wanderer's palace drops ilvl 55 stuff, your af hat, legs, gloves, shoes are ilvl 50 - af chest is 55

most jobs will want their af chest over wanderer's palace loot

amdapor keep drops ilvl 60 stuff, every slot is an upgrade over af for every job

darklight is bought with philo stones, ilvl 70, and an upgrade over everything from amdapor

the relic armor (af2? not sure what it's referred to as in game) is bought with myth stones, and currently best attainable

wanderer's palace gives some (50?) philo stone per clear, amdapor gives more (80?) but amdapor also gives 40 myth stones

by contrast, ifrit hard gives 10 philo and 4 myth

he's absolutely easier than amdapor though, but if you're not using a primal weapon already it's a good place to start