build idea

[ChadMan]

Was thinking a humin 14 barb 2 ranger bow useing build will mele about 30% bow 70%

18 dex
14 con
rest of the points in to str.

Going to grab the feats

1. Point plank shot;humin bonus feat rapid shot
3. toughness
6. Meny shot
9. Emp crit pierce
12. Dont know yet need help with that.
15. Dont know yet need help with that.


so that is all i have so far it just poped in to my head today have not rolled it up yet this build will not be ac just pure dps. Gona try it out later today lets see how it goes. So mainly i just need help with the feats on 12 and 15

[hydra_ex]

Don't.



If you care to read why, its because ranged combat is, at best, extremely limited.

If used extrordinarily well, a ranger will neither take and damage, but will only be able to deal any substantial damage every minute and a half, due to many. I see you want "pure DPS". A ranged build's DPS will NEVER come close to that of a melee barbarian, or ranger. Even a high AC DEX monk will deal around the same damage, if not more. In short, although ranged combat is GIMPED. I implore you to reconsider.

That said, if you're bent on a build like this, I'd recommend 14 barbarian, 2 ranger, as an elf for extra bow damage via enhancements. I would recommend: PB shot, Manyshot, IC: Ranged, Power Attack, Cleave. 2 rgr gives a bonus feat of rapid shot, and PA and cleave are required for frenzied beserker, which will increase your damage by SO much. You may be asking why I only listed 5 feats, instead of 6. This is because you would be best off taking pretty much any feat now (WF: Ranged, or Toughness namely) and after level 18 comes out, precise shot and improved precise shot, as PS is near uselss without iPS. Toughness is useless, for as a barbarian, you will already have enough hit points if you do not play to get hit often.

The 2 rgr levels will also give you twf, and favored enemy (take evil outsider), which will again help your damage.

Starting Stats:
18 DEX
12 CON
18 STR
8 WIS
8 INT
8 CHA

if you have not unlocked your 32-pt yet, I would suggest even more for you to wait, or to reduce your STR and CON by 1 each. In addition, place each level up into DEX, and take every DEX enhc you can, as well as every power rage, and as many other useful enhc (raging enhc, mainly) as you can muster.

Remember, taking the Frenzied Beserker barbarian path will maximize your damage.

[Galbbatorix]

Ranging is broken, end of story move on.