I'm currently a ranger approaching level 90. My base STR is 25 and I currently get +33 STR from: +10 Adventurer Cape +17 Zhelm +1 Speigelmann's Necklace +4 from Overall. +1 Veteran Adventurer Medal Total STR right now is 58. I know I need 105 for Nisrock so I'm missing 47 STR. Where can I make it up and how much will it cost? I'm guessing earrings, shoes and overall is logically where I'll get more. Also plan on grinding broken glasses. My other thought is, then I miss out on equips that are scrolled for DEX? Do most endgame BM's just wear things scrolled for STR? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
first necklace switch to depstar its +5 all stats cost 200m max or htp from horntail cost 180m for 20+ all stats or just MoN from CWKPQ (need long prequests done) second overall try get good dex with higher str. then many little other things can do such as raise base str and lower back to dex again when get better equips/higher lvl/more funded, str earrings instead dex, can gach at showa for str/dex maple leafs and switch them, later can better medal +3 all stats or so, rings like krex and others, can dojo for white belt and +3 scrolls 100% for str. dont forget that attack gear > str and dex>str so later will need to remove your +10 str from cape to only cape/gloves/shoes only attack stats. last can try get zhelm with perf 22 str or scar perf with 24 str. eye kinda expensive so yea try work on broken glasses before goggles
You want to have 23 eventually so you can cap 999DEX at level 200. Overall STR 60%s are cheap so you can buy/ask for some and scroll yourself an overall (bowman overall, like an Ades or Arzuna, preferably with high STR clean). Yes most archers use STR overalls. You can do pap prequests and then do ellin forest prequests, the questline and EPQ exp is mad and you're gonna want the ring for it's HP and 1atk it gives. Upon finishing ellin questline you get a +3 stat medal. You can go for STR earring too. At higher levels (135+) you can get a krex ring and a belt from mulung dojo, scroll with STR too. I would not go for a HTP because archers use MoN and you cant survive HT anyway unless you HP washed. You want just enough STR for a nisrock and with progress you make you'll slowly be able to ditch some of the Str items for DEX. Hope I didn't miss anything, if so I'll edit later. You can give me your IGN and I'll buddy you so you can ask questions throughout your journey. I am a BM main. Best of luck
You don't want to rely on STR from cape, shoe and glove. Because those should give you ATT instead. You should be getting more STR from overall, and also other sources - belt (+3 100% scrolls on the lower tiers), rings (Krex, events, wedding ring), face acc / glasses and more. also, having some base STR at the beginning is fine, you would use AP resets to remove this later on.
feel free to have around 50 base STR atm. you can simply wash it to DEX way later on as you progress. you can improve all the following: scarlion hat (STR) STR earrings (EPQ ones are beast) STR overall (try to get one with +35 STR and above) dojo black belt Horntail pendant/mark of naricain rudolph's shiny nose/STR maple leaf rings (not alchemist ones, those are way too expensive) EPQ/quest specialist medal also yes, you'll want weapon attack over DEX in equips like cape, gloves & shoes.
