I am reaching 51 in 3 levels ad currently i'm having my Af1 and my intention of getting holy shield on reaching 50.
However, recently i've found these lvl 51 staves on AH which has some pretty drooling effect..mainly Mpregen +10 while healing and cure +10%.
But they are very expensive too. SO i was wondering.... if it better to have a holy shield + AF combo or those staves are really good to have, just that it's pricey hence not all whm have them?
My tarutaru whm is now 52, he still uses his AF. So I would say wouldn't bother much. Maybe when you are higher levels and you have the cash... right now you got some spell fund incomming soon enough.
I have the Dark staff +10mp when healing.....Let me tell you downtime with this staff is next to nothing with a rdm refresh on i get about 40mp back per resting click plus the refresh = about 60 or so per click while healing. In CN killing helm beetles we chained to 4-5 with no downtime till we killed them all and had to wait =).
If you have enough cash get both. Use the hammer and shield for solo purposes and the staff for exp groups to maximize efficiency. Personally if I had to choose one I'd take the staff over the shield.
curious....how are these staves obtained? i suspect crafting since there are HQ versions...but if they are crafting, what level, guild, and formula? if anybody can answer this, that would be greatly appreciated