Is it better to upgrade to triumph from courage or pearless?

[R234736058]

Hi people,
Question of the day in guild chat:
Is it better to upgrade to triumph from courage or pearless?
If I remember well I read some post on the forum stating it was better to upgrade from courage because the triumph level you can hit is higher.
Not 100% sure though.

[iRyahn]

+20 Pearless will be +16 Triumph
+20 Courage will be +17 Triumph

Really don't matter either way.. Easy to enhance at those levels.

[R234736058]

Yep ty.
I read again the competitive player thread and found this from Livestock:

yes you lose few enhance levels when you upgrade.

-upgrading a courage equip to triumph will reduce 3 enhance levels
-upgrading a peerless equp to triumph will reduce 4 enhance levels
-upgrading a triumph equip to conquest will reduce 6 enhance levels

<snip> the cost for enhancing peerlees to +20 is almost same as enhancing a triumph equip to +16.

[calderstrake]

Related to this, I would advise to NOT use Dragon Crests to purchase Courage gear unless you are VIP.

If you follow the competitive guide, you will be level 40 on day 4 and theoretically be able to get your first piece of Triumph gear (maybe 2). The cost associated with re-Enhancing the Courage gear will place you behind the power curve when leveling your character. Save your Dragon Crests for Level 4 Holy Crystals so you can get Boadicea sooner.