You should really pick up a set of banded.
If you are trying to avoid buying from players you make it with only merchant-sold items. Of course you'll have to skill it up first but I'm thinking you could do so for less than you'd pay for chain mail off merchants, and blacksmithing is a handy skill.
Otherwise buy a set in the EC tunnel for 85-90pp
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Jorg Shaman
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