What is the best A Grade Set-up for a WC?

Just wondering what to buy, too poor to make mistakes so need some good advice.

Will need robes most likely as I am primary buffer.

Want to be able to solo some and DUO with my Gladiator.

What weapons would be good. Been using duals with success, don't really use attack magic all that much.

DC Robe and Weapon with SA acumen for buffing and Duals for Solo

Some people use a dagger witor 2h sword. Guess that works too. Focus SA all the way.

Agree on armor, DC and Acu weapon.

I would suggest TSU*SLS duals...

That's B she is A grade.

Forget the duals and get a blunt or dagger with focus. your mostly a buffer like you said and you have a Glad. get the transformation quest and buff and transform when you hunt solo.

I know its B.. but TSU*SLS are the last Focus Duals...and they are very cheap for leveling (Shots)

But WC only has 27 STR if she plans on soloing best get much P attack she can and A shots not that bad. It's the S that sucks

DC Robes is what I went with.
Blunt w/ Acumen plays towards your stun skill
SoM w/ Acumen seems to be a better PvE weapon since it does more damage on average.

Dagger is my backup weapon but it is best on below white to me mops or low evasion ones, otherwise, in the long run my blunt does more damage over time.

I have seen a lot of the 2nd armors going Mag heavy for the regen and then duals so they can solo, but I have also found that the proper hunting area helps more. You will need some type of buffer along with you to make this even worth going out and solo'ing. Actually finding a great DD is the best for you, not so good for them except for your heart heals now and again.

you say that you are low on funds, but want to use all the diversity that an orc mage offers. That is going to be a challenge since you would need 2 sets of armor and possibly 2 weps.
For the low funded WC, try and get a Flaming Dragon Skull, Majestic Light Armor, +4 Wit Tat. Hunt in herb dropping areas when you can. This is the middle of the road set up that will allow you to do what you asked for without having to spend a ton of money.
Hunt Doom knights in your low to mid 60's then move to Hot Springs after about 69. If you are strictly solo, then hunt the 1/2 mobs outside of Goddard while in your 60's.

Ideally for a WC you will want Robes and Heavy, also a Mage and a Melee weapon. DC Robe for sure. If you can't afford both robes and heavy, just get DC Robes. The PDef increase from the set bonus gives you about as much Def as you would have in light armour. For a Mage weapon, get something with Accumen as it's better for PvP. For Heavy armour, I would choose Talum or Majestic. Majestic if you're using Duals or a two hander, and Talum with a Dagger. A Bloody Orchid with Focus, and the focus buff, should give you around 300 crit rate. Then use Soulcry when you can as its static increase to PAtk adds the some pretty good bang for the buck.

Don't forget that Maj's +3 accuracy, will help a little bit no matter what weapon you have :>

Ideally for a WC you will want Robes and Heavy, also a Mage and a Melee weapon. DC Robe for sure. If you can't afford both robes and heavy, just get DC Robes. The PDef increase from the set bonus gives you about as much Def as you would have in light armour. For a Mage weapon, get something with Accumen as it's better for PvP. For Heavy armour, I would choose Talum or Majestic. Majestic if you're using Duals or a two hander, and Talum with a Dagger. A Bloody Orchid with Focus, and the focus buff, should give you around 300 crit rate. Then use Soulcry when you can as its static increase to PAtk adds the some pretty good bang for the buck.

300 Critical, is that an exaggeration?

300 Critical, is that an exaggeration?

An inaccurate extrapolation. Actual numbers, 229 crit BO with focus, and focus 3 buff. 235 with +4 Dex, 365 with +Dex, and song of Hunter.

300 is nice.
500 is an exaggeration. Guess WHO can get this high?

Hm...
Majestic robes and flaming dragon skull (accu) for pvp.
-50% stun works great on archers and you can stun with the FDS
Majestic heavy/duals for solo if u are strictly solo go to FOTD and hunt there.. 10k+ exp from a mob, herbs and a QUEST that gives you 300k exp once u r done with it! and you can repeat it too! Stay there till you are 74 (that's when the quest ends)

- Mafguard -

Excellent advice and comments, I appreciate the feedback.

If you had to stagger your purchaces, what would u buy first?

I think:
1) Armor Set (Robes)
2) Weapon (still undecided)
3) Jewels

If I could only afford one weapon and had to use it for all situations what would u recommend in that case?

Thanks!

It depends on how u play... If u solo, I would say buy Weapon first, cuz u need damage. If u party, u can decide.. armor or weapon.

I take into account the following:

-Ability to duo with gladiator
-Ability to solo
-Low funds
-PvP is not an issue

As another player indicated, solo and parties require different setups, but you are limited from funding them. So, expect to be less effective in all aspects since compromises have to be made. In such a situation, solo setup take precedence over the duo/party one, since you will have to survive alone with it.

In your case I propose:
Armour: BW light armour. I still use it on 70’s to solo. Great Pdef, cheap, and 15% casting speed. If you also do crowd control and heals, you may need to skip some buffs (e.g. a gladiator can survive without evasion) due to mana issues.
Weapon: Any DD weapon: Dagger with focus, duals, 2H sword with focus. Plus, a low level blunt (even no-grade) for stuns. Between DD ability and fast casting I strongly suggest the first. You will not be able to solo with an acumen (magic) weapon. Never.
Jewels: If you can’t go for majestic, go for the phoenix set. They are a bit more expensive than the BO set. I don’t suggest sticking with BO because A-grade jewels provide (when unsealed) an MP bonus as well.
Dyes: Go for a +4STR/-4CON and a +5 WIT/-5 MEN (2 dyes). Soloing and no regular PvP allow them to be effective.

You should start from armor, then weapon, jewels last (if you solo don't pick mobs with magic attacks until you have the jewels)