The Child Prodigy: Three thematic reaper solo alchemist builds

[TheWalruss]

This one’s for Lara :-)

The Firestarter!

https://i.imgur.com/Rs4StXS.jpg

Bombastats? Max INT then CON, level ups in INT.

Bombafeats? Quicken, Maximize, Empower, Accelerate, Spell Focus: Conjuration, Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration, Mental Toughness, Greater Mental Toughness, Liquid Luck, Alchemical Studies – Pyrite, Wellspring of Power, Intensify Spell, Mass Frog

Bombaskills? Spellcraft, Heal, UMD, Search, Jump

Bombaspells? Stiffen Skin, Elemental Skin, Augment Armor, Goldskin Potion, Greater Evolution, Feathers Extract, Melt Lock, Displacement Draught, Bottled Boost: Sprint, Turn to Frog, Smoke Bomb, Multivial of Flame, Cindersmoke, Elemental Combination

https://i.imgur.com/8a0ezcq.jpg

Bombabindings? Q = Multivial, E = Multivial SLA, R = Fiery Obliteration SLA, F = Cindersmoke, T = Elemental Combination, G = Energy Burst --- Side-button on mouse keyed to swap between Hotbars. Quick access to Bottled Boost: Sprint + Smoke Bomb is a life saver.

Bombahancements?

https://i.imgur.com/MixJjA4.jpg

Bomba Destiny?

https://i.imgur.com/mOgbYPx.jpg

Bomba Twists?

Conjuration Familiarity
Empyrean Magic
Conjuration Specialist
Endless Faith
Interrogation

Bomba Gear?

https://i.imgur.com/zlvE85z.jpg

Head: Legendary Arcsteel Brim, Google: Legendary Dusk Lenses, Lil’ Sexy Body: Legendary Order’s Garb (+Master’s Gift), Wrists: Legendary Aetherband (+Topaz of Blindness Immunity), Ring 1: Legendary Ring of Nightfall, Lil’ Stinky Feet: Legendary Clockwork Boots (from Lost Gatekeepers pack), Hands: Legendary Sunstone Gauntlets, Ring 2: Legendary Shattered Onyx (+Sapphire of Luck +2), Waist: Legendary Bronze Dragonscale Belt, Cloak: Legendary Cloak of the City’s Champion, Trinket: Epic Litany of the Dead (+Globe of True Imperial Blood, +Draconic Soul Gem), Neck: The Zarash’ak Ward (+Topaz of Fear Immunity, +Topaz of Greater Conjuration, +Diamond of Festive Intelligence +2), Main Hand: Legendary Wild Flame (+Wreath of Flame filigree set, +Meridian Fragment), Off Hand: The Legendary Mistfallen

https://i.imgur.com/lkieQfo.jpg

Solo Reclaiming the Rift R1 at lvl 23 with 1 death because Smoke Bomb ran out before I finished shrining (note to self: Extend works on the invisibility effect!)

For end game and min-max, see mauriciomaster's forum post (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/512798-Alchemist-Build-Bombardeio-de-%C3%81cido!(-vem-tranquilo-)), which also contains a detailed leveling plan.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw

BoooOOoooOOoooOOm!

[TheWalruss]

Poisinem, The Lil' Shady: Spit words and drop bombs

This is a melee Alchemist. It is slow, challenging and fun.
The melee is a mop: it cleans up and preserves spell points.
Any race is fine. I prefer Gnome because I like to be short, and I don't have any racial AP.
Stats and skills are the same as the Bombardier above.
Solo 1-shot everything with multivial on Heroic R1.
Poisoned Coating is your primary melee damage source on Epic difficulty.
Don't take maximize, empower, intensify for Wave of Poison.
As of May 2020, Master of Poisons makes almost no difference to your poison attacks.
Don't take Improved Critical because most end-game weapons have Impact or Keen.
Use Epic Defensive Fighting at level 21.
Make sure to have a good Intimidate score. People will want you to tank.
Unfortunately, there is no good Epic Destiny for this build that gives both negative spell damage, int stats, hp and spell DCs. I run in Unyelding Sentinel, and if I had the racial AP, I would be a Dwarf with Throw your Weight Around.
Keep an eye on Slarden's forum (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/512544-DC-Casting-Alchemist-Apothecary) post about Alchemist and Transmutation DCs. He updated it with some valuable insights about gear in #19.
End-game you need high Transmutation DCs for Flash Freeze if you want to do mid/high reaper.

Level 1:

Feat: Single Weapon Fighting (remember to take enough ranks in Balance), Human Bonus Feat: Completionist
Level 1 Spells: Flash Powder, Feathers Extract
Important items: Keep on the Borderlands gear with Mythic +3/+4
Harper Agent Enhancements: Agent of Good 1/1, Harper Enhancement 1/1, Traveler's Toughness 1/3

Level 2:

Level 1 Spell: Elemental Skin
Important items: The new Catacombs gear, quest rewards from Sharn Syndicate
Harper Agent Enhancements: Traveler's Toughness 2/3, Know the Angles 3/3

Level 3:

Feat: Spell Focus Transmutation
Level 2 Spell: Greater Venom Vial
Important items: The Lost Gatekeepers gear
Apothecary Enhancements: Determination 1/1, Curative Admixture: Cure Light Wounds 3/3 (change to negative if zombie)

Level 4:

Bonus Feat: Battalion Brew
Level 2 Spell: Augment Armor
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Poisoner 1/1, Deadly Poison 1/1, Alchemical Accuracy 1/3

Level 5:

Important items: Chronoscope gear, Voice of the Master
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Alchemical Accuracy 2/3, Deadly Poison II 1/1, Poisoned Coating 1/1

Level 6:

Feat: Knight's Training or Swords to Plowshares
Level 3 Spell: Displacement Draught
Important items: Other Tales items from The Twelve, new items from Delera's Grave Yard
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Stone of the Subliminal 1/1, Deadly Poison III 1/1

Level 7:

Level 1 Spell: Stiffen Skin
Level 3 Spell: Quicksilver Potion
Important items: Red Fens gear
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Hidden Blades 1/1, Intelligence 1/1, Venom Affinity 1/3

Level 8:

Bonus Feat: Quicken
Level 2 Spell: Bottled Boost: Spell
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Wave of Poison 3/3, Venom Affinity 2/3

Level 9:

Feat: Improved Single Weapon Fighting
Level 3 Spell: Greater Liquid Courage
Level 4 Spell: Bottled Boost: Sprint
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Deadly Poison IV 1/1, Intelligence 1/1

Level 10:

Level 4 Spell: Bottled Boost: Power
Important items: Raven Loft set items
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Venom Affinity II 3/3, Venom Affinity 3/3

Level 11:

Level 1 Spell: Gills Extract
Level 2 Spell: Restorative Draught
Level 4 Spell: Smoke Bomb
Important items: Green Steel items
Banking enhancements for next level

Level 12:

Bonus Feat: Liquid Luck, Flavor feat
Level 5 Spell: Multivial of Poison
Vile Chemist Enhancements: More Hidden Blades 1/1, Alchemical Accuracy 3/3, Fatal Poison 1/1, Greater Wave of Poison 1/1, Chemical Weapons 1/1, Contaminated Strikes 1/1

Level 13:

Level 3 Spell: Melt Lock
Level 5 Spell: Greater Evolution
Apothecary Enhancements: Spell Critical Chance Positive I 1/1, Spell Critical Chance Positive II 1/1

Level 14:

Level 2 Spell: Salt Crystals
Level 4 Spell: Hypnotic Combination
Level 5 Spell: Bottled Boost: Haste
Important items: Phosphor with Ghostbane ruby, Disciples of Rage gear
Apothecary Enhancements: Alchemical Shield 1/1, Hale & Hearty 2/3, Curative Admixture Cure Serious (change to negative of zombie)

Level 15:

Feat: Greater Single Weapon Fighting
Level 6 Spell: Greater Heartseeker Poison Imbue
Important items: Masterminds of Sharn set items
Apothecary Enhancements: Spell Critical Chance Positive III 1/1, Intelligence 1/1

Level 16:

Bonus Feat: Heighten
Level 3 Spell: Flash Freeze
Level 5 Spell: Poison Breath
Level 6 Spell: Goldskin Potion
Apothecary Enhancements: Hale & Hearty 3/3, Safety Goggles 3/3

Level 17:

Level 5 Spell: Turn to Frog
Level 6 Spell: Curative Admixture: Heal (negative if zombie)
Important items: Soul Splitter gear
Apothecary Enhancements: Intelligence 1/1, Spell Critical Chance: Positive IV 1/1

Level 18:

Feat: Flavor feat (Improved Critical if you want Overwhelming Critical, otherwise Past Life: Arcane Initiate unless you can take Completionist)
Level 6 Spell: Dust of Confusion
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Brushed Aside 1/1, Poisoned Strike 3/3

Level 19:

Apothecary Enhancements: Insulated Boots 3/3, Spill the Bad Stuff 1/1

Level 20:

Bonus Feat: Flavor feat
Level 6 Spell: Elemental Combination
Vile Chemist Enhancements: Venom's Grip, Run for Your Life, Curative Admixture: Heal

Level 21:

Feat: Flavor feat (Arcane Insight)
Important items: Epic Borderlands gear, Drow Weaponmaster weapon

Level 24:

Feat: Embolden Spell

Level 26:

Feat: Perfect Single Weapon Fighting (also maxes out hp bonus from Epic Defensive Fighting)

Level 27:

Feat: Flavor feat

Level 28:

Feat: Mass Frog
Important items: Raid gear from Strahd, Baba, Killing Time and Abbot (e.g. Brilliant Crescent, Gauntlets of the Stormreaver and Epic Litany of the Dead)

Level 29:

Feat: Flavor feat (Dire Charge)

Level 30:

Feat: Flavor feat, Scion of... well, what's your play style? :-)


https://i.imgur.com/tXOdbJ9.jpg
R1 solo House of Death Undone at lvl 22 with almost 2300hp

Epic Destiny:
From level 20-29: Unyielding Sentinel

Enhancements: Divine Energy Resistance 3/3, Brace for Impact 2/2, Constitution I 1/1, II 1/1, III 1/1, IV 1/1, Spark of Life 1/1, Constitution V 1/1, Strength of Vitality 3/3, Constitution VI 1/1

Twists of Fate:
From level 20-29:
- Stormrage / Divine Hymn / Sense Weakness (works vs. frozen and earth grabbed mobs)
- Summer Smoke / Arcane Hymn (can only have one hymn at a time)
- Reign / Transmutation Specialist
- Endless Faith

At level 30 you need to farm gear that gets your Transmutation DCs to 100+. Try to get your Wisdom as high as possible for Mass Frog. If it's possible find a way to boost your stun DCs too. With Know the Angles you already have 20+ insight bonus to stun. Depending on which feats you took, your rotation would probably be something like Dire Charge -> Flas Freeze -> Multivial of Poison (for poison immune mobs throw your Poison Waves first). Turn to Frog is for precision targeting, e.g. it is super efficient vs. champ Forgewraiths. Mass Frog is a panic button. On high reaper levels of 6 an beyond, expect to do a lot of healing, stunning and frogging. To pull this off you need to speculate in how to optimize DCs on stuns (spells and/or abilities) through gear and filigrees. Once you have everything in place, LR to max out INT and WIS and put the rest in CON, just to get those extra DCs for Mass Frog.

UPDATE 05-09-2020: Did R6 The Archons' Trial with a melee Alch who used TWF instead of SWF. She was able to Flash Freeze almost everything and melee it down. Very powerful and effective build!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mej5wS7viw

Breathe with me!

[TheWalruss]

You're no good for me, I don't need nobody
Don't need no one, that's no good for me

The Prodigy: An Inquisitive Vile Alchemist

Race: Gnome or whatever race you see fit.
Stats: 20 int, 18 con, 12 dex. If you dont have a 36 pt build or a dex tome adjust stats so that you have 21 dex for Combat Archery at level 24.
Skills: Spellcraft, heal, umd, jump, search, spot, balance, swim, diplo, haggle.

Rough leveling guide
Lvl 1: rapid reload
Lvl 3: point blank shot
Lvl 4: alchy feat - battalion brew
Lvl 6: completionist or something else (see lvl 18)
Lvl 8: alchy feat - rapid shot
Lvl 9: precise shot
Lvl 12: alchy feat - liquid luck, normal feat - improved critical ranged
Lvl 15: precision
Lvl 16: alchy feat - quicken
Lvl 18: spell focus /past life wizard / improved precise shot (if u have dex 19) / insightful reflex
Lvl 20: alchy feat - heighten
Lvl 21: overwhelming critical
Lvl 22: holy strike
Lvl 24: combat archery
Lvl 25: double shot
Lvl 27: embolden
Lvl 28: crush weakness / harbinger of chaos
Lvl 30: improved precise shot / quickdraw, scion of arborea

My choice of enhancements
https://i.imgur.com/c9oUh8L.jpg

My current gear
https://i.imgur.com/obaBsEt.jpg
Sadly this is all I got currently: Legendary Wallwatch set (armor, head, gauntlets), Legendary Necromancer's Bracers, Silverthread Belt and Sunken Slippers for poison damage and heals, Legendary Ring of Changes and Shattered Onyx for spell DCs, Echo of Ravenkind and Cloak of Balance for con & hp, Key of Rhukaan Draal for intelligence and attack bonus (you also get insight bonus to weapon damage from know the angles), Legendary Acolyte's Lenses because I don't have any better gear right now :-)
Weapon is The Hallowed Splinters with 3/3 Snake Bite for the poison damage. Sadly I don't have any rare filigrees nor any sentient augment with enough xp to get more boosts.
Augments throughout my gear: Nothing to brag about sadly.
Overall - my gear reflects the fact that this build could be much stronger of one invested the time and grind to get higher spell DCs and ranged power than I have. My DCs on Flash Freeze are 77, enough to freeze some mobs on R1, and my ranged power is onle 193, poison spell power is 813.

Screen shots of damage output with terrible gear

R1 Heroic ADQ2 at level 14 - solo
https://i.imgur.com/vJkiwNP.jpg

Elite Legendary Vission of Destruction - dps test
https://i.imgur.com/NtkQTqP.jpg

R1 Baba - reaper dps test
https://i.imgur.com/w8YBoNo.jpg

Twists of Fate
- Sense Weakness
- Meld Into Darkness
- Fade Into the Weave (synergy with Inquis) or Reign or Transmutation Specialist (nice for CC in groups)
- A Dance of Flowers (i tested it and it works on ranged weapons it just doesn't show up on your weap)
- Extra Action Boost

[Gizah]

Yo warluss! ;D

gnome is better then dragoborn? I mean about dps.

[TheWalruss]

Yo warluss! ;D

gnome is better then dragoborn? I mean about dps.

No idea.

But the distance to the ceiling is shorter :-)

And if you have the racial AP for it, I guess.

[lymphy12]

Hello, sorry noob question what is Master of poisons?

oh and I'm confused about maximize, empower, intensify are those bad or just bad for Wave of Poison?

Thank you.

[TheWalruss]

Hello, sorry noob question what is Master of poisons?

oh and I'm confused about maximize, empower, intensify are those bad or just bad for Wave of Poison?

Thank you.

Master of Poisons is an Epic Feat (https://ddowiki.com/page/Epic_Feats) you can choose at level 24.

Maximize, Empower, Intesify are good for Multivial of Poison and similar damage spells.

For end game, you could free up the 3 feats and choose something that would either make you more tanky or heighten your spell DCs so that you can instantly kill a target instead, e.g. by using Turn to Frog.

[TheWalruss]

Updated with my third and final build.

All builds are incomplete as of now. And I'm not sure if the Alchemist is a class that wants to be 'complete'. My impression is that it wants you to experiment and take it in all kinds of new directions.

The build I enjoyed the most was the Inquisitive. If I had a static group and much more time to grind gear, this would be the build I would settle for.

If you want a build for quick rxp and huge burst damage, go for the boomer.

Feel free to offer suggestions and constructive criticism. I'll try to keep everything updated if necessary.

See you in-game :-)

/Wal

[Ojo]

Thanks for sharing these. Btw, I'm wondering if there isn't a better off-hand. What's the point in using mistfallen?

[TheWalruss]

Thanks for sharing these. Btw, I'm wondering if there isn't a better off-hand. What's the point in using mistfallen?

That is a good question.

Also, I would go with Magister ED instead of Draconic. I tried it in VoD and the dps is much higher in Magister. Focus on +spell levels and then crit multiplier.

With Magister i did 20k+ fire crits in THTH. As Draconic I seemed to be stuck on 7-12k crits.

[Carpone]

Also, I would go with Magister ED instead of Draconic. I tried it in VoD and the dps is much higher in Magister.
Mathematically impossible for Magister to be higher DPS than Draconic Incarnation.

[Soulfurnace]

The only way magister is more dps than draconic is if your DC's in draconic are so weak you're unable to land anything.

Beyond that, it's not possible for it to be more. Draconic has innate crit damage, then a bunch of spellpower from the tiers.

[TheWalruss]

The only way magister is more dps than draconic is if your DC's in draconic are so weak you're unable to land anything.

Beyond that, it's not possible for it to be more. Draconic has innate crit damage, then a bunch of spellpower from the tiers.


Mathematically impossible for Magister to be higher DPS than Draconic Incarnation.

I agree. Can't argue with math ;-/

[xBunny]

Rough leveling guide
Lvl 1: completionist or something else
Lvl 3: rapid reload
Lvl 4: alchy feat - battalion brew
Lvl 6: point blank shot
Lvl 8: alchy feat - rapid shot
Lvl 9: precise shot
Lvl 12: alchy feat - liquid luck, normal feat - improved critical ranged
Lvl 15: precision
Lvl 16: alchy feat - quicken
Lvl 18: spell focus transmutation.
Lvl 20: alchy feat - heighten
Lvl 21: overwhelming critical
Lvl 24: combat archery
Lvl 26: holy strike
Lvl 27: embolden
Lvl 28: double shot
Lvl 29: harbinger of chaos
Lvl 30: blinding speed, scion of arborea


Why there is no Improved Precise Shot? Do i miss something? Planing try this build my next life, before belts nerf:D

[TheWalruss]

Why is there no Improved Precise Shot?

Reduces damage and you have other means of clearing out trash mobs

[Justicesar]

Just trying to get thru a few Alchemist past lives Inquisy style it vile alchemist. Without Imp Precise shot what is a good rotation for trash? I noticed there was no Max/Empower...I thought this would be needed to boost bottles, must be a trap? There is a lot going on with this class and I can see why it appeals to people that like to tweekfu builds.

[TheWalruss]

Just trying to get thru a few Alchemist past lives Inquisy style it vile alchemist. Without Imp Precise shot what is a good rotation for trash? I noticed there was no Max/Empower...I thought this would be needed to boost bottles, must be a trap? There is a lot going on with this class and I can see why it appeals to people that like to tweekfu builds.

I never needed more than what I have on the screenshot where I solo R1 ADQ2