The Rathian set isn't all that bad, it has a nice defense and gives you a health boost as well as some protection against poison. The only items you may have trouble getting are Dragonite Ore & Monster Bone+. For the ore it's best to mine in the Volcano area or an upgraded Pokke mine, and for the Bone+ the *** Guild Kut-Ku will drop them on occasion as well the Cephalos quest may give it as a reward. Also, you can opt for the Rathian Cap instead of the Helm, which has a lower defense but better elemental protection and an extra slot.
Defense[]
Initial Defense
Max Defense
Resistances
Fir
Wat
Ice
Thn
Drg
38
+2
0
0
-2
-4
38
+2
0
0
-2
-4
38
+2
0
0
-2
-4
38
+2
0
0
-2
-4
38
+2
0
0
-2
-4
TOTAL
190
+10
0
0
-10
-20
Skills[]
Skill Class
Skill Points
Total Points
Active Skills
Health
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+15
Health +30
Poison
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+10
Poison Duration Halved
PsychicVis
+3
+1
+3
+1
+1
+9
Faint
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-5
Gemming[]
Jewels[]
if you add a few strength jewels(2 or 3) and psychic jewels you will also get maxed health and autotracker(armor base already has +9 detect)
Remarks[]
A very good starting armor to get also very good when fighting low rank Gypceros.