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    Default Which (BF) build should I try?

    Edit: You can pretty much ignore all of my OP. I should have just said whether Bladeforged would work best with unarmed, TWF, or with a stick. Have +2 tomes in all stats, and a +5 from Mabar. Leaning on stick due to unarmed needing wis/dex, and twf needing dex more than the stick. The builds I linked to weren't the most suitable for what I have. Meh.

    Basically, I'm not sure whether I should go Unarmed(such as the Munkenmo Woodfist build), TWF, or Stick.

    Each build has its own attractions to me, but also their own drawbacks, but I'm not sure how far they go. I'm basically looking for advice regarding... hm... which build would be best for which playstye.... solo ability(EH, don't plan on solo EEing... for now.).... and maybe a comparison of how big a difference in DPS they would have?
    (Planning on going Bladeforged regardless of build due to the SLA)(Have only +2 tomes in all, and a +5 from Mabar, not used yet)
    So far I've got(not counting EDs because chances are I'd go LD due to being level 4 in that and only level 3 in one other ED, Shiradi. Maybe GMoF for unarmed.):

    Stick has:
    Imp. Evasion, opportunist, and... crippling strike?, more sneak attack dice, CHA mod to damage + saves, uh.... cyrstal DR bypass(not like many enemies have that) due to Sireth?
    14(I think? Would be 13 if the T5 LD thing worked?)-18 x3 crit, 19-20 x6(Mountain, Overwhelming, the LD crit thing) for crits
    Due to rogue, can put points for traps?(If I got epic spare hand I guess)
    Tomes not as important
    3d6 sneak attack from epic feat if it's worth it

    Downsides(to me):
    Not as much benefit from doublestrike due to only getting 1 attack per "swing", whereas TWF/unarmed get 2
    No ranged option
    Uh.... not sure what else. Cleaves not as useful?

    Ginsu:
    Uh...... more hits so more chances at crits?
    Has a ranged option

    Going to require more tomes due to BF having lower DEX/WIS

    Munkenmo Woodfist/Unarmed:
    Better stun(6sec cd)
    Instakill
    Most # of attacks
    Antipode + Shintao/twist + Good Augment = all DRs gotten. Then again, Grave Wraps is better for mobs.
    Needs more tomes for BF due to -Dex/wis
    Only 19-20 crit range, but instakilling probably makes up for that

    I'm probably missing a lot of downs/ups for these builds, so... eh.
    Leaning toward the stick build since I have Sireth from the box(and Pinion, but the build doesn't have ranged), and due to not being as tome intensive.
    Then again, it's not like I ranged at all my first two lives(TWF).
    Guess if I ever get better tomes, I'll try the other two out and see which one I like best.

    I considered a fighter/mnk/pal build for THF, but I'd only take that if I had ESoS, and... I'm not going to be getting that any time soon.
    Thanks in advance.
    Last edited by Kingault; 11-29-2013 at 12:12 AM.

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