The Valkyrie one? I actually thought Ares was stronger. That's the one you're wearing, right?
I am wearing the Ares armor yes, it's with defense the best out there, but the bonusses you can get on the items are not, but then not all the the parts of the Valkyrie set are best in slot gear.
What is the best armour bearing in mind my character is female?
As Libra mentioned it's the: Valkyrie Armor set, but not all parts of it. And this also depends on what combat class you're playing.
It's the best in slot in combination with the: Ares Hand Guards, and the Tiger Carp helm ( even though this item only has 1 defence).
It does not really matter as you want to stock up on God Time + and Special Skill Charge Rate bonusses.
And the only thing you can get God Time on an item that is made by blacksmiths is the Weapons, but then the best for your weapon is the S. Skill charge.
So it comes down to using the Creator/Divinus Aplique, which will grant you God time + on 4 gear pieces, which if i'm correct, will grant like 40% bonus time of your life god skill, 40% of 30 seconds is like another 12 extra seconds of invulnerability as a paladin, or 100% crit rate as a merc.
Then the S. Skill Charge will be boosted by your weapon ( Highest you can get is 30%) and the Sun ring which gives S. Skill charge rate x2. The sun ring can be bought for 7 Golden lunares coins at the exchange clerk.
This will boost your S. Skill charge by tons, and you will be able to pop your god skill very vast again, and having increased special skills aswell.