Empress set Preparation.

you are going to need all 170 dex in random equips to start it, once you equip parts of the empress set, you can start taking away crap equips, a good idea (if the weapons ever come out) is to get a good top+bottom dex combo, equip everything else, and then your dex should be high enough to allow the overall to be placed.

someone else should be able to tell you the required dex with everything on, but to start, you need a good 170 dex and two slots without equips (where empress stuff will go)

I see, so I should make my goal to get 170 dex in crap equips potential and then start equipping. Woww that really opens up a wider range of possibilities. And there are absolutely no possible hiccups in wearing items? and if physical training and cannon link skill contributes to equipping then that's a godsend to knock off 45 dex needed to do this.

Edit:

My post puts him @173, with 3 open slots for empress gear.

I just realized you're right! Oh I'm sooo copying that to a notepad so I don't forget it