the buff is leagues better then I think, item abilities are what makes them powerfull in synergy not the stats, would be cooler if it gave one synergy of each
I'm really not sure what I am remembering, but I am still pretty sure you can pass on an item to a monster with nothing equiped with something, maybe it was a certain monsters ability? Oh yeah and if you are getting as far as you are in some of your loops, your stats are gonna n be mostly maxed anyway