Epic Fang - Fortified Defenses 50%

[Eladiun]

So with the 3rd Dragonmark you get, Fortified Defenses 50% so what exactly does that do? I can't find an accurate description?

[Xenostrata]

Fairly certain its a 50% stacking bonus to fortitude.

[Dilbon]

Yep, 50% insight fortification bonus. Stacks with normal fort and exceptional fort. So with the Fang, heavy fort item and +10% exceptional fort item (Sustaining Symbiont) you can have 160% fortification.

[Eladiun]

Yep, 50% insight fortification bonus. Stacks with normal fort and exceptional fort. So with the Fang, heavy fort item and +10% exceptional fort item (Sustaining Symbiont) you can have 160% fortification.

Thanks, I was assuming that but I wanted to verify...kind of meh about 50% extra fort.

[Dark-Star]

Depends on the build, makes Yugo Int pots "easier to swallow".

[budalic]

Yep, 50% insight fortification bonus. Stacks with normal fort and exceptional fort. So with the Fang, heavy fort item and +10% exceptional fort item (Sustaining Symbiont) you can have 160% fortification.

New Fabricator's set also gets you 25% stacking fort. So, 185% fort. For a real goofines, add Pale master for another 100% fort for a grand total of 285% fort. Not that it will help you much, though, and Deneith feats are a waste on a wizard.

Hmm, WF Wizard + Fabricator = Yugo pot?... I wonder if it's worth sacraficing two slots however.

[Dark-Star]

WF Arti + fab set = Int Yugo pot as well, making their net Int # on par with Drow .

[budalic]

WF Arti + fab set = Int Yugo pot as well, making their net Int # on par with Drow .

Human + Yugo pot + eCF is 1 int above that.

[aristarchus1000]

Human + Yugo pot + eCF is 1 int above that.

Perhaps, just can't really imagine an Int-based build sacrificing 3 feats for dragonmarks and building and epic CF.

[budalic]

Perhaps, just can't really imagine an Int-based build sacrificing 3 feats for dragonmarks and building and epic CF.

Why not? It requires one big sacrifice, true, but you can take Tougness, Power attack, 3x THF feats, 3xDeneith dragonmark feats and have 5 feats left over for metas and stuff. Big sacrifice I mentioned is losing Insightful Reflexes.

eCF gives you proficiency if you have DM feats, it's also keen. Only probem would probably be extra hate you'd get.

EDIT: And you can swap in DM feats later... Flawless crystals now drop as GH favor revard.

[Dark-Star]

Human + Yugo pot + eCF is 1 int above that.

In addition to the good points posted above, there is another and possibly most important point:

Most Arti's will be built for ranged damage, so it will be impossible to have a repeater and the Fang equipped simultaeously with a Rune Arm. And you will want a rune arm.

I have tried a one handed weapon Arti build and they come up lacking relative to other choices.

As mentioned, WF Archmages just saw their DC increase by one as well.

U11: Rise of the WF!

[budalic]

In addition to the good points posted above, there is another and possibly most important point:

Most Arti's will be built for ranged damage, so it will be impossible to have a repeater and the Fang equipped simultaeously with a Rune Arm. And you will want a rune arm.

I have tried a one handed weapon Arti build and they come up lacking relative to other choices.

As mentioned, WF Archmages just saw their DC increase by one as well.

U11: Rise of the WF!

I don't really know, I think crossbows are kinda meh at cap. My greatest fear is that, in the end, best fighting style would be THF or TWF even for arties, and going all out str... nothing new there. So I hope that both xBow and BS will have good damage. I guess I'm an optimist... time will tell.

[Dark-Star]

TWF is borked with Artificers, the rune arm bugs it to hell even when it's not equipped.

[Feithlin]

Thanks, I was assuming that but I wanted to verify...kind of meh about 50% extra fort.

Actually, you can suffer -10% from the Inspire Recklessness song, but in the future, Warchanters could get a song with bigger effects and fort reduction, or perhaps Turbine is preparing a boss would debuff your fortification, in a similar way the new one seems to reduce the max HP (I'm not on Lama so I try to figure from what I read). It would a nice ennemy btw