I wud suggest u find a good lvl 60 shue with attack elements....must be a minimum of 2 and preferably 3 elements.
lvl it up till u get to 100 and keep looking for ur 2 nd shue to match it for perfect or atleast for 5 elements all basic opts.
if u do manage to get one like that before 100, use all neri's on it.....so that lvls to some extent and save up money go to hatrel and buy early bird passive skill and lvl ur shues
so u make a good shue and ur not forced into anything and dont spend too much
and trust me on the fact u need attack elements more than defence at first cos...hk element damage is useless(i know it cos i was one too) ...


P.S: mace HK's ROCK