i just got a monk, dont know if i should buy a unspawnable robe w/ life or go full str.

if i go str wat lvl should i start wearin str robes at? lvl 10? 15? 5?

and if i go buy a unspawnable robe w/ like 400+ life how many lvls will that get me?

1-15 tops with a 400+ life robe
better off just getting 1-25+ lpk armor for 1-10 at least than switch over to str or dex gear....whatever you have

Mythical woolen padded robe
Physical Defense: 0 to 8
Magical Defense: 7 to 18

+10 Strength
+10 Dexterity
+82 Max Mana
+1 Magic Luck
+1 to 5 Life per Attack

armor i used 1-10 on my monk climbs

alrighty lols

so get lpk/ lpa w/ stats?

depends on your purpose.

arena- killing speed is key esp as a frail monk who takes high damage anyhow, so stats over life. 1-10 in the arena, dex does close to nothing. as much str as possible

catas- you'll still be in the back row nonetheless, so stats

based on the above- stats are most important. lpk, lpa would be very minor mods for a monk. that life to kill will not add much esp since you'll be taking lots of damage
whether itd be arena/solo or catas

A Unspanwable robe with high stats and a high ee weapon will prob get you lvl 1-12 to 15ish depending on how high ee is, proficiences and your stats ofc.
But in general 1-10 is how far itll get you for the most part

This post was edited by Legolas_RH on Feb 3 2010 12:46pm

as frail as people want to make the monk sound, at levels 1-20 your fights shouldn't last that long anyways
1-10 you're good with either 15lpk or 5lpa
10-20 either 50lpk, 10lpa, or 5LS
but don't neglect stats to get these

I have been testing my monk for ages... and my gear is not that great... but I can give you some insight on my final build...

1. If you know that you will be in a Catarun 95% of the time from level 1-71... then EE/Stat gear... go pure damage...
.. Minimum Dex: 100, Rest Strength... (I have tested this... my average was alot better because my crit chance alot higher)
.. My MQ gear I used: 135 ee staff / 21str&13int robe / 34str main charm

2. If you know that you will be solo'ing 30-50% of the time inbetween 1-71... then EE/Stat/Heal gear... going hybrid
.. Minimum Dex: 100, Min INT: 60, Rest Strength... (I like this build for me... I am on alot of the times when there are like only 3-5 people on @ my level)
.. My MQ gear I used: 135ee staff / 29str&10crit strike / 41% HM main charm / 87%ee Focus Heal (acc)

3. Caster (never want to test this out at all...

Go for this:

EE Weapon... best possible
Str or Dex Robe... minimum 20 (you can get this @ level 5 + [lvl5 being perfect])... improve if you can
Stat Charm (for dmg)... HM Charm (Backup)

This is my monk @ the moment...
http://forums.d2jsp.org/user.php?c=3&i=234344&p=274084