Rocka Red Emma - Zerging off Again [Human FVS 18/FTR1/BRB1]

[Anthios888]

Looking at the alternate builds, specifically the drow 2mo/18FvS, I'm wondering about a couple things:

The drow says rapier user, but I'm curious why you'd use that when the enhancements and class feats for Vulkoor only support shortswords, with the racial enhancements working for both shortsword and rapiers. Does the extra crit range on rapiers somehow make up for loss of hit and damage?

Also, the feats under the drow FvS list improved crit:slashing. Was this a cut & paste error? Seems like the build is centered around piercing....

You're right here on the shortsword thing -- I thought that the enhancements worked for rapiers as the elven enhancements work for scimitars. Build removed. Too bad they ended up with a second-rate weapon.

[Consumer]

At least 150% the DPS. 10% static speed boost. Barbarian sprint boost. Barbarian Power Attack I. And I get wings with that.

Ah I see its pull numbers out of thin air day, Barbarians do 169% more DPS than any other toon because they have an axe symbol.

Couple things to point out.

This build (401 rounded up) has ~15 DPS more than an elf 18/2 monk (386 rounded up) and it has less than an 18/2 Elf FvS/Fighter (405 rounded up).
It has lower to hit than the 18/2.
Lit II Khops do more DPS than epic Chaosblades.
The 18/2 has evasion.

[grodon9999]

This build (401 rounded up) has ~15 DPS more than an elf 18/2 monk (386 rounded up) and it has less than an 18/2 Elf FvS/Fighter (405 rounded up).
It has lower to hit than the 18/2.
Lit II Khops do more DPS than epic Chaosblades.
The 18/2 has evasion.

What variables did you use? All the gear listed in the OP and Lighting IIs?

[Consumer]

What variables did you use? All the gear listed in the OP and Lighting IIs?

Swapped to Shintao and Tharne's with GS boots for a dps set up.

Just noticed the OP has WF THF FvS equal to the TWF, this is incorrect, the THF is lower DPS than the TWF builds.

[xxpwnedxx]

First off great build! (s)

Secondly, I was wondering if anything has changed on Rocka since U9/U10 and if you would consider going AOV?

I plan on tr'ing my monk into this build if that helps at all.

Any advice would be great thanks!

[Anthios888]

First off great build! (s)

Secondly, I was wondering if anything has changed on Rocka since U9/U10 and if you would consider going AOV?

I plan on tr'ing my monk into this build if that helps at all.

Any advice would be great thanks!

Hey!

I'm Angel of Vengeance now. It's a very nice little addition to DPS. Because I'm not using a favored weapon -- and I knew I locked myself into that choice. Thankfully, Angel of Vengeance gives this build back its old hybrid flavor because there's a bit more you can accomplish with nuke casting in addition to the melee focus. So that's a lot of fun.

My current plan is to do a true reincarnate into a h-orc epic sword of shadow user, and whether I keep khopesh and g2wf or just drop the feats for greater two handed fighting I haven't decided. A few things have changed that made me re-evaluate my choice. First, half orc outstrips warforged for my particular build. Second, we can now slot sword of shadows with devil's ruin, something we couldn't do before. At the time, t2wf was way ahead on certain situations like boss fights which made 2HF seem less flexible for me. Now, that's still slightly true but not as much. Finally, I have used earthgrab heavy picks for a long time, and they're just not as necessary for having fun on this kind of character, since we have so many more strategy options available to succeed in epic.

Anyway, so that's my own path. Because I only do one reincarnation at a time, I don't have a lot of time to TR Rocka right now so I have just been playing it and having fun.

Otherwise, the build is basically the same with the exception of some gear and AP. It's always a fun one for me. The speed boost may or may not be overkill, I haven't decided =)

Enjoy! Monk is a great past life!

p.s. Just noticed Consumer's crazy bumps up there from 7 months ago. What a shame I missed his trolling!

[Gunga]

The speed boost may or may not be overkill, I haven't decided =)

It's perfect.

My favorite healing build.

[Quikster]

Didnt read the whole thing Anth. But I agree with your opening. Nothing beats being able to melee well and also heal the group.

Currently have a 34 pt 18/2 fvs/monk, human with khops. Since the change to spells and extend I dropped extend for ic slash.

I also have an 18 clr 1 barb 1 rog that im leveling. This beast will use esos. Its helf with 2 paly past lives. Healing amp specd. Currently maxed wis and about 30 str, but that will prolly change once I get a torc and a shroud sp item. Lots of fun to play.

[Horkrux]

wrong thread but free bump!

[xxpwnedxx]

I'm Angel of Vengeance now. It's a very nice little addition to DPS. Because I'm not using a favored weapon -- and I knew I locked myself into that choice. Thankfully, Angel of Vengeance gives this build back its old hybrid flavor because there's a bit more you can accomplish with nuke casting in addition to the melee focus. So that's a lot of
fun.

Thanks for the response!

That's what i was thinking about the AoV, just wanted to make sure that in going that route i wouldn't miss out on anything major.

My current plan is to do a true reincarnate into a h-orc epic sword of shadow user, and whether I keep khopesh and g2wf or just drop the feats for greater two handed fighting I haven't decided. A few things have changed that made me re-evaluate my choice. First, half orc outstrips warforged for my particular build. Second, we can now slot sword of shadows with devil's ruin, something we couldn't do before. At the time, t2wf was way ahead on certain situations like boss fights which made 2HF seem less flexible for me. Now, that's still slightly true but not as much.

I also thought about going Thf, would you suggest taking the thf feat line in-place of the twf line? or maybe throw in some more meta's for better healing?

Half-orc > human. on a dps level yes. How ever does the benefits of half orc outway human versatility/extra feat?

The speed boost may or may not be overkill, I haven't decided =)

Seems like the speed boost is amazing!

I guess the best way would be to try them both. and hey multiple past life's wont hurt any1

[wiglin]

Hey Rocka. I have been afk for a few months now. Probably be back sometime. When I re-vip, I was planning on TR'ing my FvS into a variant of this build. My FvS is my favorite character, and I thought about trying a little more defensive side of the build with tanking possibilities, so I thought I would post here, since it was the inspiration to what I wanted to try.

Gear is pretty dynamic, and what I have gives me the majority of want I want without gear swapping. I am pretty lazy when it comes to clickies and gear swapping, so I like to squeeze as much of my stuff into one set. Of course I could make a few changes to boost dps when needed, but I wanted to see on paper how it would look if I went a little more defensive with damage mitigation. This is why calvary armor instead of marilith chain. If I go this route, I would probably knock out 3 barb past lives for the tasty 30hps. This would let me push to almost 700hps. Add the unlimited self heals and 65 intimidate, I thought it would be a fun change of pace.

My Int is a little high, but if I wanted to max umd, concentration, and intimidate it is needed. I end up with 12 extra points, so I threw them in jump for a decent dispell proof jump score. Those 12 points could go anywhere though. I figured 12 points in jump had a better return then 6 points into a cross class skill. Although balance wouldn't be a bad option and with a 6 base and the current gear set balance would be 26.

My second ring can be any tod ring with +1Con. I chose Kormors, because no one ever wants it and I still need the ring, but any of the +1Con rings would work.

With Tr'ing in the game and me being as fickle as I can be with builds sometimes, I no longer use +3tomes in any calculations.

Level 8 is a controversial spell choice. Most use mass deathward, but I really like my air elemental and holy aura offensive blindness against evil mobs for soloing.

I added Spell Focus: Evocation since I had a free yellow slot with this gearset. My evocation DC will be really low, but I figured its there might as well have it. Even on my current FvS which uses wisdom as a dump stat blade barrier is a nice addition to dps. I was happy with the results of it when I specced AoV on Lamannia pre-u9.

The only real question I have is could I hold aggro on mobs that need more than a 65 intimidate. I have the claw set, but so does pretty much every other good melee so its more or less a wash. I would be looking at the damage from the epic sword of shadows plus the archons laser dmg and stacking divine punishments.

Race: Dwarf
Class: 18Favored Soul /1Fighter /1Barbarian
Alignment: Neutral
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Stats: 36-Point (Helpful Past Lives: 3Barbarian)
Str: 32 +11 {34 +12} (16Base +5Levels +2Tome +6Item +3Exc) {+2Rage Potion}
Dex: 18 +4 (8Base +2Tome +6Item)
Con: 30 +10 {32 +11} (18Base +2Tome +6Item +3Exc +1Enh) {+2Rage Potion}
Int: 22 +6 (14Base +2Tome +6Item)
Wis: 16 +3 (8Base +2Tome +6Item)
Cha: 26 +8 (14Base +2Tome +7Item +2Enh +1Exc)
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Saves:
Fort: 35 / 37 (12Base +10Stat +4GH +5Resist +1Ritual +2Luck +1Rage Potion) / +2 vs Spells
Reflex: 28 / 30 (12Base +3Stat, +4GH, +5Resist +1Ritual +2Luck +1Haste) / +2 vs Spells
Will: 27 / 29 (12Base +3Stat +4GH +5Resist +2Luck +1Ritual) / +2 vs Spells
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Skills:
38 Concentration (23Base +8Stat +4GH +2Luck +1Rage Potion)
65 Intimidate (23Base +8Stat +4GH +2Luck +15Item +5Item +3SF +3Persuasion -2Aura Debuff)
34 UMD (11Base +8Stat +4GH +2Luck +5Shroud +3Persuasion)
29 Jump (12Base +11Stat +4GH +2Luck) or 26 Balance (6Base +4Stat +4Racial +6Shroud +4GH +2Luck)
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Hit Points: 643 (673)
144 FvS
12 Barbarian
10 Fighter
200 Constitution
20 Heroic Durability
10 Draconic Vitality
42 Toughness Feat x2
20 Toughness Item
40 Dwarf Enhancement
40 FvS Enhancement
40 Superior False Life
45 Shroud
20 Rage Potion
(30 Barbarian Past Life x3)
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Spell Points: 2571
1405 Base
80 Magical Training
216 Cha
150 EotS IV
400 Archmagi
300 Shroud
20 FvS Past Life (I would TR my current FvS)
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Attack Bonus: 47 (Epic Sword of Shadows)
15 Base
12 Str
10 Weapon
3 Divine Favor
5 Divine Power
2 Aura Debuff (If I am hitting it, then it is in my aura losing 2 ac, effectively raising my AB by 2)
1 Haste
4 GH
-5 Power Attack
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Damage: 50-75 Normal / 150-225 Crits (Epic Sword of Shadows)
5-30 Base
10 Weapon
18 Str
10 Power Attack
3 Divine Favor
4 Claw Set
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Feats:
L1B: Toughness
L2: (FvS) Favored by the Sovereign Host (Longsword Proficiency)
L3: Empower Healing
L4: (FvS) Child of the Sovereign Host (+1Hit Longswords)
L6 Toughness, (FvS) Energy Resistance: Fire
L9 Quicken
L10 (FvS) Energy Resistance: Acid
L12 Improved Critical: Slashing,
L13: (FvS) Beloved of the Sovereign Host (+2Damage Longswords)
L14F: (F) Power Attack
L15: Maximise
L17: (FvS) Energy Resistance: Electric
L18: Skill Focus: Intimidate
L19: (FvS) Leap of Faith
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Noted Abilities:
Leap of Faith
Aura of Menace (-2Saves, -2Atk, -2AC, -2SR)
Shield of Condemnation (On Hit % Chance for -20%Light Vulnerabilty, -10Fort) {Can stack up to 5 times}
Summon Archon (Deals 1-3+18Dmg every 2s) {Effected by potency and enhancements at time of summoning}
+30% Dmg to Fire, Physical, and Untyped Spells
+10% Run Speed
10 Fire, Acid, and Electric Resistance
Damage Mitigation (Con Opp, DR5/Chaotic, Demonic Shield)
SP Regen (Con Opp + Torq)
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Enhancements:
Fighter Haste Boost I
Barbarian Sprint Boost I
Dwarven Constitution I
Dwarven Racial Toughness IV
Favored Soul Unyielding Sovereignty
Favored Soul Angel of Vengeance II
Favored Soul Prayer of Life II
Favored Soul Smiting IV
Favored Soul Life Magic IV
Favored Soul Energy of the Scion IV
Favored Soul Charisma II
Favored Soul Toughness IV
Favored Soul Wand and Scroll Mastery III
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Spells:
L1 Divine Favor, Nightshield, Protection from Evil, Remove Fear
L2 Resist Energy, Soundburst, Bulls Strength, Bears Endurance
L3 Mass Aid, Prayer, Protection From Energy, Cure Serious Wounds
L4 Deathward, Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Recitation
L5 Mass Cure Light Wounds, Protection from Elements, Divine Punishment, Break Enchantment
L6 Blade Barrier, Heal, Cometfall
L7 Destruction, Mass Cure Serious Wounds, Resurrection
L8 Summon Monster 8, Holy Aura
L9 Mass Heal
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Armor:
Weapon: Epic Sword of Shadows (+10, 5d10, 18-20x3, Adamantine, DR Crystal {red})
Head: Dread Admiral’s Tricorne (Superior Potency VI, +15Intimidate)
Goggles: Shroud (Blindness/Disease Immunity, +150SP, Conc-Opp, +5Cha Skills, +10 Haggle/Diplomacy, +6Wis)
Trinket: Epic Shard of Vollun (Archmagi, Imp Radiance 9, Radiance Guard, Spell Focus: Evocation {yellow}, +1Str {colorless})
Necklace: Torc of Prince Raiyum-de II (Transform Kinetic Energy)
Cloak: Epic Cloak of the Silver Concord (+7Cha, +15Diplomacy/Haggle, Persuasion, +1Cha {yellow})
Body: Epic Calvary Plate (+6, Demonic Shield, Superior False Life, +5Resist, DR5/Chaotic, Toughness {blue})
Gloves: Epic Glove of the Claw (+6Str, +5Intimidate, 30%Healing Amp, Set Bonus: +4Damage, +20%Hate)
Bracers: Epic Bracers of the Claw (Heavy Fortification, +2Con)
Ring 1: Epic Ring of the Buccaneer (+7Dex, +2Luck, +5Protection, +15Swim, Underwater Action, +6Con {green})
Ring 2: Kormor’s Ring (+6Int, +1Con, +2Str)
Belt: Shroud (45HP, +6Dex Skills, Blur, Displacement 2/2)
Boots: Striding / Anchoring
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[Anthios888]

I also thought about going Thf, would you suggest taking the thf feat line in-place of the twf line? or maybe throw in some more meta's for better healing?

2HF feats are a great investment. More metamagics doesn't necessarily equal better healing. Once you have quicken + either max or empower healing, you're in pretty good shape.

Half-orc > human. on a dps level yes. How ever does the benefits of half orc outway human versatility/extra feat?

On a two handed fighter, yes. 3 haste boosts, +3 str, +4 damage on two handed weapons, and +6 damage from power attack is a ton of DPS. I would also consider h-elf with rogue dill. (khopesh), elf (scimitar), or human (khopesh) on a 2wf variant.

[Anthios888]

Hey Rocka. I have been afk for a few months now. Probably be back sometime. When I re-vip, I was planning on TR'ing my FvS into a variant of this build. My FvS is my favorite character, and I thought about trying a little more defensive side of the build with tanking possibilities, so I thought I would post here, since it was the inspiration to what I wanted to try.

Gear is pretty dynamic, and what I have gives me the majority of want I want without gear swapping. I am pretty lazy when it comes to clickies and gear swapping, so I like to squeeze as much of my stuff into one set. Of course I could make a few changes to boost dps when needed, but I wanted to see on paper how it would look if I went a little more defensive with damage mitigation. This is why calvary armor instead of marilith chain. If I go this route, I would probably knock out 3 barb past lives for the tasty 30hps. This would let me push to almost 700hps. Add the unlimited self heals and 65 intimidate, I thought it would be a fun change of pace.

My Int is a little high, but if I wanted to max umd, concentration, and intimidate it is needed. I end up with 12 extra points, so I threw them in jump for a decent dispell proof jump score. Those 12 points could go anywhere though. I figured 12 points in jump had a better return then 6 points into a cross class skill. Although balance wouldn't be a bad option and with a 6 base and the current gear set balance would be 26.

My second ring can be any tod ring with +1Con. I chose Kormors, because no one ever wants it and I still need the ring, but any of the +1Con rings would work.

With Tr'ing in the game and me being as fickle as I can be with builds sometimes, I no longer use +3tomes in any calculations.

Level 8 is a controversial spell choice. Most use mass deathward, but I really like my air elemental and holy aura offensive blindness against evil mobs for soloing.

I added Spell Focus: Evocation since I had a free yellow slot with this gearset. My evocation DC will be really low, but I figured its there might as well have it. Even on my current FvS which uses wisdom as a dump stat blade barrier is a nice addition to dps. I was happy with the results of it when I specced AoV on Lamannia pre-u9.

The only real question I have is could I hold aggro on mobs that need more than a 65 intimidate. I have the claw set, but so does pretty much every other good melee so its more or less a wash. I would be looking at the damage from the epic sword of shadows plus the archons laser dmg and stacking divine punishments.

Race: Dwarf
Class: 18Favored Soul /1Fighter /1Barbarian
Alignment: Neutral
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Stats: 36-Point (Helpful Past Lives: 3Barbarian)
Str: 32 +11 {34 +12} (16Base +5Levels +2Tome +6Item +3Exc) {+2Rage Potion}
Dex: 18 +4 (8Base +2Tome +6Item)
Con: 30 +10 {32 +11} (18Base +2Tome +6Item +3Exc +1Enh) {+2Rage Potion}
Int: 22 +6 (14Base +2Tome +6Item)
Wis: 16 +3 (8Base +2Tome +6Item)
Cha: 26 +8 (14Base +2Tome +7Item +2Enh +1Exc)
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Saves:
Fort: 35 / 37 (12Base +10Stat +4GH +5Resist +1Ritual +2Luck +1Rage Potion) / +2 vs Spells
Reflex: 28 / 30 (12Base +3Stat, +4GH, +5Resist +1Ritual +2Luck +1Haste) / +2 vs Spells
Will: 27 / 29 (12Base +3Stat +4GH +5Resist +2Luck +1Ritual) / +2 vs Spells
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Skills:
38 Concentration (23Base +8Stat +4GH +2Luck +1Rage Potion)
65 Intimidate (23Base +8Stat +4GH +2Luck +15Item +5Item +3SF +3Persuasion -2Aura Debuff)
34 UMD (11Base +8Stat +4GH +2Luck +5Shroud +3Persuasion)
29 Jump (12Base +11Stat +4GH +2Luck) or 26 Balance (6Base +4Stat +4Racial +6Shroud +4GH +2Luck)
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Hit Points: 643 (673)
144 FvS
12 Barbarian
10 Fighter
200 Constitution
20 Heroic Durability
10 Draconic Vitality
42 Toughness Feat x2
20 Toughness Item
40 Dwarf Enhancement
40 FvS Enhancement
40 Superior False Life
45 Shroud
20 Rage Potion
(30 Barbarian Past Life x3)
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Spell Points: 2571
1405 Base
80 Magical Training
216 Cha
150 EotS IV
400 Archmagi
300 Shroud
20 FvS Past Life (I would TR my current FvS)
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Attack Bonus: 47 (Epic Sword of Shadows)
15 Base
12 Str
10 Weapon
3 Divine Favor
5 Divine Power
2 Aura Debuff (If I am hitting it, then it is in my aura losing 2 ac, effectively raising my AB by 2)
1 Haste
4 GH
-5 Power Attack
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Damage: 50-75 Normal / 150-225 Crits (Epic Sword of Shadows)
5-30 Base
10 Weapon
18 Str
10 Power Attack
3 Divine Favor
4 Claw Set
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Feats:
L1B: Toughness
L2: (FvS) Favored by the Sovereign Host (Longsword Proficiency)
L3: Empower Healing
L4: (FvS) Child of the Sovereign Host (+1Hit Longswords)
L6 Toughness, (FvS) Energy Resistance: Fire
L9 Quicken
L10 (FvS) Energy Resistance: Acid
L12 Improved Critical: Slashing,
L13: (FvS) Beloved of the Sovereign Host (+2Damage Longswords)
L14F: (F) Power Attack
L15: Maximise
L17: (FvS) Energy Resistance: Electric
L18: Skill Focus: Intimidate
L19: (FvS) Leap of Faith
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Noted Abilities:
Leap of Faith
Aura of Menace (-2Saves, -2Atk, -2AC, -2SR)
Shield of Condemnation (On Hit % Chance for -20%Light Vulnerabilty, -10Fort) {Can stack up to 5 times}
Summon Archon (Deals 1-3+18Dmg every 2s) {Effected by potency and enhancements at time of summoning}
+30% Dmg to Fire, Physical, and Untyped Spells
+10% Run Speed
10 Fire, Acid, and Electric Resistance
Damage Mitigation (Con Opp, DR5/Chaotic, Demonic Shield)
SP Regen (Con Opp + Torq)
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Enhancements:
Fighter Haste Boost I
Barbarian Sprint Boost I
Dwarven Constitution I
Dwarven Racial Toughness IV
Favored Soul Unyielding Sovereignty
Favored Soul Angel of Vengeance II
Favored Soul Prayer of Life II
Favored Soul Smiting IV
Favored Soul Life Magic IV
Favored Soul Energy of the Scion IV
Favored Soul Charisma II
Favored Soul Toughness IV
Favored Soul Wand and Scroll Mastery III
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Spells:
L1 Divine Favor, Nightshield, Protection from Evil, Remove Fear
L2 Resist Energy, Soundburst, Bulls Strength, Bears Endurance
L3 Mass Aid, Prayer, Protection From Energy, Cure Serious Wounds
L4 Deathward, Divine Power, Freedom of Movement, Recitation
L5 Mass Cure Light Wounds, Protection from Elements, Divine Punishment, Break Enchantment
L6 Blade Barrier, Heal, Cometfall
L7 Destruction, Mass Cure Serious Wounds, Resurrection
L8 Summon Monster 8, Holy Aura
L9 Mass Heal
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Armor:
Weapon: Epic Sword of Shadows (+10, 5d10, 18-20x3, Adamantine, DR Crystal {red})
Head: Dread Admiral’s Tricorne (Superior Potency VI, +15Intimidate)
Goggles: Shroud (Blindness/Disease Immunity, +150SP, Conc-Opp, +5Cha Skills, +10 Haggle/Diplomacy, +6Wis)
Trinket: Epic Shard of Vollun (Archmagi, Imp Radiance 9, Radiance Guard, Spell Focus: Evocation {yellow}, +1Str {colorless})
Necklace: Torc of Prince Raiyum-de II (Transform Kinetic Energy)
Cloak: Epic Cloak of the Silver Concord (+7Cha, +15Diplomacy/Haggle, Persuasion, +1Cha {yellow})
Body: Epic Calvary Plate (+6, Demonic Shield, Superior False Life, +5Resist, DR5/Chaotic, Toughness {blue})
Gloves: Epic Glove of the Claw (+6Str, +5Intimidate, 30%Healing Amp, Set Bonus: +4Damage, +20%Hate)
Bracers: Epic Bracers of the Claw (Heavy Fortification, +2Con)
Ring 1: Epic Ring of the Buccaneer (+7Dex, +2Luck, +5Protection, +15Swim, Underwater Action, +6Con {green})
Ring 2: Kormor’s Ring (+6Int, +1Con, +2Str)
Belt: Shroud (45HP, +6Dex Skills, Blur, Displacement 2/2)
Boots: Striding / Anchoring
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Hi Wigz,

Hope you've been well

Why dwarf ? I know you wanna tank, but have you given a good look at h-orc? It's just a lot of free to-hit, intimidate, etc. since you are using a greatsword. I think dwarves are neat for axe users or evaders but you're basically just getting a little HP from it. Even warforged would give you a bunch of free hit/damage from favored weapons, and still net you the same HP.

Also, I'd really consider shield mastery for your extra feat you were talking about, unless you think you will be hate tanking primarily. Shield mastery gives a static 15 or 20% damage reduction. I have another fvs I am going to use with epic demon scale armor, shields, and other ways to reduce damage in order to corral aggro. We'll see how well it works!

See you around

[wiglin]

Hi Wigz,

Hope you've been well

Also, I'd really consider shield mastery for your extra feat you were talking about, unless you think you will be hate tanking primarily. Shield mastery gives a static 15 or 20% damage reduction. I have another fvs I am going to use with epic demon scale armor, shields, and other ways to reduce damage in order to corral aggro. We'll see how well it works!

See you around

I have been good. Just taking care of some other stuff right now and needed to lay down the keyboard and mouse until I am done.

I chose dwarf mainly for flavor not a power game choice. I did want to hit 650HP and dwarf makes this easier, although warforged would make it just as easy and add a little more dps to the SoS. No real reason other than personal choice.

Shield Mastery is a good choice, I didn't really think about since I haven't played with the new changes. If I grind out 3 barbarians past lives, I could easily drop a toughness and still be at 650HP. The loss of dps threat would be offset a little by the double threat gained from using a shield with intimidate, and I could still switch to the epic sos for mobs that need more than a 65 intimidate.

I do like the passive damage mitigation with the shield setup.
20% DR Levick's Defender w/ Shield Mastery
30 Temp HP Proc Demonic Shield
5/Chaotic
Temp HP Con Opp
Heal Guard Levicks Defender (small chance but its there)

Then if did need to block for a few seconds
25 more DR (15 Shield + 10 BAB/2)