looking for a fvs/wizzard or sorcer solo build.... any one??

[rlarge]

I see lots of builds but not really starter ones. I want to play a battlecleric type with good spell dps and good heal for myself and my son. I am thinking what is in title but am open, mostly. I want to be viable sooner rather than later for solo/2 man team questing. I need to see the build laid out for me if possible. ie start stats,feats,etc and the level by level stuff to take to get what I want above. Is this even possible?

[TimeIsDead]

www.ddo.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/21-Classes
That's the forum you're looking for.

Looks like you want a divine caster, best would be EllisDee's NecroCleric basic build: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/422552-Necro-Cleric-for-new-players

You'll get healing, dps with meta'd SLAs, and later some great aoe/insta kills.

If you're dead-set on dwarf, I would sacrifice the GSF:Necro and Jump feat/skill pts. Dwarf in general doesn't favor arcane casters--current builds seem to suggest WF/human/drow are much better.

If you really want arcane, I'd suggest the PaleTrapper www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/422622-Pale-Trapper-for-new-players-%28Human-18-2-Wizard-Rogue%29 especially if you're duo/solo a lot and don't have the patience for timing traps.

[slarden]

This is not a dwarf build, but it's a very solo-friendly and survivable wizard build.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/455095-Shiradi-Wizard-Plan-For-First-Lifers

I have been running this build on a character without many past lifes and without any raid gear and it's been doing great. I previously ran a wizard 14/fvs 4/monk 2 build which was great for the time, but with the current game this build with heavy armor and level 9 spells available is much better.

The key benefits of this build
- great self-healing
- you will never/rarely have to worry about spell point shortages once you get your first 2 fvs level which gives you just reward
- effective against mobs and bosses
- works well in off destinies and heroic levels
- doesn't require past life grinding or raid gear. There is a recommendation to etr while filling out desitinies which is optional - but no heroic tr is required.

[rlarge]

does this last one allow for healing my son? or if not, can I do something to make it do so without messing up the whole progression thing?

[slarden]

does this last one allow for healing my son? or if not, can I do something to make it do so without messing up the whole progression thing?

If he plays warforged or bladeforged you can heal him with repair spells and reconstruct. My son and I played dual warforged several years ago and it was a great experience for us because it was the first time we didn't need to use hirelings.

[rlarge]

nope. he is dwarf barbarian. :( I really need to be able to heal him I think. sigh. really liked this build too.

[Ancient]

nope. he is dwarf barbarian. :( I really need to be able to heal him I think. sigh. really liked this build too.

Heal scrolls is enough to get through heroic, especially if the barb has some amount of self healing. You just need UMD, but that is easier with green steel which you may not have.

[slarden]

nope. he is dwarf barbarian. :( I really need to be able to heal him I think. sigh. really liked this build too.

Once he gets 3rd tier silver flame favor he can heal himself fully with potions available from the vendor. They don't work well for all classes because they have a downside, but I have a con-based dwarf occult slayer barbarian and they work great.

You can go with a cleric. Either full 20 cleric or 17 cleric / 3 paladin for the defense stance and other benefits. Favored soul would also work but you need to worry about more stats as a favored soul.

Druid is also something to consider as they have great healing.

I would definitely go with Cleric, Favored Soul or Druid since Barbarians have a lot of hp and need some big heals.

[rlarge]

would 3xcleric instead of 3xfvs work? would that give me enough healing to support my suns barbarian?

[slarden]

would 3xcleric instead of 3xfvs work? would that give me enough healing to support my suns barbarian?

Either cleric or favored soul would allow you to heal your son's Barbarian while contributing with offense.

By 3x do you mean 3 lifes? One other question. Do you want to go melee or casting (fvs or cleric) or are you undecided at this point?

[rlarge]

by 3xcleric I mean take 3 cleric levels with the 17 wizard. I "think" I have read that a sorcerer has good dps so not thinking about melee if that is true. IF is is possible to take 3xcleric instead of 3xfvs then and 3x cleric gives me enough healing to effectively heal my son the3n that would be good. if all this is true, then how would the feats,stats,spellsw etc go vrs what they were in your original?

[AbyssalMage]

nope. he is dwarf barbarian. :( I really need to be able to heal him I think. sigh. really liked this build too.
Druid:
Gingerspyce (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/427398-Gingerspyce-s-caster-healer-quasi-tank-build)
Heals, Solo's, Tanks :)

Build and Gear layout. Even has Video of 1 - 20, first life (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTX5IZhNI5ua_GUCC0AGpI1Fp6DNrSEG9)

Deathtitan (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/454645-DeathTitan-Ice-Druid)
Heals, Solo's, DPS

Basically the same but more focus on DPS

Bard:
The Count (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/443235-The-Count-of-Monte-Cristo-dps-CC-survivability-focused-pure-swashbuckler)
DPS/CC/Healing

Not the greatest healer but can do the job

Dwarven Defender (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/444545-The-dwarven-defender-parody)
DPS/Tank/Healing

Different focus, but has heal spells/UMD (for heal scrolls)

I just wanted to open the Druid/Bard possibilities. DDO is very flexible, unlike any other MMO

[slarden]

by 3xcleric I mean take 3 cleric levels with the 17 wizard. I "think" I have read that a sorcerer has good dps so not thinking about melee if that is true. IF is is possible to take 3xcleric instead of 3xfvs then and 3x cleric gives me enough healing to effectively heal my son the3n that would be good. if all this is true, then how would the feats,stats,spellsw etc go vrs what they were in your original?

As you get more levels of cleric/favored soul you get access to better healing spells and your spells get more powerful. With 3 levels of cleric or favored soul you just won't have enough to heal a barbarian. You are probably looking at 12 levels of cleric/favored soul or more to get enough power in your healing.

The biggest problem with any casting class is that you have a limited spell point pool. If you are throwing alot of heals you won't have much sp left for offense. That is why you may want to consider a build like this:

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/427304-Radiant-Titan-revisited-Clr17-Pal2-Ftr1-melee-healing-spec

With this build it lets you use your turn undead charges for healing and with a barbarian and you both cleaving/great cleaving your dps should be fine. Just make sure you carry a throwing weapon for the times when you can't reach an enemy. Also, you will have a healing aura that heals you and anybody near you over time so you won't have to throw heals as often.

There are some things your son can do to minimize healing as well. He can choose some healing amp from the barbarian tree so your aura and spells heal for more. He can carry remove poison, remove curse, remove disease and lesser restoration potions available in the center of the marketplace. He can also take a heavy armor feat to reduce damage from weapons and spells.

Basically, this build would let you learn about casting and sp usage while playing mainly melee. The one thing with a caster is that your dps is really bad when you are out of sp and that is the biggest problem people face when learning how to play a caster.

Edited to add: you can lower dex from 14 to 8 in that build. Lower Charisma from 16 to 12 and raise con to 16. This gives you a net 6 pts which will raise your wisdom to 15. To cast level 9 spells you need a 19 wisdom which includes items and tomes. Also go 3 levels paladin instead of 2 pal/1 fighter for the pal stance. The basic idea of the build is good, it's just a little outdated.

[slarden]

I should also mention, at the lowest levels, buy cure serious wound potions from the guild potion vendor in house Kundarak (Elmar Flask). Those work really well in the early levels.

[rlarge]

ok I will try these things. may have to go back to rethinking what I want. healing is a must. all else is open though I did want caster. I have played several melee's so can do that if I need to. caster may not work for what I need, or so it seems. thx for all the help