I had LA on my wiz/cleric but it never felt like I had constant bless

. When I used to play I hung out at DW south a lot with a +5 shield + self buffs + passives all the time and still got hit a LOT. For example, I was once 1 nuked by hybrid nuker ~2 levels higher.. not sure if he had premium, but I had a +4/+5 FB set, no premium or devil grade. For your reference this is my char
http://www.rev6.com/player.asp?id=217713.
That being said I still recommend LA over robes if you are getting the defense passives. Charity makes your str/int buffs a lot stronger. Why are people saying robes give 20% more speed and mp? It's only 10% more than LA, since LA gives 10% as well.