Talk:Mystic Knight/@comment-98.194.121.111-20150608044510/@comment-23878607-20150611184418

Yes, the pre-100 stat growths can absolutely be used to buff strength and/or magick. The point I made about using Warrior pre-100 was that Assassin is a better choice because of its better strength and stamina, while MK can be used to build up HP lost to some stamina growth with the extra added bonus of some magick growth. By leveling as Warrior prior to 100, a significant opportunity for stamina growth is lost. MKs don't really need a huge amount of stamina, but if you're finding yourself spamming skills like Full Moon Slash on Great Cannons deep in BBI, it's really handy to have it than get caught helplessly panting with a pack of Eliminators closing in on you.

I will admit that I see things through a couple of individual filters... hence the choices I made with my own favorite build. I don't want to lock myself into playing just one vocation at 200, and I really don't want to wait all the way to 200 to play MK-- and the fact that the build plays really well as everything except Warrior works for me, too. Even then, a player's agency and better decisions make up for lesser HP and DEF that would not be particularly successful for a pawn.