starting stats - monk

[sajbert]

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

You can get 160 DEX from Avatar + FoS. Monks start with 85 DEX worst case if you are a Human. That means a naked Monk with Avatar + FoS has 235 DEX before gear. Monks want FoS + Avatar, so you will have those buffs in the endgame.

You can only get 50 STA from Riotous Health. 70 STA if you get Primal Essence, but that doesn't stack with Avatar. Monks will pick Avatar over Primal Essence every time.

You are correct that putting your starting stats into DEX does increase your chance of an earlier Avatar Proc for the initial proc.

Putting your starting stats into STA will give you a bit more wiggle room to swap out resist gear if needed without losing your capped STA, and an extra buff slot. You can use that extra buff slot for a DEX buff for the earlier Avatar proc, and that DEX buff is better than the amount of starting stat points you get.

Sure you can cap cap dex with FoS as a STA-monk allowing you to proc Avatar ASAP. It won't help you solo without a Shaman to buff you but for raiding it's true enough. Unless you die and get ressed in fight, in which case you lose the buff and want to proc avatar ASAP.

However, if you go by the p99 monk wiki BIS-list with Gharn's and FoN and add resist-items like shawl of protection and VP robe you're still only 3 STA away from capped. There are a number of sidegrades you could swap in to max out those 3 STA or you could just self-buff.

So I'll maintain that at at the VERY end of the line STA stops to mattering for anything but some heavy resist-set wearing raid puller where it still probably will never matter. I'd personally rather be the heaviest solo hitter one can be. But like you say, DEX isn't exactly that useful either and even AGI could possibly be the best stat at that point.

But in any realistic setting, yeah STA is marginally better unless maybe you have a proc weapon.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Sure you can cap cap dex with FoS as a STA-monk allowing you to proc Avatar ASAP. It won't help you solo without a Shaman to buff you but for raiding it's true enough. Unless you die and get ressed in fight, in which case you lose the buff and want to proc avatar ASAP.

However, if you go by the p99 monk wiki BIS-list with Gharn's and FoN and add resist-items like shawl of protection and VP robe you're still only 3 STA away from capped. There are a number of sidegrades you could swap in to max out those 3 STA or you could just self-buff.

So I'll maintain that at at the VERY end of the line STA stops to mattering for anything but some heavy resist-set wearing raid puller where it still probably will never matter. I'd personally rather be the heaviest solo hitter one can be. But like you say, DEX isn't exactly that useful either and even AGI could possibly be the best stat at that point.

But in any realistic setting, yeah STA is marginally better unless maybe you have a proc weapon.

I agree!