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

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This is exactly why you get armor 1st. "bang for your buck" he states on weapon is not true, because the weapon upgrade gives like 3 vit, while an armor upgrade from i70->i90 on chest/helm is like mega crap tons of vit. Which is why I stated chest/helm.

Omagan posted a link to a guide saying weapon isnt first that armor should be first because the stats would be better then the weapon... I then posted a snip from that thread saying the weapon is the better bang for your buck.

Griever made a fairly extensive Paladin Compendium here. Can refer to it for BiS etc.

The order in which you purchase vendor items is largely up to you and whatever luck you have with coils drops. However, the Curtana Zenith is certainly not a priority.

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.

Currently from the data I have gathered, VIT is all you want. This may change later in the game. STR will increase the chance of physical mitigation and generate more threat. So if it’s physical, it will give you a chance of mitigation. Chances are not reliable. Threat is nice, but a better weapon will give you more bang for your buck than stats will.