New player with a couple of questions.

[Aereas]

Indeed, but a ton more on top of that with the dual-wield skills.

[Sarumar]

So you only gain 40% ac

.. if you have right skills... you gain much more

[Pyrizzle]

So you only gain 40% ac

With Duel Wielding lvl 2 and no other skills.... yes.

Add in the bonuses from Dagger Pro and the gains will be even greater.

plus the AC is not the real selling point for the BlackWater Gear

The Crazy amount of BC is.