Monk weapons

[Nanakki]

I'm having a difficult time figuring out what makes a good monk weapon.
The delay on a weapon is read like this: Del. 28 = 2.8 seconds, Del. 10 = 1 second, etc. Right? Delay for a secondary doesn't matter as it procs only off of your primary through your dual wield skill, correct?

Also, is moss covered twig currently the best primary for a monk?

Thanks in Advance

[Kika Maslyaka]

no, delay for 2nd hand DOES matters, and it swings independently from main hand

low delay is important for main hand (cause of dmg bonus), while good ratio is important for off hand

[soup]

The delay on your main hand and off hand are in no way correlated or connected to each other.

At first, it's basically just the best ratio is the best weapon. So, the most damage with the least delay. Before level 20, the only exception to that rule would be if the weapons damage is so high it hits the damage cap that exists before level 20, but that isn't much of a concern for most monk weapons. It matters, for example, with warriors under level 20 using a Wurmslayer, since it has 25 damage and will have reduced damage due to the cap (I'm not sure what the exact cap is though, sorry)

At about level 30, there will start to be a damage bonus applied to the main hand weapon only. The damage bonus is a set amount of damage added to every swing (based on level only, not on STR or the weapon etc.), completely independent of the weapons marked damage number. This wont really be a factor in determining the best weapon in most situations until level 40 and beyond.

So in other words, generally speaking, all you need to look for is the most damage and the least delay. Once you get to the 40s and 50s and have a decent damage bonus, having a lower delay in main hand becomes important, so you apply that set damage bonus more often.

[Knuckle]

I disagree, if dual wield check is not based off of the primary hand swinging, then what is the dual wield skill checking?

[Dr4z3r]

Every time you try to attack with your offhand (once per delay), it checks your dual-wield skill. If you succeed, you attack; if you fail, you don't attack.

[Motec]

trolled by knucktard

[Enderenter]

MCT is not good for monks. Get a Jade Mace / SoS combo, or better yet a 2hb.

The best primary for monks is T-staff. (or technically Ton Po's Bo Stick of Understanding, but there is only one on the server)

[mimixownzall]

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

The best primary for monks is T-staff.

Runed Fighters Staff disagrees with you.

[Messianic]

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

The best primary for monks is T-staff. (or technically Ton Po's Bo Stick of Understanding, but there is only one on the server)

Every credible source I know of has stated that this item never existed on live.

[Kika Maslyaka]

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=586