Jewel of Atiiki(74-78)(Guild Hall>Buy Katta Castrum Powerstone>TP to Katta Castrum>Jewel) - Farming the efreeti here is fun and easy. I have masochistic friends who swear by it though. The mob density gets much thicker in both places, so it can be dangerous. There is a sparkly pad to his left, which if you step on and wait will let you teleport to PoHate) - I dislike this place solo. Brother Island (Guild Hall>Deluge>Tempest Temple>Brother Island) - This zone is great because there are almost no Kill on Sight mobs, allowing you to wander freely. That is a great point. Worth about half a level in that range. Erudin also has a LOT of undead which are very concentrated in a few areas, making Paladin swarming much easier as well. A: Where it shows your vitals aka Health, Mana, Energy. At that point start pushing through the shopkeepers to the south or go up the ramp to kill the masters and grandmasters. When it isn't, it's a nice place for a change of pace, but I think exp is better elsewhere. Also, being a class like Paladin can make leveling in some places way faster. There are three nameds you can kill here for a good variety of loot. As an alternative around 73, you can kill the pixies around the guild hall port in. You can stay here until you reach level 77. and barrel your way to the second city. Burn AE (On some): This stance causes your mercenary to focus primarily on damage with AE spells, Always assisting the main assist, Passive: Your merc will not attack anything. You get to experience every bit of content across 110 levels, hundreds of zones, and 24 expansions. Q: Can I bring my merc on a LDoN or my guilds CoA raid? The left center side of the zone has a lot of undead frogloks (who hit very very hard), zombies, and specters to kill. Great post. Buy the 950 Point Mount that provides levitation. Inside the city, the Alarans come in groups of two or three or solo. Clerics especially can race through here with their undead killing spells. I typically use them around 55-70 when your merc starts running out of steam but before you really pick up major power boosts. They have low HP and don't hit very hard. I also ding to 57 at this camp in the video including the sweet ding noise and a cringey. They will be indifferent to you to start. Talk to Ruppoc Rockjumper and get the quest Thinning Out Their Numbers: Rotdogs and Snakes. To top it all off, it's also a hot zone!! There is a stupid questline that autostarts the first time you go into the zone. Leveling up in Everquest 2 is very quick these days compared to before, but . Your toon classes are irrelevant. I know there are a LOT of mobs you can access off this area, but have no idea what nameds if any are common here. Just pick that one and level there. This is a picture of the merc window. It essentially serves to let you worry about leveling without stopping for AAs. Inside the hut talk to Mercenary Mdjal to hire a mercenary. I'd suggest even if you go this method, you still use MQ2 with afk tools to answer tells while you are away. If nothing else, have a friendly enchanter give one of their big mana regen buffs to your healer merc. The best place in this zone is the hobgoblins, which are directly left of where you zone in, at the north end of the canyon. The Serpent's Spine Everquest Leveling Guide, Seeds of Destruction Everquest Leveling Guide, Call of the Forsaken Everquest Leveling Guide, The Darkened Sea Everquest Leveling Guide, The Broken Mirror Everquest Leveling Guide, Empires of Kunark Everquest Leveling Guide. Fire, it depends, the stronger DS doesn't outbalance it's weak tankage. However, this guide is designed to overcome the boring grind (your definition, the reader) that every player eventually faces. OPTIONS(96-100): To me at this point, there is no best place to go. THIS GUIDE ASSUMES YOU ARE PAY TO PLAY. Rangers and rogues used to like to come Headshot/Assassinate grind here. There is another soldier camp down here in the dead center south of the zone, by the Sarith zoneline. 1 of 2 Go to page. A great place to solo for a lot of classes at 105 for AAs. Wall of Slaughter has repop time of 10 minutes and 40 seconds. That said, the HAs are the only thing that scale. Right click anywhere on this box and select "Puller" as your Main Roll. Reactive: Your merc will react better depending on the situation. When you suspend your mercenary the button will change to Unsuspend. IF YOU'RE NOT BRAND NEW AND KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING/NEW PLAYERS AFTER YOU FINISH MINES: 1-(14-18) Crescent Reach (You zone out of Mines and are automatically transported here. The mobs are glass cannons. Find something else. Use mostly water pet in Classic era. At 6-7 go into the middle cave and kill pumas. Find Tyrinam and take the Reducing the Threat - Worgs quest. I just want it known that this is an imperfect guide, just like every guide. BEST (78-83): Ashengate, Reliquary of the Scale (PoK>Blightfire>Goru'Kar>Sunderock Springs>Direwind Cliffs>Ashengate) - I want to make it clear that the run out here is nuts. Q: Can I give my mercenary weapons and armor similar to a pet? Doesn't apply to certain AAs, like tradeskills, etc, but its plenty sufficient for leveling. They are all undead. Ignore the giant black golem and Nortlav and head up the stone tunnel killing gargoyles and golems until you get to the castle full of gargoyles and ghosts. I also feel that depending on which set of hot zones is available at the moment, there are faster places to level through certain levels. Get invisibility on a character who can rez or has a healer merc at least. Loping Plains(75-80)(PoK>Steamfont Mountains>Loping Plains) - At 75 come here and head around past Bloodmoon Keep. The drachnid are probably the lowest level mobs in the zone, but it gets hard to pull singles and they have a lot of HP. And no, fire pet is not the best dps pet in classic, it's water (and no, it's nuke is not stronger than the water pet's one . They complete heal and can do it 7 or 8 times in a row. Turn in the quest as you complete it. Really good guide. Gaesigs and Heligs on the water side come to mind on this. They aren't that hard and only require a group to do, below is a table of the lines you have to complete and the mercenary tier they unlock. You will need an invis item or supply of Cloudy Potions though as there are a lot of living creatures between you and the undead section of the zone. They can take a long time, but with a little research and experience you can get the times down on her missions as well. ). Kill these guys, turning in the quests as you finish them and then getting them again, until 75. Confidence is how many mobs you can pull above your level and the mercs without him running away. 28-35 Kaesora(PoK>Field of Bones>Kaesora) - I think this is a pretty great zone to get a few levels in. There are two main camps that you'll use. Pretty much every single thing in The Grounds wants to eat your face, so there is less confusion and thus it's more popular. Efficient: This stance causes your Mercenary to focus primarily on efficiency and preservation of resources. This guide is a solution to that problem. If you're a damn the torpedos type, you can pull the fire troops around the giant Solusek Ro, who is standing there in all his glory. It isn't the fastest ever, but the money is pretty great and there is rarely anyone here on live. Don't fight the ones in the fields as the majority of them are cleric mobs with big heals and a resistance to stuns. Just start at the entrance and work your way down. BEST (90-96): Valley of Lunanyn (Guild Hall>Buy Chunk of Argathian Steel>TP to Argath, Bastion of Illdaera>Valley of Lunanyn) - I sincerely hate that this is still true, but the Valley is still hard to beat in this range mostly because of the unique way the zone is setup. The same nameds you can get from the lake are here, though I believe a named giant is the most common one. A: Your merc will start costing you 2g every 15 minutes at level 14. House of Thule, Lower Floors(80-85 W/GEAR IF SOLO OR BOX)(PoK>Feerott, the Dream>House of Thule) - The courtyard used to be one of the best grinding spots in the game. There are two main camps that youll use. It's called No Heroism Without Fear and begins at Investigator Drolmer. The idea to help in grinding to where the other players are (level-wise) is to add two additional accounts and create a 3 box team. So max out at lvl 82 and grind all your final AAs here. The key zone for AFK leveling and AA grinding in the 65 to 80 level range is Wall of Slaughter. If you went to another zone first and are coming here after 55, then just zone in by dropping into the big hole and coming up at the very back of the zone. I realize that I didn't add directions, just general sense of direction. These Mercenaries are much more weak than a Journeyman Mercenary however I guess one plus is they cost a lot less every 15 minutes! This zone is very confusing to get into from the "front door", but if you're coming here at 48 then it's the best place to go. Balanced: This stance is exactly how it sounds. It covers a lot of the basics you need to know. (Test server people should average 37%.) Do they take up a group slot? Some are also scattered amongst the buildings, just use "Find" to locate them. your mercenary comes equipped with the armor and weapons he needs. Dive to the bottom and click the big rock. That's all I have for now folks. They like to run, so bring a snare. Most of these zones are hotzones and no matter which set of zones is up at the time, one of them will be a hot zone. Also you don't have to worry about paying them until around level 12. (Using ISBoxer is useful to this; please reference my other guide for info) It doesnt matter what the composition is of your 3 box team. Stance: You're allowed to set the stance that you want your mercenary to be. If you're geared up or grouped, kill iksar golems as well. Fourth, never underestimate buffs. They come in 2 flavors: Apprentice and Journeyman, each with 5 ranks. The orcs hit a little harder and stun more and as you push back, there are higher level drakkin. K. kyle123 New member. Just get access to the second of his HAs, Artifacts of Great Importance. Mobs run on live side so ignore it. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But first about the zone. Any of the weapon and armor loot from nameds will sell for 300-400 plat. Also, the first AA you should grind on your player toons are to max Combat Stability and then max Combat Agility. (25% was in Overthere when it was a hot zone.) 38-44 especially will come in a matter of hours. I think it takes way too long to kill anything and this is also about the point a merc starts falling off so downtime is way high. In both places, just clear the zone. A bunch of the missions and HAs are actually really fun too if done once or twice. Your toons are going to get attacked and hit. Passive: Your merc will not attack or heal anything. Everything is all sparkly and golden. All leveling guides post SoD have a different format and are written for players leveling with Mercenaries. To upgrade your mercenary you have to complete SoD progression lines. If you have an enchanter mez the adds and then hold them for one minute after each kill. A mercenary's icon will show their archetype and hailing them will tell you their class. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. At 82 or straight away if you have a group, head down through the mansion to the basement area. Q: What happens if I don't have the money to pay for my merc? Just want to provide some info that isn't multiple years old. Once you zone in there is a monster bridge. Q: Mercs sound great, but I'm just coming back to the game and they sound expensive. Talk to Marla Gaslow. It is highly recommended that you do this. BEST IF SOLO AND 58-62: 48-62 - Grieg's End(PoK>Nexus>Netherbian Lair>Dawnshroud Peaks>Grieg's) - This zone is a pretty long haul out, and has a couple of pretty rough pulls to get into the zone if you're here at the lower end of the range. Most of those pulls will be a pair of light blue conscript mobs. The final two zones drop Glowing Reis, which gives you good armor from 85-90. The final reward is Journeyman Rank 5 mercenaries. When you zone in, the area you are in has mobs level 88-91ish. I just dislike this place in total. Currently, most returning players are forced to molo (solo with a merc) from level 1 to 80+. You might not even need to spend 10 dollars, since DBG gives you 500 Daybreak Cash a month. The mobs have varying levels of HP, but don't hit that hard in comparison to even other TDS content. South of the citadel are the drachnid tunnels. You'll usually be fine pulling 1 or 2 Whites or above, any more and the merc has a small chance of running. NOTE: Doing the progression for Call of the Forsaken and The Broken Mirror will net you some incredible rewards. Start off near the entrance, then push up to the area around the house. Q: I'm the puller for my group but my merc won't stop attacking it when its all the way out in the middle of no where. How does it help with boxing? I normally just wander here, murdering the Cthulian nightmares that abound. Everything is very social. I avoid the crystalline horrors as they sap mana like wild. I came back and my toons went from level 3 to level 10!!! There is a big open courtyard almost as soon as you zone in. Don't accidently attack Lhranc if you see him. The east wall outside the citadel area offers constant spawns of cockatrice and a few yeti, as well as access to the two named cockatrice. Stay at the entrance until you get to 80, then you can push into the north pathway. Sarith, City of the Tides (94-98) Sarith is probably the best place to farm nameds ever. Made a handful of edits as of 1/13/2017. 85% of the zone is undead. All of the nameds are completely unlinked from the other mobs. The higher the mercenaries confidence level the less chance he has of running away. At 8-9 go to the last cave that is next to the little paddle thing on the lake and kill bears. There are better places to go. If you're a new player then you'll be able to find a Mercenary Liaison right in Cresent Reach (granted if you Start there). You will be murdering said spiders and slimes and other animals. Killing mass numbers of light blue mobs is particularly easy with this merc setup and a player toon. Also during cooldowns they will use agro reducing abilities. Hey no time like today. If you still need to eat up more time, head back to ETWK via the black portal and go to the camp where you buy gear. Very easy to set up a spot and pull away on the gorillas and birds. You can push to 86-87 here by going into the west corridors, but the exp falls off a cliff at 83. Once inside, just follow your map and keep heading back until mobs start getting close to your level. There are a few provided for you by the game, but the vast majority of the world is gonna be uncharted and you will need reliable maps. There is a castle structure there. The merc will cast a rez (When out of combat) to anyone in your group who is dead. I do solo leveling all the time for the challenge of it. When do I have to upgrade him? Valdeholm (PoK>Blightfire>Goru'Kar>The Steppes>Icefall Glaciar>Valdeholm) - I absolutely love this place for these levels. Bastion of Thunder (62-68)(PoK>Plane of Tranquility>Torden, Bastion of Thunder) - The giants and bees of Thunder are excellent exp. Kill bears, wolves, and snakes near the zone line to Blightfire. A: No. Frontier Mountain (BEST AREA FOR 100-108) - The giant fort has one named who drops a ring that is pretty in demand. When your Mercenary dies the button will change to Revive. At first, just wait. It's essentially a big hole in the ground, but the mobs have low HP and die fast. This place is almost nothing but undead. The exp is ludicrously fast thanks to low HP mobs and repeatable quests. With an 85 druid can pl 20-65 in about 6 hours with the druid un-grouped and DS'ing whilst PL'd toon does at least of one point of dmg. This zone is sometimes a hotzone. Changing the email on the account seems to get it 'unstuck' and future attempts appear to work. Don't know how popular that still is, but it's still not hard to get anything done. The merc trio can easily handle content to level 80 with you solidly playing your main toon (and dragging along the other two characters). Air sucks for dps and tanking in classic, can be useful in groups against casters, in Lower Guk for example. There are also a ton of really good twink weapons to be had here, which can sell for tons of plat depending on what server you're on. . I was wondering if anyone knew of any AFK XP guides using 3 mercs besides this one: just where ever you pick be careful people still report for that. In order to hire a mercenary meet at least one of the following conditions: Own the Age of Discovery expansion (having purchased when it was a new release). SOME DISCLAIMERS: First I want to point out that Almar's Guides are pretty good and he lays out a pretty fantastic path to getting to max level and getting geared along with plenty of other advice. All leveling guides post SoD have a different format and are written for players leveling with Mercenaries. Not really a particular place to camp in the zone, though the area outside with the warbeasts or over on the side of Rubek Oseka would be ok (provided you can deal with underwater combat). Then it starts to slow down. Also during spell cooldowns they will use agro reducing abilities. At level 5 it gets its second ability, with third obtained at level 15. If you have a group, a great place to go is over to the bottom left of the top section of the zone. Yet, player groups are hard to come by in the 60 to 80 level range. For everyone else, exp kinda tapers off around 82. At 55-62 move to very center area of the zone and kill bigger shades and vampires. Or at least a bunch of boxes with healer mercs. Try and kill at least one Captain of the Guard. What i mean is if you do Field of Scale, you'll have the rank IV merc, not the III or II. ALTERNATIVES: Hills of Shade(78-85)(PoK>Steamfont Mnts>Loping Plains>Hills of Shade) - This place is heaven for paladins and might be faster for them than Ashengate. Kill lots of rotdogs and snakes. Once level 4-5, go over the bridge to the north and kill young pumas, bears, and more drakes. Neriak Fourth Gate (accessed off Neriak Third Gate or from ETWK if you've done attunement) - One of my favorite zones for grinding these levels out. What that means is he just won't do anything. Tank Mercs can kill a red con in about 2-3 minutes (If its REALLY red to you). You do have to be careful if Hardcore Heritage is going on cause this zone could be boosted up into the 70s-80s range if the event is ongoing. The Call of the Forsaken expansion introduced mercenary equipment, gear you can put on your mercenary . So make this the exception to my disdain of HA leveling. That area is considered Tier 1 for the expansion. Recently, the daily adventures have been moved to Plane of Knowledge and are received from Clayton Teek. You also must be out of combat. A: Nope, if he dies the "Suspend" Button on his window will turn to "Revive" and you'll be able to rez your Mercenary. Velkator's Laboratory (45-55)(PoK>Great Divide>Velk's) - This place has grown on me a lot. Not game breaking to say the least. With hundreds and hundreds of zones to choose from, and classes with wildly different abilities and skills, there is no perfect way to level. 48-55 kill the mutant floaty guys, shades and crazy humans. You get access to mercenaries, which are hireable AI controlled party members. Here is a quick run down of everything. Will continue editing as I play through on different characters. The run to it is also very short. These are also really nice for Rangers to headshot since they are rootable and don't summon. Pathing will get you killed. In comparison to their equivalent in Underfoot, the mobs are vastly easier. Field of Scale theme - Journeyman Rank IV. Balanced: This stance is exactly how it sounds. Glass cannon mobs, simple pulls, a real honest to god tank can easily take 2-3 at a time. It is easy to get overwhelmed at lower levels, especially with the ratmen who frequent the middle of the zone. EverQuest Leveling Zones for Each Level Reaching higher levels can be determined by your zone, so let's start from the beginning with zones 1-10. Begin murdering worgs, turning the quest in every 20 worgs. Healing mercs heal and tanking mercs tank pretty simplistic. At around 66 if you're clearing those areas efficiently, head over to the Muramite Proving Grounds zone line. The difficulty comes in finding a safe spot to set up camp, thanks to terrible pathing and wandering mobs. Slaughter everything you get your hands on that isn't a friendly dragorn. Inside Dead Hills, look for a gnome named Gribble Grobblenobber. At 8-9 go to the last cave that is next to the little paddle thing on the lake and kill bears. NOTE: IF THE FABLED CREATURES ARE UP, DO NOT ATTACK THE BLACK REAVER. You dont really explain where things are/how to get there. All rights reserved. If it's not up on the rotation, skip it. It's the only level range I feel that you should be here to the exclusion of anywhere else. This disparity increases with levels. This should be a priority. EQ Test Server: Play for Free as a Gold Member, A Site Dedicated to EverQuest (EQ) and the upcoming EverQuest Next (EQN), Phinigel TLP Server Leveling for Human Paladin @, EverQuest AFK Leveling (and AA) Guide: Its all about 3Boxing, Camp Info AC: 25 Aug Flameshield Stone Pyrilen Riftseeker @, Camp Info AC: 20 Aug Ground Murkglider Eyes Blind Hunter Rekamu MPG Expansion: OOW . Is it really AFK XP if the only people gaining any experience are the mercs that are doing the work? Burn (On Some): Your merc will focus primarily on damage, always assisting the main assist. There is also Defiant armor sets which give you incredible stats over a range of levels and are incredibly useful from 1-70. There are some guides if you wanted to bot it but in general this community does not promote AFK anything. These things are amazing exp up to 62, at which point you need to go to the back and drop down into the froglok slave tunnels. You can stay here until you ding lvl 83. After 75, you get much stronger gear so you can quickly kill the minotaurs at the minotaur fort. Do her missions as well. The key zone for AFK leveling and AA grinding in the 65 to 80 level range is Wall of Slaughter. Press J to jump to the feed.

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