Hello fellow tanks, I've long lurked but finally decided to pop on with my current befuddlement hoping for a nudge in the right direction. I've looked around, and gear is always a highly personalized issue, so I couldn't find my precise situation.

I am doing some coil tanking with my FC, and as a main tank I am just trying to optimize my mythology spending. Link to my profile:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...acter/1368054/
So basically, I have Allagan Chest and Neck, as well as Valor head piece to compliment the Allagan. I've upgraded the ring already to get rid of my AK. What is do you think I should prioritize next?

My current best options seem to be +1 Shield, or Valor gloves. I am hesitant to +1 the shield, as Allagan can drop from T1 anytime. I know not to base everything on RNG, but this is part of the question. Is the +1 shield going to provide me with more mitigation (noticebly?) then going with Valor gloves? Going from DL gloves to Valor equates to +5vit +10parry crit+15 (minus acc, but I'm far above cap unfortunately) +6str and +4 defense. +1ing the shield will give me +14block rate/str +1str +2vit +2 parry.

Is the +14 block rating worth the jump for one tier ilvl myth spending? Or is the 2 tier ilvl from valor gloves going to net me better mitigation?

Anyways, sorry for the long winded post, just really torn on what to go for. Especially if my rng isn't terrible.. I could be wielding an Allagan shield next week. Could be much longer though!

Any help is much appreciated! [/wave]