Ftr Defender of Sylberis AC

[redraider]

I need help from the guru's here about some AC

I have a lvl 12 ftr/6 rgr/2 rog that I use mostly for DPS (dual Min2 Kops) but I want to play around with the Intim/AC Tank role. I played around with Kensai II for a few days and will likely go back to it, but I am trying to figure my max AC in Defender mode.

10 base
10 armor (mith breast of destruction)
7 dex (with ftr armor mast II and ftr tower mast II plus sylberis bonus)
9 Mith Tower shield
1 Alchemical Armor Ritual
1 Alchemical Shield Ritual
5 nat(bark)
5 Prot
1 Dodge feat
2 Chaos Guards
2 Favored Enemy
4 Insight (shroud Min II Kop)
3 chattering ring dodge
5 Pali Aura
2 Recitation
5 Combat Expertise
2 Stalwart Defender II AC Bonus
3 Stalwart Defender II +3 Dodge Stance Bonus
4 Blocking Armor Bonus
4 Bard
1 Haste
5 Human Vesatility Armor Clicky
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91 AC (take off the clicky for a normal 86)

The defender enhancements also get my Intim to +60 before Human clicky with 507 HPS and a 38 Str 26 Dex 25 Con (with no +3 tomes)- but 33% movement rate could suck.

Am I missing anything on the AC calc? Anyone know what this could look like with ICY or with DT robes and AC 8 breacers? Is there any AC bonus to any of the new sets?

Just trying to figure the AC. I know I am taking a DPS kit dropping Kensai II and Power Surge, but in DPS mode, with the two Min2 Kops, this toon dishes out excellent DPS as it is.

Thanks in advance for the AC help.

[Anthios888]

The stalwart defender AC bonus for armor is only applied to heavy armor and medium armor. You would not get the max dex bonus increase for your mithral breastplate.

Also, just for my own reference - where is the blocking bonus to AC listed? I had not been able to tell based on the PrE. Is it +6 for SD 3?

[redraider]

Anthois - sweet - you just answered why I had to take the Ftr Armor Mastery II to get the full 7 Dex bonus. I wondered why I didn't get it for free with the Sylberis bonus, but I do get the Tower shield bonus, so that makes sense.

As for the blocking ac - it is listed on the main character stat sheet, as a new column right next to the original AC. Not sure about PRE III bonus, as I only have Defender II.

[vyvy3369]

Blocking gets up to +5, so +1 per tier.

Edit: Oh, and yes, the 33% movement was pretty terrible. I was about ready to give up on Stalwart Defender until I got to level 18 and acquired the tier 3. If by some chance you don't keep things very close to you, it was inredibly difficult to get them back. For example, if fighting anything that likes to hop/teleport around. VoD was a great example of this, since Sally now teleports around the map every once in a while even when you still have aggro.

[redraider]

The 33% wasn't too bad in the hound. I think a Sylberis Defender MUST have Intim to keep things close though, or will have to have a few swings to get hate agro, because we sure aren't going to run and catch anything...

:eek: