AA Wizard and AC questions

[Zargarx]

I've been running a wizard with ranger splash and am wondering about AC.
About to level up to wizard10 ranger 2 to get multishot. AC in s&b before buffs. +5 mith chain +5 mith small shield +2 siren set +2 chaosguard +1 cc trinket +6 dex22 +5 natural AC cc hat
Not sure if will do stone of change if it doesn't help enough.Also hasted displaced stoneskin. elf. As a somewhat casual player is there something i can do to get the ac to be usable for gianthold necro4 and vale?
notes: Battlewizard ranged melee AOE.
U9 bring and hold in firewall.
normal stats in quest before ship buffs:
s28 d22 c20 i22 w12 ch8
Looking forward to vampire form.
Should consider monk splash?

[Failedlegend]

I've been running a wizard with ranger splash and am wondering about AC.
About to level up to wizard10 ranger 2 to get multishot. AC in s&b before buffs. +5 mith chain +5 mith small shield +2 siren set +2 chaosguard +1 cc trinket +6 dex22 +5 natural AC cc hat
Not sure if will do stone of change if it doesn't help enough.Also hasted displaced stoneskin. elf. As a somewhat casual player is there something i can do to get the ac to be usable for gianthold necro4 and vale?
notes: Battlewizard ranged melee AOE.
U9 bring and hold in firewall.
normal stats in quest before ship buffs:
s28 d22 c20 i22 w12 ch8
Looking forward to vampire form.
Should consider monk splash?

The truth of the matter is any time you start a new build you should always plan it out fully before hand otherwise you'll probably end up with a mangled mess or try to take a feat which you don't have the Pre-Reqs for, etc.

Here's a really good Char Builder to try things out in http://www.rjcyberware.com/

[Zargarx]

Thanks for the reply. My question seem to go offtrack with that throwaway monk qn.

Given the equipment mentioned, assume the build works, what suggestions do you have for ways to improve AC for lvl 12 to 15 quests? I have some higher lvl builds that can do some farming if needed. Once this build hits level 15 will focus on GS items.
Combat expertise is not an option as feats are tight.

[unbongwah]

+5 mith chain +5 mith small shield +2 siren set +2 chaosguard +1 cc trinket +6 dex22 +5 natural AC cc hat

OK, that should be 10 + 9 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 5 = 41. I don't see a Deflection bonus, so you should be able to add +4 or +5. According to sirgog, that puts you halfway between "useful" and "uber" AC for Gianthold; but doesn't even get you to "useful" for the Vale.

Should consider monk splash?

The problem with that is you'd have to stop using your mithril armor & shield to switch to monk AC gear; at present that's not worthwhile given your low WIS AFAICT.

[andreascott89]

ritual on the armor (or shield) for +1
haste (which you should have on) is +1

Probably doing ok through GH. Not going to last much longer though

J

[Zargarx]

Thanks for the replies. Yes I forget about protection(deflection). Normally my bucc ring T3 +2 protection is overriden by the house j shield of faith +3 or if could free up google slot could use spec optics that have in bank but I hope to get a divine caster l12 cast shield of faith for +4 instead.
Yes haste is a given especially for this build.
Currently flagging for titan raid. Chattering ring would be great but I think the drop rate for it is very low?
Does differring values of insight stack? What about natural armor (Such as ship buff natural +1)?
Does protect vs evil still give sacred bonus or was it changed to deflection?
+5 hvy mithral shield would give another point but at the expense of 6 AP that can't afford or 5% spell fail. Also use shield spell for bow use so does't help in that case.
Getting this build for lvl 12/13 to get mid 50s AC appears to be quite the challenge...

[unbongwah]

Depending on how high you get your DEX, you might be able to do something with epic Duelist Leather + epic Swashbuckler: 8 Armor + 8 Shield + 4 Dodge + 4 Superior Parrying with MDB 12. Slot them for either reduced ASF or +7 bonus (so +2 total). +3 Dodge from Chattering Ring +5 Deflection +5 Barkskin +2 Dodge from Chaosgarde etc.

But to be honest, that still seems like more trouble than it's worth. Why grind for all that AC gear that's only good enough for trash mobs when you should be avoiding getting into fights in the first place? Let someone else be the aggro magnet; that's what HO barbs are for.

[Zargarx]

Thanks - looked for superior parrying but no luck yet. Maybe with the U9 crafting that could be good option.
I did go ahead with the SoC ritual on the armor plus picked up a +4 prot on the AH. As arcane fluidity III is 'only' 3AP and not 6AP as I thought, I'm looking for a +5 hvy mith shield.
Does the SoC ritual on the shield stack with that of the armor?
Assume it does, that will bring up the AC to 10 base, +9 armor, +7 shield, +2 SoC rituals, +2 insight siren set, +2 dodge chaosguard, +1 dodge cc trinket, +5 natural cc hat, +4 prot ring, +6 dex22 boots for a total of 48 no stance / no buffed AC. Outside of GS and the chattering ring and sup parry, is there any other bits of gear ML:13 or less that would help? Anything that can stack?
For buffs, outside of +1haste and maybe +2 protect vs evil and maybe good hope for spells and bard 15 song and halfling companion and paladin aura there are ship buffs. Did I miss anything?
Do the 3 ship buffs stack? Bulkwrt, 3 dragons and warrior one (don't have in front of pme).
55 is getting closer!
p.s. newer players should avoid this build....
edit: currently ship buffs stack (total of +3) and doesn't seem to be dispellable (e.g. beholders). Good hope doesn't help. Recitation gives +2 luck bonus to AC (need divine caster or a pretty good UMD score as doesn't seem to be on clickies).