I think there are 3 kinds of vendors who sell high end gears/blueprints in total:
- Base of Operations phoenix credit vendor
- Dark Zone credit vendor in DZ02 - DZ05
- Dark Zone phoenix credit vendor in DZ06
Which one gets you the strongest gears?
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Dark Zone credit vendor in DZ02 - DZ05
Dark Zone phoenix credit vendor in DZ06
Base of Operations Advanced Weaponry Vendor
All things considered, as of now Base of Operation Phoenix vendor is the best option if you're looking for blueprints. If you're DZ rank 50, DZ06 is a good alternative for pre-made weapons and gear.
see also What can high-end Division Tech be used for?
UPDATE: From patch 1.1 notes:
- The vendor in the Church Safe House will now sell items in Dark Zone Funds instead of Phoenix Credits
- Added new level 31 and 32 High-End items Blueprints to Vendors
- Removed Division Tech requirements from some level 31 High-End Blueprints
This patch will be released April 12th, 2016.
Phoenix Credits is the endgame currency as the game currently stands.
The base and the DZ06 vendor both sell the highest quality blue prints. Its Yellow ilvl31 gear, which is the highest u can currently get.
For the recipes from the DZ u also requier Div Tech (yellow x3) to be able to craft it, so its highly sought after and in the next week or so more and more people will farm for it, since they crafted BiS gear from the outside vendor.
The recipes from the base for phoenix, just requiere the normal mats.
All the other DZ vendors sell you ilvl30 yellow gear, which imo you should never craft, since ilvl31 purples are usually better already...
To sum it all up, Phoenix Credits == endgame == strongest gear