EU+US Level 1 Gear Compendium

[Snack]

What about DMF cloak?

Edit: Nvm looked it up, Linen Cloak 12 armor > DMF Cloak 6 armor.

Thank you

 

[Chubtohd]

i'll add the non-boa list too ... but with cross realm zones, it might not be such a big deal come MoP

 

[notoriousthf]

no relic/ranged slot anymore, fix

 

[Chubtohd]

say please?

 

[BoudThe1Twink]

I think you forgot this one, Chubs.

 

[Mixy]

Hey!

I was wondering whether or not the BoA legs Polished Legplates of Valor - Item - World of Warcraft and Burnished Legplates of Might - Item - World of Warcraft would be a possible alternative for warriors/paladins compared to haliscan/tuxedo pants.

You would lose 28 armor but gain +1 str, +2 stam and either +1 crit and +1 expertise (polished) or +1 parry (burnished) depending on your choice.

 

[Snack]

Yes they are viable, I just don't think this compendium has been updated

 

[Mixy]

Thanks for your reply. I bought a pair and found out that you can slap a Medium Armor Kit - Item - World of Warcraft onto them.
This reduces the amount of armor you lose to only -12, making them far superior in my opinion!

 

[Bradrelia]

Thanks man

 

[Choppamad]

Thank you so much, this will aid in my endeavor to become a master 1-9 twinker.

 

[Chubtohd]

copying Boud's initiative ... updated for 5.2

 

[Arnblas]

From what I can tell, Flamescarred Draconian Deflector (or Weathered Observer's Shield) should now replace Broken Barn Door as best-in-slot shield for paladins, warriors, and shamans, because (although Wowhead doesn't show it yet) both heirloom shields provide 291 armor at level 1.

 

[Dedruid]

What is/is there a BiS enchant/scope/blahblahblah for level 1 Hunter?

 

[Ultimateys]

Hadn't seen this before, very well structured!

 

[Crystalpall]

What is/is there a BiS enchant/scope/blahblahblah for level 1 Hunter?

Currently Pyrium Weapon Chain

 

[Chubtohd]

all gonna change in a few weeks with 5.4! thanks for the test on the shield [MENTION=19840]Arnblas[/MENTION] ... i'll change it

 

[Arnblas]

For mages and warlocks, the guide recommends "Any BoA" for a main-hand weapon. However, none of the one-handed BoA weapons available to those classes seem to offer any kind of stats at level 1 other than high weapon DPS. And, I am not aware of any actual benefit to having high weapon DPS for a mage or warlock. Is there any reason not to use, for example, a Shortsword in that slot? This would save thousands of Justice or Honor Points that could be used for something else.

This analysis only applies to mages and warlocks: for priests, druids, and shamans, the best one-handed weapon seems to be Devout Aurastone Hammer, and for a two-handed weapon style (giving up some survivability for increased DPS) the best choice for all caster classes seems to be Dignified Headmaster's Charge.

 

[Chubtohd]

The designation "any BoA" is just there to say basically it doesn't matter what you use. It is entirely viable to use a white or gray item, and the guide could be changed to reflect that. The same is true with Rogue weapons. We've pontificated over BiS a lot on these forums, but in all reality, the difference we are talking about is 15-20 damage a minute...hardly something a starting or intermediate twink would notice.

I'm thinking that with the changes in 5.4 and the allowance of a offhand int enchant it should be changed to say any 1H because at that point I could see no reason to use a 2H.

Thanks for the observations over the past couple of days guys. Keep em coming as we work to keep the guide updated and relevant

 

[Holyflash]

good stuff gonna try a level 1 now haha

 

[TNZagreb]

Thanks for posting this. I needed help with these enchants badly.