Quote Originally Posted by Kurumu1787 View Post
MND>Crit>Det/Spell Speed would probably be how I would optimally stat a scholar where as a white mage would be MND>Spell Speed>Det>Crit which of course brings us back to items of the same ilevel that can be melded versus non-meldables!

A rose gold circlet has crit and determination on it already, you can pump a tier 3 of each of those into it to reach the maximum crit and determination for said item which leaves you with 3 extra slots to add spell speed, piety, one more extra mind/vit/int ect. you just cant simply get that kind of optimization with non meldable gear.
Not everyone will be able to afford the melds, the armor itself and what not. Wen it gets cheaper, maybe, but right now DL is the way to go & there isn't any content that requires you to have super melded vanya to complete AFAIK. DL is still good, but it will be inferior to melded options. Yet, easier to obtain, and will hold you off until AF+1 easily.