Shaman BiS List for Kunark Expansion
This page is my BiS (Best in Slot) list for Shaman 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.
Shamans will want to get as much Wisdom and Mana as possible with HP being your important secondary. I recommend you keep an eye out for Mana Regen (Flowing Thought) on gear too. Also, if you plan to melee you may want to get some Haste too, another recommendation is AC if you plan to solo. This will help you survive against even tough enemies.
Weapon Slots
Primary: Spear of Fate (Emerald Jungle Shaman Epic: Spear of Fate Quest)
Secondary: Defender of the Faithful Heart (Dithgar's Defender Quest)
Range: Skyiron Cudgel of the Ancients (Shaman Skull Quest No. 8)
Ammo: N/A
Visible Slots
Arms: Withered Leather Sleeves (a revenant or a wanderer in Ruins of Old Paineel)
Chest: Robe of the Azure Sky (Elder Ekron or Phara Dar in Veeshan's Peak)
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: Jaundiced Bone Greaves (Venril Sathir in Karnor's Castle)
Wrist (1): Spirit Wracked Cord (Spirit Wracked Cord Quest or Grand Lorekeeper Kino Shai`din in Chardok)
Wrist (2): Bracelet of the Spirits (Plane of Sky Shaman Test of Health Quest)
(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 Purity or Earring of Cleansing (An Iksar Trustee in Chardok)
Face: Tobrin’s Mystical Eyepatch (Talendor in Skyfire Mountains or Lady Vox in Permafrost Keep)
Fingers (1): Regal Band of Bathezid (Chardok Regal Band of Bathezid Quest)
Fingers (2): Di’Zok Signet of Service (Chardok Regal Band of Bathezid Quest or Di'Zok Signet of Service Quest)
Neck: Pulsating Gem (Qunard Ashenclaw in Veeshan's Peak)
Shoulders: Obulus Death Shroud (dar ghoul knight, froglok bok shaman, froglok bok wizard, froglok dar knight in Old Sebilis)
Waist: Bone-Clasped Girdle (Various mobs 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.
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: Jade Chokidai Prod, Poison Wind Censer, Howling Harpoon, Slime Coated Harpoon, Granite Face Grinder or Spear of Fate
Secondary: Sarnak Battle Shield, Clay Guardian Shield or Book of Obulus
Range: Idol of the Thorned
Ammo: N/A
Arms: Jaundiced Bone Vambraces
Chest: Tree Weave, Ceremonial Iksar Chestplate, Froglok Scale Chestplate, Fungus Covered Scale Tunic or Jaundiced Bone Breastplate
Feet: Jaundiced Bone Boots
Hands: Jaundiced Bone Gauntlets
Head: Jaundiced Bone Helm
Legs: Jaundiced Bone Greaves
Wrists: Jaundiced Bone Bracer
Back: Hierophant's Cloak
Charm: N/A
Earrings: Forest Loop
Face: Targishin's Bone Mask or Enshrouded Veil
Fingers: Golem Tear Ring
Neck: Necklace of Superiority
Shoulders: Obulus Death Shroud
Waist: Mucilaginous Girdle