Set 1:
Grey Owlite
~UV piercing HIGH
Armor of the Fallen
Helm of the fallen
Armor: Normal, Shadow, Elemental, Piercing
Resists: Fire, Poison, SHock
Set 2:
Grey Owlite
Vog Cub Cap
~UV shadow High
Skolver Coat
Armor: Normal, Piercing, Elemental, Shadow
Resists: Fire, Freeze, Shock
Set 1 has more shadow than elemental
Set 2 is vice versa
So my questions:
1. For everyday runs it looks pretty balanced to me. I know it's not specialized towards 1 thing, but in you opinion do they look pretty viable?
2. Would both sets hold up in FSC?
Im trying to get the questions answered first and any advice in improving them second =D
Thanks for your time all,
~Yon~
The shield's resistances do not stack with the armor. The shield only works when it is up. Grey Owlite is a strong choice.
So that means the first set is actually just Normal, Shadow, Poison, Fire.
Another problem to consider is that when an armor/helm defense is applied it is halved. So set 2 is actually...
Full Normal
Half Pierce (From Skolver)
Half Elemental (From Vog)
A bit of shadow from Vog
And again, looking at half fire, half shock, half freeze resistance from Vog and Skolver.
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In any case, to answer your question, both of those sets will work in FSC and most everywhere. I'd go with Set 2 just for the addition of sword bonuses and the shock resistance which is more useful than poison resistance. Also the elemental will be more useful than shadow.
The armor is built in such a way that when trying to cover all bases one will have to end up neglecting Normal. For example, Radiant Silvermail with Vog Cub Cap. You now have Pierce, Shadow, Normal, Elemental... but it is 1/2 of each. When really you want to get as close to max in Normal and Elemental as possible. This is because most things will still do a good deal of Normal damage, even in T3. And you'll see lots of elemental damage everywhere from constructs.
Going with Radiant Silvermail + Vog Cub Cap is perfectly fine at the end of the day, especially if you're taking advantage of the bonuses the armor offers. It just won't be as easy going as using full Vog.