Yo! I'm like a newborn in the wild...

Hello, one and all! I'm new to the game, only having played for about 3 days since this posting. Hope everyone is good and that we can share insights as the opportunities present themselves!

With that being said, I have a few questions about stat point distribution and skills for Brawler/Knuckles and Dual Wielding;
1)Which stats best fit the knuckle wielder(like Agi, Dex, etc.)
2)Which are best for damage output for DW?
I have a level 56 DW and 30 Brawler, their stats are;
-DW: 20 something STR, 45 AGI, 70 DEX, 10 LUCK(off the top of head with other stats being 1)
-Brawler: 18 STR, 50 something AGI( other stats are 1)

P.S.(Apologies if these have been answered elsewhere)

 

yoo~ welcome to day 4

for knuckles, AGI is the most effective stat.
DEX gives accuracy, cast speed and a little extra attack. it's a good supporting stat.
VIT increases hp, use it as needed.
STR increases critical damage slightly, but does nothing else for knuckles. get this only if you like to flex big numbers with critical hits.
INT is for magic. knuckles don't get magic skills on their own, but their matk grows at the same rate as staves and magic devices.
which stats you pick and how you raise them strongly depends on what kind of character you want to make. you can't have all of them.
if you don't know, just stick with AGI. can't go wrong with that, maybe a little VIT for extra hp.

Dual Swords are complex. attack and stability calculates differently for the main and sub sword, and the stat screen doesn't show it.
DEX for the main hand, and for accuracy.
AGI for the sub hand, and for speed and dodge.
STR for both, and for critical damage.
you will need all 3 of them.

Blade skills only use the main hand, so attack gained from AGI doesn't affect them.
Dual Sword skills use both and the sub hand has major influence here.
check out the posts about Dual Swords, there are detailed guides out there.

the LUK stat increases drop rates by 25% when it's at 255 points. so you get a 1% increase for every 11 points on it.
this is a multiplier to the base. so if an item drops at a 50% probability, a 25% drop rate bonus makes it drop at a 62.5% probability.
LUK has no effect in combat, so don't raise it higher than other stats. especially on a Dual Sword build it can be bad because DS need many stat points to reach their full potential.

one last tip: don't use the reset book when you get it. you only get one for free and they are very expensive.
you can delete characters for free. use reset books only on high-level characters.

 

This is QUITE detailed! Thanks for the welcome and for the information! Thankfully, I haven't used my reset book yet, though I have dabbled with creating new characters and leveling to see if I can create a stronger, better build. I'm considering recreating my DW and seeing how that goes for me, as per a suggestion made from another high level player I partied with.
I'll continue to look through different forum posts and see which stand out.