What a Fe-nominal steel
Mega Pack
Argon’s Armor (T9 Heavy Armor)
Argon Plushie / Valiant Shrine (Indoor Decoration)
Argon’s Tunic / Argon’s Shield (Avatar Items)
Blueprints
Argon’s Armor is pretty equal to the other T9 Heavy Armor items which makes it a decent low / mid tier metal craft. Nothing special here.
Stat-wise, it’s OK. Attack secondary Fighter items are always pretty niche but this helps bridge the gap between the T8 Santa’s Guard Plate and the T11 Canid Plate so any attacking Fighters who are levelling up have a nice new toy.
From a crafting perspective
The Jewel cost is a bit spicy and cannot be reduced at all, but every other crafting cost can be dropped a little. We haven’t gotten a T14 Steel item in a bit so this is a decent option to fit into your rotation if you’re looking for a new one.
For DI, it’s an Accessory that’s not a Spell.
From a meta perspective
Argon’s Shield is a direct upgrade over Cursed King’s Aegis. If your tanks are not using that already, switch over to this. If you ARE using Cursed King’s Aegis, it’s worth considering switching to this anyway. Knights, Velites, and Clerics who need the extra bulk in particular are really happy with this item and should absolutely be using it.
Superior Pack
Titan Gauntlets (T14 Gauntlets)
Paladin Banner (Wall Decoration)
Paladin Circlet (Avatar Items)
Stalwart Flooring / Stalwart Walls (Flooring / Wallpaper)
Blueprints
From a crafting perspective
Pretty standard Iron / Steel / Essence item. Essence cost can drop to 7 via Ascension which is fairly typical for T14s.
Helmets are usually pretty strong choices for DI and Argon’s Helm is the new #3 option.
From a Meta perspective
Oh hey, we finally got a T14 HP secondary Helmet to replace Creature’s Chitin & CM-73 Visor (Mundra, you don’t count). Yeah, this is easily new BiS Helmet and all your Fighters want it. Not much more to say there.
From a crafting perspective
It has a Sigil that can’t be removed but otherwise Titan Gauntlets are a fairly standard Steel / Ether option. You need to buy the Mega pack with Argon’s Shield to get this and both items use the same primary resource which makes crafting both of them not ideal. This can potentially be mitigated by waiting until a future pack and getting this as a Flashback, but who knows what those will take to craft.
For DI, this is nowhere near as good as Argon’s Helm. Given they’re part of the exact same pack however, that’s not really a bad thing.
From a Meta perspective
Similar to Argon’s Shield, Titan Gauntlets are a direct upgrade over an item that came earlier in the tier (Chitinous Claws here). If you aren’t using Claws, grab this one.
That said, these have the extremely valuable Titan affinity so it’s absolutely worth considering making the switch to them even if you are currently using Chitinous Claws.
Customizations
Avatar Items
Decorations
Flooring/Wallpaper
Summary
- Last pack was a goldmine for Spellcasters, this pack is one for the tanks.
- Crafting is a little obnoxious since all four items use mostly the same resources, but at least we’re keeping Durhan and Brohm busy.
- I know we joke about it a lot, but holy metal items, Batman. You would not believe the number of “iron” and “steel” puns we workshopped for that tagline
or how hard it was to not complain about how frequently we get metal items.
Final Score
Mega Pack: 8/10
Superior Pack: 9/10
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