Part 5: Rubi-Ka Equipment
Rubi-Ka Armor
Low Level Armor Sets(0-100)
Carbonum Armor
How to get: You can either buy it cheap from other players, or pay someone to make it for you.
DescriptionThe Carbonum set is one of the best regular Rubi-Ka armors available. Its decently cheap, it has NCU mods and good AC, and its easy to equip. Its a quite good armor for Martial Artists, because it has Stamina and Agility as requirements, making it easy to equip. It scales from QL1 to QL200. The Carbonum Armor can be upgraded into a Omni Version which adds HP, or into a Clan Version which adds Nano Resist. This is done by using an Omnifier or a Clanalizer on it.
Crawler Armor
How to get: Crawler Guide on AO Vault
Description: A nice Low/Mid level armor. Inits are always nice, and a huge amount on lower levels helps alot with overall Combat Effeciency. Can be upgraded into the Prowler Armor.
Metallic Mantis Armor
How to get: Head to Smugglers Den in Southern Fouls Hills, and kill Mantis for their hides, and have a tradeskiller turn it into Armor.
Description: Low requirements on both Strength and Agility. Adds HP and Damage too. Great for twinking.
Mid Level Armor Sets(100-175)
Living Dragon Armor
How to get: Either buy of other players, or raid Tarasque in Camelot.
Description: A great mid level set, with excellent Martial Artist Mods and requirements. Only the Body remains good at higher levels though, but it still is one of the better Body Armors in the game, and definitely one of the best for a Martial Artist.
Primus/Secundus/Decus Armor
How to get: Rollable as mission rewards, and found as loot
Description: Nice low to mid level armor, no mods but good AC, and a matching backarmor that looks like a coat.
Omni-Pol Elite Armor
How to get: Rollable as Mission Reward, found as loot and can be bought of other players
Description: One of the best looking, nicer old Armor set. The AC is good and its not too hard to equip. Starts at QL75 and goes up to QL200.
CAS Armor
How to get: You can either buy it from other players, or have someone make it for you. The Price is a little bit stiffer than Carbonum.
Description: Somewhat better AC than Carbonum, and better mods if you don`t need NCU so much, but prefer Init and Evades instead.
Decranum MK II Armor
How to get: The pieces are Nodrop, so you will have to camp the Smugglers part of Smugglers Den. Smugglers Den is located in Southern Fouls Hills. Low droprate, and the hood seems to be especially hard to find.
Description: Quite popular before all the Shadowlands Armor took over, this low AC but great HP set was highly sought after. Unfortunately, its popularity has died, but those who remembers the set think of it dearly. Not very IP friendly to equip though, requires Strength, Stamina, Agility and Psychology to be equipped. Unless you want to stand out in the crowd, there are very few reasons to use this anymore. (Lets hear it for a MK III!)
Flowers Tech Armor
How to get: Rollable as Mission Rewards, Loot
Description: Old Set which might not look nice, but has solid AC and costs literally nothing.
Omni-Tek Steel Ribbed Armor
How to get: Hack any Steel Ribbed Armor and apply Omnifier to make the desired piece. (Cont. by Doctrixa)
Description: A quite nice upgrade of the old Steel Ribbed Armor. Okay AC, And quite nice mods including Physical Init and Evades.
High Level Armor Sets(175+)
Azure Armor
How to get: Apart from the Boots which can be bought from other players, you have to raid for the rest in the Mercenary Camp in Eastern Fouls Plains.
Description: A Very good set from 175 and upwards. AC is decent, nice HP mod, lots of mods that covers everything from Nanoskills to Martial Arts. A Recommended set. Even some of the pieces can be recommended stand alone, like the Sleeves. They are a perfect replacement instead of Tier 1/2 Sleeves, since they increase HP, Strength, Physical Init, NCU and they have solid AC.
Omni-Armed Forces Armor
How to get: Raid Smug and Fred in the Sentinels base in Wailing Wastes. They will drop DNA Locked Armor, which you have to bring back to Supply Master Eel in the OTAF Base in Avalon. He will then give you an Armed Forces Piece, depending on what type you gave him.
Description: A good alternative to Azure, this set is the next best pure Rubi-Ka armor set. Less health than Azure, and with some different mods, this is more directed towards Ranged Professions. However, it is certainly a good set even for MA`s, and the Tank is just wonderful.
Superior Sentinels Armor
How to get:: Raid Eel and Kaehler(?) in the OTAF base in Avalon. They will drop DNA Locked Armor, which you have to bring back to Supply Master Smug in the Sentinels Base in Wailing Wastes. He will then give you a Superior Sentinels Piece, depending on what type you gave him.
Description: The same as Omni-Armed Forces apart from the Tank, Sentinels armor lack it. Less health than Azure, and with some different mods, this is more directed towards Ranged Professions. However, it is certainly a good set even for MA`s, but the lack of a Back Armor is kinda strange since otherwise its identical to the Omni Version.
16: Rubi-Ka Back Armor/Other Pieces
Low Level Back Armor
Exarch Robe
How to Get: Drops of Exarchs in the Temple of Three Winds
Description: A Cheap, easy to get, yet good low level back armor. Very common.
Gamboling Master`s Wear
How to Get: Drops of Cerubin in Crypt of Home
Description: A Great low to mid level MA Back armor. Boosting several important stats like Martial Arts, Physical Init, Brawl and Add All Off, this is a very nice back armor. Too bad it`s pink though, but overall you can`t go wrong with it.
Guardian Tank Armor
How to Get: Drops of Guardian of Time in the Temple of Three Winds. Somehow bad droprate.
Description: A great low level back armor. It has very good AC for the level you can equip it(Actually, more or less unmatched), and it does look good.
Mid Level Back Armor
Advanced Black Organic Combat Suit
How to Get: The most famous mission boss loot. Ever.
Description: Even to this date, the four Combat Suits are very popular. They are easy to obtain, and boost a range of skills depending on what you want. The Black Suit looks great, and boosts evades with 24 points.
Advanced Blue Organic Combat Suit
How to Get: The most famous mission boss loot. Ever.
Description: Even to this date, the four Combat Suits are very popular. They are easy to obtain, and boost a range of skills depending on what you want. The Blue Suit looks nice, and boosts Martial Arts, Physical Init and Brawl. A Winner.
Advanced Turquoise Organic Combat Suit
How to Get: The most famous mission boss loot. Ever.
Description: Even to this date, the four Combat Suits are very popular. They are easy to obtain, and boost a range of skills depending on what you want. The Blue Suit lacks in the looks department, but works as a beefed up Neleb`s Coat, boosting 8 to all nanoskills. Great for casting buffs earlier.
Aura Magnifier
How to Get: Drops rarely from Tara in Camelot.
Description: A Nice invisible backarmor. It doesn`t offer too much protection, but it increases damage. When you see a Martial Artist without any visible Back Armor, he/she just might be wearing this one.
Heavily Padded Overcoat
How to Get: Drops of Tara, common.
Description: This nice looking coat is not often used by Martial Artists, but it does look nice, and it is easy to get and easy to equip.
Red Organic Combat Suit
How to Get: The most famous mission boss loot. Ever.
Description: Even to this date, the four Combat Suits are very popular. They are easy to obtain, and boost a range of skills depending on what you want. The Red suit looks good, and it adds 300 to Max Health and 20 to First Aid.
High Level Back Armor
Heavy Notum Tank Armor
How to Get: Drops of some of the Mercs in Eastern Fouls Plains.
Description: A Very popular MA Back Armor at higher levels, and when you take a look at the mods, its not hard to see why. Good AC, Health, Evades and Brawl. It also looks good.
Light Notum Tank Armor
How to Get: Drops of some of the Mercs in Eastern Fouls Plains.
Description: The Least popular of the Notum Tanks, this is still a good back armor. Its also very cheap. Decent AC, but weak mods makes it a okay back armor from 175.
Medium Notum Tank Armor
How to Get: Drops of some of the Mercs in Eastern Fouls Plains.
Description: A bit weaker than the Heavy Version, this is still a good back armor. Good AC, with ok mods makes it a fine choice at 175.
Omni Armed Forces Tank Armor
How to Get: Armed Forces Tank Guide
Description: My favorite back armor. This dead sexy armor is not often used by Martial Artists since it really doesn`t boost too many things we can take advantage of compared to the Heavy Notum Tank. However, it has a bigger HP mod, and it has Max Nano and Nano Resist which helps out alot. Did I mention it looks sexy?
Robust Backpack
How to Get: Drops rarely from Tara. Be Prepared to bid skyhigh.
Description: For pure damage, look no further. It is sought after by many players because it has both great damage mods and it has a huge HP Mod. AC isn`t too shabby either.
Seperate Armor Pieces
Brother`s Brass Knuckles
How to Get: Drops in Crypt of Home. Not Quite Sure about the Mob.
Description: Nice MA Gloves that adds to the general damage output. For the extra little Oomph when fighting Hecklers, put on this one.
Fist of Orion
How to Get: Drops in Temple of Three Winds, I believe of either that ugly demon or the last boss.
Description: Handy gloves found in the Temple of Three Winds, only for us :)
Globe of Clarity
How to Get: Drops from Tara, Common.
Description: Very popular because of the crit and Add All mods.
Kevlar Armbands
How to Get: Drops from Daria in Lush Fields
Description: Useful if you need more Parry, but its not really used much.
Smelly Butcher Gloves
How to Get: Drops from Tara, Rare.
Description: Melee and Ma skill bonuses, very nice gloves. Somewhat hard to get though.
Spirit Focus
How to Get: Drops from Forefather, Smugglers Den in Southern Fouls hills.
Description: One of the most popular low-mid level sleeves. Adds some HP, Martial Arts, extra damage and a little AC.
Stone Samurai Boots
How to Get: Drops rarely from Ian Warr in the old Merc camp.
Description: Nice Boots, but the mods could be better. 40 Evade Close Combat is never a bad thing however.
Titan Viper Tattoo
How to Get: Drops from Diamondine Soldier in Eastern Fouls Plains.
Description: Very nice Sleeve with Strength and Agility mods, useful for when twinking into Tier 3.
Very Very Very Hot Pants
How to Get: Drops from Daria in Lush Fields
Description: A Great item if you need to boost Agility.
Very Very Very Cool Top
How to Get: Drops from Daria in Lush Fields
Description: A Great item if you need to boost Sense.
Part 5: Rubi-Ka Equipment
Rubi-Ka Equipment
Fist of the Dominator
How to get: Drops from Hezak,Gelid and Dominus Jiannu in Inner Sanctum.
Description: The best Left Wrist Implant for any MA. Not that hard to get anymore actually, just need some luck with the drop.
(Thanks to Gonoc for Jiannu)
Ring of the Monkey Tail
How to get: Khailea`s Guide on the Profession Ring
Description: A very nice ring. The Intelligence, Nano Init and 1HB helps out with several things, so its always nice to carry this with you.
Gurgling River Sprite
How to Get: I Believe the 7th Brood Champion in Hollow Island
Description: A Very good scope for any MA. With only a -50 to Physical Init, and 5% Crit Chance, including several other MA mods, this is the scope to get. The Crit is not as high, but the crit gain compared to the speed loss is fantastic.
Power Puller
How to Get: Drops from Dynabosses on Rubi-Ka
Description: Very Nice item for either equipping a bow or keeping your Attack Rating up. Should not be too hard to find.
Small Ebony Figurines
How to Get: Drops from the mobs in the Primus Camp in Eastern Fouls Plains
Description: One of the most common items that boost Martial Arts, but still its just too valuable to ignore. 8 Points to Martial Arts and 12 to Physical Init might not sound much, but it all adds up.
Third Eye of Daria
How to Get: Drops from Daria in Lush Fields
Description: This little beauty is extemely helpful when you are trying to cast nanos earlier like FFoK and UVC. Not much for Armor, but as a buffing item it is one of the best MA`s can use at lower to mid levels.