Quote Originally Posted by Tamino View Post
It is a common problem of all top level Sewer sets - they always miss one or more relevant stat. Level 50 premium sets (or the Shadow ones) are somehow balanced, and if they lack something it is compensated by set bonus. Take Rift example: Rift items give Hit, Crit, H/s, M/s Dmg and Armor, but no Dodge; Rift Scimitar/Shield set adds 5% Dodge.

Premium BS pink sets are always unbalanced in their stats, even the crafted ones. So MM/Enchanted lack Hit, Crit and Dodge, FF/Fortified Hit and Crit (Fortified add damage but loose dodge), RR/Customized lack Dodge and M/s.

DEX sets are best, because its deficiencies can be supplied by a lot of health/mana pots, but no pot can add dmg, hit and crit to FF or Customized. The only way to manage these limits is to mix different gears trying to balance stats and to fit your playstyle. Looking at Ellydol Lev 55 gears guide, you can see he follows the same principle: high end DEX gears are the RR/Customized sets, high end STR gears are a mix of Pink, Green and Yellows.
The problem is that the shadow sets are not truly outstanding in any way either. It's like do you want everything distributed across a lot of stats, or some really potent stats. That said, I wish there were level 55 versions of the shadow sets that were a bit more potent.

Compare:
Mega Mage Gemstone Wand Set:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z...t%25252056.png

Shadow Glow Stick Set:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-J...t%25252056.png