1 HB for lvl 30 war

[Bauruak]

Hey folks,
I will admit, I am fairly new to the war class, and overall pretty new to EQ. My main is a 56 mage (I'm on bertoxx), but I have recently gotten burnt out on the whole caster thing, so I have taken up the war class and, once again, I am having a good time playing the game. At any rate...I am having a hard time finding a good 1 HB that is fast enough to level the skill up and also has enough dmg on it to be worthwhile. I am a master at 1 HS and 2 HS...but I cannot seem to get 1 HB up, even with spell hast cast on me and 21% haste belt. I only have about 1k left to spend on gear, without farming RM with my mage (last resort at this point), so I am wondering doe anyone have an idea for a faster 1 HB item than 28/14, that I could either get for around that price (or less) or that I could solo with my mage at 56...seeing as how most the people that I have been grouping with are leaving tha game and "friends/allies" allies are running thin

Any ideas will be appreciated...also any ideas that you may have about AC gear...that is something else that I need to get up...thanks fellow warriors.

Bauruak
30 Ogre War

[Arathena]

Uh, Jade maces might be pretty cheap these days. Cane of the Tranquil is pretty decent at low levels too. There's a series of (modifier) velium weapons out of DN, should be okay, but not spetacular.

[Valentinian]

Jade mace at 9/18 should be pretty cheap these days.

[Brabble]

well, there's
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=23242

wouldn't proc for you yet or hit for full damage, though.
If you could get to Maiden's Eye, there's the classic pssst! hey-buddy-mind-if-loot-your-mob weapon: http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=7135

But, you know, I wouldn't worry about it too much. There are two reasons I wouldn't sweat it.
First, as you no doubt noticed on your main, levels come more slowly as you go along, giving you longer to gain skill. My guess is that most warriors don't get all their skills up for some time.
Second, your skill will help determine the actual damage you do to mobs, but it will not, as far as I could tell, have an effect on the aggro you generate. So, if you do fall a bit behind on a skill and later get a good 1hb, you'll hold aggro with it at a skill level of 150 just as well as you would with a skill level of, say, 230.

As for Ac, recomendations would be based on what you're wearing now, and i don't know that. If you're really lightly armored, you can look at
crafted
crusty
Sandblasted/frosted etc

A bit better lines of armor than that include
barbed ringmail (gloves are 19 AC, legs 25 AC etc)

But that's just general info, and more or less based on the idea you have little or no plat. You can start to notice certain patterns if you search by class/race/religion and by AC and your budget in the bazaar, because there are all sorts of bits of armor floating around out there (Hmmm, crested spaulders...mithral torque, etc) that might work for you.
If you have armor that's about equivalent to barbed ringmail's stats, I wouldn't bother upgrading, but would instead focus on continuing to have a good time, and leveling.
If you picked a religion for your ogre, you have some pretty good cultural options, but no need to get too worried about how to get them for a while.
If you post a magelo, suggestions would be far more precise.
And if you're level 30, I think you just got the ability to /shield. Play with that.
Good luck & ask more questions if you have 'em.

[Valentinian]

If you are a Rallos Zek warrior, you might want to look into cultural gear. It's recommended level of 45, but I believe it can be worn earlier with lower stats. You might want to check at what those stats look like at 30, as the cultural stuff should be quite serviceable till your 60's.

[Shikarii]

IBC...and not the root beer


Iksar Berserker Club...7/18 stats; overall a good trainer weapon and is quite fun.

[Elfried]

If you want to raise weapon-skills fast make sure you get a DEX buff.
High dexterity gives you a higher chance for weopon skillups.
Use the fastest weapons you can get.

For 1HB for example:

Jade Mace 9/18 (as mentioned before)

also nice for skillups:

Iksar Berserker Club 7/18
Effect: Fleeting Fury (procs at level 10)
- Increase STR by 15
- Increase AC by 6
- Increase DEX by 20


DualWield this 2 weapons with high DEX and your skill will raise very fast.

Note: You cannot get skillups on green conning mobs. On LightBlue mobs skillups are rare too.

[heymu]

Guard Captain's Mallet
Dmg 11, Dly 20. +6 Agi +6 Dex +45 HP 5.0 Wt

add 45HP,nice for DS pl method