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It's about saving space. You cap perp and BP timer in one slot, you save inventory, you don't need to cheat with windower.
The magian staves are still the best for smn next to Nirvana because they...

The problem with that... is if you decide to cap the BP using the body, legs, or head slot... you loose too much skill to make it worthwhile.
And if you're just flashing those pieces in for a second...

Actually... This is a common misconception when it comes to smn and the magian staves.
Because what makes them still second only to Nirvana (that would be #1: Nirvana, #2 Magian, #3 Uffrat/+1)... is...

Even the 115 gives crazy Macc... way more than the +35Macc that the 99 magian staves can give you.
Before the adjustment to Macc with iLvs, Atinian wasn't absolute, cause it only had 40 iirc... But...