I’m Greater Reincarnating my Cleric pretty soon (lvl 18 with a lvl withhold) and have a hard time choosing between two builds:
Zen Clonk
18 Cleric/2Monk
Human
Stats :
Str 8 +6 item = 14
Dex 11 +2 tome (for Rapid Shot)
Con 16 +2 tome +6 item = 24
Int 8
Wis 18 +2 tome + 3 enhancement +1 Adaptability +5 lvls +2 Stance + 6 item +1 exceptional = 38
Cha 11 +1 tome +6 item + 2 enhancement = 18
Feats:
1- Maximize
1- Empower Healing
2 - Toughness
3 - Shield Mastery
6 - Heighten
9 - Point Blank Shot
12 - Quicken
15 - Precise Shot
18 - Rapid Shot
19 - Zen Archery
This build’s main job will be to de-buff trash at range with a bow (shattermantle to kite into Implosion or BB and help casters or Destruction to help the DPS land hits) and to turtle up next to the DPS with a Tower Shield in boss fights with aura on to supplement mass healing spells.
Frontline Caster Cleric
20 Cleric
Human
Stats :
Str : 11 +1 tome +6 item= 18
Dex : 8
Con : 16 +2 tome +6 item = 24
Int : 8
Wis : 18 + 2 tome + 5 lvls + 6 item + 3 enhancement + 1 adaptability + 1 exceptional = 36
Cha : 13 +1 tome +6 item = 20
Feats :
1 - Toughness
1 - Empower Healing
3 - Shield Mastery
6 - Extra Turning
9 - Maximize
12 - Improved Shield Mastery
15 - Quicken
18 - Heighten
This is a caster build that can be in the frontline with the dps with Aura on at all times and plenty of turns to Burst them and save SP for offensive casting.
Is having 2 extra wis and Evasion worth the splash (I loose some hitpoints, DC and SP)?
Can Bow de-buffing while staying next to the casters really help my party more then me staying next to the DPS with Aura on?
I need input from people with more experience in epic quests (dreading the jump in difficulty), which looks better?
Or more to the point, which would you rather have in your party?
The Clonk build would require an alignment change and a +2 Dex tome so please provide explanations for why it's better.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.