If money is a concern, you can start out with Dire stats exotic gear, easily obtained from vendor at entry point to Verdant Brink (except the chest, which can only be gotten from participating in the VB meta to Tier 4 completion). Ascended Dire trinkets are also available for purchase with Laurels, but Trailblazers trinkets are available from the LW Season 3 zones for purchase with the zone currency (winterberries, etc). It's generally accepted that Trailblazers is too expensive to bother crafting exotics with. Dire is a good substitute until you can replace them with Ascended Trailblazers, IMO. Just my two cents, worth exactly what you paid for it. :) EDIT:Oh, and Tormenting Runes are expensive, too (I love them and run them, but they are expensive...I crafted mine, but the recipe is rare from the Pact Supply agents). The other cheaper alternative is to go with Adventurer runes, which are good +condi and give you a nice endurance boost on heal. They're a pretty popular rune among mirages with this type of build.