Is Tigeraptor armor worth the price for a Ranger?

[Loadsamoney]

Looking to gear another Ranger in the future, the choice is between buying for an 8-piece showing set of Tigeraptor armor (helm, chest, gloves, legs, boots, arms, and one bracer), or just saving the money and questing for a full set of Ivy Etched (one bracer with a Hero's Bracer as the second).

Though the stats on Tigeraptor seem nice, as does the weight, the raw AC on it seems a bit low for a Ranger set (not unexpected for Leather, but still). Ivy Etched has much better AC and would cost significantly less to quest out, albeit would take a bit of time and running around. I'd likely have my JBoots by then, so my Paladin could probably tough it out.

There are no good Cultural armor sets for a Ranger it seems, so these are my two realistic choices (if I want to use a Ranger's only set, at least).