Pure Divine AC

[Habreno]

This is not one of those 18/2 Monk splashes. Nor is this a TR. And no, I am not quite done with gearing for AC. But still, this is not bad at all.

This is mostly buffed, and mostly geared.



Fairly respectable.

Did not have Haste on, surprisingly. So this could be a 72.

What he needs:

Dodge +3 Item (Planning L16 Cannith Challenge Bracers, Tier 3)
Dodge +2 Item (Planning on crafting this onto the aforementioned bracers)
Dodge +1 Item (Crystal Cove Trinket, when it returns)
2 more DEX AC, from not having Greater Nimbleness slotted on the Epic Cavarly Plate.

Buffs he is missing:
+1 Armor (Artificer)
+1 Weapons-Affects shields (Artificer)
+3 Additional Stance (Combat Expertise vs Defensive Fighting; as a Human 36-point build this would be my 8th feat)
Human Versatility IV (if Human 36-point build, not acquirable on an Elf)
+1 Additional Natural Armor (+6 Natural Armor is available on Epic Seal of the Earth, using +5 Natural Armor on Pirate Hat or Barkskin spell)

Other sources of AC which I would probably not take:
Dodge Feat - 1 AC
Mobility Feat - +2 MDB, resulting in 7 MDB (Current DEX can support an 8 MDB)
Fighter PL Active Feat - +1 MDB, resulting in maximum 8 MDB.

Maximum AC for pure 20 in Plate: 95.


AC as shown in image:

10 Base
16 Epic Cavalry Plate
9 Epic Swashbuckler (+7 slotted)
5 Natural Armor
5 Deflection (is Protection bonus on items)
3 Guild Ship buffs
2 Defensive Fighting
3 Dex
4 Insight (Epic Swashbuckler)
4 Bard Song
2 Recitation
6 Paladin Aura
1 Alchemical Armor Ritual
1 Alchemical Shield Ritual
71 AC

[K_0tiC]

not bad for a hjealer! btw you cant craft dodge 2 on the dodge 3 bracers as you can only add upto +3 to a challenge item so you could only put dodge 1 there. I believe dodge 2 is +4 or +5 without going to check the machines.

[psteen1]

i am mostly impressed; but never felt it was legitimate to count paladin aura and bard song into AC calculations unless you were generating them yourself. But everyone does it, I know. It's just rare to have a paladin dump that much AP into their build unless they are also an AC tank, and that isn't a common thing to find.

[Habreno]

Mostly for show. I know Bard songs and Paladin Auras are not that sustainable since you won't have a Bard or Paladin in every run.

And yes, the Paladin in the run was a DoS AC tank, and he was tanking Xy'zzy. Not common, but also not something I won't pass up the SS when I can.

And about the Dodge +2/+1, if Dodge +2 cannot go on the bracers I will simply switch the two, put Dodge +1 on the bracers and make a Dodge +2 trinket.

Of course, that's looking well out into the future. My crafting level in Elemental is quite a ways off 90 (Dodge +2 is 100 bound, not yet available unbound) so I won't have him maxed for a while.

Fixed the OP. Apparently did not have Haste going :P

[psteen1]

wow hey wait a sec... I haven't done much challenges, but you can get +3 dodge bracers and THEN craft a +2 dodge on it as well?

[-Satureon-]

self-buffed.

Not included: +3, +2, +1 dodge, CE, gr nimble, 1 more nat armor by epic seal, not even epic slotted, more dex, abi set, dodge feat, arti buffs, pala aura, bard song, halfling, and other neighbours.

and well its not for ac, but tier3 GS also not done yet.

This gimp waiting for tr, while a good wf pre for divine wont appear...