Here is a current guide to armor and weapons for keepers, I will update it as more options become available. If any one has anything they would like me to add simply P.M. it to me. I've numbered the sections now so stuff should be easier to find.
Section 1 - Armor Types
Section 2 - Weapons Types
Section 3 - Where to find Weapons
Section 4 - Where to find/ How to make Armor
Section 5 - How to boost your Keeper's Melee Init.
Section 1
-=ARMOR=-
Level 1-100
CAS
This armor is great at any level but not to hot for pvp considering its so weak v.s. cold damage and people just love to use cold damage weapons these days.
Carb
This armor is also pretty good at any level, little cheaper then CAS but has some pretty big AC holes and over all AC is a little lower.
Omni Pol
Some of the best blitzable armor out there, require Stam/Str which is easy to buff, also has nice ac's for the availability, however, it has not HP or NCU bonus like Cas or Carb.
Flowers Tech
Best blitzable armor if your not Omni, this stuff is extremely nice and not to hard to get into.
Infantry Armor
This is defiantly a good set of armor for your keeper while it has some what limited availability in the higher levels, it is some what common to find around QL 80 to 130. It has very nice HP boost (+400 with full set around ql 80) and a notable init boost (+82 around 80)
Zealot's
This armor set only consist of about 4 peaces; chest, gloves, legs, boots, sleeve. The AC’s suffer pretty badly even when you put CAS or Tire 1 in the blank areas. It looks very nice and has a very nice add all def boost. This armor is most common around ql 130.
Thar's
This is great at low levels and you can get a full set pretty easily at the level you can wear it, you can camp for ql 30 peaces around level 14-15. This armor has very solid ac’s, No AC holes to speak of. The price you pay for the nice AC’s is you get no stat bonus from this armor at all, which isn’t at all uncommon among the lower levels where this armor is most popular.
100-190
CAS
This armor is great at any level but not to hot for pvp considering its so weak v.s. cold damage and people just love to use cold damage weapons these days. Its pretty much neck and neck with Omni / Storm Carb till level 190
Omni or Storm Carb
This armor is also pretty good at any level, little cheaper then CAS but has some pretty big AC holes and over all AC is a little lower.
Tier 1 Keeper Armor
This stuff is nice but has less AC's then cas do to the lack of a helm and doesn’t have the HP / Nano / NCU boost of Omni/Storm carb, still this is extremely popular for armor. Using Tier1+Cas or Omni/Storm Carb usualy gives better AC's then simply using a full set of CAS or Omni/Storm Carb.
190-220
Sentinel / Omni AF
Easy to get with even the most pale raid team, requires really only a decent tank, doc and a few damage dealers. Goes faster of course with more people, but this armor is really some of the best in the game, especially if your Omni and you can get your hands on Omni AF tank which is arguably better then HNT and no where near as hard to get.
Azure
I've only seen a few keepers wearing this, mainly because it takes a very long time to camp a set and requires alot of work to spawn the mercs and a big raid team to take Ian Warr and the other mercs.
Tier 2
This armor is very nice and 2nd only to bellum armor. Since both take time and teams to get, I still like the chosen overall. So if you want to use Chosen/Faithfull armor, go the tier 2 route.
Bellum Badonis
The Second top keeper armor I've seen so far, not including the new AI ones.
Chosen / Faithful Armor
The Keeper Chosen/Faithful armor is the best in-game atm for keepers if AC's are you main concern. Has a few less overall extra bonus then Bellum, but higher AC's across the board.
Section 2
-=WEAPONS=-
Level 1-50
Guard of the Gentlemen
Great weapon at low levels, nice and fast and great max damage, works well with your first damage buffs.
Sword of Sir Tristram
Decent weapon at low levels, kind of slow and kind of shoddy max, still better then any other 2he option out side a Guard.
Ax of Violeta
This is a pretty solid weapon at lower levels. It drops off of faction mobs. This is one of those weapons like the Frost Scythe and Frost-Bound as in it has the same min damage as max. This weapn has brawl, and does significantly less damage at higher levels. However, this is a solid weapon at lower levels.
Level 50-100
Stygian Desolator
This will be your best frind from 50-100 (kept mine till 130), it hits hard with decent recharge time, has fast attack which is one of our flag ship skills. Over all the best weapon in this level range.
Guard of the Gentlemen
Great weapon at low levels, nice and fast and great max damage, works well with your first damage buffs. This weapon does get weaker as you get higher and much more rare as you hit higher levels and require QL 150+ versions, and it really can't compare with Stygian.
Sword of Sir Tristram
Decent weapon, gets better as you are higher and have more melee init, good min damage as well, still nothing compared to a Stygian.
Frost Scythe of the Legionnaire
This is a great weapon till about level 80, after level 80-90 you should look for a Long Moon or higher QL Guard / Tristram.
Ax of Violeta
This is a pretty solid weapon at lower levels. It drops off of faction mobs. This is one of those weapons like the Frost Scythe and Frost-Bound as in it has the same min damage as max. This weapn has brawl, and does significantly less damage at higher levels. However, this is a solid weapon at lower levels.
Sacrosanct Sword Staff and Inamorata Naginata
These are pretty much our “assigned” keeper weapons Funcom gave us. They are pretty good weapons and can also be upgraded into Enel (+Brawl),Thar (+Fast Attack), Xum (+Dimach), Enel-Thar(+Braw, +Fast Attack),Enel-Xum(+Brawl, +Dimach). If your looking to do good damage and want to add touch of uniqueness to your keeper then this is the weapon for you. However at lower levels the recharge is some what slow, but If your running a speed tower it should be no problem.
100-190
Longsword of the Illuminated
This is the newest edition to our selection of weapons. It’s a very nice replacement for the tangle blade, longmoon and all the other normal weapons people equip around level 100. It really doesn’t have any extremely high level potential because the MBS cap is 1000 and the minimum damage really doesn’t pull its weight in the shadow lands. Over all it’s an excellent weapon to add to your arsenal.
Long Moon
Great option for 100-161 or so, after 161 you should either go for a Queen Blade or a Frost Bound Reaper, while a Frost bound Reaper only requires level 125 to get, if your going to be able to get it at 125 you most likely don’t need this guide.
Prickly Tangleblade
Very nice weapon, high damage, high mbs, good crits, has fast attack. The down side is it’s solitus only, and the 125 version is Solitus and Clan only. This is a very odd little weapon that was released as a Dyna Boss drop, it’s highest possible QL is 125 but It looks like a 200. The damage is very comparable to a support beam.
Queen Blade
The Queen Blade is pretty much a hand-me-down from our friends the Enforcers. While it’s a very slow weapon that’s better suited for a meat ball, it’s much better then a Longmoon. If you are able to get a FBR over this then defiantly go for the FBR. This has a level 161 level requirement.
Enhanced Queen Blade
This is quite a bit better then its weaker form; however it does have a level 185 requirement. This is what you get when you combine DMM (Diamond-Matrix Mesh) with a normal Queen Blade. Its very nice but also very slow, most people prefer a FBR over this weapon, and a FBR does do better v.s. Shadow Lands mobs because they have massive cold ac holes. However there are alot of keepers who like their EQB’s (Enhanced Queen Blades) but its personally not my preference for a keeper.
Sacrosanct Sword Staff and Inamorata Naginata
At QL 200 these weapons can start to compare to a FBR when upgraded, at ql230+ they really become one of the better options in the game. With keepers having such a powerful line of 2he buffs these are no problem to equip past TL5 even with 1200+ skill requirement. The killer on this weapon is the faction needed and it's speed. Hard to go full D while using it though.
Frost Bound Reaper
Right now the most popular weapon among 125+ keepers, great damage and works well with our +damage buffs. This is a little tricky to get, if you don’t have any 170+ buddies you might have to wait till 150 - 160 and you can get invited into an IS team and actually pitch in and help.
Abyssal Desecrator
This is the Stygian Desolator’s big brother and, imo, is a keepers dream sword at low levels. It has a 30% drop off Hezak in the inner sanctum, this will require you to have a very well equipped 190+ raid team or two 170+ raid teams, all with Perm-Keys. If you are able to get one then go for it.
The Edge of the Tarasque
This sword used to drop off Tarasque in Camelot dungeon, this is also one of the best keeper swords in the game, loots about like a QL 300 Sword of Sir Tristram but only has a 1200 skill requirement as opposed to a 2000 skill requirement. Worth it if it starts dropping again? Defiantly.
Permafrost
Pretty amazing looking peace of weaponry, any one would be proud to wield this weapon. Great speed, great minimum damage, great maximum damage, decent MBS, probably the best weapon in the game.
Copy of The Excalibur
This is a great weapon for twinking, if you can get one. Easy to go full Defence and it really likes to tear people up in pvp and RK mobs.
190+220
Jobe Defender Naginata
Probably one of the best 2he weapons in the game at this point. Does a solid 300-400 damage with Dimach and Fast Attack. Requirements are steep, but not as steep as say the Greek swords, a QL 250 is around 1400 and a QL300 is around 1800 requirement.
Exact Copy of The Excalibur
This is a pretty good weapon, but not easy to get with the very poor droprate. Jobe is really a better choice v.s. hecklers, however this really likes to tear people up in pvp and RK mobs.
Kyr'Ozch Sword - Type 880
Our new Alien weapon with the sword name, but looks like a huge saw. Damage wise though, it's 2nd only to the type 112 sword for best Keeper weapon to date. Does better damage the our last great sword, the Jobe Defender.
Kyr'Ozch Sword - Type 112
What can be said really. Great low min. damage, great high damage, has fast attack & brawl. Easy to use at full Defence where the Keeper shines to his/her best. Not easy to get, but the best we can get right now for a weapon. Now if it only looked like a sword.