Can be…
My HoG +11 is not with transcend, because I only have 2 HoGs and the one with transcend is in PD2. I have 12 characters, I can not afford to put transcend at all.
When the IMC lets us pass the items with transcend through Team Storage I can test this …
But it also depends on your ranking, if you are in the top 20 you get a full solmiki guys with more defense, now if you are back there in the ranking picks up a less equipped people.