Looking for some educated theories on Velious's Black Pantherskin armor.

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So I just found out (yeah, been away for a while) that Wu's fighting armor recipes were removed from the current game because they weren't available until mid-Velious, and as a result Wu's armor prices have spiked. So now I'm faced with a decision, because I definitely want to roll a Monk alt when Velious hits (gonna be my money farmer at CC geodes, current Main is a 44 Shaman), and now I'm torn between initial armor choices. Will Wu's still be an option at Velious, or will I be better served waiting for people to mass-produce Black Pantherskin armor and buy that instead?

Obviously I'm gonna save for a haste item and Velium HP/AC rings (got Diamondine earrings already).

Black pantherskin set: 89AC, 44STR, 34STA, 46DEX, 32AGI, 11CHA, 95HP. Weight = 4.8 stones.

I'm assuming it's not gonna be that much more expensive to make/sell than Wu's (232 trivial), but I dunno for sure. And I don't know if the higher stats are even gonna be worth it over Wu's. What do you guys think?

Also, are there gonna be any new weapons in Velious that'll be good for a Monk? I've got 2 trance sticks right now and I'm gonna get a quivering staff as well.