Benedictha Jocast (3rd life) - Fighter 20 Stalwart Defender

[Nephilia]

Ok ready to TR my dear Benny again (as soon as I hit 20 shroud again).
My attempt is to have a nice tank that can even melee with great efficacy
I've some doubt about enhancement so comments/feedbacks/critics are really appreciated!
Here's what I got:

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Benedictha Jocast 
Level 20 True Neutral Human Male 
(20 Fighter) 
Hit Points: 402 
Spell Points: 0 

BAB: 20/20/25/3030 
Fortitude: 16 
Reflex: 10 
Will: 5 

              Starting    Feat/Enhancement 
Abilities    Base Stats    Modified Stats 
(36 Point)    (Level 1)      (Level 20) 
Strength           18                29 
Dexterity          16                19 
Constitution       15                18 
Intelligence       10                13 
Wisdom              8                 8 
Charisma            8                 8 

Tomes Used 
+3 Tome of Strength used at level 11 
+3 Tome of Dexterity used at level 11 
+3 Tome of Constitution used at level 11 
+3 Tome of Intelligence used at level 11 
 
Level 1 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+1) 
Skill: Intimidate (+4) 
Skill: Jump (+4) 
Skill: Tumble (+1) 
Feat: (Selected) Least Dragonmark of Sentinel 
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Barbarian 
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Paladin 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Power Attack 
Feat: (Human Bonus) Toughness 
 
Level 2 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons 
 
Level 3 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Selected) Past Life: Soldier of the Faith 
 
Level 4 (Fighter) 
Ability Raise: STR 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons 
 
Level 5 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
 
Level 6 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Selected) Lesser Dragonmark of Sentinel 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Two Handed Fighting 
 
Level 7 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
 
Level 8 (Fighter) 
Ability Raise: STR 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons 
 
Level 9 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Selected) Greater Dragonmark of Sentinel 
 
Level 10 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Two Handed Fighting 
 
Level 11 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
 
Level 12 (Fighter) 
Ability Raise: STR 
Skill: Balance (+1) 
Skilll: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Combat Expertise 
Feat: (Selected) Dodge 
 
Level 13 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+1) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
 
Level 14 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Heal (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons 
 
Level 15 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Heal (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Selected) Past Life: Berserker's Fury 
 
Level 16 (Fighter) 
Ability Raise: STR 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Heal (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Shield Mastery 
 
Level 17 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Heal (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
 
Level 18 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Heal (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Two Handed Fighting 
Feat: (Selected) Improved Shield Mastery 
 
Level 19 (Fighter) 
Skill: Balance (+0.5) 
Skill: Heal (+0.5) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
 
Level 20 (Fighter) 
Ability Raise: STR 
Skill: Heal (+1) 
Skill: Intimidate (+1) 
Skill: Jump (+1) 
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Shield Bash 
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost I 
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost II 
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost III 
Enhancement: Fighter Extra Action Boost I 
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost I 
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost II 
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost III 
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost IV 
Enhancement: Fighter Weapon Alacrity 
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery I 
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery II 
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery III 
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender I 
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender II 
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender III 
Enhancement: Fighter Tower Shield Mastery I 
Enhancement: Fighter Tower Shield Mastery II 
Enhancement: Fighter Bastard Sword Specialization I 
Enhancement: Fighter Bastard Sword Specialization II 
Enhancement: Human Adaptability Strength I 
Enhancement: Human Improved Recovery I 
Enhancement: Human Improved Recovery II 
Enhancement: Human Versatility I 
Enhancement: Human Versatility II 
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense I 
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense II 
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I 
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II 
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate I 
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate II 
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I 
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II 
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I 
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II 
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness III

Gear set-up (I already have almost all the stuffs I'm mentioning... just missing 1 or 2 seal for epic stuff that I'll farm during cap ):

Primary: Epic Chimera Fang – Good slotted
Secondary: Levyks Defender or Crafted: +5 Holy Mithral Tower Shield of Greater Lawful Outsider Bane
Armor: Epic Cavalry Plate (T3) Greater Nimbleness slotted
Ring1: Ravager ring
Ring2: Epic Ring of the Silver Concord
Belt: Ravager belt
Neck: Epic Grim's Bracelet +2 luck slotted
Bracer: Bracelet of Thaarak
Cloak: Epic Envenomed Cloak heavy fort slotted
Boots: Epic Boots of Corrosion
Gloves: Epic Charged Gauntlet
Trinket: Nimble trinket (Epic Brawn's Spirits)
Helmet: Chimera's Crown
Goggles: Greensteel 45hp/litII swapping with +6cha skill/whatever when needed

With this set up I can have those breakdowns:

AC:
10 Base
16 Armor
9 Dexterity
5 Natural
6 Protection
4 Insight
1 Dodge
2 Dodge
3 Dodge
9 Shield
5 Combat Expertise
1 Dodge (feat)
3 Stalwart Defender
4 Defensive Stance
2 Stone of Change's Rituals
3 Abishai Set (ok ok I'll miss this against horoth, I know :P)
3 Ship Amenities
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Total. 86 in antimagic field

STATS:
Str: 18base+7item+3exc+3tome+3abishai+6stance+2shrine+3 enh+5lv= 50
Dex: 16base+3tome+6item+1exc+2ship= 28 (+9 bonus)
Cos: 15base+7item+6stance+1exc+3tome= 32

HP:
200 base
20 heroic
10 draconic
22 toughness feat
20 toughness item
20 barbarian active
10 barbarian passive
220 cos
20 chimera
45 shroud
40 Superior False Life
50 Enhancement
40 Yugoloth
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Total 717
+20% stance
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Total 860-861 (depend on rounding up or down... we'll see)

[Nephilia]

Time to rebuild this baby a bit...
With the sneak-peek of the U12 improvement I decided to rewrite it

The thing that made me change my mind was this:

The Mobility feat has been improved:

* Benefit: "Increases the maximum dexterity bonus permitted by armor and tower shields by 2, and adds a +4 bonus to Armor Class while tumbling."

If I take this feat, so, it means that I could have +2 on both shield and armor max dex and so:

1) I have not to slot the greater nimbleness on my armor's blue slot, so I can slot here a +1 to AC for free maintaining the same max dex score!
2) I don't need to spend 6 AP on shield mastery. I that case I would be able to apply myself anyway for stalwart defender due to "Fighter armor mastery III" and I could spent that points elsewhere (more hit points, amenities, whatever)

The only doubt I have is:
With my feat line (that's a lot forced), what should I drop to slot mobility??

[Miow]

My tr build will be similar except my idea was to use use ravager belt/ring and kensai/necklace for dps mode slotted with exc strenght and exc con respectively. When i go tank mode i put on my stalwart ring(con)/necklace and buccaneer ring(will try to replace this probably).

The new feat change looks sweet.

[Nephilia]

And even more... I just had a look to the new epic items from challenges... there an item who slot +3 dodge on bracers and the upgraded head of good fortune give u +2 dodge, +2 good luck and heavy fort.
If i put both of those I can free my neck to dress the stalwart defender set so I'll lost 1 AC point from Nimble trinket but i'll gain +2 from stalwart set!

Or I could dress the trinket and the chrono epic bracers so I gain -1 to AC from trinket lost but even:
1) heavy fort and gl+2 slotted without wasting epic token
2) epic abishai set STANDING DURING HOROTH (it means +3 ac and +3 str)
3) boot slot free

So many opportunities out there for our tanks *___*