Quote Originally Posted by Zigkid3 View Post
It compares myth/allagan since they're the top tier ilevel equipment at 90. gryphonskin/darklight/darksteel scutum are ilevel 70. While you can meld the crafted ilevel 70 stuff to be possibly stronger than darklight, it won't catch up to ilevel 90 just because of the raw strength/defense differences even if you can get higher secondary stats.

Although if you want you can always insert more rows to compare between even more equipment pieces.
You should probably check the reddit discussion and make your own opinions after. I think the gryphonskin accessories are much better than people give them credit for.