This guide is designed for those who have a hard time deciding whether an item they find, either while browsing a forum or playing in-game, is usable for a low level dueler. This guide will cover all types of rare, magic, and unique armor and weapons. However, this guide will not include class-specific items (Necro Heads, Barb Helms, etc.) and jewels, as they require delving into a specific build.
If you are curious as to whether your class-specific item or jewel is lld-worthy, feel free to ask in The Help Desk.
Please note: just because your item includes several of the mods listed under it's category, this does not make it the best item to ever spawn in the game, so do not heil it as such.
Level 30
Helmets
Circlets: Desirable mods include +2 Tab mods (pretty much all, minus curse, Druid/Necro Summon, Masteries, and Defensive Auras), 20% Faster Cast Rate, 10-30% Faster Run/Walk, 2 Open Sockets, +Life/Mana, +Strength/Dexterity, +Resistances, Life/Mana Replenish
Unique: Peasant Crown War Hat (12 Life Replenish is preffered)
Set: N/a.
Rare: Desirable mods include 10% faster hit recovery, Visionary mod (1% ar bonus per level), +life/mana, +strength/dexterity, 2 Open Sockets, Ethereal/Replenish Durability, Life/Mana Replenish
Magic: 10-20 Life, 3 open sockets.
Socketed: 15% ed 3 socket crowns.
Ethereal Imbueable: Crowns, Grim Helms
Armor
Unique: Twitchthroe Studded Leather (Upped is preffered), Rattlecage Gothic Plate, The Spirit Shroud Ghost Armor (Magic Damage Reduced By 11 is preffered), Skin of the Vipermagi Serpentskin Armor (35 All Resistances is in most cases required, Magic Damage Reduced By 13 is preffered).
Set: N/a.
Rare: Desirable mods include 10-24% faster hit recovery, +life/mana, +strength/dexterity, 2 Open Sockets, Ethereal/Replenish Durability, -Reqs, Life/Mana Replenish
Magic: 3 Open Sockets, +70-80 Life, 80-100 Enhanced Damage
Socketed: 2-4 Open Socket Light Armors (Gothic Plate, Light Plate, Mage Plate, etc.)
Ethereal Imbueable: Ancient Armor, Ornate Plate
Shields
Unique: Swordback Hold Spiked Shield (Upped, 60% Enhanced Defense is preffered), Visceratuant Defender (150% Enhanced Defense is preffered)
Set: Whitstan's Guard Round Shield
Rare: Desirable mods include 17% faster hit recovery, 30% Faster Block Rate/20% Increased Chance of Blocking (In most cases required), High % Enhanced Defense, +Strength/Dexterity, +Life/Mana, -Reqs, 2 Open Sockets (In most cases required)
Magic: Desirable mods include 3 Open Sockets, 30% Faster Block Rate/20% Increased Chance of Blocking (In most cases required), % Damage to Mana
Socketed: 2 Open Socket Barbed Shield, 2 Open Socket Grim Shields
Ethereal Imbueable: Grim Shields
Belts
Unique: String of Ears Demonhide Sash (15% Damage Reduction is preffered)
Set: Death's Guard Sash, Immortal King's Detail War Belt
Rare: Desirable mods include 10-24% faster hit recovery, +Strength, +Life/Mana, +Resists
Magic: N/a.
Socketed: N/a.
Crafted: Desirable mods include 10-24 Faster Hit Recovery, +Life, 7+ Open Wounds, 7+ Faster Cast Rate, Resists
Gloves
Unique: Bloodfist Heavy Gloves (20% Enhanced Defense is preffered), Magefist Light Gauntlets (30% Enhanced Defense is preffered), Frostburn Gauntlets (20% Enhanced Defense is preffered)
Set: Death's Hand, Immortal King's Forge
Rare: Desirable mods include 10% Increased Attack Speed, +2 Tab mods (Javelin, Bow, and Martial Arts), +Strength/Dexterity, +Attack Rating, +Resists
Magic: N/a.
Socketed: N/a.
Boots
Unique: Hotspur Boots (20% Enhanced Defense is preffered), Goblin Toe Light Plated Boots (60% Enhanced Defense is preffered, can be upped), Tearhaunch Greaves (80% Enhanced Defense is preffered)
Set: Sander's Riprap Heavy Boots, Cow King's Hooves Heavy Boots (+35 Defense is preffered), Natalya's Soul (+125 Defense, +25% Cold/Light Resist is preffered)
Rare: Desirable mods include 10% faster hit recovery, 30% Faster Run/Walk, +Dexterity, +Attack Rating, +Resists
Magic: N/a.
Socketed: N/a.
Crafted: Desirable mods include +Life, Life Replenish, 10% Faster Run/Walk, 10% Faster Hit Recovery, Resists
Weapons
Unique: Rogue's Bow Compostie Bow (60% Enhanced Damage is preffered), Wizendraw Long Battle Bow (35% To Enemy Cold Resistance is preffered), Bloodletter Gladius (+3 to Whirlwind +4 to Sword Mastery is preffered)
Set: N/a.
Rare: Desirable mods include High % Enhanced Damage, + Max/Min Damage, 10-30% Increased Attack Speed, +to Skills, +Strength/Dexterity, +Attack Rating, Ethereal/Replenish Durability, +2 Open Sockets
Magic: +to skills, Increased Attack Speed, High % Enhanced Damage, High Max Damage, 2 Open Sockets
Socketed: 4 Open Socket Crystal/Long Sword, 5 Open Socket Knout/Divine Scepter/Naga, 6 Open Socket Naga
Ethereal Imbueable: Throwing Spears, War Javelins, Harpoons, Nagas, Battle Hammers,
Amulets
Unique: Nokozan Relic Amulet
Set: Angelics Wings Amulet
Rare: Desirable mods include +2 Tab mods (pretty much all, minus curse, Druid/Necro Summon, Masteries, and Defensive Auras), 10% Faster Cast Rate (Pretty much a must), +Life/Mana, +Strength/Dexterity, +Resistances, Life/Mana Replenish
Magic: +2 Tab mods (pretty much all, minus curse, Druid/Necro Summon, Masteries, and Defensive Auras), +70-80 Life, +15 Life Replenish
Socketed: N/a.
Rings
Unique: Manald Heal (+8 Replenish Life), Stone of Jordan
Set: Angelics Halo Ring
Rare: Desirable mods include +10% Faster Cast Rate, +75 Attack Rating or Higher, +5% Bonus to Attack Rating, +Life/Mana, +Strength/Dexterity, +Resistances, Life/Mana Replenish
Magic: +9 Dexterity, +70-80 Mana
Socketed: N/a.
Charms (Courtesy of user-name)
frw charms:
3max/ar/3frw sc
3frw12mana sc
3frw/5all res sc
3frw/9 cold/lite/fire res sc
6max/ar/5frw lc
10max/ar/7frw gc
15 all res /7frw gc
life:
2-3max/ar/10-15 life sc
13-15life/8-12mana sc
15life/5all res
15life/9 cold/lite/fire res sc
14-15life/18-20 defense sc
10max/ar/20-25 life gc
fhr charms:
5fhr/5res
5fhr/11-12mana
3max/ar/5fhr
15all res/fhr gc
10max/ar/fhr gc
str/dex:
10max/ar/6str or dex gc
3max/ar/2str or dex sc
15all res/6str or dex gc
Jewels (Courtesy of user-name)
Magic:
14-15 all res/-15 requirements
15 all res/6 str
15 all res/7-9 dex
+15-24 max dmg
17-20 Enhanced Damage/14-15 Max Damage
14-15 all res/+15max dmg
Rare:
look for a combination of 3-4 of the following mods:
+dex
+str
+attack rating
+life
+mana
+dmg to mana
all resist
single resist(20+)
enhanced dmg
max dmg
-15 reqs
Special Thanks to:
user-name (Wrote up the Charms and Jewels section, as noted)
IAmAsylum (Added suggestions to list)
BeQuickOrBeDead (Added suggestions to list)
SPiN. (Added suggestions to list)
head2 (Helped with guide layout)