First Post, so i'd like to introduce myself quickly.

Name's HAG - i'm a Kojan Human Monk, practising the Style of the Mighty Dragon on Halgar.

Up to now i've only gained knowledge from you, the Elders, by listening - but now it's time to raise my voice and ask for advice.

I've been lucky enough to get a Foc.Xtal of Pain and wonder what Armor i should have make crafted with it.
I'm geared atm with (out of mind, as on laptop):

Head - Felzekar (RI heroic)
Shoulder - Pauldron of Ravager (RI legendary drop)
Chest a) - Mail of Judged (RI legendary drop)
Chest b) - Flawless Jagged of the Assassin
Hands a) - Gloves of Hatred
Hands b) - Flawless of Accuracy
Legs - Flawless of Recovery

Other parts are (U)R t4 crafted pieces that need to be replaced. But - how?

As i see it, i could go the Avoidance/Elusion path - but i wonder if such helps in groups/raids, if not when getting aggro for some seconds. Or is it smarter to equip the other 4 pieces with "Boon of HP", for better healing(-ticks) and that extra HP that would make me survive that AE of a bossmob?

Hoping for Input on that issue - as those xtals of pain aren't really growing like mushrooms.   

As Dragon's are not meant to tank, but to dish out loads of dps in groups?


Already got some parts i swap, depending on situation. Some (old t4) parts with evasion/boon of health, for when i'm forced to solo/offtank and some for groupplay and max dps. But as i see it, i'll be ordering some pieces of flawless armor for raiding, teched with boon of health. I remember it's +10HP effect healing me nicely back in those times when i had to solo. I could stand much longer, having like 5-6 pieces with boon of health and some other crafted parts with qualian healing proc. This way the +10HP effect grows up to nice sums - and with a desciple's boon on me i could be MT. 


Is there any cap or sortof value i should aim for? Atm i've already some crit-values from Gear and Jewelry, wondering how far i should plan the new pieces of armor.

Thx for any advice

Btw, do you guys suggest Pariah(Dex/Con/Str)  or Cavalier(Str/Dex/Vit)  My little boozer is about to hit 44 so I suppose it's time to start hitting up guildies to get my T5 things crafted.

would have to say as a drunken  i have a full set of pariah's and a few cavaliers for when i need to dps. so I would tend to agree with Kivik again here

So, since there is no reported cap on critical melee chance and critical melee hit rating, which of those two are more important?  I'm sitting on 391 chance and 422 rating when my DPS gear is equipped, and I'm trying to decide whether to bother making a set of jagged wraps.  Using Aum Kor and Legendary Tiger stance as standard while in combat, I crit at a decent rate now, but what seems decent to me might be crap to someone more knowledgeable.

Currently, I use Handwrap of the Torchbearer (primary) and Aluul's Claws (secondary) since they have 1.85 speed vs. 2.25(?) on the crafted ones.  I then hotkey a Pariah's Bladestaff of Devastation in to burn crits and swap back accordingly.

Also, I've been using a full set of Flawless Pariah's of Health gear for pulling and find that it works pretty well.  I wouldn't say the incoming heal bonus is a huge help, but the hp's are, so I agree there.

when i was harmonious my critrate was more around 70%

with drunken now it sits ~50%

this said that is on raids so there will be debuffs going on that make u crit more a lot of the time.
taking that into account fujitsu's numbers might be right.

Soft cap on stats is 18* your level (aka 900 at 50)

Im not sure, +100 crit is about 2.3%, i just go by the %'s

2 fist wraps = 7.5% crit
Full suit of jagged = 12%
Harm offensive +30% ( i think)

dex is +20%

Im not 100% sure, but i BELEIVE harmonious monks dont benifit to much (if any ) from jagged gear since they are at the crit cap already for buffs/abilities

Dex though should have its own 20% cap.

Im not 100% sure on this since i havent parsed my harmonious in over a month since i started raiding and dont hve time to switch