Dragoon: Guide to Weapons and Armor

===Beginning Note===
This guide is made to help you on choosing gear while leveling Dragoon on Eden. It caters towards new players, omitting some niche but useful items that may not be the easiest to obtain or use. Eden tends to focus on certain level ranges, so I put extra emphasis on items in important level ranges, and also don't mention items higher than level 67 as people just don't EXP in that level range.
Bolded items are items I find to be very important to get.
Last Updated: 8-27-24 by Falaras.
==Weapons==
==== Polearms: ====
* 1: Harpoon
* 4: Obelisk
* 7: Bronze Spear - You'll use this in early dunes syncs, maybe buy an HQ if you can.
* 14: Brass Spear
* 18: Royal Spearman's Spear
* 20: Platoon Lance - Great Lance for Qufim Island that can you use for a while.
* 24: Spear - The HQ beats Platoon Lance, the NQ sidegrade.
* 30: Royal Squire's Halberd
* 32: Lizard Piercer
* 34: Lance
* 38: Obelisk Lance
* 40: Behourd Lance
* 48: Mythril Lance 
* 53: Holy Lance - You'll use this a ton at Leypoint which is arguably Dragoons strongest camp, get HQ if you can.
* 58: Darksteel Lance
* 60: Dark Mezraq - Great for 60 cap, great for both the 60+ camp spots, worth getting.
* 60: Grand Knight's Lance - Alternative to Dark Mezraq but more expensive, get whichever you want.
* 66: Cermet Lance
===Ammo===
* 1: Orphic Egg - Event item, pretty good.
* 1: Happy Egg - Event item, fills the slot.
* 30: RSE Sachet - Depends on race, some are useless, some are great (Elvaan)
* 56: Tiphia Sting - BIS forever, get if you can.
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==Armor==
===Head===
*1: Bronze Cap
**7: Leather Bandana - Skippable defense upgrade.
*10: Royal Footmans Bandana 
*24: Empress Hairpin - Very good ra/ex item that is worth camping.
*30: Mercenary Captains Headgear - It has stats that are useful if you don't have Emperess Hairpin.
*41: Voyager Sallet - You will use this to 60+ if you have it.
*43: Valkyrie's Mask or Walkure Mask - Good option if you don't have a Voyager Sallet
*60: Drachen Armet - AF head, macro in for breaths if you want.
*60: Patroclus's Helm - Great helm for the camps in the 60s if you can get it.
=== Body ===
* 1: Bronze Harness or RSE Starter Body
** You don't have any item with stats 1-30, so just grab something off this list when you can. Don't worry about upgrading these often, maybe go like Bronze Harness -> Scale Mail -> Lizard Jerkin. You seriously do not need to buy all of these, it is a waste.
** 7: Leather Vest - Skippable defense upgrade.
** 10: Scale Mail - Skippable defense upgrade.
** 16: Bone Harness - Skippable defense upgrade.
** 17: Lizard Jerkin - Skippable defense upgrade.
** 21: Beetle Harness - Skippable defense upgrade.
** 27: Brass Scale Mail - Skippable defense upgrade.
* 30: Mercenary Captains Doublet - Holy moly a body with stats!
*33: Wonder Kaftan, Savage Seperates, Magna Jerkin, or Magna Bodice
**33: Custom Tunic or Custom Vest are good for macroing in for Jump
*45: Brigadine - HQ is a lot better than NQ, but very expensive for leveling gear.
* 55: Jaridah Peti - You'll only use it for 2 levels, but 55-57 is peak Leypoint EXP so invest in it.
*57: Scorpion Harness - Hell yeah brother, you're using this thing till 75 so grab it.
===Hands===
*1: Bronze Mittens or RSE Starter Hands
**7: Leather Gloves - Skippable defense upgrade.
*10: Royal Footmans Gloves or Legionnaire's Mittens
*14: Battle Gloves - Get these, more than likely you'll use these till 75.
*27: Custom M Gloves, Custom F Gloves, or Wonder Mitts
*50: Spiked Finger Gauntlets - These are 1m+ on Eden, very good but very expensive/rare.
*63: Creek M Mitts or Creek F Mitts
===Legs===
*1: Bronze Subligar or RSE Starter Legs
**7: Leather Trousers - Skippable defense upgrade.
**10: Scale Cuisses - Skippable defense upgrade.
**16: Bone Subligar - Skippable defense upgrade.
**17: Lizard Trousers - Skippable defense upgrade.
*20: Royal Footmans Trousers - Good place to upgrade your defense only item, VIT is nice for jumps.
*25: Bastokan Subligar - Welcome to your leg gear 25-75.
===Feet===
*1: Bronze Leggings or RSE Starter Feet
**7: Leather Highboots - Skippable defense upgrade.
**10: Royal Footmans Boots - Skippable defense upgrade.
**16: Bone Leggings - Skippable defense upgrade.
**21: Beetle Leggings - Skippable defense upgrade.
*7: Leaping Boots or Bounding Boots - Hard to get but you will likely use 7-75 so welcome Leaping Lizzy.
*29: Savage Gaiters or Wonder Clomps 
*38: Volans Greaves - Probably not worth getting unless you don't have boots with stats on them at all.
*38: Mountain Gaiters - These are too expensive to be worth buying, buy Leapers if you have that kind of money.
*54: Drachen Greaves - Free AF, macro in for Jumps or just fulltime if you don't have something better.
*55: Jaridah Nails - Okay if you don't have Leaping Boots.
*62: Marine M Boots, Marine F Boots, Creek M Clomps, or Creek F Clomps - RSE, all of these are great.
===Waist===
*1: Moogle Belts - Event only belts that you can only get during Easter.
*7: Leather Belt
*15: Warrior's Belt - VIT is good for Jump.
*18: Brave Belt - I wouldn't recommend getting the NQ version of this, it goes stat neutral.
*40: Tilt Belt - Very cheap, very good, and you will use for any 40 cap thing so keep it.
*48: Life Belt - You'll never sell this belt, it's very good even at 75.
**50: Swift Belt - Great belt at 75, not so great for leveling.
**55: Speed Belt - Best belt at 75, not so great for leveling.
*60: Potent Belt
===Back===
*4: Rabbit Mantle
*12: Travelers Mantle
*24: Nomads Mantle 
*47: Jaguar Mantle - First cape that actually does anything, but it's expensive so I'd skip.
*55: Royal Army Mantle or Republican Army Mantle
*61: Amemet Mantle - You'll use it till 75 and maybe even at 75.
===Neck===
*7: Wing Pendant
*21: Fang Necklace - Invest in a Spike Necklace, you'll be using this probably till 75 if you are new.
*33: Peacock Charm or Peacock Amulet - Extremely good even at 75, but also very hard to get.
*56: Merman's Gorget - Skip it if you can't afford the HQ.
*60: Chivalrous Chain - Affordable alternative to Peacock Charm.
===Rings===
*1: Copper Ring - Skippable but if you want to fill the slot.
*1: Starter Nation Rings
*14: Mighty Ring - Very powerful rings for the level, you'll use these till 30+ at least but they do have consumable charges.
*14: Amethyst Ring - If you can't afford to use Mighty Rings the DEX+1 or DEX+2 rings are the choice.
*30: Rajas Ring - Not for new players.
*34: Venerer Ring
*35: Jaeger Ring
*40: Woodsman Ring or Sniper's Ring - Take the time to farm 2 of these up, you'll use them till and at 75.
*57: Toreador's Ring
===Earrings===
*1: Cassie Earring - Expensive and advanced level stuff.
*10: Optical Earring
*16: Bone Earring - Think about investing in +1s of these as you may use them a lot.
*21: Beetle Earring - Buy +1s of these, you can ride these to 75 to be honest.
*45: Tortoise Earring - Skip if you have Beetle+1s.
*55: Fang Earring
*58: Assault Earring - BiS at 75, very expensive but very good.
*61: Minuet Earring - Very good if you have a Bard in your party.
*63: Coral Earring
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