Peerless Dragonhorn Bracers  

 

Outside ToV along the north wall is a bunch of CoV faction dragons. Were yellow to 56 except for Ionat(he silences bad news). They drop the +6 all talismans, an array of dragonhorn armor, level 55+ velious spells, some book, and heads for kael quests. Got peerless,heavy, and reenforced from them(no matchless =(, worked from the dragons by the ocean(+4 talis droppers).

Last time i killed the ones by ToV used one group. A 60 rogue, 60 war, 60 ranger, 57 mage, 56 shaman and 56 cleric. Quite a fight for one group, mage died twice =/ Each dragon has its own variation. They debuff, some dot, some heal, some AE dd. Don;t remember any fear, but the one that silences killed us so left it alone.

Max ally CoV to kindly was about 7 or 8 dragons for reference to size of faction hit. Killed 9 total last round never went below kindly.

Hmm . . Alot of valid points here . . lets just sum them all up. Druid from 50 to 55 CAN kite VERY effectivly in Burning woods, same as shaman, wizards, and many other casting classes. I've even seen clerics Kiting there. Druids from 55 to about 58 can and still DO kite in skyfire, all be it not as easy, but the renouned kiter can and will always find a way and a p[lace to e4xploit thier tallaents. That aside, the Armor lays out like this, Friend of mine doesn't have one piece of Verm. He has 200wis tho, and he is wearing ES helm, arms, boots, gloves and one bracer. For his tunic he's wearing a Treeweave. and Gator legs. Wielding a Paw and pearl kedge totem. Tho maybe druids don't get alot of fancy items or Urber items, druids do however get the items they need to make them well ballanced in thier own right. With new jewelry and some easier to obtain items from Kunark and Old norath Druids are still elite in their area, and not many classes get those luxuries. Yes, druids do need help, They need better group oriented spells, and less kiting material spells. Maybe even a bit more flashy armor, but thats all it is . .. Fluff. Druids are by far one of very few classes that can and have effectively solo'd from lvl 1 to upwards of lvl 58 or maybe even more. Not naming names but I know one that is 55th has limited time most days to play so he does solo alot. He's 55th and almost 56th now from soloing SKyfire. He's died a few times doing it but over all he's perfected his style and now he's one of the best kiting druids i've ever seen, and let me tell you. . . Watching him kiting 3 seafurry cyclops perfectly and safely in OOT from 49 till 51 was just awesome.

Now for all those complainers over armor types. . . .

Vermiculated armor isn't Chain, it is whats considered advanced Leather.

Chitin shell armor is a more advances form of chain, much like the Bark leggings for rangers.

Graphics and apperaces in EQ can be miss leading, they show you a visual look of chain or platemail, tho in respect they are little more than a fancy looking leather armor from a stronger source. Much like Rubicite armor was for rangers, a Advanced chainmail. You really should look to the bassis of the armor before you think about its actuall looks. Dragon made armors are normaly made from Thick very dense scales off elder dragons. Its a material in some cases stronger than most metals, and much more durable. There are some cases tho that will allow you to wear actuall plate or chain even as a druid tho however. Imbued Mithril elven chain made by Highelves is wearable by druids, it offers decent stats also.

In summary i don't think druids are all that over looked armor wise. Also it doesn't take any more money to outfit one than any other comparable class either. They do need work group wise, cause for one i think thier spells do not allow them to offer a group much at all. by mid 50's most Hybrid classes can almost out buff druids saving Natureskin and Skin like nature. But that is allso a balancing point for druids also, cause a druid that has to spend less time buffing will have more mana for healing and probably even a bit extra to throw a spell or two around during the fights. Thats also where their Kunark armors come in very handy. Mana free drones of doom on ES arms. . . thats a good deal of added damage to a fight in most cases that doesn't take or force them to waste mana and keep them from healing. the new addition of pets to those druids above 55th even adds another tank to the group, and if you feel bored, pick up a Ykesha war club, and mix it up a little in melee. . . .Cause even a druid can melee some like shaman do, and they DO have the ac to take a few hits just as well as a ranger does.

This is a long post, but its something that explains all reasons for the type armors available and might just give you a better outlook for your class. cause you can see, most classes when broken down are equal in alot of ways. Even a ranger, cause hehe when a ranger hits 57th he's a good fighter and able to cast most things a 44th druid can.

Kyshin Wu
39th Monk

Crelos
59th druid

I curently have 194wis and 200 mana with 840ac on my 59th druid, tho i also have ES legs and Tunic, but I know if you research it, you can get wis to above mine with near or more mana items.

Personally, I don't hate druids. in fact, I've got good friends that are druids. But here's how I look at this item and other dragon armor pieces, speaking from a ranger's POV. One thing Verant went out of their way to do with Velious was to help the hybrid classes out and balance them a bit so they wouldn't be overlooked when they go LFG in any given zone. At the opening of the expansion they even said so. Items like this even out the playing field so hybrids have it a bit easier and can be just as valuable an asset to a group as any other. The bracer has all the good stats a wis-using, plate wearing class would want, but it's hard enough to get as to not overpower any particular class.

I have just wasted way too much time reading these posts i hopes of gleaning information. What drops this bracer? Where, specifically? What level is mob?

Just searching for relevant postings.

It seems that there is a lot of armor in Vellious that is Dragonscale or Dragonbone.
It has always been my understanding that Druids were limited from plate armor since it wasnt natural and didnt come directly from nature.
Hence the reason we can wear chitin armor.

But the stuff from Vellious is rather annoying. There has been quite a bit of armor that sounds like a druid should be able to wear it, including this item.

I wont go so far as to say that Verant hates druids, but I honestly think that we get overlooked, or the things we can use are so difficult to get, it makes it nearly impossible.
Either that, or we are just so unlucky to not have found any of the really good druid armor yet.

Oh well, that's my two cents.

you gotta admit atleast u can finally stop taking on and off those stupid golden cat's eye bracelets :P