Endgame Armor Progression
So I've started my deviant hunt journey and decided to do them in order. Redhelm VIII solo was... eye opening, to say the least. But Redhelm IX was my first quest fail in a hot minute. That was my first time facing Savage Deviljho so I definitely have room to learn his moves better, but I was wondering if my mixed Rath set was still recommended for deviant hunting?
I play aerial swaxe, striker and guild CB, and adept SnS, the mixed Rath set with the 3 Ahtal-Ka weapons I made has been pretty comfy as I'm clearing out the leftover G-rank quests and learning some of the hypers, but Savage Pickle genuinely threw me for a loop with how hard hitting the saliva was to my defense. Is it time for monster-specific armor sets or are there a few catch-all sets that are decent?
Just looking for general recommendations for some armor, I've heard about the JhoCena set but wanted to see some others that you guys are fond of for the harder hunts.