I have never read any guide on the subject that convinced me.
I’m no expert on the subject of dueling, I havn’t done it for years, but…
There are matchups you’ll constantly be chasing.
And there are matchups that will come at you.
So imo it makes sense to have 2 setups.
1 with spirit, 125fcr, stacked res.
1 with phoenix (or an expensive Jstod), less fcr, more dex/dr.
I would aim for the above if you don’t mind having 2 setups.
You could have much more gear swap in stash…
A few matchups can do both, flee or come at you, like a V/T for example… but you can easily force them to come at you by neglecting their light dmg, or you can play at 125fcr and make it harder for them to just retreat and use ranged attacks.
If however you want a single do-it-all setup for pubs, then this subject is very subjective. You’ll get tons of different opinons, based on what people value more based on their playstyle and the matchups they are used to face, the world of BM’ing, and a bunch of factors that are so situational that it’s hard to really have a consensus on what is optimal as 1 unique setup.