PLD - Upgrade Sword or Shield to Relic +1 (Zenith) first?

[Pesmergia]

has nothing to do with holding agro but more to adding to damage more overall party dps the better the run will go. being that you can get an upgrade from chest and pants very quickly because of turn 1 turn 2 dropping them... you can get helm and boots off vendor after you up grade your sword. with 450 a week you can get pieces much faster off vendor. the weapon upgrade and helm upgrade wont come till turn 5... its best bang for your buck to get weapon helm boots first.

Actually you add more damage to the party upgrading from a ilvl 70 armor to ilvl 90 vs an ilvl 80 weapon to 90. Not only that, but you will stay alive much longer with the armor vs weapon because you get way more vitality.

[Mailstrum]

with 5 armor drops in the first 2 turns for pld tank its a waste to buy armor for those slots with myth... and with primal extremes droping accessories its much easier to get those now... Weapon first. Higher weapon damage=more emnity and more dps. Chest shield boots pants belt drop in the first 2 turns...

Get weapon first upgrade is turn 5
get helm first upgrade is turn 5
get gloves first upgrade is turn 4

then get the rest of the gear because its turn 1 or turn 2.

[Pesmergia]

with 5 armor drops in the first 2 turns for pld tank its a waste to buy armor for those slots with myth... and with primal extremes droping accessories its much easier to get those now... Weapon first. Higher weapon damage=more emnity and more dps. Chest shield boots pants belt drop in the first 2 turns...

Get weapon first upgrade is turn 5
get helm first upgrade is turn 5
get gloves first upgrade is turn 4

then get the rest of the gear because its turn 1 or turn 2.

Scratch weapon off the top and that's actually a decent order to get them.

[Sunah]

Sorry for the noob question. But if i get the helm what armor do i need to have? Because the DL is a helm+armor thingy.

[Pesmergia]

Sorry for the noob question. But if i get the helm what armor do i need to have? Because the DL is a helm+armor thingy.

AK last boss:

Body:
90ME - Valor Surcoat - Vendor, Auriana in Revenant's Toll (825 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
90AM - Heavy Allagan Armor - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 1
70ME - Heavy Darklight Armor (Cannot equip Head) - Vendor, Auriana in Revenant's Toll (1320 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
70ME - Heavy Darksteel Armor (Cannot equip Head) - Crafted
60AE - Hoplite Tabard - Anantaboga in Amdapor Keep (Last boss)
50EM - Herklaedi (Cannot equip Hands, Legs, or Feet) - Vendor, Aelina in Revenant's Toll (5 Odin's Mantle)

[Lanceton]

AK last boss:

Body:
90ME - Valor Surcoat - Vendor, Auriana in Revenant's Toll (825 Allagan Tombstones of Mythology)
90AM - Heavy Allagan Armor - Binding Coil of Bahamut Turn 1
70ME - Heavy Darklight Armor (Cannot equip Head) - Vendor, Auriana in Revenant's Toll (1320 Allagan Tombstones of Philosophy)
70ME - Heavy Darksteel Armor (Cannot equip Head) - Crafted
60AE - Hoplite Tabard - Anantaboga in Amdapor Keep (Last boss)
50EM - Herklaedi (Cannot equip Hands, Legs, or Feet) - Vendor, Aelina in Revenant's Toll (5 Odin's Mantle)

Outdated info, AK/WP now have identical drops of ilvl55s.
ilvl60s drop off the 3 new 4p dungeons.

[Pesmergia]

Outdated info, AK/WP now have identical drops of ilvl55s.
ilvl60s drop off the 3 new 4p dungeons.

Thanks for the correction.