Solar Phoenix, updated for Mod 5.

[Black-thorne]

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Starting Ability Scores: 36 Point Buy
16 Strength
15 Dexterity (With a +2 tome, this meets the requirement to take Greater Two-Weapon Fighting)
14 Constitution
12 Wisdom
10 Intelligence (With a tome, this will allow for the use of Silver Flame favor healing potions without self-incapacitation from ability score damage.)
14 Charisma (With a +2 tome, this will allow for Paladin Divine Might II)

ok my question is how do you get 36 points to build this initially? i can get the 32 pt character option but am i missing something here?

[slimkj]

The first time you TR, you get a 34pt build. The second time you TR, you get a 36pt build. So the answer is to start with 36pt you need to have lived two lives already on that character.

[Kam-Ekaze]

ok my question is how do you get 36 points to build this initially? i can get the 32 pt character option but am i missing something here?

If you have access to a +2 wis tome (or a +2 supreme tome would be better) then drop 4 points from wisdom to a starting wis of 8 (+6 item -2 stance +2 tome = 14 which is the minimum required to cast zeal... then again if you're stopping at paladin level 12, then you only need 13 wis)

Otherwise you can drop 2 from wis and 2 from int.

[Dopey_Power]

Why not just exit sun stance, buff up, then re-enter sun stance?

[manumase]

would half elf be a viable race for this? i can see it working alot

[Dopey_Power]

I thought half elf would be the way to go as well. 2 human healing enhancements, 2 monk healing enhancements, and you only have to dip monk to the 3rd level to get curse of healing. What I hadn't planned on, however, was the fact that Monk Dilettante requires 13 base wisdom *Upon Creation* I have no capped characters, much less TRx2. I'm working with 32 build points, and I simply do not have the stats to make that work. If you can hack it, great! All the power to you. It can be...difficult, though.

[slimkj]

If you really wanted with 32 points you could get by on 14/15/14/8/14/14. It's a -1 penalty to hit and dmg but given you kind of make a choice by going with a build like this that you won't be max dps, that might not be too much of an issue. On other builds I might be worried about the to-hit in Epic but I wouldn't take my HA variant in Epic anyway so... (not that he has 14 STR, just saying )

[Valindria]

So the last chance I got to play I was in a pug doing Prey. A monk in the group was talking about this build. I mentioned that I have a similar one that is fun but the dps is pretty bad. I was trying to be honest with them because I really enjoy my HA Paladin but I know the DPS is a lot less than others.

Anyway he said Solar P has "Disgusting DPS" and to "Just ask <name removed>" (where name removed was another pugger in the group who I do not know).

I asked for a screen shot of "Disgusting DPS" because honestly I don't think they can back that up and I would LOVE to be proven wrong. Please don't get me wrong, I am in no way bashing this build or other healing amp builds but I do not feel DPS is the strong point of them.

Fun - Yes
Solo Friendly - Yes
Disgusting DPS - No way.