monk ratios, primary and offhand choices

[deadeyedick]

I am currently a level 16 human monk I have researched a bit about these questions and having trouble finding answers to these questions there seems to be some debate.

what is the math to understand a weapons delay to damage ratio?

what type of weapon is best in the main hand ?

1. a higher delay higher damage?
2. lower delay lower damage?

what type of weapon is best in the off hand ?

1. a higher delay higher damage?
2. lower delay lower damage?

when does this change to 2hb and then back to 1hb?

thanks

[Jimjam]

    Melee & Tank Weapon Damage Cap
Level Range	Weapon DMG Cap
1-9		10
10-19		 14
20-29		 30
30-39		 60
40+		100

At your level its simply a case of comparing your weapon’s dmg to the max dmg by level and switching the dmg to the lower value if thr cap is exceeded and then dividing dmg by delay.

For the very lowest end play there are other considerations such as rounding and from 27 there starts damage bonus but dmg/delay is a decent approximation outside those cases.

[Toxigen]

Just get and use a good ratio 2 hander.

You take a lot less damage.

[Snaggles]

In the low levels it’s a bit more confusing. Damage caps favor fast weapons to like lvl 30. Then its ratio to around 50. Then it’s a combination of ratio and damage bonus.

That said, past like level 30 it’s tough to beat a Peacebringer for 800p on blue or an IFS for around 3500. Really tough. Tstaff holds up solidly to 60.

[Bardp1999]

There is no need for charts and analysis and other bull shit. Peacebringer til Epic, then Epic + SoS(offhand) until raid gear. You're welcome.

[Crede]

Originally Posted by Bardp1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There is no need for charts and analysis and other bull shit. Peacebringer til Epic, then Epic + SoS(offhand) until raid gear. You're welcome.

Epic/sos was good like 8 years ago. The answer is always tstaff until Bo staff or better raid weps.

[Solist]

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

Epic/sos was good like 8 years ago. The answer is always tstaff until Bo staff or better raid weps.

This sadly is true.
Peacebringer if no Tstaff.
Tstaff till Strongman. Facesmasher more or less interchangable with bo staff.
Strongman until tunare fist+priceless or better.

Abashi more dps than bo staff but less than tunare fist+15/20 or better.
Weird combos like wurmscale and essence and shit are generally all around the same or less than bo staff on 90% of mobs.

Cycling out any of the 2h's for offhand 9dmg hits is worth about 3-5dps. Hardly worth not being alt tabbed watching youtube for. You can afk for 2.5mins of most fights and collect dkp for watching squirrels figure mazes out. Or be ultra dpsmonk flykicking for a further 5.5 top 7.8dps depending on the mob., and not watch squirrels.

TLDR buy a 3k plat peacebringer until you join vanq or riot, sow people outside ToV on a level 40 druid and pick the highest dkp/hr race to mostly AFK like dain/sev/KT until you have DKP to buy a tunare fist and gharns+primal+abashi.

[Toxigen]

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

TLDR buy a 3k plat peacebringer until you join vanq or riot, sow people outside ToV on a level 40 druid and pick the highest dkp/hr race to mostly AFK like dain/sev/KT until you have DKP to buy a tunare fist and gharns+primal+abashi.

Or get Primal + Sap Encrusted Branch + Wurmscale Fistwraps and move on to your next character.

[Keebz]

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

Or get Primal + Sap Encrusted Branch + Wurmscale Fistwraps and move on to your next character.

Or just 2 primal fist wraps. 15 dmg is the cutoff for a higher min hit. This and the stats offset the ratio more or less.

[Snaggles]

Fist/SoS these days is really bad. Most well geared rangers out parse them. There are DW combos that out perform droppable Kunark 2h’s but you won’t find them outside raids. The triple attack and then scaling damage bonus patch did crazy things.