Low level characters.
Low-budget Uber Smiters. 




Low level characters.
Naga axes for Low level Dueling.
Ethereal Partisan or Lance for a low level Mercenary.



Low level characters.
Mercenary.



Low level characters.
Mercenary.


Low budget Mercenary.




Very low level characters.
Low budget casters.



Very low level characters.
(Best made in Flail)



Low level Characters.
Low level Mercenary.



Low level characters.
Best in Bone Shields or Grim Shields



Very low level characters.





When Smoke isn't good enough but
Fortitude is out of reach




Lower budget alternative to
Breath of the Dying






Low budget melee characters.
Low budget Mercenary.






Low budget Mercenary alternative
to Fortitude





Low budget Mercenary




Low level melee characters.
(Keep in mind that, while it is an
Amazon item, non-Amazons CAN
use it and get the Critical Strike bonus)


Low budget alternative to Enigma
for Assassins.
Also used to pre-buff Fade on any character. (Usually done to prepare for Ubers)









Pairs with Grief or Breath of the Dying
to make the best dual
weapon melee combo for Barbarians
(Make this in a Berserker Axe)


Second only to Grief as a melee
weapon for raw damage output
(Make this in an Ethereal
Berserker Axe when for Barbarian)

(Make this in Ethereal Ghost Spear
or Ethereal Thunder Maul for Chargers)




A staple for every character to have
on the second weapon tab,
due to the Battle Orders skill it grants




Great for Uber Smiters and makes a
a decent Mercenary armor





Used by Assassins for various builds
involving the Whirlwind it grants




The very best armor in the game for
majority of builds, largely due to it
granting Teleport




The best shield for Uber Smiters
(Make this in Ethereal Vortex
or Ethereal Sacred Targe with
45% base resistances)




The best weapon for nearly all casters.
(Always make in a Flail)



The best weapon for Bone Necromancers
(Must be made in a Wand that
already grants desirable skills like
+3 Bone Spear, ideally, to be better
than Heart of the Oak)










The best weapon for Bowazons




The best Mercenary armor as well as
the best armor for melee characters
that don't use Enigma
(While Fortitude CAN be made in
weapons, it shouldn't be)




The best melee weapon in the game.
(The Damage +340-400 modifier is
much more powerful than it seems,
because it is affected by more
multipliers than base weapon damage)



A Mercenary staple for Sorceress
builds to break monster immunity
to their elemental skills, via the
Conviction Aura.



The most popular Mercenary weapon
overall (Because the Meditation Aura
replenishes mana very quickly),
especially among Hammerdins.


There is debate about whether the
best Uber Smite weapon is Last Wish
or Grief.

(I err on the side of Grief, since netting
an extra 20% to 30% more Crushing Blow doesn't justify taking a large net loss in damage)



Second only to Breath of the Dying
as a raw damage Mercenary weapon.
Some prefer the extra resistances.



A Spirit sword is a great Transitional
weapon for casters to use until you
can get the best weapon for that character.



Spirit is the most popular shield overall
It is the best shield for Hammerdins,
Sorceress', and Windy Druids.

(Can only be made in Monarch shields,
for non-Paladins)
(Best made in Sacred Targe with
base resistance of 45% for Paladins)