Veno Build Help D:

You can't put matk stones into armor; they'll add mdef. You don't lose anything by adding HP stones into the armor, though yes it would be wise to put matk stones in your weapon. HP would probably help you more than pdef in almost every situation. A "pure int" veno would be a build with very high PvE emphasis, so as an above poster said, vit is up to your discression.. though most people do get some.

Most robe casters I know went 7 2 1 (mag vit str) every 2 levels for survivability and because too much damage can take aggro from your pet earlier in the game anyway. If you want more crit, I would recommend crit gear instead of adding agi (at least, for a caster). Also, if I were you, I'd just use the gold trading system to buy a reset to take all those points out of agi and place them into mag/vit. The str will be appropriate in a few levels on its own if you stop adding for a while (keep in mind the reason for 1 str every 2 levels is to meet armor/weapon requirements, no more than that unless you're melee).

I personally prefer the hybrid veno (makes use of both trees, no vit, light armor) over being a caster because spamming venemous scarab by itself all the time was just way too dull for me (I started as a caster and converted later).

@turtle, that depends on the pet you are using. If you're using a "tank" pet such as a golem, that's definitely true if you want to kill mobs quickly to grind. If you're tanking a boss with your pet, it's much more important to keep it healed of course (esp later if you plan to solo TT 1-1 around 60-63). Try killing flying enemies with a pet petit sawfly that is the same level as you and you'll probably see a big diff.

You can drop your agi as low as 3 using the resets. I would say if you're in it for the damage and purely casting, go ahead and drop it to 3.

To see the prices on resets, go to the auctioneer and pick gold trading, then look at the prices people are selling 1g for. The resets are in the cash shop, and the prices are 3g/5g. In LC, 5g is about 500k-600k. Not sure of the gold trade prices in HT/Sanc. If you can't really afford to do that yet and want to wait, soloing TT 1-1 in your low 60s would be a great way to make the cash without losing much.

This is my opinion but a veno ONLY needs strength and mag. I personally put 1 pt in str and 4 on mag every lvl you DO NOT need vit your pet takes damage and you deal damage so it would be good to have a pet with good def and hp.but if you wanna kill them fast just get a fast pet with high atk.But this is only my opinion

I personally wear a mix of light and heavy armor but my magic hit is lower.

For you, I'd recommending up-ing your vit if you don't want to die so easily, though your pet SHOULD be taking most of the damage (exception is PvP because players know to attack the veno not the pet). Str will make your physical hit harder. Vit will INCREASE your phys/magic defense. Not strength, and it makes your HP/MP bar longer.
I personally have 51 Vit and at level 57 have almost 2k HP. (1990) Also, if you get armor/jewelry that adds vit, use it (if its good obviously) that will help with def and such

Use a tank pet. They require less healing/can take more damage while you attack BUT MAKE SURE TO KEEP IT LEVELED. If you don't, what happens is one Crit Hit and you steal aggro aka die. Learned that the hard way. I use Glacial Walker. As long as you keep him alive, you don't have to worry about taking damage (minus being attacked from behind/stealing aggro) but once your pet dies, hightail it out of there.

Anywho, Up your Vit.

And for those who are talking about making a build or whatever. I quite like that I'm not a one hit kill, though my attack is a bit lower. It's not the original builds to do, its kind of made up, but Here is my build:
http://pwcalc.ru/pwi/?char=be3c98860b5063b7
(the -9 is wrong, I have accessories on that dont show in options that add to my str, vit, and dex it is correct)

My mag may be a bit lower than most, but my pet helps and I can kill within the same amount of time as another veno my level whos a LA.

I just started playing so dont completly take wat i say as complete truth but..i started wit h a few char all veno's and i tried the light, robe, and heavy armor builds. personally i like the light armor build the most. I put 3 mag 1 str and 1 dex. i do really nice mag damage without takin aggro of my pet scorp thing. That pet you get on the quest to get heal and revive pet. It does really good damage and has roar or something to get instant aggro on att.from all the builds i tried so far this one is the easiest and i die less with it, plus if i run outta mana i can att with melee and still put out pretty good damage...not as much as if i used magic spells

<_< best not waste points on dex cuz 20 dex give 1% ...better put those points in mag. XD Also at higer lvl u are able get more crit.., some rings mold,belt give 1%-2,3% crit rate..
As a beginer, don't start w HA and LA <_< u will get probs w ur points..

best build must be AA for a beginner. vit or pure mag.
Vit= give hp-a bit more def..
mag = take up ur mag atks.
str= u only need str 2 wear ur gear/wep.