Equipment setup for MNK in merit pt help.

[Rutsahl]

I'm looking for some opinions of what gear to use in a few slots for my MNK.
Here's what I have already, I just cant deside what to use:

Head: Walahra Turban, and Optical Hat. I have the Shura Kabuto Abjuration but I'm not sure if the price is worth it.
Neck: Chivalrous Chain or Peacock Charm
Rings: I use Rajas full time, but I can't decide on my Woodsman Ring or Flame Ring for the second slot.

Basically I just can't decide if Acc, or Str is more important while I build TP in the pt. In PTs usually use sole sushi for mamool, and coerurl sub anywhere else. For colibri I eat mithkabobs or nothing at all. I macro in the Optical Hat for Asuran Fists if I'm not already wearing it, but I'd like advice on what's best to use during the WS for my ring and neck equipment too.

[Krenna]

I use:

TP:
Head: Walahra
Neck: Pcharm (No Faith torque ; ; )
Rings: Rajas + Snipers, I have another acc ring tho incase I need it.

WS:
Head: Shura Kabuto
Neck: Pcharm (sometimes I use Chilv but ehhhh, meh)
Rings: Rajas/Flame

I would definitly uncurse your shura kabuto, Chilv chain is a-ok if you dont have the gils for a charm. And dont TP in a flame ring lol.

[Obev]

Shura Zunari Kabuto's a bit "meh" for monk; strength-heavy builds tend to suck on Asuran Fists. 8 hits means you want accuracy, accuracy, more accuracy, a little bit more accuracy, and a Bard. Did I mention accuracy?

Peacock Charm or Faith Torque if you want to eat meat.

Acc/Acc for rings. If you even think about wearing a flame ring for TP (or indeed weaponskills in my opinion) you should be taken out behind the chemical sheds and shot.

Macro Life Belt over Brown/Black for Asuran Fists. Macro something better than Dune Boots for feet during weaponskill. Attack or Accuracy, anything's better than kick damage.

[Rutsahl]

MNK being my main 75 job, I want to make the the best it can possibly be and I'm still working on obtaining a lot of the end game gear. Is the Flame Ring even worth having or should I just sell it? I'll start macroing in my Creek M Clomps in place of my Dune Boots for WS now that you mention that.

[ringthree]

I am going to toss this in here, because even though I don't have Asuran Fists yet, I do have MNK end-game gear from my SAM and NIN. My question is for Asuran Fists, in slots where there is no Accuracy option, is Attack or STR better? Like for the ear, Minuet Earring or Merman's Earring? I am assuming Merman's, but I would like a better reasoning than, "that seems right."

[Nightbreed]

ATK > STR for MNK.

[Obev]

Minuet Earring is 3 accuracy.

[ringthree]

Minuet Earring is 3 accuracy.

Defeated! >.< Well, for the sake of argument assume no BRD. (I know, *gasp* but some people actually xp without a BRD! ^.^)

[ringthree]

ATK > STR for MNK.

This is the kind of answer I was looking to avoid. I would like a reason instead of someone parroting greater than symbols.

[Nightbreed]

Yes I know i'm sorry about that. There are numbers in several threads. I just cant find em and I am horrid with math calculations but there are several awesome MNKs here that would be able to give you numbers.

[Obev]

/pcmd leave ?

Seriously though, no bard, use Merman's. The most strength you can get on an earring is 2, and 6 attack beats that for hand-to-hand. Think Ochiudo's Kote versus Enkelados' Bracelets.

[Nightbreed]

ATK > STR for MNK.

This is the kind of answer I was looking to avoid. I would like a reason instead of someone parroting greater than symbols.

Can look here:
http://genomeffxi.livejournal.com/15949.html

[Churchill]

This is what I do, probably similar to everyone else

TP:
Tiphia Sting
Walahra Turban
Peacock Charm
Brutal Earring
Minuet Earring
Shura Togi+1
Bandomusha Kote
Rajas Ring
Woodsman or Flame Ring
Foragers Mantle
bb
Byakko's Haidate
Dune Boots

WS:
Shura Kabuto+1
Shura Haidate+1
Warwolf Belt

[TB]

lolSTR

[ringthree]

ATK > STR for MNK.

This is the kind of answer I was looking to avoid. I would like a reason instead of someone parroting greater than symbols.

Can look here:
http://genomeffxi.livejournal.com/15949.html

Sweet, perfect, game, set, match.

[Merkury]

ATK > STR for MNK.

This is the kind of answer I was looking to avoid. I would like a reason instead of someone parroting greater than symbols.

To sum it up best.. with AF being only 10% STR and VIT mods no amount of STR will realistically make up for missing one out of 8 hits. I have rajas ring and still use Snipers x2 for mnk and PCC full time. Denali boots are good to get for WS as well if you can put a nyzl group together.

[TB]

http://tonnberry.1337server.com/stuf...nkwstpgear.jpg

TP | WS

Gearing MNK is no rocket science.

[Nightbreed]

The difference in ATK between your TP build and WS build is only 5, but in your WS build you have an extra +6ATK earring......

[Panella]

The difference in ATK between your TP build and WS build is only 5, but in your WS build you have an extra +6ATK earring......

he loses 2 str going from bb/byakko haidate -> lifebelt/shura haidate, there's your missing 1 attack

[Francisco II]

The difference in ATK between your TP build and WS build is only 5, but in your WS build you have an extra +6ATK earring......

Black Belt out... STR -7
Shura Haidate in... STR +5

-7STR +5STR = -2STR

-2 STR = -1 Attack