What was the item on your early x-9 level ?

[Jay]

On DL2, found a Red DSM. Not bad for my earliest x-9 level.

[gglibertine]

I got a 1-8 level feeling on DL3 and found a Rod of Drain Life. Sadly, I'm playing a Paladin, so I have only a 29.9% chance of success at CL8.

[Grotug]

I don't play with level feelings, but I found a Bow of Lothlorien (x5) (+6, +14) at 50', aka DL01. That's gotta qualify as X-9. This is by far the easiest first 20 character levels I have ever done. Half-orc priest. Insane.

maaaan, I'm so jelly!! j j j j

[AceRimmer]

I don't play with level feelings, but I found a Bow of Lothlorien (x5) (+6, +14) at 50', aka DL01. That's gotta qualify as X-9. This is by far the easiest first 20 character levels I have ever done. Half-orc priest. Insane.

[gglibertine]

Dlvl 1, 1-9, first venture downstairs -- Staff of Banishment, 3 charges. Not bloody bad, but I won't be able to use it for a while.

[Estie]

Dlvl 15, 3-9: Nature's Craft. And I am a ranger, now I just need a good bow.

[Sky]

Dlvl 1, 1-9: Metal Lamellar Armour (-3) [58, +0] and a torch of brightness.

that's a lot of cash, and cash is useful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A81DYZh6KaQ

[Estie]

Dlvl 1, 1-9: Metal Lamellar Armour (-3) [58, +0] and a torch of brightness.

[Pete Mack]

Rod of speed fail rate is not particularly important. Most of the time you want to buff up before the fight begins, and even half a dozen extra turns doing it doesn't matter.

[Ugramoth]

DL 8 : Rod of Healing - 1000 turn recharge and 29% success. Useless. Playing paladin so no point keeping for late game either

DL 19 : Rod of Speed - Still bad success rate but this one I'll keep

[Estie]

Not very useful at all. I actually squelched it, being a HT warrior. If I had been HE warrior, I would have stored it for the endgame but HT magic device is abysmal.

[Pete Mack]

Not actually very useful at that level. Hard to activate, and you can't absorb that many HP anyway. But it can be very useful later to be sure.

DL 17, 4-9:

rod of healing

[Grotug]

If you're @ had the strength to wear it, it makes for a nice breath weapon for battling early uniques -

Except early @s strong enough to wield it are too stupid to figure out how to work the activation

[Estie]

DL 17, 4-9:

rod of healing

[Estie]

Dlvl 17, 4-9: amulet of trickery; nice find for hy HT ranger.