LIST - The very best Items of every category (with Pictures)

[tendrils23]

So after trying out every possible material combination for every item i'd like to share my findings:
(with best item in terms of weapons
i mean the total sum of damage like "base-damage"+"poison damage"+"leech damage")
(and with best item in terms of armor
i mean the total sum of defense like "armor"+"defense")


2H Warhammer: Shiny Skullcrusher
Materials: 16 Moonstone
Stats: 28 Damage, Blunt Damage, 4 Magic
http://i.imgur.com/XgZKM9g.png


2H Axe: Dragons Bane
Materials: 10 Dragonbone, 6 Ancient Wood
Stats: 36 Damage, 10 Poison, 20 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/yUsRGH8.png


2H Sword: Claw of Veles
Materials: 6 Dragonbone, 5 Moonstone
Stats: 25 Damage, 9 Leech, 7 Defense, 2 Magic
http://i.imgur.com/KeQw7BV.png


2H Staff: Ancient Snake
Materials: 5 Ancient Wood, 3 Dragon Leather
Stats: 8 Damage, Polearm, 7 Poison, 3 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/IKU3SCf.png


2H Pike: Leshys Hair
Materials: 6 Ancient Wood, 3 Dragonbone
Stats: 17 Damage, 9 Poison, 6 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/kw5uWpV.png


1H Sword: Primal Ward
Materials: 5 Ancient Wood, 3 Mithrill
Stats: 12 Damage, 6 Poison, 7 Defense, 2 Perception
http://i.imgur.com/ggKVNG4.png


1H Axe: Dragon Chopper
Materials: 7 Dragonbone, 5 Ancient Wood
Stats: 24 Damage, 8 Poison, 14 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/KYeKpU8.png


1H Club: Dragon Crusher
Materials: 4 Dragonbone, 2 Mithrill
Stats: 7 Damage, Blunt Damage, 4 Leech, 1 Perception
http://i.imgur.com/Z2QNt16.png


Shield: Snowy Peak
Materials: 7 Mithrill, 4 Dragon Leather
Stats: 13 Armor, 9 Defense, 2 Perception, 1 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/DfoM03I.png


Ranged Weapon: Perun's Arrowbearer
Materials: 4 Mithrill, 4 Dragon Leather
Stats: 15 Ranged Damage
http://i.imgur.com/9GAxHCo.png


Heavy Armor: Living Abyss Guard
Materials: 16 Mithrill, 12 Dragon Bone
Stats: 34 Armor, 5 Perception, 2 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/mdxTdBB.png


Medium Armor: Dragon Shell
Materials: 19 Dragon Leather
Stats: 26 Armor, 4 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/kDo5ku2.png


Light Armor: Dragon Scale Armor
Materials: 11 Dragon Leather
Stats: 16 Armor, 2 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/ai9G1PV.png


Clothes: Dragonhide Blouse
Materials: 4 Dragon Leather
Stats: 6 Armor, 1 Leech
http://i.imgur.com/7mPooVk.png


Strenght-Artifakt: Dragonskin Belt
Materials: 6 Dragonbone, 8 Mithrill
Stats: 4 Stength
http://i.imgur.com/l2qpuE9.png


Hope my little list helps a few people.
I personally love the 1H Axe with 46 damage :D
Feel free to add other item categories that are missing to the list. But these should be allmost all of them.
best regards

[RegalKain]

Fun fact, as far as I could see in testing. the Catalyst doesn't matter at all. There is 0 change in it from the best materials to the worst. Not sure if you found the same thing. Figured I'd mention it so thatpeople didn't assume you needed something special in those slots.

[tendrils23]

Yes that is correct. I usually use simple wood or wool as a catalyst. I didn't think i needed to mention that, but good remark. Some people might not know of that.

PS: I also forgot to mention (even though it's probably obvious) the order of the materials i mentioned matters in creating the best items. If it says 4 Dragonbone, 5 Mithrill on my list, you need to put the the Dragonbones in the primary slot and the Mithrill in the secondary slot.

[xlnt4real]

The 2H WarHammer i prefer is made from Obsidian - Tactics is way more useful than Magic in the card game/battle.

[tendrils23]

Well true but if you make it with obsidian you do less damage.

[Species]

Originally posted by tendrils23:

Well true but if you make it with obsidian you do less damage.

I agree with xlnt4real that you'd better make the Obsidians. Your topic is "very best items" and not "highest damage weapons". The stealth (not tactics?) is way better than the small damage gain.

[NibKing]

I agree with OP adding Shiny Skullcrusher as the best War Hammer. It's true the Obsidian War Hammer (Giant's Toy) is very useful, though. I tend to craft 1 Giant's Toy and several Shiny Skullcrushers.

The Shiny Skullcrusher (Moonstone War Hammer) adds Magic, which is very useful in a number of different card minigame challenges. It also allows for the option to perform a Banishment Ritual (Hex) when initiating combat with undead. Banishment Ritual is a quick way to gear everybody up, as it results in a lot of decent loot being dropped.

The Giant's Toy (Obsidian War Hammer) adds Stealth, which is primarily beneficial as "First Action" during Fight challenges and Offense during Sneak challenges.


Magic
Magic is a rare and sought after skill. It is used in HEX challenges, but can also help you resolve many situations in unexpected ways.
Offense --------------- (Hex)
Defense -------------- (-)
Confuse -------------- (Social)
Counter Tactic ----- (-)
Counter Offense --- (Intellect / Tactical)
Protect Ally --------- (-)
Support Ally -------- (Physical / Sneak)
First Action --------- (Cure Sickness)
Get Closer ---------- (Hex)

Stealth
Stealth is your ability to move quietly, unseen by your foes, it is boosted by DEXTERITY and used in many challenges, but primarily SNEAK.
Offense --------------- (Sneak)
Defense -------------- (-)
Confuse -------------- (-)
Counter Tactic ----- (-)
Counter Offense --- (Hunt / Sneak)
Protect Ally ---------- (-)
Support Ally --------- (-)
First Action ---------- (Fight)
Get Closer ----------- (Sneak)

[Cowiie]

most notably is the imbalance. compare the 2H sword to the 1H Axe. If you add any low tier shield you got from loot anyways the 1h axe outperforms the 2H sword greatly!!
not even considering the staff / pike weapons.

but as others noted i often prefer the non top dmg with stealth of magic. 2H axe with 42+20 leach and 4 or 6 stealth even renders dwarfs into one hits. (and very reliable at that with >50% of the team with good stealth)

[BBB]

What does the Dragonbone hammer look like then (damage etc?) as Dragonbone seems very powerful in the axes...

[tendrils23]

Originally posted by Cowiie:

most notably is the imbalance. compare the 2H sword to the 1H Axe. If you add any low tier shield you got from loot anyways the 1h axe outperforms the 2H sword greatly!!
not even considering the staff / pike weapons.

Yes i noticed that as well. The 1H Axe is very op with its 46 damage... Combine it with a good shield and you have a monster of a fighter and it outperformes most other weapons in comparison anyways.
There is basically no reason to use a 2H sword. Since Axe+Shield give you better stats in every regard.

And the Staff, Pike and 1H Club seems very weak as well in comparison to the axe.
The bonus abilities of these weapons don't really seem to make up for the enourmous damage loss in the endgame.

And the 1H Sword is really only a good choice if you have a weak character that needs special protection and can't carry a lot. But franky the 7 defense you get on the 1H sword, don't make up the about 30 damage more you get out of the 1H Axe.

I think they still need to balance a little bit here.

PS: @species
i specified what "best" means in this terms of this topic in the first post right at the beginning. And i wrote that the damage resp. defense is what i take into account.
There is tecnically no "best" item, since it allways depends on what you just need in your group.
if your group lacks intelligence you might want to craft an entirely diffrent weapon/armor.
so this topic is about the highest value damage and defense.

And on a sidenote don't underestimate having a high Magic-Skill. This gives you plenty of options in many events, opens more dialoges and give you the ability to use hex challanges against enemies and more. its very useful actually

[Species]

♥♥♥♥ my bad, I was skimming through this forum and must have skipped the part you said you would focus on damage.

But still, I prefer the stealth, since that's the only stat that helps me fighting dragons without taking hits by using first action from stealth. And fighting those dragons were my biggest problem before I heavily invested in stealth, not the other challenges.

[Cowiie]

Originally posted by tendrils23:

Originally posted by Cowiie:

And the Staff, Pike and 1H Club seems very weak as well in comparison to the axe.
The bonus abilities of these weapons don't really seem to make up for the enourmous damage loss in the endgame.

And the 1H Sword is really only a good choice if you have a weak character that needs special protection and can't carry a lot. But franky the 7 defense you get on the 1H sword, don't make up the about 30 damage more you get out of the 1H Axe.

to be honest i dont even field such characters that i cant equip properly (due to lack of strength). When my entire group is equiped with either 2H axes or 2H hammer and one shot anything i dont see the point...

[Lampros]

Originally posted by aprivatez:

I agree with OP adding Shiny Skullcrusher as the best War Hammer. It's true the Obsidian War Hammer (Giant's Toy) is very useful, though. I tend to craft 1 Giant's Toy and several Shiny Skullcrushers.

The Shiny Skullcrusher (Moonstone War Hammer) adds Magic, which is very useful in a number of different card minigame challenges. It also allows for the option to perform a Banishment Ritual (Hex) when initiating combat with undead. Banishment Ritual is a quick way to gear everybody up, as it results in a lot of decent loot being dropped.

The Giant's Toy (Obsidian War Hammer) adds Stealth, which is primarily beneficial as "First Action" during Fight challenges and Offense during Sneak challenges.


Magic
Magic is a rare and sought after skill. It is used in HEX challenges, but can also help you resolve many situations in unexpected ways.
Offense --------------- (Hex)
Defense -------------- (-)
Confuse -------------- (Social)
Counter Tactic ----- (-)
Counter Offense --- (Intellect / Tactical)
Protect Ally --------- (-)
Support Ally -------- (Physical / Sneak)
First Action --------- (Cure Sickness)
Get Closer ---------- (Hex)

Stealth
Stealth is your ability to move quietly, unseen by your foes, it is boosted by DEXTERITY and used in many challenges, but primarily SNEAK.
Offense --------------- (Sneak)
Defense -------------- (-)
Confuse -------------- (-)
Counter Tactic ----- (-)
Counter Offense --- (Hunt / Sneak)
Protect Ally ---------- (-)
Support Ally --------- (-)
First Action ---------- (Fight)
Get Closer ----------- (Sneak)

Where did you find this info?

Also, how would people assess Spirit Hammer v. these hammers listed here?

[Itkovian]

You can find all this info on the Wiki. :) If you use the search box on the top right on a weapons table, you can narrow it down to just the item you're looking for!

[Lampros]

Originally posted by ilikemadeupnames:

You can find all this info on the Wiki. :) If you use the search box on the top right on a weapons table, you can narrow it down to just the item you're looking for!

Ah, so he just added stuff up from the game. I thought there was a separate master list where all this info is compiled together.

[Itkovian]

Originally posted by Lampros:

Originally posted by ilikemadeupnames:

You can find all this info on the Wiki. :) If you use the search box on the top right on a weapons table, you can narrow it down to just the item you're looking for!

Ah, so he just added stuff up from the game. I thought there was a separate master list where all this info is compiled together.

I did my best with the Wiki. It's not in-game, which would be nice, but it's better than what we had before! :)