Vanya Gear Set...Not As Good As I thought?

[KyteStones]

So I have been doing a little research on the overly popular Vanya gear set and from my conclusions that I have drawn from it..The DL set is still superior no matter what you want to craft on the set? BLM here by the way. Seeing HQ is pretty much capped on the stat increases, other than the fact you can dye the set, I see no real reason to spend 3 to 4 mil (totaling market prices for all HQ on Ragnarok server) with materia if the DL is better.

Also, is there a guide somewhere (I've looked everywhere) that tells you max stats on the item and what materia can be melded to it? Pressing my luck and hoping it all goes through and that I didn't waste materia/gil is a little annoying.

Thoughts?

[EmSix]

Vanya +1 is better. It isn't the attributes you get crafted gear for, it's the side stats like Crit, Det, etc.

[KyteStones]

Vanya +1 is better. It isn't the attributes you get crafted gear for, it's the side stats like Crit, Det, etc.

I just don't see how it's better. I'm trying to find a way to justify the purchase. you meld materia for side stats but it just doesn't seem to be better than DL for the cost even with the forbidden meld.

[Condottiero]

On my server, the mats for Vanya run for 30-35k a piece, 9 of them is 270-300k. Having multiple crafts at lvl 50 makes Vanya + 1 easily crafted. To get the materia, spirit bond lvl 55 gear and convert it. Sell it or use it and you've made your own Vanya for 350k. It's significantly better than DL with materia attached and it makes you different than everyone else. You can also sell it back for waay more than what you spent crafting it when you get Allagan or Myth gear. Then you can get multiple relics with the tomes you saved too. It's a very logical investment to make.
I lvled BSM from 24 to 40 yesterday and will get 50 today to be able to HQ vanya silk without failure.

[Yurikitty]

Yeah I guess its comparable if you only get the NQ set. But I have all HQ with over melds, and let me tell you that its very superior to my DL stuff. Plus my head and body arent attached. I can get more out of two pieces over the DL cowl.

[Condottiero]

The base stats STR DEX etc for Vanya HQ and DL are exactly the same (even def and magic def are the same), attaching materia can give you DL with +25 Crit attack on one piece.

[Bufkus]

I don't see how you can't see that an overmelded HQ Vanya set has better stats.

[ufufu]

If you get Vanya Robe + Vanya Hat, both HQ, then you're sitting at exactly the same main attribute as DL Cowls (+32). That allows you to get side stats via materia to really up your abilities (Det affects casting potency, Accuracy is important for Coil, Crit is always great, etc).

It depends on if that's worth it for you. It definitely is an upgrade over DL, but then when you're stockpiling Myths every week and running Coil, you might as well just wait for one of those two pieces to drop and then purchase the other with Myth, which would be even better over Vanya and DL, obviously.

[Molly_Millions]

You need ACC for Coil, and you can get enough ACC from the vanya set but not from darklight. There is other gear you can use, but vanya is the best (if not most expensive) way to go.

[KyteStones]

On my server, the mats for Vanya run for 30-35k a piece, 9 of them is 270-300k. Having multiple crafts at lvl 50 makes Vanya + 1 easily crafted. To get the materia, spirit bond lvl 55 gear and convert it. Sell it or use it and you've made your own Vanya for 350k. It's significantly better than DL with materia attached and it makes you different than everyone else. You can also sell it back for waay more than what you spent crafting it when you get Allagan or Myth gear. Then you can get multiple relics with the tomes you saved too.It's a very logical investment to make.
I lvled BSM from 24 to 40 yesterday and will get 50 today to be able to HQ vanya silk without failure.

Honestly, I'm not big on crafting. I never have been in MMOs. So I make my money buy leve quests. I'm not loaded by any means. 3 mil gil is nothing in this game at this point with repair bills, teleportation fees, etc. I'f I'm going to spend the money, I was also trying to find a guide of what can be melded to it and what's a waste. As stated before, I don't want to buy the materia, see that the stat is already max, and have wasted a meld.

I don't see how you can't see that an overmelded HQ Vanya set has better stats.

I'm looking for advice/help. This post was none of that and i regret wasting the 3 seconds to read your reply.