There are several types of items in Age of Conan. An item's type determine which part of a character's inventory it is carried in (i.e., which backpack it goes in), and to what uses it may be put.
- Armor: there are five kinds of armor in the game, plus cloaks, rings, and necklaces which may be worn by anyone, and shields:
- Back: cloaks are type "Back"
- Cloth Armor
- Full Plate Armor
- Light Armor
- Heavy Armor
- Medium Armor
- Necklace
- Ring
- Shield
- Backpack: inventory items are carried in a character's backpack
- Consumable: foods and drinks are Consumable, as are most dropped recipe books and alchemist's caches
- Gem: gems, cut and uncut, fall into this category; uncut gems fall into the "Resource" tab of the backpack, while cut gems go in the main inventory area
- General: most General items are what is otherwise known as Vendor Swag, though some may be right-clicked to begin a quest
- Handheld
- Potion: field remedies for restoring health, mana, and stamina
- Scroll
- Social
- Quest: any items given for the completion of a quest are in this category, and end up in the "Quest" tab of inventory
- Talisman
- Tradeskill Resource: these items are used in Crafting
- Weapon: weapons fall into several categories of their own:
- Ammunition: crossbow bolts and arrows for bows
- Bow
- Crossbow
- Dagger
- One-handed Blunt
- One-handed Edged
- Polearm
- Staff
- Thrown: ranged weapons apart from bows or crossbows, such as spears and throwing knives
- Two-handed Blunt
- Two-handed Edged