So, Soldiery Weapons

[Melithea]

As much as I would rather have piety on my weapon than spell speed, that simply is not worth 1300 tomes. The 2-4 pieces of other gear I could buy with that will be a much greater improvement. Yes, even if I'm spending it on an alt class.

[Songi]

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Most of the soldiery armor pieces are not impressive at all for WHMs. The amount of healing power you're going to get from a Yagrush even in its base i100 form is going to beat any of the soldiery armor upgrades by a pretty good margin. It's more than a simple Piety upgrade especially if you're clearing T8 and eligible to upgrade it to 110. That Animus won't be 110 for a good minute.

Really, aside from accessories I don't see the soldiery armor being all that great for WHM. Yes, I purchased the circlet and gloves because the 2nd coil equivalents don't have the determination I like (bad luck on drops). Having the Yagrush means I can wear these pieces and still maintain a healthy amount of MP from losing piety from head, gloves and earrings.

[Melithea]

Most of the soldiery armor pieces are not impressive at all for WHMs.

Trust me, this is not something I need to be reminded of. I'd still rather gear up my PLD than spend 3 weeks worth of soldiery on a weapon sidegrade. Animus is more than enough to clear T9 and I'll be upgrading it in a couple weeks anyway.