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Hey guys I'm leveling DRK to sub with my RDM when I get high enough. I needed a break from a pure mage job, and knew I needed this leveled.

ANYWAY

It's currently level17 and I'm powering it through the dunes. I'm only taking it 20 levels higher to 37...

My question is:
To be a average to maybe abit above average, what equip should I use?
Currently I have:
2x Balance rings
2x Bone Earring
Bastokian Scythe
Bone Harness, face, subligar
Leather neck until Spike Necklace
Warriors Belt
Rabbit mantle( I haven't been to town since lv8...)
Bastokian Xbow with acid/ normal bolts


Please if you could provide me with a semi-cheap effective way to get to 37.
 
17-21 Lizard gear, all but the helm, it's ugly. Lizard Mantle.

18, Brave Belt(30k, buy if you wish, it lasts a very long time.)

20, Cruel Scythe.

21, Beetle+1, Spike necklace, Beetle gear.

24, Webcutter, free(NM drop, never camped, high rate), good damage, stats. Chain gear(if you want to pay about 50k)

27 or 28, Steam Mail gear.

30, Combat casters Scythe(?), Centurions mail, finger gauntlets, mask, Eisendiechlings, Eisenschuhs.

34, Bastokan Finger Gauntlets, Bastokan Leggings, Bastokan Cuisses.

36, Deft Rings(if affordable), or Ametrine Rings.

37, Iron Scale mail.


That's pretty much a good gear curve to get you the whole way, DRK don't need much on the way of Armor, just use good food, and keep your weapons capped.
 
Thank you for that Ty, anyone elses imput is appreciated!
 
Tymon said:
Webcutter, free(NM drop, never camped, high rate)
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Meh, killed it 5 times and never got the drop. :evil: The rest looks like a nice and cheap route to 37 that won't gimp you.
 
drk cant wear Eisendiechlings, Eisenschuhs. to my knowldge :X

lv25 or so is a nice bastok subliagar that adds +atk which you can wear up to 37
dont forget your rse either
 
since you are taru, i would go STR and ATT over dex and acc. use Jack o Lantern food if you find yourself missing, it lasts 3 hours so its not to bad on cost.
otherwise use kabobs to add your STR.

been awhile since i was that lvl, but i know from leveling other jobs there are a lot more options for melee than when i brought my drk up
 
STR > DEX, unless you're a THF. Now when it comes to ACC and ATK, ACC almost always wins unless you are very lopsided (like +50 ACC and +5 ATK).
 
Veteran said:
STR > DEX, unless you're a THF. Now when it comes to ACC and ATK, ACC almost always wins unless you are very lopsided (like +50 ACC and +5 ATK).
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as far as taru's and mithras go, STR>DEX is true, for other races the opposite is true, DEX helps out with acc.

Especially doing mandy's, fish, and bats for a lot of your first 35 levels, the added acc you gain from the dex up gear is vital.

Doing crawlers i think i could have gotten away with tossing in a str ring.

Acc>Att for Galka or Elvaan DD jobs because of the fact that the race will carry most of the power, the gear picks up where race ignores. This is especially true with the DRK job, where the job itself carries attack bonuses through the levels.
 
IMO ACC/DEX always goes before ATT/STR, no matter what your race is. The only thing tarus might have a problem with is Souleater. Since they have a small HP pool. But you can always wear those earrings that turn 25 MP into HP. Then again I've never played DRK as a taru so I'm not sure about this. One thing I do know for sure is that Taru DRKs can still hit pretty hard, even with full ACC gear. So don't sweat the low STR, it's not that big of a deal. Especially at those lvls.
 
DRKs that go with gear anythign less then expensive will be crap =P

Accuracy is important and its also expensive... but without it, DRK's suck.
 
Avoid the Brave Belt and Barbarian Belt at all costs. If you have to stick with Warior. The -acc is devistating to your Damage output.
 
At lower levels dex is much more important than str. So stick those those. Later on you have tons of acc stuff and you can concentrate some more on str.

And DONT use any - accuracy equip at that lvl.
 
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