Warrior BiS List for Classic Everquest
This page is my BiS (Best in Slot) list for Warrior 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.
Warrior will want to first get a Haste item because that will increase your threat and damage. After that my advice would be to focus on AC, HP and Stamina. Other stats like Dexterity and Strength will help you a lot too as far as damage and threat go--but there isn't enough stats during this era to cap everything out.
Weapon Slots
Primary: Dagas (Plane of Sky Warrior Test of Smash Quest)
Secondary: Blood Fire (Fright and Terror in Plane of Fear)
Range: Bow of the Underfoot (a massive construct and a rock golem in Ruins of Old Paineel)
Ammo: N/A
Visible Slots
Arms: Indicolite Vambraces (a repulsive rat and a kiraikuei in Plane of Hate)
Chest: Indicolite Breastplate (a repulsive rat and a kiraikuei in Plane of Hate)
Feet: Indicolite Boots (a repulsive rat and a kiraikuei in Plane of Hate)
Hands: Indicolite Gauntlets (a repulsive rat and a kiraikuei in Plane of Hate or phoboplasm in Plane of Fear)
Head: Indicolite Helm (a repulsive rat and a kiraikuei in Plane of Hate)
Legs: Indicolite Greaves (a repulsive rat and a kiraikuei in Plane of Hate)
Wrist (1): Indicolite Bracer (a repulsive rat and a kiraikuei in Plane of Hate)
Wrist (2): Indicolite Bracer (a repulsive rat and a kiraikuei in Plane of Hate)
(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: Shield of the Immaculate (Lord of Ire in Plane of Hate)
Back (Haste): Cloak of Flames (Lord Nagafen in Nagafen's Lair and Talendor/Ixiblat Fer/Severilous during Kunark)
Charm: N/A
Earring (1): Black Sapphire Electrum Earring (Jewelcrafting 140 Skill)
Earring (2): Black Sapphire Electrum Earring (Jewelcrafting 140 Skill)
Face: Fine Plate Visor (Blacksmithing 163 Skill)
Fingers (1): Djarn's Amethyst Ring (Efreeti Lord Djarn in Nagafen's Lair)
Fingers (2): Platinum Fire Wedding Ring (Jewelcrafting 268 Skill)
Neck: Runed Wind Amulet (Plane of Sky Warrior Test of Strength Quest)
Shoulders: Pauldrons of the Blue Sky (Plane of Sky Warrior Test of Force Quest)
Waist: Belt of the Four Winds (Plane of Sky Warrior Test of Think Quest)
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: Gloomwater Harpoon, Obsidian Shard, Short Sword of the Ykesha
Secondary: Obsidian Shard, Short Sword of the Ykesha
Range: Runed Bone Fork
Ammo: N/A
Arms: Crafted Vambraces
Chest: Small Crafted Breastplate
Feet: Crafted Plate Boots
Hands: Crafted Gauntlets
Head: Skull-shaped Barbute
Legs: Crafted Greaves
Wrists: Small Crafted Bracers, Hero Bracers, Granite Bracer
Back: Werewolf Skin Cloak, Cloak of Shadows, Hooded Black Cloak
Charm: N/A
Earring: Diamondine Earring
Face: Grotesque Mask
Fingers: Djarns Amethyst Ring, Platinum Fire Wedding Ring
Neck: Golden Black Pearl Choker
Shoulders: Crested Spaulders, Carnal Pauldrons
Waist: Mithril Plated Girth, Thick Banded Belt, Flowing Black Silk Sash
[Raid Gears]
Primary: Short Sword of the Ykesha, Soul Leech, Dark Sword of Blood, Blood Fire
Secondary: Short Sword of the Ykesha, Spiroc Wingblade, Efreeti Standard
Range: Runed Bone Fork
Ammo: N/A
Arms: Indicolite Vambraces
Chest: Indicolite Breastplate
Feet: Indicolite Boots
Hands: Indicolite Gauntlets
Head: Indicolite Helm
Legs: Indicolite Greaves
Wrists: Granite Bracer, Indicolite Bracer
Back: Cloak of Shadows, Hooded Black Cloak, Cloak of Flames
Charm: N/A
Earrings: Diamondine Earring, Black Sapphire Electrum Earring
Face: Grotesque Mask, Polished Mithril Mask
Fingers: Djarns Amethyst Ring, Azure Ruby Ring
Neck: Runed Wind Amulet
Shoulders: Pauldrons of the Blue Sky
Waist: Belt of Contention, Belt of the Four Winds