@JamesPaten5E MC Rule Fighter can MC with 13 Str or 13 Dex. Can a Paladin with 13 Dex 13 Cha 8 Str MC? Same for Dex Pally as Dex Fighter?
the prereqs are there to force players to have broadly talented characters, MC is not for specialists

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 10, 2015

@JamesPaten it does make it easier to create powerful MC characters but chaining stat dependency on to one or two scores

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 10, 2015

@JamesPaten that said, if you don't mind characters who are a little stronger than normal, it's OK

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) October 10, 2015