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What specialisation should I emphasize as Horkval monk?

RiplakishRiplakish
in North of Thera
Been inactive for some time and just barely learned about race specialisations. I would love to hear your recommendations for a horkval monk. Should I emphasize strength or constitution as a hunter monk? maybe also recommendations on traits I should select. Traits and specialisations all happened while I was gone and I have done some reading up but would still love to hear some recommendations. Thanks

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  • TarkanianTarkanian
    as an avid basher, i went for STR first, and then CON. so i think i went for Vindicator, if i remember correctly. as for traits, i went for Nimble. most minor traits have minimal effect, but for the major ones, i went the ones that gave +1 STR and/or CON again.
  • XliXli
    edited October 2013
    It also depends on whether you're going to buy artefacts to compensate for loss of stats - con artefacts are cheaper than str, so go str and buy girdles rather than going con and buying gauntlets. The other thought is higher int for better kaido / telepathy, and a bigger mana pool to transmute.

    As a tekura based monk, which is what you'll primarily be, you want Nimble as your first trait, the faster balance recovery is well worth it.
    Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."
    Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."
    Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."
  • CathyCathy
    I would say that con all the way. I found that extra STR was negligible in making a difference. An increase of 10% strength would only make it take one less combo if it was already taking 10 combos to kill something. I think the extra survivability, and hit+run tactics brought about by the extra 500-900h from con spec will give you way more ability to hunt successfully.
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  • SeftinSeftin
    Alternatively take con spec and not nimble/quick witted traots and be tankier (no 10% damage gain) and see what thats like. I dropped it as infernal And found that i could tank harder mobs and took lucky in its place for higher crit chance and receptive body for more con.
  • XliXli
    Either way, you want to Min Max - do all str traits and specialisation, or all con, or all int, etc
    Hiroma tells you, "I just got to listen to someone complain about your deadly axekick being the bane of their existence."
    Archdragon Mizik Corten, Herald of Ruin says, "Man, that was a big axk."
    Hellrazor Cain de Soulis, Sartan's Hammer says, "Your [sic] a beast."
  • AntoniusAntonius
    @Seftin Nimble reduces your resistances by 10%, so the effect isn't as severe the less resistance you have to begin with. Infernal is going to notice it a lot more than a monk.

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  • SeftinSeftin
    Ah right thought it was damage! Thanks @antonius
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