Well I know that you could get vanberk sunnies, but do you really wanna spend that much money when 2 mantis rings are cheaper than 1 str core...
Not to mention how expensive sunnies or +10 headgears are or even bone head...
+4 str from upper mid Is so cheap with helm of darkness and a vanberk card...
Oh and 130 str that I made for my wife's LK does not use silly armor cards, just aliot and antique firelock inside wool+tidal..
Sure I'll concede the point that 130 str with str vespers (even without food) is doable, but if we assume the following:
Vanberk 1m
Helm of darkness 2.5m
Slotted sunnies 50m
Marionetee doll 150k
Str vesper core 10m (cheapest I've ever seen in vends are 15m)
Mantis rings 2m
You'll find that the str core setting would be around 10 times more expensive