STR vs. VIT for leveling

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Scale Mail, Elmos, Sallets, Mitt Gloves.

These are not tanking gears.

For lower levels (Steel Scale and Horn Scale gear, the level 32 and 38 sets), these are actually as much tank gear as heavy armor. At the level where you can equip them, they are the best tank gear option available. It starts being squishy DRG gear only with the level 41 scale set. Anything before that gives tank def/mdef values.