To comfortably farm Dest TA without the Set, you'll want
Khany
Khany
Sorceress Crystal Swords
'On'
Runeword Level: 100
5% Chance to cast level 29 Shuriken Flurry on Melee Attack
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
50% Cast Speed
50% Attack Speed
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Damage
+(0.5 per level) to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
Adds 1-750 lightning damage
+(16 to 20)% to Spell Damage
Total Character Defense 5%
(or
Sway of the Stars
Sway of the Stars
Sorceress Crystal Swords
'Auhe'
Runeword Level: 100
25% Chance to cast level 59 Vortex on Melee Attack
+(144 to 171)% Enhanced Damage
Adds 63-125 damage
3% Deadly Strike
+(51 to 75) to Dexterity
+7 to Life
Regenerate Mana +62%
),
Erawan
Erawan
Body Armor
'Nih'
Runeword Level: 100
10% Bonus to Buff/Debuff/Cold Skill Duration
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(144 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
25% to Strength
25% to Vitality
Physical Resist (11 to 15)%
Total Character Defense (11 to 20)%
,
Witchhunter's Hood
Witchhunter's Hood
Witchhunter's Attire Set
Cap (Sacred)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 228
Defense: (2136-2611) to (2161-2642)
(16 to 20)% to Strength
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
(16 to 20)% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Physical Resist 5%
Total Character Defense (16 to 20)%
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)
,
Truce
Truce
Belts
'Vith'
Runeword Level: 98
-5% Cast Speed
-5% Attack Speed
Stun Attack
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+5% Increased Healing Rate from Apples
Physical Resist 10%
Slows Attacker by 5%
, an
Abandoned-craft/Creepy-bless Spiked Shield,
Abandoned-craft/Creepy-bless Leather Gloves (your Light Gauntlets are fine), and
Abandoned-craft/Creepy-bless Boots (The Alternative Setup gear list in the End-Game section goes into more detail).
Whether you're using the Set or Alt Gear, you'll also want to have eaten 150 SoL and collected all the Charms up to and including End-Game Part II. Make sure you're using enough crafted jewels to hit the 5 fpa IAS breakpoint. After which, you can have your non-RW gear socketed with Lum Runes for more MF.
Akarat's Crucifix
is meant more for after you've eaten enough SoL to reach about 50% CtB with the Shield equipped and Baneblade active, but you can certainly use it sooner.