What stats for Monk.

[Katsuchiyo]

Hi, I'm going to be a Monk as my Main job. What stats should I focus for on monk. I am going to be a Damage Dealer so what stats would increase hit chance, faster hits, better damage?

[TMPikachu]

If you're elvaan, dexterity
If you're mithra, strength


pretty much ignore vit/agi if you don't have a warrior subjob to provoke.

[Katsuchiyo]

What if I'm a Human and I'm subbing theif?

[spuncan]

strength/attack should always be foremost w/ a monk dex/acc seccond to that. this is the same for pretty much any race stat diffs arent that significant although mithras will want to invest less into +dex/acc.

To do this always go w/ the higher +stat bonus equips once your past 30 unless the added def is very significant and the +stats are very small, also as often as possible have meat mithkabobs or other +str/atk foods on hand while lvling. lastly be sure to always keep your weapons upto date. my suggestions for this are...

-cat bagh naghs - 1
-bronze knucles - 5
-brass knuckles - 9
-bastok kuckles - 10
-tropical punches - 10(w/ enough gil)
-brass bagh nagh - 12
-strike bagh nagh - 14
-cougar bagh nagh - 20
-lynx bagh nagh - 24
-claws - 30
-impact kuckles - 32
-mithril knucks - 38
-mithril claws - 41
-windurst hooks - 49
-cross counters - 50 (w/ enough gil)

of course all this is dependent on your cash flow you can cut out the ones w/ in a few lvls of another if need be

[Katsuchiyo]

Thank you for your help guys, and Spuncan ty for the information it helped.

[Toede]

cougar bagh nagh - 20
-lynx bagh nagh - 24


i would have to disagree on you with getting the lynx. they both do damage +6... while the lynx has delay of 30, cougars have a delay of 48. not a huge difference. on top of that, the cougars do addition ice damage plus gives you ice resistance(i think +3). i would suggest keeping the cougars insead of getting the lynx.

[Katsuchiyo]

Alright I will try that thank you T.

[spuncan]

well either u'll be using same thing till 40 any posible adv can help.. hrm.. i guess +ice would help vs ice spikes mot really that useful

[FeralisCallidus]

The fact is that Cougar has the same DMG rating than Lynx, but adds Ice Effect to attack... and has half the delay.

Which one do you think is better? =\

[Saurian]

cougars are slower than lynx, and i the ice effect went off maybe once per battle for me.

I just sold them and bought lynx, im sure the .2 seconds was better than the occasional 5points of ice damage i was getting.

[FeralisCallidus]

Yeah, It is the other way around.

Lynx = faster
Cougar = Ice Spikes Damage Effect

Lynx are all around better (sorry, didn't bother to check, just went on memory - which, I admit, is not very good early in the morning)

[Katsuchiyo]

Hmm I got an idea I'll just buy both! Thanks for the help my fellow comrades.