What to heirloom on first retirement for a 1 hander

[Turkhammer]

What do most 1 handers heirloom first?  Is it armor, shield or melee weapon.  I'm just curious about the reasoning behind what to heirloom first.

[Malaclypse]

You cannot go wrong with gloves. The armor bonus for the weight is awesome, and they can be used for multiple builds/classes.

[DrKronic]

gauntlets, I'd say like something from mail to plate mittens depending on your upkeep preference(I go with lamellar myself, about 450ish repair cost)

[Vibe]

If you're sure you're gonna stay a 1hander heirloom a 1h weapon. If not, then gloves.

[kinngrimm]

If you would be as bad in manual blocking as i am ;)
1. shield
2. weapon

If you are already an ace in manual blocking
1. weapon
2. shield

Afterwards gloves

[v/onMega]

All of these suggestions are right...

Depends on ur own abilities, assuming, they are decent, but not awesome...... -> shield first

If u got the cash....wear hourglass gauntlets or plate mittens.

Lordly, they have 16 / 17 body armor.
Best about this suggestion....they work with every weapon class xD.

If u are an outstanding player....
Weapon first....since every ounce of extra damage counts as a 1 h!!!

[Rumaahinen]

Just sell your loompoint. After selling two of those you can buy masterwork one hander or shield of your choice.

[Arrowblood]

always loom a weapon first.

[Torben]

Just sell your loompoint. After selling two of those you can buy masterwork one hander or shield of your choice.

ya.  if you should want a wepon first,  sell youre loompoints and you can buy a onehander and have 100k surplus

[Ylca]

Out of all the things that you could possibly loom gloves have the most utility between the most classes. Mail Mittens at Lordly provide +11 armor and can be used even on archer class, they're a solid choice.

If this is your first gen i'd suggest against looming a weapon or armor as you have no idea yet what class you're eventually going to settle into. What if you loom heavy armor then discover you love playing a fast speedy character who needs light? Armor generally doesn't sell as well as other items so you'd be stuck. Gloves on the other hand can be used anywhere and if you tire they will sell.

e: Oh and by the way, looming a shield before you loom gloves/armor is a serious waste of a loom point. Shields get the least benefit from looming atm.

[Oberyn]

always loom a weapon first.

This. Make sure it's a class you're going to want to stick with though.

[Corwin]

mail gauntlets. you can use them on any build, and their market value is highest. after that armor. armor + gloves/gauntlets when lordly add +14 to your body armor, which is significant improvement.

[Ylca]

This. Make sure it's a class you're going to want to stick with though.

This is exactly why you don't loom a weapon first. Most people have no idea what class they're going to end up in after first retirement.

[Dexxtaa]

Go with armor. Everyone heirlooms weapons.

You can pick up MW weapons off the ground. Those things are a dime a dozen.

[MrShine]

As others mentioned it's hard to recommend specifics because who knows how long you'll stick with a class.

Having said that if you asked me what the BEST things to loom for a 1hand shield character it would be:

- weapon
Can make a big difference for 1 handers, where people often favor more agility and every point of damage helps.

- gloves
You can't go wrong with gloves.  I have +3 mail gauntlets that are .5 weight and provide +13 body armor.   They are better than the most expensive non-loomed gloves (+12), cost very little to upkeep, and can be used in any build I want.