Monk Weapon Comparison Help Please

[DinoTriz]

Hey guys, I'm a level 11 Monk with a tough decision on what weapons to use (although its a nice problem because awesome people have given me these weapons)

Should I use my "Wu's Quivering Staff" (2H Blunt/ 23 DMG - 28 Delay - 9.0 Weight)

OR

Double "Cane of the Tranquil" (1H Blunt/ 11 DMG - 25 Delay - 2.5 Weight each)

Dual wielding looks cooler, but how do they compare? What about after I get Double Attack at 15?

Any help would be awesome! Thanks!

[Clever]

1hb to 20.

2hb 20-epic.

H2H/1hb epic-Velious.

[DinoTriz]

Awesome! I'll do that! Thanks!

[DinoTriz]

Thanks for the tips! Im assuming the Wu's Quivering Staff will only get better and hit harder after I get level 20 since the damage cap will lift?

[godbox]

you guessed correctly

[Splorf22]

Originally Posted by Reikerz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

A quick and easy way to compare ratios between 1h and 2h weapons is to take the 1h weapons, add the dmg, and avg the delay. This gives you:

2hb: 23/28
1hb: 22/25

When ratios are close like this, you're usually better going with the 2hb since it has some extra benefits (DS hurts you less, you riposte harder, higher dmg bonus with slower 2h weapons, etc.)

So in this situation I'd say Wu's is slightly better, but it's close enough to allow for personal preference.

This hugely overstates 1H weapon damage since you don't DW every time. I think a L60 monk only dws 75-80% of the time and a L60 warrior about 65%.

[Reptak]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This hugely overstates 1H weapon damage since you don't DW every time. I think a L60 monk only dws 75-80% of the time and a L60 warrior about 65%.

I agree. I like this quick and dirt way to compare though. I would say averaging the delays would be fine. But only add 2/3 of the weapon damage of the offhand.

So, adam club (15/25) /SoS (17/28) would be about 27/27 or (15+12)/27. I think this is close and compares favorably with a T staff, which I believe it should. Nice quick way to compare.

EDIT: so I guess applying this would mean 2 canes would be like 19/25 (as opposed to the staff being 23/28). My vote is staff is better.

[Nordenwatch]

however on the flip side, monks don't riposte at 11, i doubt he'll be fighting any mobs with a DS, and dmg bonus doesn't start really til later levels.

[kylok]

Also melee damage is capped to 20 before level... 20. And in my experience melee dmg 1-19 looks something like weapon damage x2 (jade mace hits for 18 for example) // for max damage this is // So in this case the cane of harmony will have a max hit for 22, capped to 20 and a faster delay.. and since you don't have double attack yet it is absolutely better to dual wield until 20, then re-asses the situation. Following Clever's advice above. Also don't forget to keep your hand to hand reasonably level'd.. it's annoying but it's worth it.

[sonicjoose]

2hb: 23/28
1hb: 22/25

Good theory but probably not very accurate

You won't be landing successful dual wields very often till your higher levels. So go with the 2hb till you get epic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]