Originally Posted by Namsaknoi
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starting slightly from backwards:
Cha - mainly for selling, cap is I believe 114 to sell at best price, Crude Stein, Gypsy Medallion, Crown of King Tranix or Kobold Jester's Crown, Opalline Earrings and/or couple of +cha JC gets you there easily. Will you really put +20 Cha for starting stats on a Monk for Puppet Strings?
Int - You can get tradeskill gear easier with Wis as a Monk
Wis - Easy to hit 220+ Wis with chanter buff and Wis cheap/medium price Wis gear, harder/more expensive for 250+ but it won't matter much, and will you really burn 20 Wis for starting stats as a Monk? Other than Ring 8/9/10, and Coldain Prayer Shawl for Wis gear, why else will you need Wis for? Do you really need to sacrifice starting stats for it?
Dex - Proc and weapon skill increase speed, for skill increase I would not waste point on it. For proc, if you have primal weapons then it is irrelevant, Shaman Focus + Dex gets you 255 dex easily also. What procs do you need, Gharn's, root, snare, stun? Do you really want to use 20 Dex for that?
Agi - It is very difficult for a Monk to go below 75 Agi. Increase chance to raise defensive skills, but very irrelevant in that aspect, so easy to cap any defensive skills on any class on P99 or live, after that 9 Agi = 1AC ish. AC is pretty broken on P99, even on live I wouldn't burn 20 starting stats on Agi for 9 Agi = 1AC
Sta - Not too difficult to hit 255sta, especially with Shaman buff, you can also cast Spirit of Ox with Velious legs if no Shaman available, yet 20 Sta = 80hp, especially when you are on corpse run and naked, will benefit Mend also
Str - Also not easy to cap without NTOV/BIS stuff, yet again Primal weapons, Focus, Shaman Str or Druid Str, etc etc, helps atk and weapon damage with or without buffs up to 255, helps with encumber although you will be more concerned with AC drop from over Monk weight limited of 18-24 wt before that
Conclusion: If you don't need any extra edge to level slightly faster by putting 20 into Str, I don't think you will ever regret putting 20 Sta as starting stats on a Monk
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