Air savant gear - Problem with Epic Slots

[Tid12]

I'm an air savant and having problem with how should i fill my epic slots.

This is the equip im getting:

Helm: Epic helm of frost (Yellow slot: GFL here? seems about right since i dont swap this)
Necklace: Epic torc, noxious (Colorless slot: Dex +6) (Since i swap it from times to times i dont wanna have something too usefull here and +6 dex seems the right choice)
Trinket: Litany, earslug
Cloak: Epic envenomed cloak (Green slot: Toughness?)
Belt: Calitomes sash
Ring: Calitomes ring (+6 cha, +1 exc Dex, +2 Exc cha)
Ring2: Anything with +1 exc con slotted with +2 exc con
Boots: Epic Boots of Corrosion (Green slot with maybe GFL? But in TOD part3 and some other places like EV6 id have to swap for the Firestorm greaves and lose the 30hp from GFL, yellow slot with +1 exc cha?)
Bracers: Im not sure here what to put, planning +45 HP and heavy fort so i wouldnt need a slot in the epic items for heavy fort but id lose Concentration in this way
Gloves: Gloves of the Glacier at the moment but might get the GS HP item on this and the epic Scorched bracers from chrono to get the abishai set and still the cloack of zephyr (Yellow slot)
Weapon: Epic Staff of arcane power (Colorless with maybe +6 to some other stat and violet slot? Might put here heavy fort but might need to swap it from time to time, id rather have heavy fort all the time )
Robe: Epic robe of fire for the greater evocation focus and a blue slot here too, Heavy fort here perhaps? There is also the Infused robe from the new quests, does the lesser augmentation of this stack with the augmentation of the staff of arcane power?
Goggles: Disease/Blindess immunity, conc opp, +300 SP, +5 Cha skills, already crafted so dont wanna lose it

Basically, in the slots i need:
Heavy fort all the time
Toughness
+1 exc cha
+6 str (might be on the 2nd ring this one)
GFL

Any help is appreciated

[soulaeon]

This is what I hate about epic and TOD gear. My charisma would be spread all over the place, which would mean I would lose some if I ever upgraded or swapped.
Are you not planning on getting 5 resistance, too?

Boots: Epic Boots of Corrosion (Green slot with maybe GFL? But in TOD part3 and some other places like EV6 id have to swap for the Firestorm greaves and lose the 30hp from GFL, yellow slot with +1 exc cha?)

This is the only one of the Abashi set I would not want, because all it is (for us) is just a fancy proc and an empty slot. Firestorm Greaves are more practical, but I wouldnt want those upgraded to epic either.

[Tid12]

This is what I hate about epic and TOD gear. My charisma would be spread all over the place, which would mean I would lose some if I ever upgraded or swapped.
Are you not planning on getting 5 resistance, too?

It's on the epic envenomed cloak.

This is the only one of the Abashi set I would not want, because all it is (for us) is just a fancy proc and an empty slot. Firestorm Greaves are more practical, but I wouldnt want those upgraded to epic either.

I know, i know but bracers are going to be hp and gloves glacier for the SP discount and the Greater abishai set is just too powerfull for a savant to not get it so the last choice is boots (plus it has 2 slots to play with)

[BurningDownTheHouse]

Are you sure that the staff of arcane power and the Abishai set bonuses stack?

[Tid12]

Are you sure that the staff of arcane power and the Abishai set bonuses stack?

I read somwhere that those two stacks giving a +5 total caster level, can anyone confirm this?

[BurningDownTheHouse]

I read somwhere that those two stacks giving a +5 total caster level, can anyone confirm this?

While we're at it, we are going to need a confirmation that the +2 savant set bonus stacks with all of those too...

[bradleyforrest]

While we're at it, we are going to need a confirmation that the +2 savant set bonus stacks with all of those too...

The Savant set bonuses are to maximum CL, not to CL.

Also, with a little effort you can craft Greater Evocation Focus on a host of items. Might give you an option over the ERobe of Fire.

[voodoogroves]

What no Cloak of the Zephyr ;-)

Abishai set ruins everything. That's why we can't have nice things.

[soulaeon]

Also, with a little effort you can craft Greater Evocation Focus on a host of items. Might give you an option over the ERobe of Fire.

That, and the Chaosrobe or Dragontouched might be better chocies.

[Xenostrata]

Is the abishai set worth it? I agree with the hat, but what with us getting so many bonuses to CL and so few bonuses to MCL I get the sense that the set bonus would be entirely useless on pretty much all of our spells.

So yeah. Keep the hat and dump the rest, let's you slot in an eCloak of the Zephyr and boots of your choice.

[soulaeon]

Is the abishai set worth it? I agree with the hat, but what with us getting so many bonuses to CL and so few bonuses to MCL I get the sense that the set bonus would be entirely useless on pretty much all of our spells.

The three-item set bonus is better than the Glacier set, so if one is only replacing gloves and bracers (and has Archmagi on something else), it's a good trade-off.
I dont agree with having the whole set, unless there really is nothing better available.

[Tid12]

I might get the Epic Scorched bracers instead of GS HP bracers and the epic zephyrs cloak but i'd lose the +7 Con and the +5 Resistance but still have the Green slot on bracers and the greater abishai set along with Helm and boots.

As far as concerns the robe, still with my idea of ERobe of Fire, i would have no idea where to put the evocation item! The rings are taken for +2 Con and +2 Cha along with the Air savant set, not really another place where id put it. Trinket maybe? Depends on the stats without litany, if i have odd numbers ill just get litany.

Still having the problems with the slots, seems i cant find the right combination. Feel free to add the scorcherd bracers instead of the HP bracers, ill get the HP GS item on gloves instead.

Archmagi isnt really a problem, ill just start a quest with an archmagi item and swap it after buffing or spending 400 sp.

[soulaeon]

As far as concerns the robe, still with my idea of ERobe of Fire, i would have no idea where to put the evocation item! The rings are taken for +2 Con and +2 Cha along with the Air savant set, not really another place where id put it. Trinket maybe? Depends on the stats without litany, if i have odd numbers ill just get litany.

Your trinkets look situational. You could make a Greater Evocation trinket, and use that for quests and raids, then your Eardweller for epics.
No one should really have odd numbers any way, unless you are taking stat enhancements.
Spell Focus also goes on some epic slots; not too sure about Greater Spell Focus.

[bradleyforrest]

Spell Focus also goes on some epic slots; not too sure about Greater Spell Focus.

Spell Focus goes into a Yellow/Green/Orange slot. Sadly, it's just +1 and doesn't stack with anything. I really think this should be changed to am Epic bonus so that it does stack. Unfortunately, since it doesn't stack, it's generally not worth it. It might make sense here if you can't find anywhere else to put it, though.

[Nephilia]

U didnt' listed your gloves slot

[Tid12]

U didnt' listed your gloves slot

Right, ill post it on the OP.

Still having the problems with the slots, seems i cant find the right combination. Feel free to add the scorcherd bracers instead of the HP bracers, ill get the HP GS item on gloves instead.

[Nephilia]

This is what I'm planning for my sorc (elec/cold)

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=325184

Take a look if u glad

I would like to have even a Gleykkkebaudjhamna.skhanblahblah scepter (ice versione) from the new pack

[Tid12]

Ive looked at it but its kinda different from my layout ^^

Still looking for some advice on the slots

[Tid12]

A bit necro but wanted to update the gear on my air:

With the new raids and crafting coming out in the U11, the cloak of Zephyr isnt required anymore and the Env cloak seems to fit better.

Helm: Helm of Frost (Slotted with GFL)
Necklace: Epic torc of Prince (Slotted with +6 dex), Noxious
Trinket: HoGF, Litany, Eardweller
Cloak: Epic cloak of envenomed (Slotted with Toughness)
Ring1: Calitomes sash (+6 Cha/+1exc dex/+2exc cha)
Ring2: Cinder's band (+6 Str/+1 exc con/+2 exc con)
Boots: Epic boots of corrosion (Toughness, Colorless empty)(Yeah i know double toughness and the boots were the only choice for the 3rd piece of the abishai when i planned the cloak of zephyr)
Bracers: Epic Scorched bracers (Slotted with Heavy fort)
Gloves: +45 HP, +10 Conc GS bracers
Armor: DT (+5 Resistance, +1exc cha, earthgrab guard) I need to change the +5 Resistance with something else, maybe 10% heal amp)
Goggles: Blindness/Disease Immunity +300 SP, +5 CHa skills, Conc opposition GS Goggles
Weapons: Staff of the petitioner, Epic Staff of inner sight, Greenblade + Epic Ornamentated dagger

Any suggestion? Missing anything? Maybe id need some new boots (Got firestorm, Kundarak, Anchoring)
Maybe i can put heavy fort on the cloak, keep the boots with toughness and get a new pair of bracers (Glacier just for Archmagi and the cold shield? Ive it on my belt, will swap to calitomes after buffing) or just stick with this and put +2 Good luck on boots so i wont need the Head of Good Fortune anymore

[soulaeon]

Boots: Epic boots of corrosion (Toughness, Colorless empty)(Yeah i know double toughness and the boots were the only choice for the 3rd piece of the abishai when i planned the cloak of zephyr)

There's a few good boot choices. Boots of corrosion is just a fancy proc and a colored slot, so you could have something more practical like Golden Greaves or Delving Boots, or Firestorm Greaves.
Eatrthgrab Guard could be changed to Earthen Guard, because it will do a lot more for you. Otherwise, you could also get Power or Magic if you do not have a Potency item.
We get the most possible effects and stats with two weapons, so the Staff of Arcane Power is the only one that really justifies holding just one. Howerever, I do not think its Arcane Augmentation stacks with the Savant and Abashi set. The latter two choices seems best.