Geridan is a simple, straight-forward, trap-disabling, crossbow-firing, attack dog-wrangling arty. The main goal is to serve the party as a trapper and to provide a nice bite of damage from a safe distance. I tried to focus on crossbow-use and runearms for damage, and largely ignored spells.
As always, this build can be customize to your use.
Code:[color=black]Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 03.16.01 DDO Character Planner Home Page Geridan Level 25 True Neutral Warforged Female (20 Artificer \ 5 Epic) Hit Points: 324 Spell Points: 1197 BAB: 15\15\20\25\25 Fortitude: 8 Reflex: 10 Will: 10 Starting Ending Feat/Enhancement Abilities Base Stats Base Stats Modified Stats (32 Point) (Level 1) (Level 25) (Level 25) Strength 8 8 8 Dexterity 14 19 19 Constitution 14 14 14 Intelligence 18 23 26 Wisdom 6 6 6 Charisma 12 12 12 Tomes Used +1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 3 +2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7 +3 Tome of Dexterity used at level 11 Starting Ending Feat/Enhancement Base Skills Base Skills Modified Skills Skills (Level 1) (Level 25) (Level 25) Balance 4 15.5 21.5 Bluff 1 1 7 Concentration 6 24 30 Diplomacy 1 1 7 Disable Device 8 31 37 Haggle 1 1 7 Heal -2 -2 4 Hide 2 4 10 Intimidate 1 1 7 Jump 0 9.5 15.5 Listen -2 -2 4 Move Silently 2 4 10 Open Lock 6 27 33 Perform n/a n/a n/a Repair 4 8 14 Search 8 30 36 Spot 2 20 28 Swim -1 -1 5 Tumble 3 5 11 Use Magic Device 5 24 33 Level 1 (Artificer) Skill: Balance (+2) Skill: Concentration (+4) Skill: Disable Device (+4) Skill: Jump (+1) Skill: Open Lock (+4) Skill: Search (+4) Skill: Spot (+4) Skill: Tumble (+1) Skill: Use Magic Device (+4) Feat: (Selected) Point Blank Shot Spell (1): Curative Admixture: Cure Light Wounds Spell (1): Enchant Armor Spell (1): Enchant Weapons Spell (1): Resist Energy Spell (1): Conjure Bolts Spell (1): Repair Light Damage Enhancement: Artificer Damage Boost I Enhancement: Artificer Crossbow Damage I Enhancement: Storm Manipulation I Level 2 (Artificer) Spell (1): Ablative Armor Enhancement: Artificer Improved Rune Arm Use I Enhancement: Frost Manipulation I Enhancement: Flame Manipulation I Enhancement: Force Manipulation I Level 3 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Precise Shot Spell (2): Curative Admixture: Cure Moderate Wounds Enhancement: Charged Spellcasting I Enhancement: Kinetic Spellcasting I Enhancement: Artificer Intelligence I Level 4 (Artificer) Ability Raise: INT Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Spell Focus: Evocation Spell (2): Elemental Weapons Enhancement: Artificer Damage Boost II Enhancement: Artificer Crossbow Attack I Level 5 (Artificer) Enhancement: Artificer Rune Arm Overcharge I Enhancement: Improved Use Magic Device I Enhancement: Combustive Spellcasting I Level 6 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Toughness Spell (3): Flame Turret Enhancement: Artificer Battle Engineer I Level 7 (Artificer) Spell (3): Curative Admixture: Cure Serious Wounds Enhancement: Racial Toughness I Enhancement: Racial Toughness II Enhancement: Improved Spot I Level 8 (Artificer) Ability Raise: DEX Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Rapid Shot Spell (3): Positive Energy Infusion Enhancement: Artificer Crossbow Damage II Enhancement: Artificer Improved Rune Arm Use II Level 9 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Greater Spell Focus: Evocation Spell (4): Armor of Speed Enhancement: Artificer Intelligence II Level 10 (Artificer) Spell (4): Cold Iron Weapons Enhancement: Uncaring Master Enhancement: Corrosive Spellcasting I Enhancement: Acid Manipulation I Level 11 (Artificer) Spell (4): Curative Admixture: Remove Poison Enhancement: Glacial Spellcasting I Enhancement: Deadly Acid I Enhancement: Deadly Ice I Enhancement: Deadly Shocks I Level 12 (Artificer) Ability Raise: DEX Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Quicken Spell Spell (5): Planar Weapons Enhancement: Artificer Improved Rune Arm Use III Enhancement: Repair Manipulation I Level 13 (Artificer) Spell (5): Silver Weapons Enhancement: Reconstructive Spellcasting I Enhancement: Deadly Flame I Enhancement: Deadly Kinetics I Enhancement: Mighty Reconstruction I Level 14 (Artificer) Spell (5): Prismatic Stike Enhancement: Artificer Improved Rune Arm Use IV Level 15 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Improved Precise Shot Spell (6): Deadly Weapons Enhancement: Improved Spot II Enhancement: Improved Use Magic Device II Level 16 (Artificer) Ability Raise: INT Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Maximize Spell Spell (6): Blade Barrier Enhancement: Artificer Rune Arm Overcharge II Level 17 (Artificer) Spell (6): Tactical Detonation Enhancement: Artificer Intelligence III Level 18 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons Spell (6): Mass Repair Critical Damage Enhancement: Acid Manipulation II Enhancement: Frost Manipulation II Enhancement: Storm Manipulation II Enhancement: Flame Manipulation II Level 19 (Artificer) Spell (5): Mass Repair Serious Damage Enhancement: Deadly Acid II Enhancement: Deadly Ice II Enhancement: Force Manipulation II Enhancement: Repair Manipulation II Level 20 (Artificer) Ability Raise: INT Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Augment Summoning Spell (5): Radiant Forcefield Enhancement: Arcane Empowerment Enhancement: Improved Use Magic Device III Enhancement: Glacial Spellcasting II Level 21 (Artificer) (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Feat: (Selected) Great Intelligence Level 22 (Artificer) (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Level 23 (Artificer) (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Level 24 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Epic Spell Focus: Evocation (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Level 25 (Artificer) (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Epic Destiny Planner Link: http://ddodestiny.info/#d/magister/s...o,p,q,t,v,z,aa
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05-05-2013, 11:48 PM #1Community Member
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Geridan | Classic Trapping Artificer
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05-06-2013, 01:42 AM #2Community Member
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Do you have much in the way of gear available to you?
Unless you are going in underlevelled, you generally won't need to push trap skills up through enhancements. A possible exception being Spot, which will always lag behind due to wisdom-based. If you are going into unfamiliar quests without people who know them, that might be worth it.
Improved Fortification is not a good idea unless you will be exclusively soloing/with a static group. Its really annoying for healers as well as making you very vulnerable.
You want Spell Focus: Evocation (Boosting DCs of Rune arm and spells.) not Spell Penetration (I don't think any of your spells have spell resistance applied to them anyway.)
Spells: Remember that you can inscribe spells as a wizard. Don't take any spells while levelling that you couldn't get the scrolls from the Divine, Arcane, or Artificer vendor. Have a look at http://ddowiki.com/page/The_Rare_Artificer_Scroll_List to plan, or just buy everything you want, inscribe them all at level 1, and pick the level-up spells from the choices left.
Also: stat-boost spells like Bull's strength, Mass Bear's endurance etc don't stack with items. At the level that you get those, anyone who actually needs that stat will probably have an item giving them more.
Spellpower enhancements don't just affect your spells, they affect your Rune Arm damage. Might be worth picking that up of the right types.
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05-06-2013, 03:48 PM #3Community Member
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Thanks so much for the detailed feedback!
I didn't put any gear in the build because I assumed that people would know what gear they needed. I have a lot of plat saved up from other toons, so I was planning on mainly gearing from the AH.
I put the AP into trap skills because I didn't know what else to put them in, and it's always handy to have a couple extra points for the hard traps.
I went with improved fort because I wasn't really planning on getting healed. However, if it's that much of an aggravation to healers, the I'll drop it.
Yeah, Spell pen was an iffy-choice. I wasn't sure how Artificer's worked with SP. Spell Foc: Evoc, makes a lot more sense.
I've always played my Wizard like that, grabbing all the needed scrolls, inscribing them, and not worrying about choice. The spells here were just throwaway spells I thought that every Artificer would need.
Again, these were mostly throwaway spells. I didn't really know what else to pick. Would it make any sense to get these spells earlier?
Do you have any recommendations for which of the spell power trees I should go in? Or should I just generalize, and take as much of each tree as I can?
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05-06-2013, 04:13 PM #4Community Member
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When posting code from the character planner, don't include automatic feats. If you're leveling up skills fairly consistently, you probably shouldn't include those either. It makes it easier to read.
Typical crossbow artificers take Improved Precise Shot
It is a feat that requires Precise shot and 19 Dex (often 16 and a +3 tome)
Improved precise shot is valuable for ranged dps because it lets you hit multiple monsters in a line.
Feats you have listed that you don't need:
Mental toughness (and improved): It doesn't give very much sp for the cost of a feat
Empower Spell: Artificers don't have very good dps spells, and empower was nerfed with the spell power changes
Extend Spell: Extend doesn't apply to the main buffs that you will be passing out (weapon buffs)
Spell Penetration (and greater): Artificers don't have cc spells that rely on spell penn.
Heighten: Artificer spells only go up to level 6, so heighten is not as useful as it is for full casters.
Improved Fortification: Better to get a fort item and still be healable by a divine in case of emergency
Feats you have listed that you should keep:
Toughness (unlocking toughness enhancements)
Point blank shot (more dps)
Rapid Shot (more dps)
Optional:
Maximize: It is sometimes nice to have a single meta, but most of your spells aren't worth the maximize.
The best spells for you to cast are crowd control spells, and then use your rune arm and xbow for damage.
Feats you should consider:
Quicken (quickened reconstruct since you're warforged) (basically required)
Precise shot
Improved Precise shot (requires 19 dex)
Spell Focus: Evocation (more dc for rune arm and crowd control part of spells)
**Note that with the enhancement pass, casting artificers like what you have detailed may become better than currently.
Originally Posted by DarkNecromancer
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05-06-2013, 11:40 PM #5Community Member
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Revised Artificer
Here is the revised build based on what you guys have given me so far. Are there any other things in weird spots? Should I take some stuff earlier? Please, tell me below. I love hearing from you guys! Thanks, again.
Code:[color=black]Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 03.16.01 DDO Character Planner Home Page Automoton Level 25 True Neutral Warforged Female (20 Artificer \ 5 Epic) Hit Points: 324 Spell Points: 1197 BAB: 15\15\20\25\25 Fortitude: 8 Reflex: 10 Will: 10 Starting Ending Feat/Enhancement Abilities Base Stats Base Stats Modified Stats (32 Point) (Level 1) (Level 25) (Level 25) Strength 8 8 8 Dexterity 14 19 19 Constitution 14 14 14 Intelligence 18 23 26 Wisdom 6 6 6 Charisma 12 12 12 Tomes Used +1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 3 +2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7 +3 Tome of Dexterity used at level 11 Starting Ending Feat/Enhancement Base Skills Base Skills Modified Skills Skills (Level 1) (Level 25) (Level 25) Balance 4 15.5 21.5 Bluff 1 1 7 Concentration 6 24 30 Diplomacy 1 1 7 Disable Device 8 31 37 Haggle 1 1 7 Heal -2 -2 4 Hide 2 4 10 Intimidate 1 1 7 Jump 0 9.5 15.5 Listen -2 -2 4 Move Silently 2 4 10 Open Lock 6 27 33 Perform n/a n/a n/a Repair 4 8 14 Search 8 30 36 Spot 2 20 28 Swim -1 -1 5 Tumble 3 5 11 Use Magic Device 5 24 33 Level 1 (Artificer) Skill: Balance (+2) Skill: Concentration (+4) Skill: Disable Device (+4) Skill: Jump (+1) Skill: Open Lock (+4) Skill: Search (+4) Skill: Spot (+4) Skill: Tumble (+1) Skill: Use Magic Device (+4) Feat: (Selected) Point Blank Shot Spell (1): Curative Admixture: Cure Light Wounds Spell (1): Enchant Armor Spell (1): Enchant Weapons Spell (1): Resist Energy Spell (1): Conjure Bolts Spell (1): Repair Light Damage Enhancement: Artificer Damage Boost I Enhancement: Artificer Crossbow Damage I Enhancement: Storm Manipulation I Level 2 (Artificer) Spell (1): Ablative Armor Enhancement: Artificer Improved Rune Arm Use I Enhancement: Frost Manipulation I Enhancement: Flame Manipulation I Enhancement: Force Manipulation I Level 3 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Precise Shot Spell (2): Curative Admixture: Cure Moderate Wounds Enhancement: Charged Spellcasting I Enhancement: Kinetic Spellcasting I Enhancement: Artificer Intelligence I Level 4 (Artificer) Ability Raise: INT Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Spell Focus: Evocation Spell (2): Elemental Weapons Enhancement: Artificer Damage Boost II Enhancement: Artificer Crossbow Attack I Level 5 (Artificer) Enhancement: Artificer Rune Arm Overcharge I Enhancement: Improved Use Magic Device I Enhancement: Combustive Spellcasting I Level 6 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Toughness Spell (3): Flame Turret Enhancement: Artificer Battle Engineer I Level 7 (Artificer) Spell (3): Curative Admixture: Cure Serious Wounds Enhancement: Racial Toughness I Enhancement: Racial Toughness II Enhancement: Improved Spot I Level 8 (Artificer) Ability Raise: DEX Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Rapid Shot Spell (3): Positive Energy Infusion Enhancement: Artificer Crossbow Damage II Enhancement: Artificer Improved Rune Arm Use II Level 9 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Greater Spell Focus: Evocation Spell (4): Armor of Speed Enhancement: Artificer Intelligence II Level 10 (Artificer) Spell (4): Cold Iron Weapons Enhancement: Uncaring Master Enhancement: Corrosive Spellcasting I Enhancement: Acid Manipulation I Level 11 (Artificer) Spell (4): Curative Admixture: Remove Poison Enhancement: Glacial Spellcasting I Enhancement: Deadly Acid I Enhancement: Deadly Ice I Enhancement: Deadly Shocks I Level 12 (Artificer) Ability Raise: DEX Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Quicken Spell Spell (5): Planar Weapons Enhancement: Artificer Improved Rune Arm Use III Enhancement: Repair Manipulation I Level 13 (Artificer) Spell (5): Silver Weapons Enhancement: Reconstructive Spellcasting I Enhancement: Deadly Flame I Enhancement: Deadly Kinetics I Enhancement: Mighty Reconstruction I Level 14 (Artificer) Spell (5): Prismatic Stike Enhancement: Artificer Improved Rune Arm Use IV Level 15 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Improved Precise Shot Spell (6): Deadly Weapons Enhancement: Improved Spot II Enhancement: Improved Use Magic Device II Level 16 (Artificer) Ability Raise: INT Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Maximize Spell Spell (6): Blade Barrier Enhancement: Artificer Rune Arm Overcharge II Level 17 (Artificer) Spell (6): Tactical Detonation Enhancement: Artificer Intelligence III Level 18 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Toughness Spell (6): Mass Repair Critical Damage Enhancement: Acid Manipulation II Enhancement: Frost Manipulation II Enhancement: Storm Manipulation II Enhancement: Flame Manipulation II Level 19 (Artificer) Spell (5): Mass Repair Serious Damage Enhancement: Deadly Acid II Enhancement: Deadly Ice II Enhancement: Force Manipulation II Enhancement: Repair Manipulation II Level 20 (Artificer) Ability Raise: INT Feat: (Artificer Bonus) Augment Summoning Spell (5): Radiant Forcefield Enhancement: Arcane Empowerment Enhancement: Improved Use Magic Device III Enhancement: Glacial Spellcasting II Level 21 (Artificer) (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Feat: (Selected) Great Intelligence Level 22 (Artificer) (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Level 23 (Artificer) (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Level 24 (Artificer) Feat: (Selected) Epic Spell Focus: Evocation (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Level 25 (Artificer) (See the Epic Destiny Planner Link Below.) Epic Destiny Planner Link: http://ddodestiny.info/#d/magister/s...o,p,q,t,v,z,aa
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05-07-2013, 04:40 PM #6Community Member
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Essentially, what I'm wondering is: Is there something I take in the build that seems risky, or some vitally important thing that a crossbow/runearm/trapper should have that I may have missed? If it seems good and fine, then I'd like to hear that as well.
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05-12-2013, 12:47 PM #7Community Member
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I am also leveling up my first Artificer at the moment and think you should work in Insightful Reflexes and Improved Critical Ranged. You could get rid of the 2nd Toughness and maybe Augment Summon.
My path so far (wrong order likely):
1: Point Blank Shot
3: Precise Shot
4: Rapid Shot
6: Toughness
8: Maximize
9: Spell Focus Evocation
12: Improved Critical Ranged, Insightful Reflexes
15: Quicken
16: Improved Precise Shot
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05-13-2013, 10:48 PM #8Community Member
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Alright, thanks. I've edited the original build. I just didn't see that feat earlier. Originally Posted by Gidra
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05-14-2013, 01:57 AM #9Community Member
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For stats I went 16/16/16 dex/con/int. Extra points into cha/str. You need 19 dex for IPS, so 14 starting would be problematic. I ended up putting one level up into DEX to clinch IPS, and the rest into INT (though I found a +3 upgrade by lvl 15). Even if you had a +5 laying around, you could not use it until 19 so would postpone IPS 4 levels.
For my Artificer I took Improved Crit Ranged and Improved Precise Shot basically as soon as they became available (12 & 15 respectively I believe). I find that Augment Summoning is very useful, and spec'd my dog for evasion/sneak attack/trip. Augment Summoning also improves your flame turret. Initially I made the mistake of spec'ing force/fire, not realizing the turret was counted as a summons and did not benefit from the fire line. As far as spell damage goes force is always going to be a safe bet because your best spells are are boosted by that line. I went 7/1/1 force (lucid/archaic/tac det/blade barrier) and 7/1/1 acid (just because I like the +6 seeker on glorious obscenity). I maxed concentration rather than taking quicken and do not miss it, but then I went human with UMD scroll healing so would not benefit from a quickened reconstruct. One thing that is kind of weird about non-human builds is you cannot use the artificer damage boost at the same time as endless fusilade (human versatility is on a different timer).
At mid-high levels, blue dragon scale, or elf crafted armor are nice (you cannot use scepters). Also red slotted impulse on a cannith crafted repeater is nice. And you can use Lucid Dreams (level 19 rune arm) at level 17 with masterful craftmanship.
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