Wu's Quivering is a great weapon with two drawbacks: until level 10 it's a 10/28 weapon, and at 10 pounds you're sacrificing AC if you have any sort of bags or non-0.1-weight gear. HBC, Azure Sleeves, Gem Inlaid Gaunts, Kobold-Hide Boots and several bracer options come to mind. Also shuriken. It's still a great weapon and the price can't be beat. The pre-10 drawback is temporary, but a humble Bamboo Bo Stick will outperform it until then. Good to have one of those if you let your 2HB skill fall behind. IBC, otherwise a great low-level weapon, has the same weight problem. But Wu's Quivering will outdamage your JM/KD combo until damage bonuses get substantial; the point of that combo is to abuse the low-delay primary damage bonus, and that's 0 until level 27. Also, higher dual wield skill = more offhand swings.
Large Soiled Bag is your friend. Food, shurikens, and bandages weigh nothing. Runs about 1k, you can sometimes score a free one in SolB since they're lore.
Wu's armor is better than cloth, but that's about all it has going for it. Strength gear, in my experience, goes further than AC on a soloing monk. Fire emerald golden bracelets are good alternatives to Wu's for Iksar. But for shoulders, legs, feet, and waist you're pretty much limited to either Wu's or hideously expensive items (Iksar Hide Boots, FBSS, Sarnak Hide Leggings).
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