Weapon Set
Deciding factor: Item Bonuses
With recent Mods, the Weapon Set Bonuses got bigger and thus Mastercraft Weapon Sets lost quite a bit of interest. Mastercraft Weapons are (typically) no longer used by DPS and even Healers and Tank start ditching them for higher personal gains!
Supportive
The best support set is the Mastercraft set!
Mastercraft Weapon Set
☆☆☆ One Recommended Choice
The new mastercraft set buffs the whole team! If everyone would wear it, it would give +10% outgoing damage and -10% incoming damage. Even without others wearing it, the increased damage to the party is always welcome. Recommended set to wear!
Note: The Outgoing Healing is added to the Outgoing Healing multiplier, but goes over the cap of 90%. This is usual behavior for the Outgoing Healing stat!
Source: Masterwork / Auction House
Weaver's Weapon Set
☆☆
Slighty less buffing Weapon Set for Underdark content. A good choice if you have it for free!
Works similar to mastercraft weapons, with the difference of more Item Level and more personal damage bonuses and a smaller bonus to the party. As the goal of a tank is to support the party as good as possible, masterwork stays BiS for supporters!
Unfortunately devs decided to put no artifact bonuses on the new weapon sets anymore. This means a loss of 10% damage to the main At-Will, -2500 stat points and 2.5% - 5% to a Boost.
Source: Gzemnid’s Reliquary
Defensive
With recent Mods
The most noteworthy Weapon Set that increases survivability a lot is the Earthen Set.
Earthen Weapon Set
☆☆☆ One Recommended Choice
Worth to note is the legacy set “Earthen Heart” which can decrease incoming damage by 25% if one does not move for 15s! Absolutely great for Tower of the Mad Mage! Unfortunately it is only available by certain Boxes. If one still has it and can reliably make use of it then it can be used instead of Lionheart or even Mastercraft!
Voidtouched Weapon Set (and Xaryxian Weapon Set)
☆☆☆ One Recommended Choice (for Bosses without adds)
A decent 5% Damage Reduction + another 6% Damage Reduction after 20 seconds without adds! In Wildspace, this increases to +12% Damage Resistance and +12% Movement Speed. So its bonus might max out at
11% Damage Resistance in non Wildspace
17% Damage Resistance +12% Movement Speed in Wildspace!
Great for recent content and hard to pass for the Infernal Citadel (Master) (especially trainings).
Source: The Infernal Citadel (Master)
Xaryxian Weapon Set
Lesser version of the Voidtouched Weapon Set! Easy to get!
Source: The Infernal Citadel (Advanced)
Solarium Weapon Set
☆☆☆ One Recommended Choice for Wildspace (Defense of the Moondancer, The Infernal Citadel)!
A decent +12% Damage Resistance in Wildspace! Not recommended to use outside Wildspace.
Source: Defense of the Moondancer (Master)
Legendary Version
Lesser version of the Solarium Weapon Set!
Source: Defense of the Moondancer (Advanced)
Durgarn Weapon Set
☆☆
Not too bad. I would still take Mastercraft Weapon Set instead. Bad versus boss-less phases and early bursts, but there are currently barely any of those situations. Great Item Level and great and reliable bonus.
Source: Crown of Keldegonn
Hybrid
All offensive Weapon Sets also provide some defensive bonus, thus the category is called hybrid!
Meteoric Weapon Set
☆☆ For Wildspace (otherwise ☆)
Good set for Wildspace: -8% Incoming damage + up to 3% additional damage. Not that easy to get but still good.
Source: Adventures in Wildspace Campaign
Perfect Weapon Set
☆
A Weapon Set to show the pugs, that you don't need them in random queues! Otherwise not of much use. Not really recommended!
Source: The Demonweb Pits (Master)
Lionheart Weapon Set
☆
Easy to buy Weapon Set. Not really great but still good.
Source: Tower of the Mad Mage / Auction House
Starter Weapon Sets
All other sets not listed here are not good enough or require a too high amount of time to farm them.
Legion Guard Weapon Set
☆ Starter Weapon Set
Weapon set, which is extremely easy to get and which buffs the party. Recommended for beginners that have not delved into the Mountain of Flame or Northdark Reaches yet!
Source: Avernus Hunt Maps
Watcher Weapon Set
☆ Starter Weapon Set
Good starter set if you got it for free.
Source: Master Expedition with Watcher Spawn / Beginner's Boxes
Mountaineer Weapon Set
☆ Starter Weapon Set
Not a bad beginner's set. Can be chosen with enough Trade bars. Worse than the Watcher set.
Source: Tarmalune Trade Bar Merchant
Stormforged Weapon Set
☆ Starter Weapon Set
A free to get weapon set. Not too bad, as the 7.5% damage mitigation can be controlled with its minimum of 50% downtime. Especially great with its Underdark bonus. However, for survivability alone, the Durgarn set is better. For enough tanky tanks or supporters not that useful, as the party gets nothing. Thus it is not recommended to wear this set.
Source: Northdark Campaign
Encased Magma Weapon Set
☆ Starter Weapon Set
An easy to get weapon set. Not too bad, with +5% (2.5% outside of fire-themed maps) Defense and a good portion of offense portential!
Source: Mountain of Flame Campaign Store
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