Help on starting character/monk?

[razoredge]

start with your stats in str, agi, and I want to say dex is the other available but not 100% since I'm not staring at it. Agi builds are usually good for leveling and since you're going to have the spheres that'll help your damage output later.

now a big stickler is when it comes to skills, some people prefer to get lvl 10 on their heal while others will use those stat points towards angelus (vit defense). Personally in your wants, I'd say get heal to like level 5 then max angelus. Gear wise look into getting things like a mocking (whisper card) muffler, ghost bandana, elemental fists (don't necessarily have to be vs or vvs since that's what your spheres act as), any agi + items, preferred to have something hp raising in your armor/shoes (pupa/verit or something of the likes).

I would personally get pneuma and level at firelocks since they are good exp but there are people that prefer leaf cats for monks, then as they get higher they level at TI (turtle island). Another good place people might recommend will be TF (toy factory).