robe question of sorts

[ISMisst]

so i am wondering if should get my monk the white dragon scale robe or not. is it worth it?
should I save those scales and keep wearing the fearsome of invulnerbility robe, or craft one in the vale?

any suggestions appreciated

[Angelus_dead]

so i am wondering if should get my monk the white dragon scale robe or not. is it worth it?
should I save those scales and keep wearing the fearsome of invulnerbility robe, or craft one in the vale?

In general, monks prefer either the Icy Rainment or Enlightened Vestaments to the White Dragon Robe, although the white robe is easier to get if you already have a supply of scales sitting around.

White: Armor 6, Prot 4, Fort 75%, Cold 30
Icy: Dodge 4, Prot 4, Resistance 3
Enlightened: Armor 6, Wisdom 6, unarmed attacks 5% banish opportunity

Of course, both Icy and Enlightened have high obstacles to obtaining them. Both will bind when lifted from the chest, and Icy is in Ghosts of Perdition while Enlightened is in Vision Of Destruction. Personally I've had no trouble getting more Enlightened Vestaments than I want, but I don't have Icy yet.

In general, a monk will prefer Enlightened to White, because they want wisdom 6 somewhere, and they're likely to also want Prot 5 on another slot (especially mineral 2 clothing). Icy Rainments provides better potential AC if you can pair it with high-armor bracers.

[ISMisst]

yup i was wondering about getting those robes. of course all depends on luck

[feynman]

I use the Icy Raiment, took about 30 runs of GoP, saw it drop twice. If nothing else, you can farm it more easily than the vestments (no timer on GoP).

The trick: Have a cleric or caster alt (or friends), run a group of at least 4 clerics/casters to drop the beholder fast, switch out before the chest is opened. Each run should take less than 10 minutes. You will not get the shield piece this way.

Also, you can make 6 wisdom goggles in the shroud.