Coit, Update 9, and his quest for FVS fun - The Coitwhallup!

[pSINNa]

So i was getting ready to TR my old ranger who is at the end of his 2nd life into a dual khopesh high DC Favoured Soul having found myself missing having a high DC divine amongst my toons, and just not feeling the love on my old ranger anymore (i went on a melee fvs spree recently and while they're great, sometimes you just can't beat the dc's for solo farming, some quests - i'm looking at you Sleeping Dust - just need them)

Then update 9 comes along and takes a big old power d**p on everything i hold sacred in melee casting (yes, i'm talking about 30 second blade barriers ).

After a good review of the gear/tomes/etc on my old ranger, and some careful scrutiny of the new FVS PRE and adjusted affects and costs of different spells and enhancements under the new regime, i believe i have come up with something that will give me what i want in melee, in dc, and in exploration of what the new pre can do, while qualifying for the free heal and DR capstone we all know and love so much.

I've still taken Extend, as i'm a addicted to good buffs, and my melee buffs are my friend on a setup like this, i don't want to have keep renewing them constantly when i'm bouncing through an elite sins, or keeping some clown alive in VOD that's just run out of resists.

You may notice that empower is missing in the below setup, but if you look at the new PRE i'm only taking a little knock in offensive power without it once i'm a Tier 2 Angel of Vengeance, I know my healing with just maximise will be up to any situation from experience, and i feel that Heighten will be much more advantageous with the low spell cost debuff's and damage spells i'm putting on my modified spell list to really work the new PRE to it's strengths.

The gear setup may seem a little different, but this is my oldest character, and has all sorts of weird and wonderful greensteel not really crafted with any specific setup in mind, most of which i've managed to incorporate into the build without hurting it, and taking advantage of some of the nice affects i originally built the gear for.

So without further ado, here is my take on update 9 as a melee/dc/healing/solo-ing kickcoit FVS that i'll be rolling out on the 20th of April (i have a 5 day break from work starting on the 21st xD) and levelling through as a third life toon for what will undoubtably be some time after that xD.

Comments are welcome

Coitfluff Tehfuzzy
Level 20 Neutral Good Dwarf Male
(20 Favored Soul)

All level ups into wisdom

(36 Point)
Strength Rollout-15 lvl 20-18 With items-26 With boat buffs/rage-30
Dexterity Rollout-8 lvl 20 -10 With items-16 With boat buffs/rage -18
Constitution Rollout-14 lvl 20 -17 With items-26 With boat buffs/rage -30
Intelligence Rollout-10 lvl 20 -12 With items-12 With boat buffs/rage -14
Wisdom Rollout-18 lvl 20-27 With items-36 With boat buffs/rage-38
Charisma Rollout-12 lvl20-18 With items-24 With boat buffs/rage-26

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Strength used at level 3
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 7
+3 Tome of Strength used at level 11

Slotting

Helmet Minos Permaslot

Bracer Con op - wiz6/sp/sp (char+5 skills, wisdom+6) Permaslot

Gloves Glacials/Spectrals/Bramble Casters/Eternal Faith Glacials for metamagics, Eternal Faith in heal mode, Brambles in melee mode, Spectrals for ghosties and extra bab when needed.

Ring1 Cinders str+6 Exceptional Con+3 Permaslot

Ring2 Kilau's dex+6 Exceptional Wis+1 Exceptional Str+2 Permaslot

Cape Smoke 2 20%blur, 10hp, except fire resist+5 Fireguard 1d8 Switch to the Napkin for Dc's when needed / Dispacement clicky

Goggles Blindness/disease immune, 15hp, 20hp, slay living guard Permaslot

Boots Firestorm/striders/boots of anchoring Switch situational (striders default)

Neck Torc/sup pot 6 amrath Torc while in melee / sup pot 6 when casting/healing

Belt Amrath con+6+Greater False Life Permaslot

Trinket Bloodstone/HOGF/Nighthag Obvious switchouts

Armour DT resist+5/char+6/enervation guard Permaslot

Varous Amrath clickies - ninja spy invis, sup ardour 8 belts, GH clicky, Jump belt clicky, Archmagi belts before shrining, the usual suspects .

Main weapon is Min2 Greataxe - Holy/acid burst/exceptional wis+2 (keen/slicing/metalline)

Skills

All 2 huge points! (:P) into concentration and umd up to level 7, then extra skill point into jump after that.

Feats : Favored by the Sovereign Host
Martial Weapon Proficiency: Greataxe
(Past Life) Past Life: Ranger
(Past Life) Past Life: Ranger
Extend Spell
Energy Resistance: Acid
Maximize Spell
Power Attack
Energy Resistance: Cold
Quicken Spell
Toughness
Energy Resistance: Sonic
Heighten Spell


Spells (1): Divine Favor
(1): Shield of Faith
(1): Nightshield
(1): Obscuring Mist

(2): Resist Energy
(2): Soundburst
(2): Lesser Restoration
(2): Hold Person

(3): Bestow Curse
(3): Magic Circle Against Evil
(3): Searing Light
(3): Prayer

(4): Freedom of Movement
(4): Divine Power
(4): Neutralize Poison
(4): Reccitation

(5): Greater Command
(5): Mass Cure Light Wounds
(5): True Seeing
(5): Raise Dead

(6): Blade Barrier
(6): Heal
(6): Cometfall

(7): Mass Protection From Elements
(7): Mass Cure Serious Wounds
(7): Destruction

(8): Mass Death Ward
(8): Mass Cure Critical Wounds
(8): Symbol of Death

(9): Implosion
(9): Mass Heal
(9): Energy Drain


Enhancements


Dwarven Axe Damage I
Dwarven Axe Damage II
Dwarven Axe Attack I
Dwarven Axe Attack II
Favored Soul Life Magic I
Favored Soul Life Magic II
Favored Soul Life Magic III
Favored Soul Life Magic IV
Favored Soul Energy of the Scion I
Favored Soul Energy of the Scion II
Favored Soul Energy of the Scion III
Favored Soul Wand and Scroll Mastery I
Favored Soul Wand and Scroll Mastery II
Favored Soul Wand and Scroll Mastery III
Dwarven Constitution I
Favored Soul Charisma I
Favored Soul Charisma II
Favored Soul Wisdom I
Favored Soul Wisdom II
Favored Soul Spell Penetration I
Favored Soul Spell Penetration II
Favored Soul Smiting I
Favored Soul Smiting II
Favored Soul Smiting III
Racial Toughness I
Racial Toughness II
Favored Soul Toughness I
Favored Soul Toughness II
Favored Soul Prayer of Life I
Favored Soul Prayer of Incredible Life I
Unyielding Sovereignty
Angel of Vengeance 1
Angel of Vengeance 2
Favored Soul Ascendency: Sovereign Host


So while update 9 has really put a frown on my face, i'm going to make the best of a bad stink, and give this a go.

ALways, totally, with my Coit out~ xD

[voodoogroves]

Looks great. It's very very very similar to what I did with my latest FVS.

I'll be spinning her through as a Half Elf next though; right now she's human and using a feat on Weapon Prof (as you are). The additional feat was handy, but I'm not sure I've seen much problem with her offensive casting. I actually only put "remaining" points into WIS - she's a STR build. She can hit the runes in VON5, but that's about it. Her spells land well enough on non-evasion mobs and for the others, greataxe time!

Half-elf, FWIW, on the next life is for the dilettante fighter and all martial proficiencies. Greataxe is cool (and I've got some crafted) but others would also be handy.

I went with damage spells only ... no greater command, etc. Flamestrike instead (and the new DoT spell in that slot on after update 9). I also went Silver Flame for the zap zap. I've never needed the healing capstone.