Looking for a Drow Warchanter build.

[mobilemuppet]

Hi all,
I've never been good at working the planner so I seek
some help. I'm after a Drow WC build for my two life
TR rogue. A multiclass is ok perhaps 16/2/2 or even pure
I'm staying Drow due to equipment so rapier/ss will be used.
Any basic (non epic) items you can suggest to got GS wpns and
HP helm to use.
Once again thanks for any suggestions!
MM

[Zachski]

Do you want to focus on mowing enemies down with a minor in buffing others? A splash Warchanter can deal out some awesome DPS while buffing others, but his/her buffing will never be as good as a pure Bard's. On the other hand, if you go Pure bard, you sacrifice some personal DPS to improve everyone else's DPS, as as pure Warchanter is unparalleled for their damage boost.

Is this your final life, or are you going for a Bard life?

If it's your final life, do you want to be able to grab Warchanter III whenever it comes out, or do you not mind just having Warchanter II?

[mobilemuppet]

A pure build would be nice, I know feats will be tight.
This will be my last life rogue, rogue and bard.
I know DPS might not be the best but would be my
Primary focus.
Thanks

[Zachski]

A pure build would be nice, I know feats will be tight.
This will be my last life rogue, rogue and bard.
I know DPS might not be the best but would be my
Primary focus.
Thanks

Yeah, they will be pretty tight if you're pure and want to go TWF.

Hm... let's see...

Toughness
Weapon Focus: Piercing
TWF
ITWF
GTWF

That's five out of seven feats.

You will probably want Maximize to boost your healing spells. After that, it's either Extend to lengthen your buff spells or Empower Heal to boost your healing even more.

As for the rest of the details, I'm afraid I must concede my lack of experience and hope that someone else can take it from here.

EDIT:
DOH! I forgot the obvious!

You need Power Attack, too. So, Maximize and Power Attack. That's all seven feats accounted for. No real room for spellcasting feats outside of Maximize, as you need to be able to throw out some assisting heals.

[unbongwah]

I prefer the classic rogue 2 / ftr 2 / bard 16 combo, esp. on a WC, but pure bard is straight-forward enough:

Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 03.09.02
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Level 20 Neutral Good Drow Female
(20 Bard) 
Hit Points: 262
Spell Points: 583 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 9
Reflex: 16
Will: 12

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             18                    25
Dexterity            16                    18
Constitution         14                    16
Intelligence         10                    12
Wisdom                8                    10
Charisma             10                    14

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+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

Level 1 (Bard)
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Rogue
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Rogue
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting


Level 2 (Bard)


Level 3 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Piercing Weapons


Level 4 (Bard)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 5 (Bard)


Level 6 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 7 (Bard)


Level 8 (Bard)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 9 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting


Level 10 (Bard)


Level 11 (Bard)


Level 12 (Bard)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons


Level 13 (Bard)


Level 14 (Bard)


Level 15 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 16 (Bard)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 17 (Bard)


Level 18 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 19 (Bard)


Level 20 (Bard)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Bard Extra Song I
Enhancement: Bard Extra Song II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Attack III
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Bravery III
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage I
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage II
Enhancement: Bard Inspired Damage III
Enhancement: Bard Lingering Song I
Enhancement: Bard Lingering Song II
Enhancement: Bard Lingering Song III
Enhancement: Bard Warchanter I
Enhancement: Bard Warchanter II
Enhancement: Bard Musical Prodigy
Enhancement: Drow Weapon Attack I
Enhancement: Drow Weapon Attack II
Enhancement: Drow Weapon Damage I
Enhancement: Drow Weapon Damage II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Bard Lyric of Song I
Enhancement: Bard Lyric of Song II
Enhancement: Bard Lyric of Incredible Song I
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic I
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic II
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic III
Enhancement: Bard Song Magic IV
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery I
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery II
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery III
Enhancement: Bard Wand and Scroll Mastery IV

The main thing I don't like is having to wait until lvl 18 to take Toughness; but it's either that or delay one of your DPS feats. If you use keen/Min2 rapiers exclusively, you can drop Imp Crit Pierce for a metamagic or maybe rogue PL feat. I put a fair number of APs into Song Magic enhs, but without Quicken or Maximize your healing potential will be somewhat limited.

[mobilemuppet]

Thanks for the build info, sorry i have not replied sooner but i have been out of the country.
Defo something to work on im hoping to stay pure and the SA from the rogue lives should be helpfull.
I still worry about squishyness but if played carefully I should be ok.
Would you recomend HElf over Drow, was thinking a FVS pastlife would mean a no UMD fail on scrolls at higher level??
MM

[Zachski]

Thanks for the build info, sorry i have not replied sooner but i have been out of the country.
Defo something to work on im hoping to stay pure and the SA from the rogue lives should be helpfull.
I still worry about squishyness but if played carefully I should be ok.
Would you recomend HElf over Drow, was thinking a FVS pastlife would mean a no UMD fail on scrolls at higher level??
MM

Bards can get UMD pretty easily, so FVS Dilly (I assume you mean this instead of past life) wouldn't be as useful levelling up, and would be even less useful once you get enough UMD to no fail UMD healing scrolls anyways.

Fortunately, Fred exists and will happily perform psychic brain surgery and allow you to change your dilly.

You'd probably want to change it to something like Rogue for the DPS increase when you don't have aggro.

Now, Sorc dilly would be useful for repair wands and reconstruct scrolls, which will help your warforged and Artificer allies.