Depends on what you're after.
Soloing stuff like PoM halflings I'd say the most important stuff is the Hate book and Epic (and then HP/mana/AC). Zheart, coldain shawl and even coldain ring won't make a difference (ring might to a slight extent but the fight will be fast it won't likely be the decider).
In terms of soloing more trivial stuff like Fe'Dhars in SS or Kael Giants at 4-way for thurg armor I'd say you'd be happy to have a VP-staff but it's not exactly game breaking there.
Velketor's Bone Bracelet of Condemnation is very nice for that kind of stuff though. Easily 1500-2k free dmg per mob. Plus you get the added bonus of changing color on mobs for wow-effect (turn that ice-dragon into a red dragon!).
For raids I'd say is where I feel the biggest benefit of the VP-staff. That and when recovering from a rez.
VP you need a key for though. And a raid force to kill Silverwing or Druushk. These are contested mobs so I wouldn't bank on being able to buy loot rights. I tried for about a year with no luck. Finally got mine through my guild.
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