Everything you need to know about the MQ before actually attempting one:
http://ladderslasher.d2jsp.org/index.php?g=1#MasterQuestFor stats, you'll want to go primarily with strength and dexterity. Try to keep a relative balance between them, but many people do prefer to take strength a bit higher than dext. Stat placements are the same for every pure melee character and do not vary according to weapon type. There's a lot more info in that link I gave for the MQ, but also feel free to pm me if you have any other questions.
This post was edited by mwm_zyxcba on Sep 7 2009 07:37am