Are Legendary Villager Tools worth Saving up for?

Since the days long before AOEO originally shutdown its servers, the thought of buying a legendary villager tool (specifically the Delian Archon Hammer) with gold seemed like a myth to me, as they are so expensive that I don't think ill ever live long enough to get enough gold. Now years later with the game resurrected and my skill level competent enough to be able to do some elite Cyprus quest, this is still the case.

My Villagers are currently equipped with an epic rarity tool, that provides around a 16% boost to all gather rates. The Delian Archon Hammer i believe is around 18% to 19%. That boost does not seem like much, and I don't think its worth grinding and saving for one year at the least for such a small stat boost.

My eyes have been set on a new legendary tool, The Divine Hammer of Construction. If I recall correctly it provides around 16% to all resource gather rates, but most notably it increases build speed by as high as 51%! The build stat I think makes this hammer worth upgrading to... or is it? With the introduction of the Global Market, buying the Divine Hammer of Construction is now possible. However the average gold price is absurd, possibly higher than the Archon Hammer. Once again, I would probably die before I had enough gold to buy it.

So the main questions i've been pondering are is it worth saving for these legendary tools, or should i spend my gold on other legendary gear that is more affordable?

 

On that note; last night I was attempting Legendary Marion solo. I was playing as the Celts and I was going to go for the mass woad raider strat. I had no issue building my economy, and it was sustaining my production just fine throughout game. I was churning out woad raiders like crazy from 13 barracks, but I was barely able to push. My units numbers kept evaporating. The most I could get through in 50 minutes was the first two fortresses.

My economy isn't an issue in these situations. I think I don't have the proper gear or advisors for my woad raiders. Right now i'm wondering if i should invest into the right gear for my raiders so i can start doing legionaries and use the rewards to more effectively get a legendary tool; Or if I should save for a legendary tool first.

 

I usually start attacking by age 4 when my economy is fully set, which is usually around the 16 min mark. (On Marion my econ can be set up much faster.) I essentially spent the next 40 minutes hammering the woad raider button. Considering that i was always training units for that long, I thinks its safe to say my economy is okay.

 

I DID IT! I FINALLY BEAT LEGENDARY MARION! Thank you all for your advice!