Archer endgame gear?

[Hotohori]

Again because stats are broken there is almost no need to try and stack any base stat (VIT, STR, DEX) with gear on ARC. The +HP on Leather Skirt will do much more for you in terms of not needing to allocate more VIT points. Also VIT from gear does not add to your overall HP, only your DEF.

If you are going to follow that logic then, why not swap penance (-10 HP 2 STR -1 VIT) for Iron Tassets (12 HP 5 MP)?

P.S. Tarred Voyager Belt has 14 HP as well and is another optimal choice.