Quote Originally Posted by Serdapi View Post
Great write up, I see only 1 problem though. Craftable items with 1 materia would beat out the Ifrit lance. I would just change your weapons to Hart lance +123 > Ifrit weapon > others.

Second Penance would not beat out most belts with a materia attached.

There are almost no rare/ex gear at 50 that beat out craftable with materia.
Penance is the only belt with a +STR modifier, although you can throw + HP onto a crafted belt, if you don't have survivability issues Penance is hands-down the way to go. You have to keep in mind things like +STR/+Att/+Crit materia can only be attached to certain slots, and belt is not one of them.