There are often times when I only have one or two hours to play. Under these time constraints it is sometimes hard to find a group without travelling for the majority of my playtime. The ability to solo without a large amount of downtime comes in extremely handy in these situations. If you choose to go the subscribe to the mana school of thought I would recommend playing a dark elf. Iksars can not wear platemail which in my opinion is a serious drawback for a shadowknight.
Dark elves have a high mana pool with less melee penalties than erudites pay.
They also feature a very SK friendly home and ultravision which both will come in handy. Beginning Stats There are many useful ways to allocate your starting stats. I will however cover the benefits of each stat really quickly here. Strength is right up there with intelligence as the two most useful shadowknight abilities. Strength equals ATK which equals more damage in combat.