Stalwart Defender build --- please comment

[1halfelf]

Hello,

As part of my "try everything" project I'm building a half-orc Stalwart Defender. My goal is basically to be an intimitank. Can you guys take a look at the build and give me feedback? Thanks!


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Loial Treesinger
Level 20 True Neutral Half-Orc Male
(20 Fighter)
Hit Points: 408
Spell Points: 0
BAB: 20\20\25\30\30
Fortitude: 15
Reflex: 9
Will: 8

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(32 Point) (Level 1) (Level 20)
Strength 18 28
Dexterity 14 14
Constitution 14 14
Intelligence 14 14
Wisdom 8 8
Charisma 6 6

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Base Skills Modified Skills
Skills (Level 1) (Level 20)
Balance 4 13
Bluff -0.5 1
Concentration 2 2
Diplomacy -2 -2
Disable Device n/a n/a
Haggle -2 -2
Heal -1 -1
Hide 2 2
Intimidate 2 34
Jump 5 26
Listen -1 -1
Move Silently 2 2
Open Lock n/a n/a
Perform n/a n/a
Repair 2 2
Search 2 2
Spot -1 -1
Swim 4 9
Tumble 3 3
Use Magic Device -1 9

Level 1 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Dodge
Feat: (Selected) Luck of Heroes
Enhancement: Orcish Fury I
Enhancement: Orcish Melee Damage I
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense I


Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost I
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate I


Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Iron Will
Enhancement: Fighter Tower Shield Mastery I
Enhancement: Fighter Flanking Mastery I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I


Level 4 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery I
Enhancement: Orcish Strength I


Level 5 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost II
Enhancement: Orcish Fury II


Level 6 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Shield Mastery
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate II
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I


Level 7 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II


Level 8 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender I
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense II


Level 9 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Skill Focus: Intimidate
Enhancement: Orcish Melee Damage II


Level 10 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Combat Expertise
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II


Level 11 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate III
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II


Level 12 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Fighter Tower Shield Mastery II


Level 13 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Orcish Fury III


Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Shield Mastery
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery II
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender II


Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness III


Level 16 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Power Attack
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost III
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate IV


Level 17 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Orcish Strength II


Level 18 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender III
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness IV


Level 19 (Fighter)


Level 20 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Stunning Blow
Enhancement: Fighter Weapon Alacrity
Enhancement: Fighter Strength III

[unbongwah]

My approach was different: I focused on DPS first, then hate-tanking, then AC, with the shield feats hopefully boosting both DPS and survivability in S&B mode post-U9. I built it with a +2 Supreme tome, but all that's required is +1 INT for Combat Expertise and +2 DEX for Dodge and +1 AC. Could also start base stats 18 / 14 / 16 / 12 / 8 / 6: little less DPS, +1 AC and +20 HPs.


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Level 20 True Neutral Half-Orc Female
(20 Fighter)
Hit Points: 352
Spell Points: 0
BAB: 20\20\25\30\30
Fortitude: 15
Reflex: 8
Will: 6

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(32 Point) (Level 1) (Level 20)
Strength 20 30
Dexterity 12 14
Constitution 14 16
Intelligence 12 14
Wisdom 8 10
Charisma 6 8

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 7

Level 1 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Two Handed Fighting


Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 4 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons


Level 5 (Fighter)


Level 6 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Two Handed Fighting
Feat: (Selected) Stunning Blow


Level 7 (Fighter)


Level 8 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 9 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Combat Expertise


Level 10 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Shield Mastery


Level 11 (Fighter)


Level 12 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Handed Fighting
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons


Level 13 (Fighter)


Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Shield Bash


Level 16 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Superior Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 17 (Fighter)


Level 18 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Shield Mastery


Level 19 (Fighter)


Level 20 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Dodge
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost II
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost III
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost III
Enhancement: Fighter Weapon Alacrity
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender I
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender II
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender III
Enhancement: Fighter Greatsword Specialization I
Enhancement: Fighter Greatsword Specialization II
Enhancement: Orcish Brute Fighting I
Enhancement: Orcish Brute Fighting II
Enhancement: Orcish Brute Fighting III
Enhancement: Orcish Brute Fighting IV
Enhancement: Orcish Extra Action Boost I
Enhancement: Orcish Extra Action Boost II
Enhancement: Orcish Melee Damage I
Enhancement: Orcish Melee Damage II
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack I
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack II
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack III
Enhancement: Orcish Strength I
Enhancement: Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude I
Enhancement: Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude II
Enhancement: Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude III
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense I
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate I
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate II
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate III
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate IV
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness III

[skullzz]

2 things
1) are you trying to be a hate tank with intim back-up or intim with hate back-up?
2) as a tank you need to get your hit points up for low saves or look into increasing your saves.

I have a build for a pure intim with dps when needed build that you may be able to adapt for horcs or look at my pally horc in the same thread.

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=293818

[1halfelf]

I'm looking to be more of an intimitank with hate backup. I've not ever played with the Defender pre before so I'm not really sure what works best. I'm kind of hoping the U9 changes to the shield feats make it more worthwhile.

[unbongwah]

If I understand the U9 changes to Intim properly, pure Intimitanking will no longer be an option; you have to do some hate-tanking to hold aggro. The silver lining is Intim will also apply a threat multiplier to your attacks, which is boosted when using a shield (presumably to offset the lower DPS). Since HOs (and WF) get Brute Fighting enhs to up their hate, I decided to try to focus on that in my build.