Uh, first off, Hero bracer weighs 4.0. Now, that is insanely heavy, and the stats aren't even that good. Another thing... STR is not a very important stat. 5 sta is a lot of HP, then you have dex, agi (increases AC), and saves. Dex increases your chance to land double attacks and dual wield hits. Soooo stop being a newbie. I use this with a hardened clay bracelet (5 ac 5 all melee stats)
The only bracer that I considered wearing that weighed more than 1.0 (for a level or two, until I got my Tranquil Staff) was a silver chitin bracer, which is 15x better than a hero bracer.
Edited, Wed Jun 26 18:48:26 2002