THE WARRIOR CLASS

Recommended Warrior Class Specific Reference Links:
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Warrior Guide CastersRealm

EQ'Lizer Warrior Guide

EQ Stratics Warrior Guide

The Steel Warrior

The Warrior's Arena

 The Warrior's Forge

Allakhazam's Strategy Discussion

Sword Strike

The Warrior's Edge
** Excerpt taken from Warrior Guide at www.castersrealm.com

The warrior is the definition of the tank class in Everquest.   They have high hitpoints, a high armour class, and deliver impressive damage with their weapons.  They can dual wield, single wield, bash, slam, kick, and taunt.   They can parry, riposte, double attack, disarm and dodge.  They are the only class which has almost every combat skill open to them for training, and receive them at lower levels than all classes but monks.

However, despite this strength the warrior is not a solo class.   At lower levels they can solo very effectively, but as they enter the mid-levels from Level 20 onwards they are forced to seek out groups.  Since they have no magical abilities of their own, and large health, recovering after battle without the aid of a healer is a slow process.  By Level 25 they will not survive most fights without a backup healer.  Because of this the warrior is a grouping class, and a very necessary one.

Warriors functions in groups are not only to deal damage.  They are generally also the pullers of the group.  Absorbing the damage from mobs as they lead them to the party.  Warriors must also be adept at watching who the mob is attacking and attracting the mobs attention so that the lighter armoured party members do not take excessive damage.

Whilst most of the combat functions of the warrior are automated, this does not mean the warrior is a boring class to play.  The art of tagging and pulling mobs is in itself a challenging role, and a very important one at higher levels.

Warriors are a very straightforward class who rely heavily on their party in order to perform well.  You will want to become good friends with a Cleric early in the game and develop a trusting relationship with them, as it will be they who keep you alive in the levels to come.  This class is a fun one to play to beat things up and laugh in the enemy's face as it tries to wound you.  

Warriors also get some impressive discipline skills after Level 50 which can be viewed here.

 

Picking the Right Race for Your Statistics

The first thing you have to pick then is your race.    Which race you pick will determine the foundation of you character for the rest of your life in Norrath so it is kind of important you pick one you like.   Warriors need to take into account a number of things.  Some armours only fit some sizes of races.  As you increase in level this becomes less of an importance, but it is something to be aware of.  Also keep in mind that as a Warrior you have no spells.  So races with poor night-vision (Barbarians, Humans) might want to be avoided if you are a first time player who does not know your way around the world too well.  

 

Base Statistics

RACE STR STA AGI DEX WIS INT CHA BONUS
Dwarf 100 00 75 90 83 60 45 25
Gnome 70 80 90 85 67 98 60 25
Half Elf 80 80 95 85 60 75 75 25
Wood Elf 75 75 100 80 80 75 75 25

Suggested Starting Statistics

It is very easy to assign yourself the wrong statistics and regret it for the rest of you characters career.  The main focus of warriors is to inflict as much damage, as consistently as possible.  Here are our suggestions:

Suggested Statistics

RACE STR STA AGI DEX WIS INT CHA
Dwarf 120 100 80 90 83 60 45
Gnome 95 80 90 85 67 98 60
Half Elf 105 80 95 85 60 75 75
Wood Elf 100 75 100 80 80 75 75

 

Religion

Generally speaking being agnostic is a fairly safe bet in Everquest.  Religion serves only to get you into trouble in many situations.   The disadvantage to doing this is that some items and some quests can only be done by followers of certain religions.  Following a religion will at worst get you killed in some areas, but generally you can avoid these.  Following Innoruuk is probably the most dangerous religion as they have the most places in the game where they are Kill on Sight.  In the end it will not make an enormous difference to your character which Deity you choose.