I disagree. The extra strength on a monk doesn't add up to a ton more in benefits since at 80+ whatever gear you have that boosts strength will be sufficient to never be encumbered, and since you're a monk, you'll likely be investing in weight reduction bags anyway and you'll be focusing on keeping weight down to avoid the ac penalties, so carrying stuff won't be a problem; which leaves improving DPS as the only reason to have more strength. If you're grouping, you're probably going to be doing more running around than dpsing anyway for the pulls and if you're soloing, the extra 20 strength won't make much of a difference because you're likely still going to be waiting 6 minutes between mobs to have Mend up for the fight, so it makes little difference if you can kill something 10% faster. And even if you're duoing, you're probably doing it with someone who is going to buff your strength anyway. The extra HP, however little it is, is still a huge boon for surviving splits.
And also, as a warrior, having as much stamina as you can is ideal at the very least because it gives you a larger buffer for zerking.
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