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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Breed
3. IP
4. Weapons
4a. Melee Weapons
4b. Ranged Weapons
5. Armor
5a. Beginner Armor
5b. Intermediate Armor
5c. Endgame Armor
5d. HUD/Utils Alternatives
6. Implants + Symbiants
6a. Early Levels
6b. Mid Levels
6c. High Levels
6d. End Game Levels
6e. Symbiant Comparison List
7. Nanos
8. Perks
8a. Shadowlands Perks
8b. Alien Invasion Perks
9. Research
10. Playing as an Adventurer
11. Weapon Specials

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4. Weapons

If you paid attention during the IP rating, you might've noticed that adventurers have two main weapon options. Melee, or 1 hand edged, and Ranged, or pistol. Because Anarchy Online's coding does not allow using both at the same time I will split this section into two seperate subsections for both of the weapon choices. This will be further split into Froob-friendly and nonfroob-friendly options.

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4a. Melee Weapons

Froob-friendly 1 Hand Edged Weapons

Sharpened Kinetic Axe	A neat little weapon to make use of ones your Newbie Island swords have outlived themselves at level 10-15. While froob friendly, it does offer a nice minimum damage. A high min damage comes in handy especially in the Shadowlands. Also a fairly quick attack/recharge and an extra 10 melee init at the highest QL. Sadly ql25 is the highest it comes in, so you will use em up rather quickly.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Can be gotten as mission rewards in level 1-25 missions.	10-25	-

Nervejolter	A nice, free option from the recently revamped Steps of Madness. Drops from the Pulsing Hatred mob. Nice damage range, fairly decent min damage for the level it is equipable at. Also has a 10% chance to taunt the target you are fighting.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Steps of Madness	25/30-50/60	-

Phase Blade	Drops from a lot of mobs inside the Temple of the Three Winds. However it is both slower than the Nervejolters and offers a much lower min damage.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Temple of the Three Winds	25-50	-

Frozen Tear of Uklesh	Probably the best, and also rarest, weapon at TL2/TL3. Basically a better version of a Phase Blade, but extremely low droprate means you are unlikely to come across this little baby.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Temple of the Three Winds	30-80	-

Super SOL Fire Executioner Type C	A neat set of mission-rollable melee weapons that come in a wide variety. One nice part is that there are several specials available, which means you can save or splash out on the IP depending on which you choose to go with. The fairly low min damage does make it a bit useless for Shadowlands play.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Mission rollable	1-100	-

High Meibutsu Daito of Aptitude	Somewhat comparable to the SOLs, low min damage, high max damage and a bit on the slow side when it comes to attack/recharge. Should be useful against low AC mobs.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Tsunayoshi Smith Vendor	1-100	-

Chiroptera	Great little weapon in both PvP and PvM. Comes in QL 100-105 with appropriate changes to damage, etc. Has nice minimum damage and max damage, decent attack/recharge, and every melee special. Overall an excellent choice.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Crypt of Home	75-130 (Note: An endgame weapon option for froobs.)	-

Gelid Blade of Inobak	Fairly common drop from the bosses on the 3rd floor of Inner Sanctum. All in all a very nice weapon for the effort involved in getting one. Nice min damage, nice max damage, medium speed and a fairly reliable proc for that extra little bit of damage.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Inner Sanctum	125-150 (Note: An endgame weapon option for froobs.)	-

Expansion 1 Hand Edged Weapons

Sword of Curiosity	Not a sword to be used against Shadowlands mobs because of the min damage, but because of the great damage range it does some naughty damage on aliens and RK mobs. Also an excellent option for Title Level 5 PvP.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Inferno Eremite Dynas	150ish-174	Shadowlands

Sparkling Scimitar of Spetses	Comes in QL 240-259, then comes Sparkling (QL260 and with 3 entire confirmed drops on RK1 since Shadowland was released). It's a really sweet sword. Fast, higher max damage than SoC/W (less MBS though), and the 260 adds 60 to all evades, while the 240 adds 15. As with SoC/SoW mostly for aliens, RK mobs and especially Title Level 5 PvP because of the evade modifiers.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Spetses (Inferno Dyna)	150ish-174	Shadowlands

Kyr'Ozch Axe - Type 240 (Kyr'Ozch Axe - Type 240)	As an expansion player with AI you better get used to wearing these oversized axes for a fair amount of your leveling. Great minimum damage, fairly nice max damage, extremely fast and the proc on the Type 240 type all add up to a great weapon. Overall an excellent choice for both PvM (especially in the Shadowlands and against high AC mobs on RK) and PvP.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Aliens	80-220	Alien Invasion

Ofab Mongoose Mk 6	Weapon released with Lost Eden. Basically an improved version of the Kyr'Ozch Axe. The damage doesn't really become comparable with a Kyr'Ozch Axe of the same QL until Mk 5, since Mk 1-4 does not have Sneak Attack. It does not however have the "Glory" proc. The Mongoose Mk 1 can be gotten from the tower shops in QL intervals of 25 for Victory Points (VPs can be acquired from PvPing on the Battlestations or by fighting the aliens back on their own Motherships. Be aware that it will take you about 50 times as long to get the VP with Mothership missions alone.) To upgrade the Mongoose Mk 1, have a look at this nifty guide!
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Ofab Melee Weapons Terminals in Tower Shops	(because of limited availability of VPs) 150-174 + 210-220.	Lost Eden

Hatred of the Xan	An upgraded version of the Lord of Hatred / Lady of Hatred. Unlike most of the weapons you will use in your career as an adventurer, this one uses Melee damage, which makes it extremely useful in PvP against Cocoon professions since most of our perks uses that particular damage. In addition it sports one of the highest MBSes as well as buffs our BM, MM, PM and Max HP. Overall it is currently the endgame weapon for melee adventurers.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Beast in Pandemonium + Vortexx/Mitaar/Elder Hall	215-220	Legacy of Xan

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4b. Ranged Weapons

Froob-friendly Pistols

Joint Clans Scout Pistol	Available from QL 1 to 200, but there are better alternatives out there past QL 70. It also only has one special, fling shot, which is the weakest of the ranged specials.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Dyna Camp Loot	1-40	-

The Original Electronicum	Not exactly the best pistol, but it might be alright on Rubi-Ka for a little while. Sadly it has no specials and a horrid minimum damage. However it does have a fairly decent max damage and critical modifier.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Boss/Dynaloot also buyable in Shadowlands Gardens.	1-40	-

BBI Faithful 750	An excellent gun for the effort required to acquire it. Good on Rubi-Ka and decent in Shadowlands up until you start frequenting Elysium. They are on the slow side, and even though they give a great maximum damage, the lack of decent specials and low minimum damage do make them undesirable at higher levels. The BBI Faithfuls are good pistols in the same sense that Carbonum is good armor because of the ease of acquiring it.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Mission rollable, buyable in Trader Shop.	25-140	-

Customized IMI Desert Reet 1000	Fast firing, extremely fast specials cycle on burst and fling, decent minimum damage all add up to make this one of the few, better pistol options. Get this as soon as possible.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Director in Biomare	41-200	-

Right Hand of Entropy	This Inner Sanctum pistol has a decent minimum and maximum damage. However it is rather slow, has a low critical modifier, low Max Beneficial Skill (MBS), and only one special, fling shot. Overall you might want to stick to other pistols at the level you can acquire this at.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Inner Sanctum	125+	-

Reign of Patricia	This ol' baby used to be top-notch. However many years have gone by and the level lock alone makes it undesirable for expansion players. Low minimum damage, slow, very low MBS. It does redeem itself with a very nice maximum damage and having both burst and fling shot though.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Mercenaries	175+	-

Expansion Pistols

Chimera Pistol	This little gem can be built in the Shadowlands Backyards. Can carry you for the first few levels in Nascence.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Jobe Backyard	1-20ish	Shadowlands

Jobe Surveyor Personal Pistol / Jobe Explorer Personal Pistol	Better get used to carrying this pistol, it is going to stay by your side for the better part of 120 levels. It is by far the best pistol option available. It offers what is arguably the best special for ranged adventurers, Full Auto. However you will learn to hate its low clip size, which means lots and lots of reloading.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Muddy Dryad (Shadowlands Dyna) in Adonis	110+	Shadowlands

Kyr'Ozch Pistol - Type 4 (or even Kyr'Ozch Pistol - Type 1)	These pistols can carry you for a long stretch of your leveling. It is arguable when it is worth equipping these, as a new player they might be be hard to come by and are extremely expensive. I would suggest going for Type 4, which adds Burst, rather than Type 1, which adds Fling Shot. However Type 1s might be slightly easier to equip.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Aliens!	60+	Alien Invasion

Ofab Peregrine Mk 6	Basically an upgraded Kyr'Ozch Type 1&4. The Mk 1 can be gotten from the tower shops in QL intervals of 25 for Victory Points (VPs can be acquired from PvPing on the Battlestations or by fighting the aliens back on their own Motherships. Be aware that it will take you about 50 times as long to get the VP with Mothership missions alone.) To upgrade the Mk 1, have a look at this nifty guide!
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Ofab Ranged Terminals in Tower Shops	(because of limited availability of VPs) 150-174 + 210-220.	Lost Eden

Reflex Pistol	An interesting, upgradeable pistol for ranged adventurers. It seems to be mostly aimed at PvM damage since it allows you to have a single damage type from both your weapons and a higher MBS (Max Beneficial Skill).
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Escaped Prisoners	210+	None (Note: High reqs)

Twitch Pistol	The upgraded version of the Reflex Pistol. As the Reflex Pistol it has a higher MBS than the Peregrine, and in addition a lower Burst recycle.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Escaped Prisoners	210+	None (Note: High reqs)

Lust of the Xan	An upgraded version of the Lord of Lust / Lady of Lust. With Legacy of the Xan, the old so-called "Beast Weapons" got upgrades. The pistol adventurers are more likely to use one or both of the upgraded versions of this, however the requirements are very nice for the lower leveled adventurers that might not have a complete set of Supple based armor.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Beast in Pandemonium + Vortexx/Mitaar/Elder Hall	205-220	Legacy of Xan

Peh'Wer Pistol	This is one of the two upgraded versions of the Lust of the Xan. The damage range is upgraded from the Lust and the modifiers are unchanged. Overall it is the best PvM pistol ingame currently.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Beast in Pandemonium + Vortexx/Mitaar/Elder Hall	210-220	Legacy of Xan

Troa'Ler Pistol	This is one of the two upgraded versions of the Lust of the Xan. This is more interesting for PvP mainly because of its Aimed Shot special. Note that it has a -2000 Full Auto modifier as well as the 5 second equip time, so hotswapping it with your JEPP will not be the optimal solution.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Beast in Pandemonium + Vortexx/Mitaar/Elder Hall	210-220	Legacy of Xan

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5. Armor

This section will split up into three parts. Beginner, Intermediate and Endgame Armor. I will also point out if any armors are more beneficial to either ranged or melee adventurers, however most of the armors out there will be useful for both weapon choices.

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5a. Beginner Armor

Carbonum Armor	A fairly average and easy-to-make beginner armor that provides the most basic of ACs (a slight hole in Energy AC) a bit of NCU and nano points. It can also be upgraded into sided armor that gives more benefits with the use of a Clanalizer or Omnifier.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Tradeskills	10-60	-

Omni-Med Suit Shirt	Contrary to the name of this set of armor, it is not Omni-Tek only but can be worn by all factions. Clanners and Neutrals will have to acquire it from Omni-Tek shops though, as it is not sold in Clan or Neutral shops. The reason it can be useful for the first few levels, is that it buffs your First Aid allowing you to use very high QL first aid stims.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	OT Clothes Terminals in Omni-Tek shops all around Rubi-Ka, also mission-rollable.	10-40	-

Vagabond Cloak	An interesting little cloak that adds a bit of defense to your character, worth dropping by the subway after coming to the mainland to snatch this baby from the vagabonds hanging around there.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Subway from Vagabonds	1-30	-

CAS Symbiotic Body Armor	A tradeskilled armor (Guide can be found here) Gives some fairly nice buffs all around, worth a look at lower levels and possibly a piece or two post-level 100. A note to new players to the game, this armor can quickly become costly at lower levels..
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Tradeskills	50-120	-

Exarch Robe	Must-Have item from the Temple of the Three Winds pretty much one of the best back items ingame at early levels.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Temple of the Three Winds	20-60	-

Rockcrusher Gauntlets	These can be found inside ToTW as well and add a bit of damage and some brawling.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Temple of the Three Winds	40+	-

Notum Ring of the Three	Three different rings that are essentially the same, except for the two nano skills they buff. Can be acquired from Temple of the Three Winds.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Temple of the Three Winds	21-100	-

Barrow Strength	Neat, if only for the right-clickable effect that gives you a nice +damage boost. In addition it gives you a 1% chance of resisting snares/roots/calms.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Temple of the Three Winds	40-100	-

Withered Flesh	While not an incredibly nice shoulderpad, it does have its use. By right-clicking it you are provided with a 500 point absorption shield, a life saver in a bad situation!
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Temple of the Three Winds	40+	-

Enhanced Pads of Dedication Clan Shoulderpads for the Veracious	Best looking shoulderpads ingame until you get well into TL5, not to mention quite useful. Gotta do a rather long Quest for em though! Both pads are usable by Neutrals.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Sided pads quest	50-150	-

Neleb's Nano-circuit Robe / Neleb's Nano-master Robe	Neleb inside the Steps of Madness drops the Nano-Circuit Robe which can be upgraded into the Nano-Master Robe. It is a very neat backitem offering a bit of ACs, nano skills and a slight reduction in nano cost in the Nano-Master version.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Steps of Madness	36-130	-

Alien Tank Armor	Inits, AddAllOff, AddAllDef, Health and Nano, can you ask for more? A nice piece of back armor, though building it might prove a challenge for some at lower levels.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Sector 10	60-130	Alien Invasion

Crawler / Prowler Armor	Crawler can be acquired from The Crypt of Home and upgraded into Prowler. Crawler only modifies inits, while Prowler in addition buffs all three evades as well.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Crypt of Home	60-120	-

Bracelet of Arul Saba	For most levels past level 60, these are some of the best bracers for PvM. Adds either damage, health or nano.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Tradeskills	60-220	Shadowlands

Aurea's Heated Cloak / Yuan Chi's Air-cooled Cloak	This little gem will not be easy to acquire for newcomers or lowbies without help from higher leveled players. But if you are planning on staying at around level 60-80 for a long time, it might be well worth the time invested to get hold of it. Beware that in my experience the droprate is extremely low. As well as buffing evades, it looks extremely cool.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Empath Aurea in Redeemed Temple in Elysium / Omega Yuan Chi in Unredeemed Temple in Elysium	60-100	Shadowlands

Virral Triumvirate Egg	A very nice shoulder item. As well as adding to such important skills as nano, health and a few abilities it also adds a bit of extra damage. Always comes in handy when you need that little bit of Intelligence and/or Psychic extra for your new armor or symbiant/implant.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Tradeskilled	60-130	-

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5b. Intermediate Armor

Shapeshifter's Vest	When it comes to value, there are few armors in game that give as much as this little baby. Evades, inits, abilities, a bit of nano skills and a few other modifiers worth taking note of!
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Cerubin in The Crypt of Home	80-150	-

Predator Armor Vest	This set offers up some fairly nice modifiers, especially nice for evade professions. Definitely something to keep a look-out for.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Predator Dynas in Elysium	60-125	Shadowlands

Omni Steel-Ribbed[/url] Apocalypse Leather	A very nice and affordable set of armor that adds to some very handy skills such as inits and evades.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Tradeskills	30-130	-

First Tier Adventurer Jobe Suit Body	Mostly this set is outdone by even RK armor. It doesn't really shine until Tier 3. However the sleeves do give both Ranged and Melee init. Tradeskill guide can be found Here.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Shadowlands	60-110	Shadowlands

Wondrous Silver Ring of Ocra Lux Moon Ring of Eckel Roch	Two identical rings for each faction and neutrals that adds 15 to all evades, 15 to Run Speed and 15 Concealment. For a defensively set up adventurer this is a must-have.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Venerable Ecclesiast Ocra Lum in the Redeemed Temple in Scheol / Patriarch Prophet Dom Dal	75-150	Shadowlands

Miy's Melee Body Armor	A varied assortment of armors that can, in certain situations, be quite beneficial. Both for twinking purposes and general leveling. Miy's Melee Sleeve and Miy's Ranged Sleeve in particular will be handy for getting a few extra points into your main weapon skills. Note: The Miy's Cloaks are not ingame.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Various monsters mobs across Rubi-Ka. For further info, have a look at Hahnsoo's Guide.	40-220	-

Ancient Container	A fairly simple backpack that gives a fair bit of HP, some ACs and inits. All in all I'd rather be using the Neleb's Cloak still at this time. This back armor requires that you have Shadowlands.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Empath Joshua Khan in the Redeemed Adonis Temple/Omega Eva Pourais in the Unredeemed Adonis Temple	100-130	Shadowlands

Pure Novictum Ring for the Support Unit	Rings that can be acquired from Ergo when reaching a certain level or by doing the Shadowlands progression quests.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Ergo	20-220	Shadowlands

Lion's Leather Vest	For a defensively setup adventurer above TL5, this armor is worth a look. Not only does it buff tons of inits to allow you to move closer to Full Def, but it also adds to all evades as well as a bit of Run Speed. Overall, a very nice piece of armor that is often overlooked.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Hollow Island	150-200	-

Cloak of the Reanimated	Different sets of cloaks that has some extremely nice modifiers. For weapon buffs I would look up Gladiator for melee and Ranger for ranged.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Escaped Prisoners	135+	-

Living Dragonflesh Body Armor	While the chest piece is quite expensive, the other pieces are often neglected. Especially the pants might be of interest for its evades.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Tarasque in Camelot	120+	-

Gilthar's Ring of Force Dalja's Ring of Power	Two rings that are faction locked, Gilthar for omni/neutral and Dalja for clan/neutral, and are direct opposites of each other. One buffs more AAO (Gilthar), one buffs more AAD (Dalja). Handy ring at TL4/5.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Unredeemed Dalja in the Unredeemed Temple in Adonis / Redeemed Gilthar in the Redeemed Temple in Adonis	100-150	Shadowlands

Proactive Vest Reactive Vest	You will not be getting this armor without some serious help from your org/friends. However it does not only look extremely cool, it buffs a lot of great skills for a piece of armor that often rots on the swamp hags that carry it.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Swamp Hags	150-200	-

Cloak of the Wandering Knight	Hard to tell where you should put this piece of armor. Its level requirement is 101, but it is extremely expensive and will be hard to get hold of if your adventurer is your first character. However I will put it here in intermediate armor since that was the intention of FC. It is however also an endgame armor that most, if not all, adventurers still wear at 220.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Tarasque in Camelot	101+ (Note: Expensive armor, so for new players realistically 205+)	-

Might of the Revenant	The Inner Sanctum "upgrade" of the Barrow Strength. It adds 32 to all damage types and helps you resist roots/snares as well as a very nice short duration buff that leaves you unrootable/unsnareable and gives you a ton of extra damage.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Inner Sanctum	125+	-

Carapace of the Infernal Tyrant (Body)	A fairly nice, and often neglected, upgradeable armor from the Inner Sanctum that buffs a lot of useful nanoskills and weaponskills as an adventurer. Can be upgraded into the "Unhallowed" version with Ichor of the Immortal One which drops from Hezak on the Third floor.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Inner Sanctum	150+	-

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5c. Endgame Armor

Azure Reveries Armor	This little baby needs to be mentioned. It might be older than grandpa, but dammit it still looks sexy and can still be used for a leveling char above level 175. If your org or friends happen to be doing the Mercenaries, I'd recommend going along and hoping to get a piece of armor or two. I am putting this piece of armor in under "Endgame" armor since for froobs it is just that, however for an expansion player I would consider it a neat Intermediate leveling armor.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Mercenaries	175+	-

Penultimate Ofab Adventurer Body Armor	A sadly unimpressive set of armor for most adventurers. It does offer a few good pieces, mainly the sleeves and chest as well as an alright OFAB Adventurer Protective Gear for players on a budget in addition to Jayde's Odyssey ring. As all Ofab "products" this requires Victory Points acquired either with PvP from the Battlestations or with PvM from the Alien Mothership Missions. Remember to upgrade it with the Kyr'Ozch Bio-Material - Type 295 found in Mothership Missions! This armor requires that you have Lost Eden.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Ofab Adventurer terminals in Tower Shops + Upgraded with Bio Material found in Mothership Missions.	150-174 + 210-220 (Because of Battlestation-inactivity in certain level ranges)	Lost Eden

Burden of Competence	A nice-looking set of armor. The most interesting pieces being the melee and ranged sleeves and the Burden of Competence. This armor requires that you have Shadowlands.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	The Beast in Pandemonium.	215+	Shadowlands

Spirit Shroud of the Artillery Unit	With adventurers being such a versatile profession, this backarmor might be very interesting to acquire for certain situations. Right-clicking the armor changes the spirit shroud into a different unit. You will probably be unable to solo the Notum Scourges until well into TL7. Note: Be prepared for unholy droprates. Personally had to kill 400-500 Notum Scourges for mine to drop, and had heard of terrible numbers such as 2k+ with no drop. So best of luck!
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Notum Scourges in Penumbra	210+	Shadowlands

Combined Sharpshooter's Jacket	Alien Armor, it's THE endgame armor. It far outshines most other armors ingame. This particular Alien Armor buffs mostly ranged skills and evades and is perfect for those ranged advies out there with a lust for blood! Alien armor is acquired via raiding aliens in your org's city. This armor requires that you have Alien Invasion
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Alien Generals in your city and Alien Admirals on their ships.	150+ (Note: Expensive armor so many do not get Alien armor until they get (close) to endgame or their intended twink level.)	Alien Invasion

Superior Icy Shoulderpads of Explosive Power / Superior Icy Shoulderpads of the Powerful Mind / Superior Icy Shoulderpads of Brawn	Three shoulderpads with each their use. Brawn might outshine Explosive Power and Powerful Mind when it comes to damage. I personally have one of each to equip as needed.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Alappa & DB Cave :: Tradeskill Guide	190-220	Shadowlands

Combined Mercenary's Jacket	The Melee equivalent of the Combined Sharpshooter armor. However it does not buff evades as much, instead focuses more on damage, HP and body development. This armor requires that you have Alien Invasion
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Alien Generals in your city and Alien Admirals on their ships.	(Note: Expensive armor so many do not get Alien armor until they get (close) to endgame or their intended twink level.)	Alien Invasion

Enhanced Dustbrigade Combat Chestpiece	Some excellent armor that can be acquired from raiding in a team of friends. However to get it you have to give Mikkelsen or Aune a beating.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Expansion Required
	Dust Brigade Cave (1 & 2, 1 drops more pieces)	215+	Shadowlands

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5d. HUD/Utils Alternatives

For now I will only list beginner/intermediate HUDs/Utils in this section as at endgame there are tons of HUDs/Utils available to all professions.

Research Attunement Devices	A set of nice HUD3 items that buffs everything from abilities and weapon skills to treatment and +damage. They come in 3 versions (can be upgraded with a rightclick as you hit the required level); Level One - Usable from level 50-149 Level Two - Usable from level 150-199 Level Three - Usable from level 200+
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Slot:
	Ofab vendors in the Tower Shops, 200 VP per Attunement Device.	50-220	HUD3

Weapons Guides Close Combat Manuals	An option during the leveling ranges when Utils are scarce, also handy for those last few weapon skills required for your new, shiny weapon.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Slot:
	Named sided mobs in the Shadowlands	50-125	Utils1, Utils2, Utils3

Alien Augmentation Devices	As an adventurer you will be particularly interested in the Alien Augmentation Device - Defensiveand Alien Augmentation Device - Combat.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Slot:
	Sector 10	126+	HUD1, HUD2, HUD3

Alien Battery / Alien Reflex Modifier / Alien Beacon	Not quite comparable to the Sector 10 HUD devices, but well worth the effort in acquiring. In particular the Reflex Modifier and Beacon will be of interest, the Battery is sure to come in handy as well.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Slot:
	Sector 10	126+	Utils1, Utils2, Utils3

Garden & Sanctuary Key	In particular the Sanctuary keys can be useful with its init and NCU buffs. Also the treatment will come in handy when getting in new implants/symbiants.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Slot:
	Garden/Sanctuary Quests in the Shadowlands.	25+	HUD1

Communications Relay	An excellent Utils 3 item that buffs all nano skills as well as having relatively low equipment requirements.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Slot:
	Alien Generals or Admirals.	60-220	Utils3

Biomaterial Defensive Shield	This sometimes neglected item can be extremely handy for lower levels when you don't have any other options for Utils 2. Especially useful in PvP as well as having next to no equipment requirements beyond Title Level.
	Where to get it:	Usable levels:	Slot:
	Alien Generals or Admirals.	60-200	Utils2

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Last updated on 10.17.2012 by Llie
Originally written by Quilluck.
Additional Information about Research Procs provided by Glarawyn.
Additional help by: Ophiuchus & Tinkerz.
Models: Nahuatl, Speedyadvy, Burntorun, Yoham, Darvi, Yaroze, Sinhound
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