Druid BiS List for Kunark Expansion
This page is my BiS (Best in Slot) list for Druid 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.
During this era you will want to get Wisdom first and foremost, Stamina is a good secondary stat. Aside from these stats you will also want to get as much Mana and Mana Regen (Flowing Thought) as possible, this will let you cast more. During this era it's difficult to cap out any stats so don't worry about that.
Weapon Slots
Primary: Nature Walkers Scimitar (Burning Woods Druid Epic: Nature Walker's Scimitar Quest)
Secondary: Left Eye of Xygoz (Milyex Vioren or Xygoz in Veeshan's Peak)
Range: Sarnak Prayer Beads (Foreman Ku`lul in Chardok)
Ammo: N/A
Visible Slots
Arms: Withered Leather Sleeves (Various mobs in Ruins of Old Paineel)
Chest: Robe of the Azure Sky (Elder Ekron or Phara Dar in Veeshan's Peak)
Chest (Common): Elder Spiritist’s Breastplate (Trakanon in Old Sebilis)
Feet: Sarnak Hide Boots (Watch Sergeant Riz`oul in Chardok)
Hands: Slime Blood of Cazic-Thule (Dread, Fright, or Terror in Plane of Fear)
Head: Crown of Rile (Elder Ekron or Phara Dar in Veeshan's Peak)
Legs: Elder Spiritist’s Greaves (Venril Sathir in Karnor's Castle)
Wrist (1): Supple Scale Armband (a Drolvarg warlord in Karnor's Castle)
Wrist (2): Vermiculated Bracelet (a gorgon or Wraith of a Shissar in Plane of Fear)
(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 "Outstanding"; 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: Outstanding Cloak of Distant Echoes
Charm: Outstanding Charm of Distant Echoes
Earring (1): Outstanding Stud of Distant Echoes
Earring (2): Outstanding Stud of Distant Echoes
Face: Outstanding Mask of Distant Echoes
Fingers (1): Outstanding Ring of Distant Echoes
Fingers (2): Outstanding Band of Distant Echoes
Neck: Outstanding Neck of Distant Echoes
Shoulders: Outstanding Shawl of Distant Echoes
Waist(No Haste): Outstanding 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: Shroud of Veeshan (Elder Ekron or Phara Dar in Veeshan's Peak)
Charm: N/A
Earring (1): Yunnb’s Earring (Elder Ekron or Phara Dar in Veeshan's Peak)
Earring (2): Earring of Woven Bark (Captain Di`ouz in Chardok)
Face: Tobrin’s Mystical Eyepatch (Talendor in Skyfire Mountains)
Fingers (1): Regal Band of Bathezid (Chardok Regal Band of Bathezid Quest)
Fingers (2): Di’Zok Signet of Service (Chardok Di'Zok Signet of Service Quest)
Neck: Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace (Jewelcrafting 284 Skill)
Shoulders: Nature Walker’s Mantle (Plane of Sky Druid Test of The Bear Quest)
Waist: Bone-Clasped Girdle (Various mobs 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.
Primary: Luminescent Staff or Nature Walkers Scimitar
Secondary: Sarnak Battle Shield or Book of Obulus
Range: Totem of the Wizened Spirits, Medicine Totem or Totem of the Warrior Spirit
Ammo: N/A
Arms: Withered Leather Sleeves or Elder Spiritist's Vambraces
Chest: Withered Leather Tunic, Elder Spiritist's Breastplate, Robe of Living Fungus or Shroud of Nature
Feet: Withered Leather Boots or Elder Spiritist's Boots
Hands: Elder Spiritist's Gauntlets, Blockcutter Gloves or Withered Leather Gloves
Head: Elder Spiritist's Helm, Chieftain's Headress or Burynai Hide Cap
Legs: Elder Spiritist's Greaves or Withered Leather Leggings
Wrists: Elder Spiritist's Bracer, Supple Scale Armband or Withered Leather Wristbands
Back: Hierophant's Cloak
Charm: N/A
Earrings: Forest Loop
Face: Bone Mask of the Jarsath or Enshrouded Veil
Fingers: Golem Tear Ring
Neck: Necklace of Superiority or Bone Amulet of Blade Turning
Shoulders: Obulus Death Shroud
Waist: Girdle of Flayed Iksar, Withered Leather Belt or Mucilaginous Girdle