missing A Muckbane

[Goldeneye]

Ok, another question:
I don't know where to slot some misc greensteel items such as:

• Exceptional CHA Skills
• 45pt Fire Resist.
• Displace Clicky

Current layout:

Head: Minos
Goggles: Tharne's
Necklace: Shintoa
Docent: DT: Healing 10%, (Will be Healing 20%), Earthen Guard
Bracers: Claw
Ring: Shintoa
Ring: Frenzy
Boots: Madstone
Gloves: Claw
Belt: Frenzy
Cloak: Greensteel Earthgrab
Trinket: Bloodstone
Weapon: Epic Sword of Shadows

Frenzy will be swapped for Ravager eventually, and Claw is hopefully gonna get epic treatment.

What's the best slot for me to craft some situational useful Greenteel items on?

[Consumer]

What's the best slot for me to craft some situational useful Greenteel items on?

As you'll have a lot of agro, especially with extra hate from the claw set, crafting goggles to swap with Tharne's could be a good idea.

[Goldeneye]

Good point, though I'd hate to loose the +8 to damage in situations such as Shroud where aggro spins around.... though if I epic the gloves of the claw to +30% threat, he's gonna be pretty focused on me!

Does using the helm slot make sense?

normal Bracers of the Claw give me heavy fort, so removing minos is just -20 hp.

[Goldeneye]

bump

[emptysands]

As you'll have a lot of agro, especially with extra hate from the claw set, crafting goggles to swap with Tharne's could be a good idea.

If you are using the CHA skills bonus for intimidate then Tharnes are no use - so goggles is probably a good slot. Any UMD use is likely situational - so again goggles will be fine.

Most only-for-clickies wont be cleansed, so put them all in the same slot.

Since you already have HF on the claw set, in situations where a 45 resist is useful it maybe be better than an extra 20 HP. So helmet slot should be fine.

[Goldeneye]

Thanks! Good thinking! That's the conclusion that I am coming to:

45pt Exceptional Fire Resist:

• Helmet
• Loss of 20 hp (minos toughness)

+6 Exceptional CHA skills (umd)

• For UMDing
• Stacks w/ Epic Big Top (+3 enhancement UMD)
• Loss of sneak damage isn't an issue when I am UMD-ing

(only concern with helmet is that If I ever get Epic Red Dragon Helm, I couldn't benefit from Incineration guard, and Magma Surge guard at the same time)