Cleric BiS List for Classic Everquest
This page is my BiS (Best in Slot) list for Clerics in Classic Everquest. I created this guide in 2024 after the Tower was released, this is a new zone which is available on Progression servers and it gives you an entire set of very powerful non-vis gear in early eras. For this reason I will have a (Pre-Tower) note for some items which let you know it was BiS before Tower. This makes the BiS list still useful for private servers.
Clerics will want to focus on Mana and Wisdom primarily during this era with survivability being a very close second. For survival you'll want AC, HP and Stamina the most; aside from these stats you will also want to grab Strength where possible so that you can carry more. Agility will help you too for more AC but I personally prefer Strength because being overweight is annoying.
A final note is that all Focus items are disabled until Luclin. You'll see many items with Focus Effects but I won't be including them in the BiS until Luclin when they actually work.
Weapon Slots
Primary: Theurgist's Star (PoSky Cleric Test of Theurgy)
Secondary: Aegis of the Wind (PoSky Cleric Test of Skill)
Range: Idol of the Underking (Slizik the Mighty or Retseth Tretse in The Hole // Allegedly this may only drop off Master Yael during Classic but I am unsure that's true)
Ammo: N/A
Visible Slots
Arms: Withered Leather Sleeves (a revenant and a wanderer in Ruins of Old Paineel )
Chest: Ethereal Mist Chestplate (a cleric of hate in Plane of Hate)
Feet: Golden Efreeti Boots (Efreeti Lord Djarn in Nagafen's Lair)
Hands: Slime Blood of Cazic-Thule (Cazic Thule in Plane of Fear)
Head: Platinum Tiara (a froglok tactician in Lower Guk)
Legs: Ethereal Mist Greaves (High Priest M`kari and a cleric of hate in Plane of Hate)
Wrist (1): Withered Leather Wristbands (Irslak the Wretched in Ruins of Old Paineel)
You can wear two of these if you'd like
Wrist (2): Runed Mithril Bracer (a kobold king in Nagafen's Lair)
(Tower BiS) Non-Vis Slots
This section includes the best in slot items that come from Tower (aka Tides of Time), a dungeon added in 2024 which is available on the TLP servers. You can purchase a full set of non-vis armor from Tower which gets upgrades every 10 levels. During this era of EQ the best tower gear has the prefix "Excellent"; in order to make this gear BiS though you'll need to purchase the augs that go with it too. Each piece of gear from Tower has a slot 25, you'll need to put an aug in this slot to make the Tower gear exceptional.
If you're a melee class you'll want to use the aug with Vigorous on it. Casters will want to choose the aug with Brilliant on it.
Back: Excellent Cloak of Distant Echoes
Charm: Excellent Charm of Distant Echoes
Earring (1): Excellent Stud of Distant Echoes
Earring (2): Excellent Stud of Distant Echoes
Face: Excellent Mask of Distant Echoes
Fingers (1): Excellent Ring of Distant Echoes
Fingers (2): Excellent Band of Distant Echoes
Neck: Excellent Neck of Distant Echoes
Shoulders: Excellent Shawl of Distant Echoes
Waist(No Haste): Excellent Belt of Distant Echoes
Note: Allakhazam doesn't have links to this level tower gear atm, they have spotty database links to all of the Tower gear from what I have seen.
(Pre-Tower) Non-Vis Slots
Back: White Dragonscale Cloak (The Rathe Mountains White Dragonscale Cloak Quest)
Charm: N/A
Earring (1): Golden Black Sapphire Earring (Jewelcrafting 212 Skill)
You can use this in both slots if you'd like
Earring (2): Truewind Earring (Plane of Sky Cleric Test of Courage Quest)
Face: Tobrin's Mystical Eyepatch (Lady Vox in Permafrost Keep)
Fingers (1): Djarn's Amethyst Ring (Efreeti Lord Djarn in Nagafen's Lair)
Fingers (2): Platinum Fire Wedding Ring (Jewelcrafting 268 Skill)
You can use this in both slots if you'd like
Neck: Necklace of Resolution (Plane of Sky Cleric Test of Resolution Quest)
Shoulders: Pauldrons of Piety (Plane of Sky Cleric Test of Protection Quest)
Waist: Bone-Clasped Girdle (a dracoliche, Dread, Fright, and Terror in Plane of Fear)
Gear Alternatives
This section includes some other gear ideas which may or may not be BiS during this era. During this early phase of EQ you can't cap all of your stats and what's BiS varies a bit depending on your situation. That's why I wanted to give you a couple more options for gear instead of only using what's best in slot.
[Group Gears]
Primary: Sharkbone Warhammer, Paw of Opolla, Tainted Battleworn Morning Star
Secondary: Aegis of Life, Charred Guardian Shield, Testament of Vanear
Range: Small Wisdom Deity
Ammo: N/A
Arms: Hollowed Bone Bracers, Embroidered Black Sleeves, Platinum Armband
Chest: Mithril-Runed Tunic, Foreman's Tunic, Bloodstained Tunic
Feet: Wolf Fur Slippers, Golden Efreeti Boots
Hands: Split Paw Hide Gloves
Head: Nightshade Wreath, Batfang Headband, Crown of Leaves, Runed Circlet, Savant's Cap
Legs: Black Chitin Leggings, Gatorscale Leggings, Nathsar Leggings
Wrists: Runed Mithril Bracer, Bracers of the Reverent, Chipped Bone Bracelet
Back: Aegis of Life, Mammoth Hide Cloak, Molten Cloak
Charm: N/A
Earrings: Jasper Gold Earring, Ivandyr's Hoop
Face: Platinum Ruby Veil, Polished Mithril Mask
Fingers: Platinum Jasper Ring, Moonstone Ring, Silver Jasper Ring
Neck: Abalone Gorget, Chrysoberyl Talisman,
Shoulders: Adamantite Epaulets
Waist: Reed Belt, Lizardscale Belt
[Raid Gears]
Primary: DawnFire, Morning Star of Light, Platinum Dragon Totem
Secondary: Aegis of the Wind, Prismatic Shield, Pearl Kedge Totem
Range: Thex Mallet, Small Wisdom Deity
Ammo: N/A
Arms: Embroidered Black Sleeves, Ethereal Mist Vambraces
Chest: Ethereal Mist Chestplate
Feet: Golden Efreeti Boots
Hands: White Satin Gloves, Ethereal Mist Gauntlets
Head: Platinum Tiara, Ethereal Mist Helm
Legs: Ethereal Mist Greaves
Wrists: Runed Mithril Bracer, Ethereal Mist Bracers
Back: White Dragonscale Cloak, Aegis of Life
Charm: N/A
Earrings: Blue Diamond Electrum Earring, Truewind Earring, Golden Black Sapphire Earring, Ivandyr's Hoop
Face: Polished Mithril Mask, Tobrin's Mystical Eyepatch, Terror Forged Mask
Fingers: Truewind Earrin, Blue Diamond Electrum Earring, Golden Black Sapphire Earring, Ivandyr's Hoop
Neck: Abalone Gorget, Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace
Shoulders: Weight of the Gods, Prayer Shawl
Waist: Bone-Clasped Girdle, Girdle of the Diligent