Pimp My Pretender

[jutetrea]

Mobility is key for a raiding Melee combatant - both to flee if necessary/possible, hit rearmost if possible, and increase mapmove. Boots of flying/flying carpet.

Depends on what is available, but affects are good

Fire shield (spell, charcoal shield)
ethereal (spell, wraith crown, robe of shadows, boots of planes)
regen (spell, RoRegen, hydra armor, boots of anteaus, lyc amu)
lucky (lucky charm, lucky coin, faithful)
Fear (horror helm, PicusX2, lantern shield, Aegis)
Awe (AoVirtue, gold shield)
Petrification (Aegis, stone sword)
Air shield (spell, silver hauberk, shield of valor)
twist fate
Re-invig (birch boots, AoResilience, caelum's boots, Rainbow armor, boots of messenger, boots of anteaus, girdle, heart of life, krupps)
Resistances
Soul Vortex (spell, bone armor)
BoWinter (spell, Rime Hauberk)
Blood Vengeance (spell, Flesh Ward)

Basic stat increases are good
Str (Precious, PicusX2, Barrier, boots of str, brimstone boots, bear claw, girdle, lyc amu)
Atk (RoWarrior, Precious, summit, burning pearl)
Def (cat, CoD (chain of displacement, summit, bracers of prot, krupps)
Prot (spell, invuln robe, marble boots/armor, CoD, bracers of prot, krupps)
MR (spell, skullcap, Anti-M, mage bane, blood armor, lead shield, Rainbow Armor)


If most others are covered, extra attacks are good
Jade Armor
Dimensional Rod
Boots of quickness
stone birds
astral serpent
Dancing trident
Spirit helm
Horned helm
chi boots

Then there's the gift of kurgi

Incomplete list

[sum1lost]

I'm not sure if she qualifies as a SC, but if you can get an erinye (or however you spell it), it isn't that hard to trick her out well enough to take apart just about any army you might face.

She already has ethreal, flying, and fear, after all.

[Taqwus]

Magebane's nice in a duel-type situation, or when facing MR attacks. It'll eventually attract horrors, but those are essentially duels, and the MR boost gives you improved survival odds. By itself, it's not a mass-slaughter item the way that, say, Sun Slayer.

Aegis is very, very nice. Good stats, lethal shield -- no resists 'tho.

Amon Hotep gives awe, MR boost, and prot 25 without adding to your encumberance -- very nice if you have something else in mind for the body slot, like a Robe of Shadows, Bone Armor, Flesh Ward et al. It's also cursed, so think before you wear.

Blood Vengeance + Luck might save your bacon for when you finally meet a mage who lands Gifts from Heaven on you, or casts Life for a Life. Even this won't help against Banish to Inferno 'tho.

/musing: Soul Drain + strong death blessing ?