Chimeric Prism stat question.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Chimeric_Prism

Now here's the question: Do you get perks from all of the stats despite not meeting attributes? The reason I ask is because alot of casters equip shields without the attributes just for the +8 armor, so I was wondering if you still get the fringe benefits if you equip it either way.

You get the +5 energy regardless of attributes. All the others are specific to the class so you'll only get whichever one you meet the req for.

Unfortunately, I believe Pkest is just guessing. I don't have a prism to test with, but I suspect each one would give you the minimum due to the fact that you always get something, even when you don't meet the req.

If you dont meet the requirements normally the item will behave as a 'starter' item, so a warrior with 7 Str will still get the +5 energy and if it was an actual shield he'd also get the basic armor bonus of a start shield.

However, this is a prism which has no 'starter' level or bonus so you'd get 0 armor if using as a shield if you dont meet the req.