QUOTE(cmal @ Mar 4 2011, 00:45)

Rare Type + High Quality = High Bazaar value, so valuable crap.
Yes, good sounding named equipment usually ends up in the bazaar. Also, I wear a
Fair Elementalist Cap as its Elem Prof (base 6.12) kicks the ass of anything other Elem Cap I've ever seen, including Superiors.
QUOTE(cmal @ Mar 4 2011, 00:45)

I know from experience that SA can drop with at least base 6 Block. Higher values may be possible without the Barrier suffix, but I've yet to see one.
You mean
these?
I have some odd luck with the Shrine on first tries. MY 1st ever cloth was Phase that I still use today, and my first Heavy was those pants.
Thursday Night Arenas...
[Average Club of Balance]
[Fair Dagger of Balance]
[Fine Dagger of the Nimble]
[Average Shortsword of Balance]
[Average Longsword of Slaughter]
[Fair Oak Staff of Heimdall]
[Fair Cotton Cap of Warding]
[Fine Cotton Shoes of Protection]
[Average Leather Helmet of the Spirit-ward]
[Average Leather Leggings of Protection][ManBearPig Tail] >
Average Chainmail Hauberk of Dampening