Ogre Shaman 75 AGI: starting stats vs. self buff or gear

[falrinth]

Is it worth allocating 5 points to AGI on creation or is it preferable to just maintain the AGI buff on one's self? I would like to min-max character creation stats but I value convenience -- would a shaman ever self buff AGI except to negate the penalty? I realize that eventually the 5 AGI might appear on high-end gear, but I can't find anything easily obtainable with 5 AGI that isn't a downgrade from gear that is similarly obtainable.

If self buffing AGI is the norm or a great / inexpensive item has 5 AGI, then it doesn't seem to make sense to put 5 points into AGI, but I'm interested to hear what other min-maxers have done.