Hi, I was just wondering whether I should go for the classic Divine Veil with the Skolver, which covers all types and most harmful status effects with a dmg boost med for swords, or Divine Veil with the Vog Cub, which allows me to have more protection against elemental in exchange for piercing defense (which I don't really need, I can easily get rid of beasts and slimes with Faust) and also allows me to be more defensive with my Faust, giving me the few moments extra to dodge an attack with ASI med. Also Vog is useful in FSC, giving the respective resistances. However, I get rid of my freeze resist by doing this, and also my dmg med boost for swords. What should I do? I need your opinions guys, I am close to 5 starring all my gear (yes, I am still 4 star) and have no idea what to do... Thanks!
Divine Veil + Skolver or Divine Veil + Vog?
Certainly Vog Cub is better in FSC. Otherwise, neither of the sets that you've proposed is especially optimized for any particular situation. So either you tell us what your specific goals are, or this boils down to a comparison between Skolver and Vog Cub. I do that comparison in the armor section of my detailed sword guide.
It's basically as you say, except for one advantage of Skolver that you've overlooked: You can get ASI as a UV, but you can't get blanket damage bonus as a UV. In this way, Skolver's offensive bonus is more valuable than Vog Cub's offensive bonus.
Also, freeze resistance is only really valuable when you have enough of it to get immunity against the level of freeze that you're facing. With this set, you're not going to be freeze-immune to much of anything. So don't worry about losing the freeze resistance.
In the end, these Skolver and Vog Cub are pretty well balanced. So making the "wrong" choice is not a big deal. But if you plan on doing a lot of FSC, and you're not very experienced at FSC, then you might as well go with Vog Cub.
I'd rather have divine veil + vog honestly. The fire resistance is just so much nicer.
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I want a good overall set I do not need to replace for a while (and therefore should be balanced in everything) and it will be my first set I use to get to vanguard. Afterwards I plan to use this set to farm FSC for better gear, mainly weapons, so yeah. There.
Divine Veil+Vog Cub Coat offers good defense and offense. The Divine status protections are quite valuable, and fiends are the nastiest monster family, so the offensive bonus is nice. Vog Cub's ASI improves both your offense and your defense (by helping you interrupt monsters before they interrupt you).
Not to muddy the waters further, but the hardest parts of Firestorm Citadel are loaded with normal damage: slag guards, Vanaduke's mace, and trojans. So Divine is not great in that way. Consider double Vog Cub? Or Skolver+Vog Cub?
Just before you upgrade to Divine Veil, let this thought pass through your mind: Chaos Cowl. Then go ahead with Divine if you like.
I'm not sending you a clear message, because all of these choices are fine. Pick one and enjoy. :)
Ok, so now so far the votes are:
Vog: 2.5 votes
Skolver: .5 votes
Thanks everyone so far for your comments!
IDK. I'd have gone with the chaos + vog, though divine veil did wonders for myself when I was a newish knight.
Sounds like you're already leaning towards Vog Cub, and I agree. You can just use BTS or trinkets to boost up your damage instead.
Not having freeze resistance isn't too bad if you're with a team, unless you're doing Heart of Ice or something. But you can always make that after you've done your FSC set (by which time you should be sick of running it like many people)