What items are exceptional for their level and other info useful to a new player?

[AngryDude]

Expedious retreat clicky boots from korthos (2 pair)
Spearbane bracers from korthos
Furor’s hide (axebane cloak) from Garison’s Missing Backpack

All no minimum level.

[3dent]

Incorrect. Mantle of the Worldshaper + Voice of the Master DM Vision set give True Seeing at ML5. CC can give it at ML1.

Unless the wiki is wrong, it's not full True Seeing, and as for Cannithy crafting... You need to level it up first, quite significantly (it's lvl 250 shard, IIRC.)

[Theolin]

Some of my Fav's

Full Plate of the Defender
Shadow Star
Voice - you just have to have one
Pearl of Sirines -- too bad they almost never drop
Any Ioun stone - upgraded
Halcyonia
Ring of Elemental Essence
Choker of the Silver tongue
Spectral Gloves - reapers are annoying
Levics Bracers - healing amp is your friend
Ethereal Bracers - reapers are annoying
Kundarak Delving Boots - Grease the ultimate party buff
Bloodknuckle's Loincloth --- just because of the name

[fmalfeas]

There's a much better option.



Same level, but a better weapon.

Same W multiplier, only a point lower on an average die roll but
+5 instead of +4 (which more than makes up for the single point die roll)
Adamantine for better durability and DR breaking
Comes from a F2P quest instead of a bought pack
It's a guaranteed item to appear from a single quest rather than having to run a whole chain for an end reward that might not even be there.
Best of all, it's 17-20x2 critical range is natural, not boosted by Keen...which means when you pick up Imp Crit: Pierce, it goes to 14-20x2.

Even if you're NOT using the Vistani tree, it's an incredibly good weapon.

It's also, if you look there, Slash/Pierce. Which means it's good against Zombies as well.

Speaking of daggers - Polycurse Daggers from the level 15 Yaulthoon chain are utterly brutal. 2[1d4] damage, corrosive salt, and they do all sorts of horrible things to the enemy.

[Saekee]

There's a much better option.



Same level, but a better weapon.

Same W multiplier, only a point lower on an average die roll but
+5 instead of +4 (which more than makes up for the single point die roll)
Adamantine for better durability and DR breaking
Comes from a F2P quest instead of a bought pack
It's a guaranteed item to appear from a single quest rather than having to run a whole chain for an end reward that might not even be there.
Best of all, it's 17-20x2 critical range is natural, not boosted by Keen...which means when you pick up Imp Crit: Pierce, it goes to 14-20x2.

Even if you're NOT using the Vistani tree, it's an incredibly good weapon.

It's also, if you look there, Slash/Pierce. Which means it's good against Zombies as well.

Speaking of daggers - Polycurse Daggers from the level 15 Yaulthoon chain are utterly brutal. 2[1d4] damage, corrosive salt, and they do all sorts of horrible things to the enemy.

excellent references, thx to both of you!

The Drow dagger was listed on my dropdown inven when equipped as 13-20 crit range so I suspect that the Nightforged will be the same. The Aoe of a ToEE weapon procs on the mainhand too so there is your best combo