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This is a thread started and complied by John Petrucci on the EQOA forums. It details a listing of the best gear for specific tank classes and is an invaluable source of information. With his permission we have reproduced it here.

Updated to include: new Ricasso Earring, SK/Pally Changes, & revised Minotaur's Persistance (Yado explains that the new buff removes the 1defmod, but upgrades it to 8hp factors from 6)

Introduction-by John Petrucci

I realize that a lot of the gear that's going to come up in this thread isn't going to be available to all players, but as I said before, this is all about what the "dream gear" set-up would be for each class. I constantly see Paladins and Shadowknights comparing themselves to the "dream gear" set-ups some Warriors have (13k HP and 7k AC set-ups), but these people don't exactly have comparable gear to make a fair comparison. Hopefully this thread can create more of a fair picture to compare what's available to all of us.

I calculated all the HP buffs using a raid set-up in which Ogre Pill is being used (1250 HP), the new 6 HP FAC tank buff (360 HP), Avatar (1500 HP), Order (650 HP) and Pure Heart (400 HP); the only difference is Bellow path was used for Warriors instead of Pure Heart (alternates between 1000 HP and 650 HP). FYI Avatar is 1500 HP (regardless of wis) and 212 Str/Sta/Agi/Dex with 625 Wis.

Also, there is a HP/POW buffing gem from Dynmath the Tyrant that stacks in the self category for 650 HP, but I didn't want to include items like that which only give you a one time use. So, if you Paladins or Shadowknights happen to pick up some gems of capacity from Dynmath raids, you can tack on another 250 HP for 30 minutes. *The merchant HP/POW buff potions from anu/klick don't fully stack with raid buffs (ava overwrites it I think).

I calculated all the AC buffs using Order (650 AC), Vitae Blessing (750 AC), and the self buffs of each class.

Resists for all 3 classes haven't been a concern of mine in any of this, because I know all the tank classes should have an easy time maxing resists these days. Warriors will more often than not have a high Wis base and/or maxed Wis for the utilization of their buffs. Paladins and Shadowknights both have stacking PR/DR buffs, and a resist Cleric with any Bard can easily cover the other 4 resists for both of those classes. Call me crazy, but I don't think having a Bard on a raid is all that difficult to pull off. Heck, that's mostly what my Bard is used for; when I'm not tanking.

*Note from CS: some of these items are either almost impossible to get (the Kindle ring) or with ZP down there is no method to get them atm (ie Chestplate of the Bastion). Good alternate items are posted after this table. We've also included the location of where these items can be found both in the table below and in the listing of other items.

*Second Note: xcobainx pointed out that the new Razeal Pendant can be considered superior to the massive mithril torque. 100 extra hps rules over losing 26AC. This will now form part of the "Best Tank Gear" set up. Other additions have been obvious, but this one is a bit of a balance between AC and HP and as we weren't sure what criteria JP used to form this list (ie. why the primeval belt over the naggy?) we're always hesitant to change it.

CS: When totalling armour class, we've used the SCALED stat @60.

Class Specific Items Not In Current Build:

Sword of Virtue: PRIMARY (Paladin only, epic)
HP: 16000/16000 DUR: 75 DMG: 801 ATT: 1HS
Sta: 35 AC: 100 HP: 180 HoT: 10

Sword of the Contender: PRIMARY (SK only, epic)
HP: 16000/16000 DUR: 75 DMG: 801 ATT: 1HS
Str: 35 AC: 100 HP: 180 HoT: 10

Vanquisher's Blade: SECONDARY (Warrior only, epic)
HP: 16000/16000 DUR: 75 DMG: 801 ATT: 1HS
AC: 100 HP: 150 HoT: 20

World Splitter: SECONDARY (Warrior only, epic)
HP: 16000/16000 DUR: 75 DMG: 801 ATT: 1HS
Str: 30 Sta: 35 HP: 150

Breastplate of the Annointed: TORSO (Cleric/Paladin only, PoS-Snow Chain)
HP: 13400/13400 DUR: 75 Sta: 30 AC: 414 HP: 75 AR: 10
Heal DS: 15 + 10% Cha

Breastplate of Disbelief: TORSO (Shadowknight only, CT)
HP: 13400/13400 DUR: 70
Sta: 10 Int: 25 AC:450 HP:210 FR: 30

seraphic planar chestplate: TORSO (Shadowknight only, PoS)
HP: 15000/15000 DUR: 75 Str: 15 Int: 15 AC: 426 HP: 150
Lifetap and DS: 18 + 22% Int

guardian band: RING (Paladin only, SE-Chief Growlnar)
HP: 13005/13005 DUR: 50 Cha: 45 AC: 65 HP: 100

slaying ring: RING (Shadowknight only, SE-Efreeti Lord Djarn)
HP: 13005/13005 DUR: 50 Str: 35 AC: 60 HP: 125

heroic band: RING (Warrior only, SE-King Grog)
HP: 13005/13005 DUR: 50 Str: 28 Dex: 7 AC: 50 HP: 140

Other Items Not In Current Builds:

Sapphyra's Sword Harbinger Part II
1hs 80 dur 15260 hp 967 dmg
25str 25sta 50fr 150ac 200hp

Victor's Blade: SECONDARY (Old ZP drop item)
HP: 15000/15000 DUR: 75 DMG: 725 ATT: 1HS
Str: 50 AC: 75 HP: 100 FR: 30

gory cleaver of Mavis: PRIMARY (PoD Weapon Quest)
HP: 14250/14250 DUR: 70 DMG: 720 ATT: 1HS
HP:200

ungrim's kama: SECONDARY (Misc drop in Envar)
HP: 9800/9800 DUR: 50 DMG: 490 ATT: 1HS
Str 24 Sta:17 AC:98 (scales to 108 AC) CR:7 AR:7

Bladestopper: SHIELD (Lord Nagafen)
HP: 13600/13600 DUR: 90
Agi:20 AC:541 HP:100

toxic wyrm tower: SHIELD (pox/uzra drop)
HP: 14100/14100 DUR: 75
AC:528 HP:180

spirit maker's robe: ROBE (Tank only) Item no longer available
HP: 10800/10800 DUR: 50
Int: 25 AC: 80 (scales to 87 AC) PoT: 1

Eliminator's Chestplate: TORSO (Old ZP drop item)
HP: 15900/15900 DUR: 70
Sta:50 AC:514 HP:150 LR:40

Warlord's Chestguard: TORSO (Old ZP drop item)
HP: 15900/15900 DUR: 70
Str:15 Sta:15 Agi:15 AC:516 HP:165 FR:40

belt of red dragon scales: WAIST (Lord Nagafen)
HP: 14200/14200 DUR: 99
AC:63 HP:125

Massive Mithril Torque (Lord Nagafen)
HP:13400/13400 DUR:60
Str:25 AC:100 HP:100

barbed collar: NECK (Old ZP drop item)
HP: 13200/13200 DUR: 70
Agi:25 AC:50 HP:175

Bile Etched Obsidian Choker: NECK (Misc drop in IoD)
HP: 13400/13400 DUR: 50
Str:35 Dex:10 Cha:-40 AC:22 HP:200

Garlic Trinket (Wailing Ghost Quest)
Lvl 55 170HP 50AC 50AR

Pickclaw Guard's sash (Lord Pickclaw Quest)
HP: 11400 DUR: 60
HP Max170 AC30 Sta40