Kensai/DOS/Monk

[Battlehawke]

I'm thinking of building a new toon and am looking to see if this might already exist in some form and if anyone might be able to get me a link to it. I'm thinking of a Warforged 6 DOS Pally (for immunities/Unyielding Soverienty/Smites/LOH), 2 Monk (AC Wis Bonus/Evasion) and 12 Kensai Fighter (offense/Intimidate). I'm thinking dual wielding Khops and being able to turtle up in DOS mode with a Tower Shield while having a extreme Intimidate and Hate from both the Pally and WF hate APs. Does anything like that exist. I know the Hurtlocker seems very similar, but thinking of dumping the rogue levels for the "immune to slippery surfaces" docent from the Dragon Raid.... Anyone Know?

Thanks
Battlehawke

[Dylos_Moon]

and being able to turtle up in DOS mode with a Tower Shield

This is somewhat counter productive for a monk splash, as you will lose your Wisdom to AC bonus by equipping any shield, you'd probably be better off just using docent of defiance or titanic docent.

[Battlehawke]

Thinking the Shield will be whipped out when he is in Turttling Mode which with Leviks will ad +10 to AC but +15 to DR, you will lose the +4 or +5 to AC bonus from the Monk AC/Wis that I would like to have when in offense....

Battlehawke

[Bilger]

I have a dwarf version of this build and the combo works very nicely. He was an original build from when 32 pointers came out and I adapted him as new mods came out.

The dps output is very nice and can easily hold aggro as hate tank.

AC will get up there and be viable at end game accept epic.

Using a shield loses the wis ac boost but does gain dr and in certain situations is optimal. On mne though the ac change is minimal 1 maybe 2. Using hound shield though.

Just a fun build.

[Battlehawke]

Bilger,

Would you mind looking at the Hurtlocker build under the WF Compedium and comparing it to your toon and helping me decide between WF 13 acrobat/6DOS/2Monk
and 12 Kensai/6DOS/2 Monk.... I'm pretty torn now...


Battlehawke

[Bilger]

Bilger,

Would you mind looking at the Hurtlocker build under the WF Compedium and comparing it to your toon and helping me decide between WF 13 acrobat/6DOS/2Monk
and 12 Kensai/6DOS/2 Monk.... I'm pretty torn now...


Battlehawke

Hurtlocker is an extremely nice build.

Either have there benifits.

Hurt higher dps when BS are getting off

Kensai will get very nice dps but will have more for hate tanking than rogue cause no BS if trying keep aggro.

really they are about equal IMO just need to decide what you want to do with build hate aggro tanking kensai version is better IMO.

But hurt is still a awesome build and could do a nice job of being an intim with ac that high.

Just as the kensai version can hate kensai wins non hate hurt will out dps along as BS is hitting.

There are many diff things ya can sway back and forth between these builds all depends on wants.

Now that is just my OP take it for what is worth

[Battlehawke]

Tyvm