IoD gear breakdown please

[Graceunderpressure]

Can someone break down the basic layout of IoD gear?

Looking at wiki and loot on line, looks like items that drop in any chest all have 3 augment slots?

Also looks like artifacts from raid only have 2 slots?

Can that be correct?

Also only shows some items from raid, but seems like there are a lot more covered by wiki.

Is there any thread or other that give a complete breakdown of what is available for loot so you can plan a gear set?

Eg. Of good melee gear set would be appreciated as well!

Thanks!

 

[rabidfox]

So a bunch of dread gear has 1 dino crafting slot (what type depends on the item) + 2x augment slots.
Artifacts from dread have all 4 dino crafting accessory crafting slots + 3x augment slots.
and then weapons have all 4 dino crafting weapon crafting slots + 2x augment slots.

 

[rabidfox]

I'd recommend checking out either wiki for dread loot or use Maetrim's planner https://forums.ddo.com/index.php?threads/ddo-character-planner-ddobuilder-version-2.554/ to work out your gear tetris.

 

[woq]

https://ddowiki.com/page/Dinosaur_Bone_crafting is friend, lover, husband and wife

To get a secret lover on the side, add the secret sauce https://ddowiki.com/page/Category:Update_55_named_items

To help you find what you need, also Named Item Sets to compare profane/artifact bonus combinations

If you don't like to play around with builders you can look up some endgame builds on the builds part of the forums where people have demonstrably working IoD melee setups.

 

[Scrag]

How dinosaur crafting works: Dino Crafting

 

[Graceunderpressure]

Why l didn’t think to check Named Item Sets l will never know!

 

[woq]

Why l didn’t think to check Named Item Sets l will never know!

Your DDO Wiki-Fu has gained one level.

 

[Elminster]

My DPS is already beast-mode "pull off any tank" level.

After tinkering with Maetrim's builder I realized I'm less than half the power level I should be due to not having IoD.

Jeeez...ussss ... I can probably solo R8/9 EZ with this kind of damage output as a melee.

Insane.

 

[Oliphant]

Very easy to get threat reduction as a melee.

 

[rabidfox]

My DPS is already beast-mode "pull off any tank" level.

Lack of threat reduction doesn't equal strong DPS.

 

[Elminster]

Lack of threat reduction doesn't equal strong DPS.

That's with some threat reduction. My rotation is perfect though especially using a 13 button mouse.

 

[Graceunderpressure]

So the items that drop in wilderness area area all either artifacts or weapons and the weapons that drop there do Not count towards item set bonus correct?

 

[rabidfox]

There's a few named items that drop in the wilderness too. But that's correct about the weapons, only the attuned weapons from the raid have the set bonuses on them.

edit: there's the exceptions of named weapons like https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Legendary_Naildriver that do have the set bonuses that aren't from the raid. But most people aim for the fully craftable weapons for sentient weapons with debuffs (of which there's raid and non-raid versions of each, with slightly different damage values and having/not having set bonuses).

 

[Graceunderpressure]

Really surprised they call the combined ingredients Augments!

Augments to me have always been a separate and identifiable thing.

Calling the crafted ingredients Augments just seems confusing to me.

Could have called them Fossils, Rocks, Stones, or even gems like in S/L’s crafting. Anything but Augments!

 

[Elminster]

You want the attuned weapons which only drip from the silly raids.

 

[Dementedleo1974]

How bad is the Dino crafting realistically? I am debating to get IOD or Fey as the gift on one of my accounts. What would ya all suggest? I dont have Vecna, IOD, Fey or Saltmarsh

 

[rabidfox]

How bad is the Dino crafting realistically? I am debating to get IOD or Fey as the gift on one of my accounts. What would ya all suggest? I dont have Vecna, IOD, Fey or Saltmarsh

It's pretty easy. I've done it on HC each season since they released it; so not a hard grind. It's really nice gear to make.

 

[Elminster]

How bad is the Dino crafting realistically? I am debating to get IOD or Fey as the gift on one of my accounts. What would ya all suggest? I dont have Vecna, IOD, Fey or Saltmarsh

Get IoD if you have to get only one. Get prepped for Myth and the level cap increase. Even good leveling gear if you don't have Feywild, it works.

 

[Graceunderpressure]

So what are the rare augments that drop in the raid that l hear about? Are these Augments in the conventional sense? Or are they Augments for Dino bone crafting?

 

[rabidfox]

Or are they Augments for Dino bone crafting?

Crafting. https://ddowiki.com/page/Dinosaur_Bone_crafting#Raid_augments