Trousers

Deciding factor: Item Bonuses

There are two ways on how to fill the shirt slot:

1. Choose the trousers based on the trousers equip bonus or

2. choose trousers with a Shirt-Trouser set bonus but with a worse item bonus

With Mod 29 set bonus of 2% Defense, both ways are viable again!

Supportive

There are currently no Trousers available that provide supportive bonuses.

Defensive

There are quite a few defensive bonuses on Trousers.

Shirt - Defensive	Notes
	☆☆☆ Starter Item The Bonus is broken and works differently than described! Instead of no "teammates within 30'" the bonus is given, when AT LEAST one person in the group is 30' away. Thus this starter item is very good even for endgame! Source: Seal Store (Seals of the Spider God - Random Queues)
	☆☆ It is a good choice against tank busters but not so great against fast hard hitters. Easy to get. This is one of the items, which might be preferred over the set bonus! Source: Defense of the Moondancer (Advanced / Master)
	☆☆ The new mod 29 trousers. Only great when combined with its set bonus. The 1.5% Damage Resistance is nice from time to time, but for bosses without adds, only its Item Level and its set bonus are reliable! Source: Lair of the Mad Dragon (Master)
	☆☆ Lesser variant from the advanced version. Source: Lair of the Mad Dragon (Advanced)
	☆☆ Good bonus for fights with only 1 target. Requires no specific gameplay! Source: The Imperial Citadel (Advanced / Master)
	☆☆ Starter Item Good for starters as long as stat caps are not in a right place yet. Also nice for trash mob pulls without the use of Dig In. Should be replaced sooner or later. Might not be worth considering its cost. Source: Fire Giant Lockdown, Mountain of Flame Campagn Store
	☆☆ Starter Item Cheap Alternative from the Mountain of Flame Campagn Store, when lucky drops are not on your side. Source: Mountain of Flame Campagn Store
	☆☆ The trousers with the Warden’s Defense bonus. The bonus has a 10 second internal cooldown, thus at least one hit is not covered every 10 seconds. Stacks with the same named bonus from the armor piece. Source: Northdark - Heroic Encounters / Auction House
	☆☆ Starter Item The trousers with the Charged Defiance bonus. It is a good choice against tank busters but not so great against fast hard hitters. Easy to get. There are other trousers with Awareness too. Source: Seal Store (Seals of the Dragon - Random Queues)
	☆☆ The trousers with 5% Recharge Speed. Its bonus is inferior, however when it is used to get the cooldown of Iron Warrior below the critical 19s against tank busters, then it is a valid choice. Source: Menzoberranzan - Heroic Encounters / Auction House
	☆ A hybrid bonus, as it can be used both defensive and offensive. 25 Action Points equal 2.5%. Only interesting due to the combination of Encounter Reprieve, the set bonus and high Item Level. Requires a Dragon Hunter Rank of 75 though. There are other shirts featuring Deflect, Deflect Severity and offensive stats instead of Critical Avoidance too! Source: Ancient Dragon Hunter Store
	☆ Not recommended A good choice when Second Wind or Phalanx must be used regularly. There is currently no content requiring this though. Thus not recommended! Source: Defense of the Moondancer (Advanced / Master)

Offensive

Most Trousers have better defensive bonuses.

Shirt - Offensive	Notes
	☆☆ A good choice for easy scaled content. Bonus has no high uptime in master content where Stamina is regularly used! Source: Defense of the Moondancer (Advanced / Master)
	☆ Extremely low Item Level but part of a great set bonus. Can be used in scaled content where the current Item Level exceeds the cap. Source: Storm King's Thunder campaign store