No need for a 2nd shadow shield, if he's already got one. The only discernible difference between the two is status.

Pisses me off when people call acheron, archeon.

Depending on your setup, you could go full wolver/gunner if your main weapon is one of them, and you only use the other weapon as a sidearm to take care of various threats.

Wolver and gunner lines have no difference within their own sets. Like, a skolver cap has the same bonus, defence, and resist as the coat.

Asi vs damage

Asi helps you to raise/lower and shield through your gun animation.

Damage gives you more damage vs everything. So, it could be a difference of a hit.

Crest requires a chunk of vana farming, then heating, then upgrading. And it is now one of the rarer recipes in existence. Skelly 5* is easier to obtain. CoA requires you to pay a large markup, or bid against the demands of other players.

10 vana runs. 120,000 cr. Or 70,000 cr. At least 40k would be going for the recipe alone. That leaves you with 80k, or 25k.

Since he doesn't have full 5*, it isn't likely he'll be farming all missions fsc.

If I offer the good points of nova over ap, do I consider ap to be terrible and not good to get?

If I offer reasons why ap is better than nova, does that mean nova is terribad?

I offer alternatives, not straight up one size fit all. I don't claim to give the best advice either.

Your cobalt analogy is incorrect, both pre and post missions. Wolver gear recipes were easily found on the auction house. Cobalt was found at kozma. Now, both can be found on the auction house. Cobalt is harder to obtain, since you either complete the missions for the reward, or for accss in hall. They aren't the buy from kozmas whenever you want now. So, the difference in ease to obtain is almost none.

Whereas, skelly vs coa has a larger difference. Hall recipe, or rather expensive auction house? The difference is huge, compared to cobalt vs wolver.

@Demonicscothe- It's true that skelly is easier to obtain than CoA.But,it isn't that the OP needs it for FSC itself,considering that he/she has grey owlite already.Why rush it and end up with an inferior shield when it's not exactly necessary?
I say,farm FSC and get the best shadow shield out there,instead of getting a poor substitute first(which would be rendered useless once you get CoA).I believe,in the long run,getting a 5* skelly shield now will prove costly.

First things first.REALLY quick response!
I believe it all boils down to what one prefers then.But,I consider getting two shadow shields to deal with different situations quite luxurious.I do get your point though.

Hybrids players have always been well performing. That is to say, not pure sword/gun/bomb. For example, 3 swords, one for each type. Then a gun such as polaris to deal with the enemies that swords have trouble closing. Or, ap/nova/elemental alchemer and sent/bio/umbra, with a flourish/btb sidearm to deal with greavers and devilites.

So in cases like that, 3 weapons of one type and one of another, a full set benefiting the the main weapon type would be best.

So, it depends on what kind of bonus you want. One piece of wolver, and one piece of gunner is perfectly fine. Do you want asi or damage on your swords. And same question for your gun.