The FeyBuckler: Warlock/Bard/Fighter, intended to be endgame DPS melee

[geoffhanna]

This is intended to be an end-game build. The main features are


Effective DPS via single weapon fighting and swashbuckling
Effective crowd control and Coup De Grace
Multiple auras that provide DPS, debuffs, temp hit points, party DPS buffs, and healing

This build would be even better with maximized sonic spell power but I am out of feats and enhancements; I’ll have to make do with gear-based sonic spell power and sonic lore. Also has to be Halfling as I am in a halfling-only guild.

I am very excited about what will happen when the Fey aura, the Consecrate/Sacred Ground/Crusade effects, and Forced Escape all go off at the same time!

So ... good? Bad? Horrendously flawed?


FeyBuckler
12/5/3 Warlock/Bard/Fighter
Chaotic Good Halfling


Level Order

1. Bard. . . . . . 6. Bard . . . . . 11. Bard. . . . . .16. Warlock
2. Warlock. . . . .7. Warlock. . . . 12. Warlock. . . . 17. Warlock
3. Fighter . . . . 8. Bard . . . . . 13. Fighter . . . .18. Warlock
4. Bard. . . . . . 9. Warlock . . . .14. Warlock . . . .19. Warlock
5. Warlock. . . . 10. Fighter . . . .15. Warlock . . . .20. Warlock


Stats
. . . . . . . .28pt. . .36pt . . Tome . . Level Up
. . . . . . . .----. . .---- . . ---- . . --------
Strength. . . . .8 . . . .8. . . .+3. . . .4: CHA
Dexterity . . . 10 . . . 12. . . .+5. . . .8: CHA
Constitution. . 16 . . . 16. . . .+3. . . 12: CHA
Intelligence. . 14 . . . 14. . . .+3. . . 16: CHA
Wisdom. . . . . .8 . . . .8. . . .+4. . . 20: CHA
Charisma. . . . 16 . . . 18. . . .+3. . . 24: CHA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28: CHA

Skills
. . . . . B .W .F. B .W .B. W. B .W .F. B .W .F. W. W. W. W. W. W. W
. . . . . 1 .2 .3. 4 .5 .6. 7. 8 .9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
. . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
Perform . 4 . . . .3. . .2. 1. 1 .1 .1. 1 .1 .1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Spellcr . 4 .1 . . 2 .1 .1. 1. 1 .1 . . 2 .1 . . 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 23
UMD . . . 4 .1 . . 1 .2 .1. 1. 1 .1 . . 2 .1 .1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Balance . 4 .1 . . 2 . . 2 . . 2 . . 1 .2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Heal. . . 2 . . 1 . . ½. ½ .½ .1. ½. ½ .½. ½. ½ .½ .½ .½ .½ .½ .½ . . 11
Jump. . . 4 . . 2 . . . .1. . .2. . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Listen. . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Tumble. . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
. . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . .32 .4 .4. 8 .4 .8. 5. 9 .5 .5. 9 .5 .5. 5. 5. 5. 5. 5. 5. 5


Feats

.1. . . . : Force of Personality
.2 Warlock: Pact: Fey
.3. . . . : Shield Mastery
.3 Fighter: Single Weapon Fighting
.6. . . . : Precision
.9. . . . : Improved Single Weapon Fighting
10 Fighter: Improved Shield Mastery
12. . . . : Improved Critical: Piercing
15. . . . : Greater Single Weapon Fighting
18. . . . : Quicken Spell
21 Epic . : Epic Eldritch Blast
24 Epic . : Overwhelming Critical
26 Destiny: Perfect Single Weapon Fighting
27 Epic . : Blinding Speed
28 Destiny: Forced Escape


Spells

Bard
Cure Light Wounds, Sonic Blast, Hypnotism, Focusing Chant
Blur, Cure Moderate Wounds, Soundburst
Warlock
Nightshield, Ray of Enfeeblement(?)
Silence Creature, Sleet Storm
Displacement, Dark Discorporation
Evard's Black Tentacles

Enhancements (80 AP)

Enlightened Spirit (35 AP)
Eldritch Aura, Aura of Courage, Shape Vestments
Resilience of Body III, Spiritual Defense III, Resilience of Soul III
Spiritual Bastion III, Power of Enlightenment III
Eldritch Burst III, Spiritual Ward III, Power of Enlightenment III, Charisma
Spiritual Retribution III, Brilliance, Charisma

Swashbuckler (37 AP)
Confidence, Swashbuckling
On Your Toes III, Blow By Blow: Melee III, Tavern Shanties I
En Pointe III, Sword Dance I, Double Strike Boost II
Elegant Footwork, Skirmisher, Smooth Flourishes, Charisma
On the Mark III, Low Blow, Charisma
Thread the Needle, Coup de Grace: Melee

Stalwart Defender (8 AP)
Toughness, Stalwart Defense
Durable Defense III, Stalwart Defensive Mastery III


Destiny

Twists of Fate (26 fate points)
Crusade (Tier 4 Crusader)
Sacred Ground (Tier 3 Crusader)
Consecration (Tier 2 Crusader)

[WindstalkerSnow]

Have you considered Splashing FVS instead of fighter? You lose two feats and stalwart stance but scrounge and just rewards both proc off of Burst, not certain about aura, and then you could get Divine might, though Im not sure what you're using as your to Damage stack so that may be a moot benefit. I suppose if you're running in T5 the FVS splash may not be optimal but i know someone who did a similar split with FVS and I was fantastic. Just food for thought! Cool concept

[richieelias27]

The PRR+MRR from Stalwart certainly is nice, but I would see if I could get up to workable levels via gear first, possibly dropping the 3 fighter. You probably need fighter just for the feats though.

Coup-de-grace is also nice, but only works on trash mobs. Typically they get chewed through pretty fast anyway. I would consider Stricken + Stricken form for a rapid stacking 20% vuln which works on bosses. Also rank 5 ES is quite amazing.

Heighten: Why?

Epic Eldritch Blast: Also why? I really don't see the aura contributing enough to your dps to spend a feat buffing it in such a small way.

Also, unless I'm missing something, isn't your AB going to suck incredibly hard going pure CHA based? Is there even a reason at all to go pure CHA with only 12 Warlock levels?

WindstalkerSnow: Both do also proc from the Aura.

[geoffhanna]

Also, unless I'm missing something, isn't your AB going to suck incredibly hard going pure CHA based?

Yes. I am expecting to overcome that via gear. How would you?

p.s. thanks both of you for the tips!

[richieelias27]

Yes. I am expecting to overcome that via gear. How would you?

p.s. thanks both of you for the tips!

I made some edits to my post before I noticed you'd replied, a few more questions basically.

As to overcoming attack bonus via gear... I can't give any insight into that... never tried to shore up a dumpstatted attack bonus.

[geoffhanna]

Swapping in Quicken for Heighten, as it was pointed out to me on the chat channel that none of the warlock spells are affected by Heighten anyway.

Strange, but true. I will edit the OP.

Also removing Shield since as you all pointed out, I have Nightshield already.

[twitchWEEZ_TV]

this is still your build I just thought it would be a good idea to run with the current patch and to fix what I think your did wrong but in all still good build, throw weapon finesse in to your build pretty much fixes it. no reason for heighted / quicken spell, but I see were it could help but if you take this build the route I did you wont need it.



5 bard / 3 fighter / 12 warlock

Race: Human *you do not need tomes but i recommend atleast plus 2 tomes[[firstlife 28 point builds WILL need ATLEAST +3tomes]]*

str:8-8+2tome
dex:15-17+2tome
con:14-16+2tome
int:10-10+2tome
wis:8-8+2tome
cha:18-18+2tome
build:32-36+2tome

=-=skills=-=

perform
balance
consentration
(during levels with extra skill points go umd or tumble depending on your playstyle)

=-=leveling-feats-class=-=

1-force of personality/precision/weapon finesse-fighter-1
2-fey-warlock-1
3-single weapon fighting-bard-1
4-charisma-bard-2
5-bard-3
6-shield mastery-warlock-2
7-improved critical slashing-fighter-2(must take here/i fudged and took dodge so i had to take at lvl 18)
8-charisma-bard *Cure Moderate*-4
9-improved single weapon fighting-warlock-3
10-fighter-3
11-bard-5
12-improved shield-warlock-charisma-4
13-warlock-5
14-warlock-6
15-greater single weapon fightin-warlock-7
16-warlock-8
17-warlock-9
18-warlock-10(i took impoved critical slashing here but you should go with quicken spell or empower healing spell [recommended empower healing spell if you cannot get my gear]. )
19-warlock-11
20-warlock-12

=-=Enchantment Trees=-=

Enlightened Spirit (35 AP)[LAST THING YOU SHOULD WORK ON & SHOULD HAVE ATLEAST 7 AP INTO ELDRITCH AURA AND ITS BUFFS AT LVL 13]
•Eldritch Aura, Aura of Courage, Shape Vestments
1.Resilience of Body III, Spiritual Defense III, Resilience of Soul III
2.Spiritual Bastion III, Power of Enlightenment III
3.Eldritch Burst III, Spiritual Ward III, Power of Enlightenment III, Charisma
4.Spiritual Retribution III, Brilliance, Charisma


Swashbuckler (34 AP)[HAVE DONE BY LVL 13]
•Confidence, Swashbuckling
1. Blow By Blow: Melee III, Tavern Shanties I
2.En Pointe III, Sword Dance III, Double Strike Boost I
3.Elegant Footwork, Skirmisher, Smooth Flourishes, dex
4.On the Mark III, Low Blow, dex
5.Thread the Needle, Coup de Grace: Melee


Stalwart Defender (8 AP)[GET DONE BY LVL 10]
•Toughness, Stalwart Defense
1.Durable Defense III, Stalwart Defensive Mastery III

Human (3 AP)[GET DONE BY LVL 13]
o Human Versatility: Damage Boost
1.Improved Recovery


=-=Gear=-=AT LVL. 17=-=Reborn At 20=-=this gear if for your idea of what you should wear around lvl17 nothing more=-=

o Head- Black Dragon Helm Lvl. 14 Elite
yellow slot- topaz of blindnss immunity

o Belt- Chord of Reprisals Lvl. 13
green slot- sapphire of heavy fortification
yellow slot- topaz of striding

o Goggles- Dream Visors Lvl. 14 Elite
yellow slot- globe of imperial blood

o Left Ring- Feather Falling Ring Lvl. 13
colorless slot- Diamond of Con + 4
as well has Wizardry +118 Sp

o Right Ring- Ring of Silver Concord Lvl. 9
(anything with charisma on it)

o Neck- Finger Necklace Lvl. 13

o Cloak- Cloak of Night Lvl. 16

o Gloves- Devoted Cloves of Repair Amp
(anything with Devoted/Devotion)

o Bracers- Bracers of the Wind Lvl. 11

o Boots- Rock Boots Lvl. 11

o Chest- Chrimson Chain Lvl. 12/Black Dragon Light Armor at lvl 14/

o Main Hand- Thunderstorm Cresent Sickle Lvl. 17

o Off Hand- Any Buckler with Impulse as best in slot

o Trinket- Blasting Chime Lvl. 15
(can upgrade for colorless slot at teir 2)




and thanx for the build idea, at lvl 17 right now and having a good time on it. hit me up with feedback if you would like..

[Tahkhesis]

this is still your build I just thought it would be a good idea to run with the current patch and to fix what I think your did wrong but in all still good build, throw weapon finesse in to your build pretty much fixes it. no reason for heighted / quicken spell, but I see were it could help but if you take this build the route I did you wont need it.



5 bard / 3 fighter / 12 warlock

Race: Human *you do not need tomes but i recommend atleast plus 2 tomes[[firstlife 28 point builds WILL need ATLEAST +3tomes]]*

str:8-8+2tome
dex:15-17+2tome
con:14-16+2tome
int:10-10+2tome
wis:8-8+2tome
cha:18-18+2tome
build:32-36+2tome

=-=skills=-=

perform
balance
consentration
(during levels with extra skill points go umd or tumble depending on your playstyle)

=-=leveling-feats-class=-=

1-force of personality/precision/weapon finesse-fighter-1
2-fey-warlock-1
3-single weapon fighting-bard-1
4-charisma-bard-2
5-bard-3
6-shield mastery-warlock-2
7-improved critical slashing-fighter-2(must take here/i fudged and took dodge so i had to take at lvl 18)
8-charisma-bard *Cure Moderate*-4
9-improved single weapon fighting-warlock-3
10-fighter-3
11-bard-5
12-improved shield-warlock-charisma-4
13-warlock-5
14-warlock-6
15-greater single weapon fightin-warlock-7
16-warlock-8
17-warlock-9
18-warlock-10(i took impoved critical slashing here but you should go with quicken spell or empower healing spell [recommended empower healing spell if you cannot get my gear]. )
19-warlock-11
20-warlock-12

=-=Enchantment Trees=-=

Enlightened Spirit (35 AP)[LAST THING YOU SHOULD WORK ON & SHOULD HAVE ATLEAST 7 AP INTO ELDRITCH AURA AND ITS BUFFS AT LVL 13]
•Eldritch Aura, Aura of Courage, Shape Vestments
1.Resilience of Body III, Spiritual Defense III, Resilience of Soul III
2.Spiritual Bastion III, Power of Enlightenment III
3.Eldritch Burst III, Spiritual Ward III, Power of Enlightenment III, Charisma
4.Spiritual Retribution III, Brilliance, Charisma


Swashbuckler (34 AP)[HAVE DONE BY LVL 13]
•Confidence, Swashbuckling
1. Blow By Blow: Melee III, Tavern Shanties I
2.En Pointe III, Sword Dance III, Double Strike Boost I
3.Elegant Footwork, Skirmisher, Smooth Flourishes, dex
4.On the Mark III, Low Blow, dex
5.Thread the Needle, Coup de Grace: Melee


Stalwart Defender (8 AP)[GET DONE BY LVL 10]
•Toughness, Stalwart Defense
1.Durable Defense III, Stalwart Defensive Mastery III

Human (3 AP)[GET DONE BY LVL 13]
o Human Versatility: Damage Boost
1.Improved Recovery


=-=Gear=-=AT LVL. 17=-=Reborn At 20=-=this gear if for your idea of what you should wear around lvl17 nothing more=-=

o Head- Black Dragon Helm Lvl. 14 Elite
yellow slot- topaz of blindnss immunity

o Belt- Chord of Reprisals Lvl. 13
green slot- sapphire of heavy fortification
yellow slot- topaz of striding

o Goggles- Dream Visors Lvl. 14 Elite
yellow slot- globe of imperial blood

o Left Ring- Feather Falling Ring Lvl. 13
colorless slot- Diamond of Con + 4
as well has Wizardry +118 Sp

o Right Ring- Ring of Silver Concord Lvl. 9
(anything with charisma on it)

o Neck- Finger Necklace Lvl. 13

o Cloak- Cloak of Night Lvl. 16

o Gloves- Devoted Cloves of Repair Amp
(anything with Devoted/Devotion)

o Bracers- Bracers of the Wind Lvl. 11

o Boots- Rock Boots Lvl. 11

o Chest- Chrimson Chain Lvl. 12/Black Dragon Light Armor at lvl 14/

o Main Hand- Thunderstorm Cresent Sickle Lvl. 17

o Off Hand- Any Buckler with Impulse as best in slot

o Trinket- Blasting Chime Lvl. 15
(can upgrade for colorless slot at teir 2)




and thanx for the build idea, at lvl 17 right now and having a good time on it. hit me up with feedback if you would like..

I really dig this concept and have been toying around for months with something kind of similar. The reason I don't post builds myself if because gathering my thoughts is sort of like herding cats, after the cats got drunk. Have you considered going INT specced?

[KoobTheProud]

I'm trying this build using a PDK instead of Human and Cormyrean Knight Training for CHA to hit and damage with a shortsword. The problem I'm having is that the Improved Shield Mastery buff to weapon power doesn't appear to be registering. I don't have the normal mastery buff showing in my buff area. GSWF is showing just fine but not the ISM icon.

I did not take Weapon Finesse, since I'm not using DEX to hit and I did not take Different Tack, since I already had CHA to damage.

Any idea on whether this is just a display bug or not? I did take Skirmisher so I should be able to use a shortsword and buckler and get both the GSWF and ISM buffs.

[unbongwah]

The problem I'm having is that the Improved Shield Mastery buff to weapon power doesn't appear to be registering. I don't have the normal mastery buff showing in my buff area. GSWF is showing just fine but not the ISM icon.
That's because the Melee Power bonuses from SWF and Shield Mastery feats don't stack; same thing with THF and Shield Mastery.

[KoobTheProud]

That's because the Melee Power bonuses from SWF and Shield Mastery feats don't stack; same thing with THF and Shield Mastery.

So the two feats are taken just to get the 5 PRR and 8% double-strike? That seems like a hefty price for the build to get those two things. I'm not sure exactly what I'd slot in instead of those two feats but it seems like there are a lot of possibilities that would potentially be just as strong from a DPS standpoint, maybe Weapon Focus and Power Critical and take Exploit Weaknesses instead of Coup de Grace?

I hate giving up part of the value due to a feat conflict, let alone giving up part of the value on two feats.

[unbongwah]

So the two feats are taken just to get the 5 PRR and 8% double-strike?
Don't forget Legendary Shield Mastery, which is another +7% doublestrike and +15 PRR.

[KoobTheProud]

Don't forget Legendary Shield Mastery, which is another +7% doublestrike and +15 PRR.

That's true, 15% doublestrike and 20 PRR is starting to get up to the point where 2 feats is worthwhile.

The original build looked like it was not in Unyielding Sentinel, with 3 Divine Crusader twists listed instead of Legendary Shield Mastery. I figured it for a Legendary Dreadnought build with those twists.

I don't think Weapon Focus + Power Critical is as much DPS as 15% doublestrike. +2 MP and +2 to confirm/damage isn't going to get there even with an effective 45-50% crit rate.

[Kadrios]

I'm running a fey pact warlock swashbuckler at the moment, although my build is 14/3/2 Warlock/Bard/Arti.

Currently it is running in Divine Crusader, and between aura of purification, critical hits, and the eldritch aura, purification stacks up very quickly, and Castigation adds a nice amount of additional damage to your passive AoE damage.

Elthanin
15/3/2 Warlock/Bard/Artificer
Chaotic Good Purple Dragon Knight


Level Order

1. Artificer . . . 6. Warlock . . . .11. Bard . . . . . 16. Artificer
2. Warlock. . . . .7. Warlock. . . . 12. Bard. . . . . .17. Warlock
3. Warlock. . . . .8. Warlock. . . . 13. Bard. . . . . .18. Warlock
4. Warlock. . . . .9. Warlock. . . . 14. Warlock. . . . 19. Warlock
5. Warlock. . . . 10. Warlock. . . . 15. Warlock. . . . 20. Warlock


Stats
. . . . . . . .34pt . . Tome . . Level Up
. . . . . . . .---- . . ---- . . --------
Strength. . . . .8. . . .+3. . . .4: INT
Dexterity . . . 11. . . .+3. . . .8: INT
Constitution. . 13. . . .+3. . . 12: INT
Intelligence. . 18. . . .+5. . . 16: CON
Wisdom. . . . . .8. . . .+3. . . 20: CHA
Charisma. . . . 16. . . .+6. . . 24: CHA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28: CHA

Skills
. . . . . A .W .W .W .W .W .W .W .W .W .B. B .B. W. W. A .W .W .W .W
. . . . . 1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
. . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
Perform . 2 . . . . . . . . 1. 1½ . .1½ 2 .6. 2 . . . . . 1½ 1½ 1½ 2½ 23
Spellcr . 4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 . . . .2. 2. 1. 1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .23
Disable . 4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 . . 1. 1. 2 .1. 1 .1 .1 .1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Search. . 4 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1. ½ .1½ 1 . . 2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .23
Open Lo . 4 .½ .½ .1 . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . .1 .3 .7. 1. 1. 1. . .21
UMD . . . 4 . . 1. . .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 . . . .3. 1. 1. 1 . . . . . . .19
Concent . 2 .1 . . 1. . . . . . . 1. . .2. 1 .2. . . . . . . . .1 .1 .12
Balance . 2 . . . . . . . . . .1 .1 . . 1 .2. . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .2. . .1 . . . . . . . . . . 5
Spot. . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Tumble. . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
. . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . .36 .7 .7 .8 .8 .8 .8 .9 .9 .9 13 14 14 10 10 12 10 10 11 11


Feats

.1. . . . : Single Weapon Fighting
.1 PDK. . : Maximize Spell
.2 Warlock: Pact: Fey
.3. . . . : Force of Personality
.6. . . . : Empower Spell
.9. . . . : Improved Single Weapon Fighting
12. . . . : Insightful Reflexes
15. . . . : Improved Critical: Piercing
18. . . . : Greater Single Weapon Fighting
21 Epic . : Overwhelming Critical
24 Epic . : Epic Eldritch Blast
26 Destiny: Perfect Single Weapon Fighting
27 Epic . : Intensify Spell
28 Destiny: Epic Arcane Eldritch Blast
29 Destiny: Arcane Warrior
30 Epic . : Precision
30 Legend : Scion of: Feywild


Spells

Warlock
Jump, Expeditious Retreat, Obscuring Mist
Invisibility, Blur, Blindness
Dimension Door, Haste, Slow
Greater Dispel Magic, Protection from Elements, Greater Dispel Magic
Otto's Sphere of Dancing
Bard
Cure Light Wounds, Focusing Chant, Sonic Blast
Artificer
Enchant Weapons, Enchant Armor, <Any>

Enhancements (80 AP)

Enlightened Spirit (37 AP)
Eldritch Aura, Aura of Courage, Shape Vestments, Aura of Menace
Resilience of Body III, Spiritual Defense III, Resilience of Soul III
Spiritual Bastion III, Power of Enlightenment III, Shield
Eldritch Burst III, Spiritual Ward III
Spiritual Retribution III, Brilliance
Spirit Blast II, Shining Through, Displacement

Swashbuckler (13 AP)
Confidence, Swashbuckling
On Your Toes III, Insults: Appalling Diatribe I
Double Strike Boost III
Cannoneer

Tainted Scholar (10 AP)
Tainted Spellcasting, Tainted Lore
Feigned Health II, Strong Pact
Utterdark Blast, Strong Pact

Harper Agent (8 AP)
Agent of Good I
Harper Enchantment, Awareness II
Know the Angles III

Soul Eater (6 AP)
Inhuman Understanding, Inhuman Nature
Taint the Blood, Hungry for Destruction III

Purple Dragon Knight (4 AP)
Skills Boost
Cormyrean Knight Training, Skill Focus: Nimble Fingers I

Warchanter (2 AP)
Skaldic: Constitution
Rough and Ready I


Destiny (24 AP)

Divine Crusader
Interrogation, Purge the Wicked, Charisma
Consecration III, Charisma
Sacred Ground, Empyrean Magic, Blessed Blades
Crusade
Castigation, Heavenly Presence, Celestial Champion
Strike Down

Twists of Fate (22 fate points)
Sense Weakness (Tier 4 Fury)
Lithe (Tier 2 Shadowdancer)
Rejuvenation Cocoon (Tier 1 Primal)
Radiant Power (Tier 1 Exalted)


As you can see, I went with Tier 5 in Eldritch Spirit for the extra cleave and the temp hp buffer. I would suggest trying to free up some AP to put at least 7AP into Tainted Scholar (for utterdark blast). This switches your main blast damage over to evil (powered by Light spellpower), which means you only need to focus on two spell power types (and positive energy), rather than three and positive. With past lives(I currently have 1 sorc life, 2 divine epls 1 primal and 1 martial), tweaked feat choices and AP allocations I could certainly push my Light SP higher, but currently it sits at 440 before metamagics and temporary buffs, which keeps my auras and cleaves at a reasonable amount of damage (and also boosts the light damage my melee attacks do). In most epic quests I can keep full or nearly full stacks of both Arcane Warrior buffs, Empyrian Magic and Celestial Champion just from my aura, normal melee combat, and the two warlock cleaves.

The extra 3 levels of warlock over you build also net me misty escape (which is very helpful for general questing, as well as getting out of a tight spot in a hurry), an extra +5MRR, +5 to UMD, a 5th level spell, and an extra base die and a pact damage die.

Given your requirement for being a halfling (meaning that Cormyrian Knight Training is not an option), and your starting Int score (compared to Strength), I would also suggest taking enough AP in harper to pick up strategic combat 1 (Int to hit), to help out the attack bonus issue.

This build also quite well in both LD and Fury.

[DaggomaticDwarf]

"STUFF".

Not sure what you gain with Arti over Fighter? Losing PRR hurts too much in EE

Plus you gotta use a +1 lesser stone :(

Also don't dismiss Elegant foot work 20% knockdown no save.

[Kadrios]

Not sure what you gain with Arti over Fighter? Losing PRR hurts too much in EE

Plus you gotta use a +1 lesser stone :(

Also don't dismiss Elegant foot work 20% knockdown no save.

I like to build in trap capabilities into all my builds (just a personal preference), and 2 levels of arti got me rune arm use, which adds a little extra damage to my attacks and from level 18 guarantees me light spell power (until I can use the lantern ring), without having to either a find a shield with radiance or a red slot for a radiance augment.

the extra PRR from stalwart defender is nice I'll agree, and would push push my current PRR up to around 123, but I don't feel the benefit is necessarily worth losing the 15th level of warlock, and it would be a real struggle to find 6AP for it, without making a significant loss elsewhere

On the elegant footnote point, sadly there just aren't enough points to spare for anything else in swashbuckler.

I'll admit the lesser heart can be an issue, but I happened to have one spare from some point when they were on sale and I had some spare TP.