Basic augments strategy
by paul on Dec.16, 2009, under Equipment
This is a resource for locating the easy to find dropped augments for any new character. See also Hot Zone Augments. Starting first with the easy augments from hot zones, then giving a basic list of other “easy” augments: RSS/etc. Not included: DoN augs, LDoN augs, Anguish augs, Crystallos augs.
Looking at the hot zone augments, the most desirable ones are slot 7/8, which I have highlighted below. Then I have picked out the high AC augs, and others which are high hp or mana. Anyone is going to follow one of three paths: AC, hp, or mana/endurance; a few also add reasonably to resists.
Note that any character has 17/18 slots to fill with type 7/8 augments! (plus weapon slot).
AC augs (10+):
PoI (10), Nadox (10), Acrylia Caverns (10), Cazic-Thule (10), Nobles Causeway (10), Crypt of Decay (15), Halls of Honor* (10), Sunderock Springs* (18), Dreadspire Keep* (10), Grieg’s End (2nd 14), Thalassius (22)
Resists:
Blackfeather Roost (5), Wall of Slaughter* (5), Bastion of Thunder* (5)
HP:
Nadox (30), AC (40), NC (50), CT (45), Plane of Storms (45), HoH* (30), Paw (50), BoT* (50), WoS* (40), Stoneroot* (50), KT (75), TBS (85), RoI* (65), RSS* (65), Valdeholm* (65), Dreadspire Keep* (80)
Mana:
GE (1st 40), DN (50), Plane of Storms (45), Riwwi (45), Droga (45), HoH* (50), Paw (50), WoS* (40), Stoneroot* (50), RoI* (65), RSS* (65), Valdeholm* (75), Dreadspire Keep* (80)
Therefore, HP+mana = Plane of Storms, RoI*, HoH*, WoS*, Paw, RSS*
* = 7/8 augs
Summing up, the good augs for everyone are: Storms, HoH, WoS, BoT, Sunderock, RSS, RoI, Valdeholm, Dreadspire Keep; for AC biased classes, see the list above. And by level:
level 55: Nadox, Blackfeather Roost, AC, (Garayy Gali, Gali Vertebra), (48, Fabled Fiery Thought Leech, Fabled Fire Idol), Grieg’s End (2nd)
level 60: NC, Storms, CT, Crypt of Decay
level 65: ( Dungore, Polished Caracite), HoH, BoT, Sunderock, WoS, Paw, (63, Fabled Priest Kak’Thak, Fabled Lucid Shard), Stoneroot, KT
level 70: (68, Blind Hunter Rekamu, Ground Murkglider Eyes), RoI, RSS, Valdeholm, TBS
level 75: Dreadspire Keep, Thalassius
Other AC augs:
Polished Caracite (20ac, 40hp), Dungore (named beetle), DSH
Gali Vertebra (20ac, 60hp), Garayy Gali, TBS
Ground Murkglider Eyes (20ac), Blind Hunter Rekamu, MPG
Fabled Fire Idol (25ac, 35 hp/mana/end, 15 fr), Mons Letalis
Steamvent Ruby (20 AC), zone-wide random, Sunderrock Springs
Mechamatic Guardian zone-wide random…
RSS augs (most not lore)
AC: Flameshield Stone (25ac), Pyrilen Riftseeker
Ore of Stone Strength (20ac), Girplan Shardtender
HP: Gemstone of Fiery Might (70hp), Pyrilen Researcher
Gleaming Stone of Ferocity (65hp), Companion Prefect
Mana: Heatstone of Memory (70mana/70end), Pyrilen Summoner
Stone of Mind Control (65mana/65end), Elite Aneuk Miseryfiend
Sapphire of Frozen Thought (+3 mana regen), Gelidran Icekeeper
Frosted Gem of Ferocity (25 atk), Gelidran Frostformer
Weapon Augments
All home towns have a Melee Augments vendor; the highest req level aug they sell is for level 50. Depending on your group strategy, the best are either heal over time (heals for more than the direct heal proc), or DD (Wulfenite). They are all type 4 augs.
Some classes have spell buff that act as procs; only one buff proc can be up at a time. These classes (ranger, paladin, SK) therefore can’t really use any proc buff clickies. The most obvious of these is Symbol of the Planesmasters, which has a 77 DD proc with 1 second stun – drops from Saryrn in Time.
For tanking, the best procs are considered to be Rune, followed by Life Sap. Fiery Strike and Chaotic Strike can also be decent. For dps (which includes soloing by tank classes), the +damage augs are preferred (in 2H weapons, where the class can use such).
Deep Sky/Deepsky, Life Sap II, req 70, DoN
Drachnid Poison Gland, Life Sap I, a hive crawler, Hive 69.4?
Faint Iolite Shard/Stone, Life Sap I, 2H, DoN
Vein Sap Mineral/Pearl, Life Sap I, req 65/rec 70, DoN
Jade of the Ether, Rune 3, req 60, 1H (Soulfury Embermeer, Sverag)
Faerie Hex Stone/Darkened Hex Stone, Chaotic Strike IV, DoN
Bauble of Aggression, +4 fire, 2H, slot 8, Familiar Venomtail, RSS
Green Crystallos Stone, +4 dmg, +1 prismatic, 4/8, 2H, 65/75, Crystallos
Purified Lava Vein, +3 fire, Fiery Strike VI, 2H, 4/8, The Unspeakable, Ashengate
Dark Shroud Gem, +1 dmg/+3 cold, 2H, slot 8, rec/req 65/70, Undershore, 70.4
Some Power Sources also give weapon procs.
