Do Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean staves lack utility?

[Korpg]

Not at all, it's just that the only SMN who bothered with a defensive build was me. Fortunately, I have 2 easy demonstrations that avatar defense is important:

First, solo agressor antlion in Attowah with DG/Mounted Champion/Minikin with Karuna (I'm assuming no Hverg, VV will work fine as well). My latest 5 fights show that Garuda can almost survive the whole fight. Wait for the next antlion:

Demo 1) Remove Karuna. Garuda will die before the Antlion is half-dead. Resummon.
Demo 2) Use Favor. Garuda will be pummelled into oblivion. Resummon until you are convinced that avatar defense works.

You really must suck then.

I have solo'd Aggressor Antlion a couple of times for other people who couldn't solo it (I specifically asked them to not help, and most of the time they respect my wished, for the others I just drop party and solo it myself) and Gaurda has never died once. Ever.

If your Gaurda died Dallas, you really must suck. Using Aggressor Antlion as an example is also a very poor one, that NM is easy to solo period. Try Alfred next time.

[Alhanelem]

People use avatar's favor?

Yes, Physical attack loss is insignificant, and a buff is still a buff even if you keep turning it down with BPs (even though that's a dumb mechanic...)

[Alhanelem]

If you think haste dose anything but waste MP when the mob dies in 2 seconds, you're funny.

If the mob dies in 2 seconds, you have too many people on the same mob. If you have an EXP alliance, they should be fighting multiple monsters, not pulling them and gangbanging them one at a time.

[Sparthos]

Melee in an XP alliance don't need haste.

Melee don't need heals in EXP, everything dies too fast.

[Dallas]

You really must suck then.

I have solo'd Aggressor Antlion a couple of times for other people who couldn't solo it (I specifically asked them to not help, and most of the time they respect my wished, for the others I just drop party and solo it myself) and Gaurda has never died once. Ever.

If your Gaurda died Dallas, you really must suck. Using Aggressor Antlion as an example is also a very poor one, that NM is easy to solo period. Try Alfred next time.

You followed my lead, of course you can solo NMs. I promise you that you have no special skills on SMN that you can teach me.

[Sparthos]

Had a good laugh over there being only 21 Claustrum.

[Alhanelem]

That's because Hvergelmir is better and easier to get. But in fact, the number went down, either because they were thrown away or the accounts that had them are inactive.

It would only be funny if there were zero, anyway.

What's funnier is years later there are still zero BST mythics.

What's EVEN FUNNIER is there are more empyrean staves than polearms.

You followed my lead, of course you can solo NMs.

He didn't follow your lead. he most likely did this before ever meeting you on this forum.

[Sparthos]

The BST mythic is untrue, someone posted information on ZAM/FFXIAH about a completed Aymur.

There is 1 at the least.

[Korpg]

You followed my lead, of course you can solo NMs. I promise you that you have no special skills on SMN that you can teach me.

So, you invented soloing now?

What else did you invent, bread?

[Alhanelem]

The BST mythic is untrue, someone posted information on ZAM/FFXIAH about a completed Aymur.

There is 1 at the least.

Then it was completed after may or april of this year. Note the dates given for the census.