Equipping a Character

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Equipping an EverQuest Character

There are a lot of items in this game, but only some are useful, and of those only some offer a "sweet spot" of availability/affordability and utility. For instance, you probably won't go out of your way to get an item that adds one more AC (though you'll equip it if you happen to loot it)... but almost everyone buys or quests the {{:Journeyman's Boots}, because the utility of getting to move faster is so huge.

This page strives to detail such "sweet spot" items, in general. For class-specific gear suggestions, see the appropriate class page, eg. Equipping a Druid or Equipping a Shaman.

Shopping Categories

You can get more AC (or most stats) from a variety of armor pieces, but there are only a handful of items that allow you to breathe underwater. Let's look at the more interesting things gear can offer beyond just stat.

Travel

• Movement Speed
• Levitate
• Underwater Breathing

Weight Reduction

• A variety of bags and containers

Combat

Proccing Weapons

Coming soon!

Haste

Every permanent haste item is available in the Haste Guide. However, a few items are especially popular and worth noting.

The two most popular first haste items for lower-level characters are the

Silver Chitin Hand Wraps

Silver Chitin Hand Wraps

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HANDS
AC: 5
SV FIRE: +3 SV DISEASE: +3 SV COLD: +3 SV MAGIC: +3 SV POISON: +3
Haste: +22%
WT: 1.0 Size: TINY
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

(the most affordable haste item, only available in Velious) and the

Flowing Black Silk Sash

Flowing Black Silk Sash

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: WAIST
Haste: +21%
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

(the most classic early haste item). On the top-end, the best haste items are NO DROP, and can only be acquired by raiding. However, the most popular droppable high-end haste item is the

Cloak of Flames

Cloak of Flames

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: BACK
AC: 10
DEX: +9 AGI: +9 HP: +50
SV FIRE: +15
Haste: +36%
WT: 0.1 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

. In Velious the (almost as good)

Cloak of Crystalline Waters

Cloak of Crystalline Waters

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: BACK
AC: 10
DEX: +9 AGI: +9 MANA: +50
SV COLD: +15
Haste: +36%
WT: 0.1 Size: MEDIUM
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

) is also a popular choice.

HP Regeneration

Coming Soon!

Fungus Covered Scale Tunic

Fungus Covered Scale Tunic

LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 21
STR: +2 DEX: -10 INT: +2 AGI: -10
Effect: Fungal Regrowth (Worn)
WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU MNK BRD ROG SHM
Race: ALL

, Fungi, Ikky BP, Zlandicar Heart, Aura of Battle, etc.

Mana Regeneration

Coming Soon!

Flowing Thought I-IV: Mention shawl for attainable FT1

Global Cooldown Reset (Caster-Only)

Coming Soon!

Other

There are also various utility "clickies" which can be helpful in specific situations

• • Pet summons (for faster early-level leveling)
  • Root clickies
  • Locate Corpse clickies
  • Raid Clickies (some items are lesss valuable in normal play, but are valuable for raids)