i have a link to a pickaxe to a pickaxe tier list that i made on the wiki. the Best armor is scale armor. the purple one. the best ranged weapon is a revolver. The best bow is the legia bow (best for somewhat close) otherwise the blazing bow. I actuelly dont know what the best sword is though, sorry. http://hexxit.wikia.com/wiki/Top_10_list:Pickaxe_Tiers