I think many would agree with me that Mana Channeller 2 was a nice addition, we still have a bit of a disconnect when it comes to gear. The best gear for the Automatons mage frames still comes from Alluvion skirmish, Escha Zi'tah T1s and very difficult to get Herculean augments.

Herculean would be fine, but for some reason the familiar path was limited so that Pet:MAB and MAcc are both limited to 30, and it seems impossible to get a high roll on both along with the INT needed to make the piece at least close to What SMN can get on Merlinic. While you might argue that we get attachments, SMN gets Blood Pact damage and doesn't have to juggle burden, 30 seconds of building maneuvers up after a spell AND hoping their pet casts the right spell.

All I am asking for is some more modern casting gear for the Black Mage Automaton. Something with over 20MAB and MAcc on each piece, that's all we want.