WF Blade Caster

[Catmage2]

NOTE- This is BASED on the WF Blade Caster on DDO Wiki. THIS IS NOT THE SAME BUILD!

The general idea is a self-buffing, self-healing, DPS. Let me know what you think.

As a side note, the equipment and spells are what I would get, not what you have to get.
PLEASE comment.

Thanks,
Catmage2

Tharos BladeSong
Level 20 Lawful Neutral Warforged Male
(12 Fighter / 8 Wizard)
Hit Points: 324
Spell Points: 738

BAB: 16/16/21/2626
Fortitude: 17
Reflex: 9
Will: 13

Starting Ending
Abilities Base Stats Base Stats
(32 Point) (Level 1) (Level 20)
Strength 16 21
Dexterity 10 10
Constitution 16 16
Intelligence 16 16
Wisdom 10 10
Charisma 6 6

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Base Skills Modified Skills
Skills (Level 1) (Level 20)
Balance 0 -2
Bluff -2 -2
Concentration 7 21
Diplomacy -2 -2
Disable Device n/a n/a
Haggle 0 5.5
Heal 0 0
Hide 0 -2
Intimidate -2 -2
Jump 3 26
Listen 0 0
Move Silently 0 -2
Open Lock n/a n/a
Perform n/a n/a
Repair 7 29
Search 3 4
Spot 0 0
Swim 3 2
Tumble 2 6.5
Use Magic Device 0 6.5

Notable Equipment
+10 Enhancement Bonus Acid Guard Docent of Stability
Ogre Power Bracers of Repairing
Feather Falling Ring of the Archmagi
Striding Boots of Tumbling
Dexterous Gloves of Sustenance
Health Ring of Haggling
Belt of the Seven Ideals
Supreme Tyrant Green Steel Weave Cloak of Existential Stalemate
Voice of the Master
Wise Necklace of Protection
Superior Reconstruction IV Bandana of Steady Spellcasting
Blindness Ward Goggles of the Eagle
+10 Enhancement Bonus Vorpal Adamantine Greatsword of Pure Good

Level 1 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Extend Spell
Feat: (Selected) Mithral Body
Spell (1): Acid Spray
Spell (1): Magic Missle
Spell (1): Repair Light Damage
Spell (1): Shield
Spell (1): Jump
Spell (1): Hypnotism
Enhancement: Flame Manipulation I
Enhancement: Repair Manipulation I
Enhancement: Wizard Energy of the Scholar I
Enhancement: Warforged Mechanics I

Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I
Enhancement: Warforged Healer's Friend I
Enhancement: Warforged Inscribed Armor I

Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Two Handed Fighting
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I

Level 4 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Iron Companion
Enhancement: Warfforged Mechanics II
Enhancement: Warforged Great Weapon Aptitude I

Level 5 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy II
Enhancement: Steel Companion

Level 6 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness
Spell (1): Feather Fall
Spell (1): Expeditious Retreat
Enhancement: Wizard Intelligence I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II

Level 7 (Wizard)
Spell (1): Mage Armor
Spell (1): Detect Secret Doors
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution I
Enhancement: Warforged Inscribed Armor II

Level 8 (Wizard)
Ability Raise: STR
Spell (2): Repair Moderate Damage
Spell (2): Scorch
Enhancement: Mithral Companion
Enhancement: Flame Manipulation II
Enhancement: Repair Manipulation II

Level 9 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Improved Mental Toughness
Feat: (Selected) Spell Focus: Illusion
Spell (2): Melf's Acid Arrow
Spell (3): Acid Blast
Enhancement: Improved Concentration I
Enhancement: Improved Concentration II
Enhancement: Wizard Energy of the Scholar II

Level 10 (Wizard)
Spell (3): Haste
Spell (3): Fireball
Enhancement: Wizard Archmage I

Level 11 (Wizard)
Spell (4): Repair Critical Damage
Spell (4): Force Missles
Enhancement: Warforged Inscribed Armor III
Enhancement: Illusion I - Invisibility

Level 12 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Handed Fighting
Enhancement: Adamantine Companion
Enhancement: Warforged Damage Reduction I

Level 13 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Wizard Intelligence II

Level 14 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution II

Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Cleave
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Power Attack
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II

Level 16 (Fighter)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Fighter Greatsword Specialization I
Enhancement: Fighter Longsword Specialization I
Enhancement: Fighter Scimitar Specialization I

Level 17 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Great Cleave
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness III

Level 18 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Handed Fighting
Enhancement: Force Manipulation I
Enhancement: Force Manipulation II
Enhancement: Force Manipulation III
Enhancement: Repair Manipulation III

Level 19 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Power Critical
Enhancement: Wizard Subtle Spellcasting I
Enhancement: Wizard Subtle Spellcasting II

Level 20 (Wizard)
Ability Raise: STR
Spell (3): Lightning Bolt
Spell (4): Phantasmal Killer
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy III
Enhancement: Wizard Wand and Scroll Mastery I
Enhancement: Warforged Power Atttack I

[Phidius]

You get some self-repairing and utility from 8 wizard, but not enough for my taste. I prefer a minimum of 11 wizard for Reconstruct, although 12 is even better.

The general population is going to label you as gimp, so it's important to get every last advantage that you can when you're making this kind of a multiclass - the battle arcane isn't held in esteem.

Stats: Putting points into Dex isn't helpful - you're reflex save is going to be pretty bad either way. Same for Wisdom - your will save is the only reason to raise wisdom, but as a WF you are immune to many of the things Will save protects you from.

Skills: Repair is 99.99% useless on a build that can repair itself with spells. If you need the extra hitpoints after shrining, that's a testament to needing more wizard levels, not the repair skill.

Jump is a level 1 spell that an 8th level wizard can use to get a +20 to the jump skill. Add in strength bonus, Greater Heroism, and a Luck bonus, and you should hit the hard-cap of 40.

Armor Class: I don't recommend chasing that particular rabbit. At the lower levels, AC is relatively easy to make effective, but that doesn't last very long.

Prestige: You took Archmage with Illusion, so I'm presuming that you want to cast Phantasmal Killer. Even with the bonus from Archmage, you're not going to be able to reliably land that spell - you don't have the +5 from Heighten, and your base spell pen is only 8 compared to a full wizard's 20 (and they normally have +4 from feats too).

If you just want the SLA from Illusion for casting invisibility, you can use scrolls pretty cheaply and save even more spell points.



I love my battle arcanes, but they do take a lot of work to get right.

[Symerith]

Must be a pretty fun toon to play.

I built a 12 fighter / 8 bard for Kensai II & WC I. Songs, 1:36 secs. haste & displace with empowered/quickened heals is pretty nice.

You don't gain that much from those 8 wizard levels and in my opinion, 8 bard levels would give just as much self sufficiency & utility (songs for the party, etc.)


You might want to consider going 17 wizard / 2 monk / 1 rogue for a DPS build. Let's say you will not be called a gimp this way.