Nowadays, there are many ways to increase hp instead of hp washing, makes it possible to wash a NL to 10k hp without add any base int. My no base int nl is 10.6k hp right now with three pets. I think 10k hp is a good aim since it enables you to HT without HB when 165, and when you above 175 can go to toad and auf with HB, the only boss you cant deal with is pink bean which has not released yet. However, no base int doesnt mean no need to wear int equipments, and because of its complexity, it requires deep understanding of the hp wash mechanism. So this method may only suit for really low funded ppl or ppl like me, wanna to normally enjoy playing nls when in low levels. Ok, lets do the calcalation. The equipment now can increase hp. 1、Lv 120 Medal: 200 hp 2、Blackfist Cloak: 100+hp 3、Blue Belt:100 hp 4、Ephenia's ring: 150hp 5、Three pets equipment hp scrolled: 100 hp each>>300hp Plus the Hp quest: 500 hp. We can get about 1350 hp through the quest and equipments and if you add event rings it would be easily above 1500 hp. So actually the hp we need to wash to is 8.65k hp. And, as the calculate sheet Shiyui provided, if you wear average 100 int equipment when level up till 165, you can wash to 8.65k hp with only 138 aprs. I dont know the int equipments price right now, i just uesed my fp mage eqiupments and further calulated zak hel and htp, i can easily fullfill this requirement. As the result, you can be purely unwashed till lv 135, and then start washing to 165: put all 5 ap to hp and ues aprs decrease mp wash ap back to luk. So you only need some small fund to buy int equipments early till 135, and after that , every level you need 5 aprs, which can cover from voting nx if you level up slower than 2 days. PS: If you really lack of meso, the requiement would be much lower if you changed the aim lv to 175.
Black belt gives even 200hp more than blue one, very helpful guide for new players I'd say. And you can do the "new" hp daily quests @ Magatia which is also about 400hp~ monthly.
4 base int (~100 int from equips) NL 18x with 12,700 hp here so can confirm this. Unless ur hp goal is like 15k or 18k no need to add base int