Help with my stealthy, evasive wizard pls.

[Djeserit]

When I get a new character slot, the first thing I want to do is create a stealthy, evasive Warforged wizard. I hope I can get some help planning the build ahead of time in this thread. Here's what I'm planning:

Name: Ginkgo (not taken yet)
Warforged
Wiz 18/Mnk 2

Stats (unstanced):
Str 9 (8base+1tome)(+4bull's str if the load gets heavy)
Dex 20 (13base+1tome+6boots)
Con 24 (16base+1tome+1enh+6ring)
Int 32 (18base+1tome+5levelups+3enh+6napkin)
Wis 18 (11base+1tome+6necklace)
Cha 6 (+6helm if I need UMD to heal or res)

Feats (will probably swap frequently):
Insightful reflexes
spell focus, spell pen, mental toughness
Metamagics free
Free monk feats: Toughness & lightning reflexes
Wildcards: precision, weapon finesse

Enhancements - will change constantly, but probably to include:
Way of the Clever Monkey
Disciple of Breezes, Pebbles, and Puddles
Racial toughness II
WF Con I
Construct Thinking
Wiz Int
Energy of Scholar
Elemental Manipulation, Lineage of Elements, Lineage of Deadly Elements


HP
331 unstanced
72 wiz
16 mnk
20 heroic
20 minos
20 racial
30 GFL belt
10 draconic
23 toughness

Saves:
18/24/20 base
25/32/27 buffed and stanced
+1 v. traps
up to +3 v. enchantments

Spell Points:
1892
930 wiz
80 magical training
297 int
410 mental toughness&imp mental toughness
175 tier 2 goggles

AC:
36 beholder AC I think
10 base
9 composite plating w/ DT docent
5 dex
4 wis
5 deflection
1 monk
2 chaosgaurd (in bank)

45 self-buffed
5 shield
1 haste
3 barkskin
(oh well, it's not an AC build, at least I'll be displaced)

BAB: don't ask

Loadout:
helm - minos (swap to +6 Cha for UMD)
neck - +6 wis
goggles - eventually greensteel (situationally divine power clickies)
trinket - voice
armor - eventually DT docent
cloak - eventually napkin
wrist - chaosgaurd? open to suggestions here
belt - GFL
ring 1 - +6 Con
ring 2 - resistance (swap to ff)
boot - +6 Dex
Glove - ??? open to suggestions


Progression: monk at level 1 and 7

[Djeserit]

Playing 2.5 years
Never joined a guild; couldn't find a guild active in my time zone
Solo quite a bit

Hate shroud
Hate raids
Favorite quests: The Pit, Crucible, Rainbow, VON 2, Gwylan's


Have 32pt. build
Other chars: WF wiz16, Humn brd15/sor1, Drow pal14/mnk2, Half clr15/wiz1, Half clr13/mnk2/wiz1, Dorf rog15/mnk1, WF rog9/pal2/mnk1, Dorf clr9/ftr1, Half mnk6/rog1, retired: Drow clr13/sor1, Half pal10/ftr2/rog2

I'm not rich, but I can wrangle any essential item for this toon if needed. In the bank for this toon: +1 tomes, GFL, 20 taps, all stat items, level appropriate potency and sp wands, etc.

[Djeserit]

I don't want to be like everyone else.

Monks don't wear armor, Wizards don't wear armor.

Monks get:
2 free feats
better saves
better ac
can adjust their stats using stances
Way of the Clever Monkey gives a save bonus against traps, and inlcudes the elemental resistance
can meditate

Monks can't:
open traps (but why bother when you have evasion)
open locks (but wizards can sometimes knock)
sneak attack (but I will use magic to do damage)
UMD is not a class skill (but mine will eventually get high enough to heal or res)
sadly, I won't get a skill boost
Trap awareness is better for saves than Way of Clever Monkey

I guess there are tradeoffs; I just want to be different.

[Ghoste]

The toughest monsters to spot in subterrane take a minimal spot of 28 to see. High end quests are more or less the same on normal. That also happens to be the target for hide/ms. Your build should have no problem reaching those targets. Those numbers will of course go up with quest difficulty, but with that high wisdom score and monk levels I suspect that wont be a problem getting spot and stealth up to par for elite.

Run the demon queen a lot. The dustless boots are great for this kind of build.

[Djeserit]

28 ... That also happens to be the target for hide/ms. .

Maybe this is a newb question: What do you mean by 'the target'?

I thought for hide/ms higher is better.

[MrCow]

Maybe this is a newb question: What do you mean by 'the target'?

I thought for hide/ms higher is better.

Nope. Much like the diplomacy/intimidate checks on NPCs have all-or-nothing values (such as in the Crucible to get the map, have the hobgobs betray each other, etc.), the stealth skills have all-or-nothing values as well vs. the various monsters. Either you get it to a point where you can't be seen/heard, or you are seen/heard.

[Djeserit]

For my tank, I am still trying to keep intimidate at the maximum ranks. We don't know what the target for future content will be. I won't stop putting points in just because I can get the Momma Dog's attention without fail.

I would take the same attitude to hd/ms I think.

28 is the current high water mark? Is that on elite and for which mob?

Isn't there a chance the DM will change the difficulty later, as they seem to have done for some traps (Cabal)?

Without the chance for a skill respect, I would hate to come up short.

[MrCow]

28 is the current high water mark? Is that on elite and for which mob?

28 is the water mark of the Subterrane area. 45 Move Silently is among the highest water mark I can remember, which is of Sannyasi in Monastery of the Scorpion.

[spifflove]

target is something you shoot at and try to hit